Life Sciences Research
Brian A. Couch, William B. Wood, Jennifer K. Knight (MCDB, CU).Ìý
CBE Life Sciences Education, Vol. 14 (10), pp.1-11 (2015).
Brian A. Couch, T. L. Brown, T.J. Schelpat, M. J. Graham, J.K. Knight (MCDB, CU).Ìý
CBE Life Sciences Education, Vol. 14 (1) (2015).- Preparing students for class: How to get 80% of students reading the textbook before classÌý
Cynthia Heiner (Physics, UBC), Amanda Banet (Zoology & Botany, UBC), & Carl Wieman
American J. Physics, Vol. 82(10), pp. 989-996 (2014)
Anne-Marie Hoskinson (MSU), Nichole Barger & Andrew P. Martin (EBIO, CU)
Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, Vol. 95, pp. 281–292 (2014)
Jennifer Knight (MCDB, CU), Sarah Wise (EEB, CU), & Katelyn Southard (MCDB, U. Az)
CBE-Life Sciences Education, Vol 12(4), pp. 645-654 (2013)
Jenny Knight & Bill Wood (MCDB, CU), Michelle Smith (Biology & Ecology, U. Maine)
J Microbiol Biol Educ., Vol. 14(2), pp. 197-205 (2013)
A.-M. Hoskinson (EEB, CU), M. Caballero (Physics, CU), & J. Knight (MCDB, CU)
CBE-Life Sciences Education, Vol 12(2), pp. 153-161 (2013)- Student writing reveals their heterogeneous thinking about the origin of genetic variation in populationsÌý
L. Prevost (MSU), J. Knight (MCDB, CU), M. Smith (U. Maine), M. Urban-Lurain (MSU)
Proceedings of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) annual conference, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico (2013)
Michelle Smith (Biology & Ecology, U. Maine) & Jenny Knight (MCDB, CU)
Genetics, Vol. 191(1), pp. 21-32 (2012)
William Wood (MCDB, CU) & Kimberly Tanner (SEPAL, SF State U)Ìý
CBE-Life Sciences Education, Vol 11(1), pp. 3-9 (2012)- The Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey (CLASS) for Use in BiologyÌý
Kate Semsar (Integrative Physiology, CU), Jenny Knight & Michelle Smith (Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology, CU), & Gülnur Birol (Life Sciences & Skylight, UBC)
CBE—Life Sciences Education, Vol. 10, pp. 268–278 (2011) - Revealing Student Thinking Â鶹ӰԺ Experimental Design and The Roles of Control ExperimentsÌý
Jia Shi,ÌýJ. Power, & M. Klymkowsky (Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology, CU)
International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Vol. 5, No. 2 (2011) - How Not to Lose Your Students with Concept MapsÌý
Francoise Benay Bentley, Sarah Kennedy, & Katharine Semsar (Integrative Physiology, CU)
Journal of College Science Teaching, Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 61-68 (2011)
Michelle K. Smith, Caleb Trujillo, and Tin Tin Su (Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology, CU)
CBE—Life Sciences Education, Vol. 10, pp. 14–17 (2011)- Combining Peer Discussion with Instructor Explanation Increases Student Learning from In-Class Concept QuestionsÌý
Michelle Smith, Bill Wood, Ken Krauter, and Jenny Knight (Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology, CU)
CBE—Life Sciences Education, Vol. 10, pp. 55–63 (Spring 2011) - Using Invention to Change How Students Tackle Problems*Ìý
Jared L. Taylor, Karen M. Smith, Adrian P. van Stolk, and George Spiegelman
(Life Sciences, UBC)
CBE—Life Sciences Education (Winter 2010)
*Selected for inclusion in the 2010 Highlights issue of the CBE Life Sciences Education - A diagnostic assessment for Introductory Molecular and Cell BiologyÌý
Jia Shi, Bill Wood, J. Martin, N. Guild, Q. Vicens, and Jenny Knight (Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology, CU)
CBE—Life Sciences Education, Vol. 9, pp. 453-461 (2010) - A Report on the Implementation of the Blooming Biology Tool: Aligning Course Learning Outcomes with Assessments and Promoting Consistency in a Large Multi-Section First-Year Biology CourseÌý
Angie O'Neill, Gülnur Birol, and Carol Pollock (Life Sciences, UBC)
The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (2010) - Biology concept assessment tools: design and useÌý
Jenny Knight (Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology, CU)Ìý
Microbiology Australia 31, 1 (2010) - At the end of my course, students should be able to..:" The benefits of creating and using effective learning goalsÌý
Michelle Smith (Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology, CU) andÌý
Katherine Perkins (Physics, CU)
Microbiology Australia (March 2010) - Different but equal? How non-majors and majors approach and learn geneticsÌý
Jenny Knight and Michelle Smith (Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology, CU)
CBE - Life Sciences Education (Spring 2010) - Innovations in teaching undergraduate biology, and why we need themÌý
Bill Wood (Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology, CU)
Ann. Rev. Cell & Devel. Biol. 25, pp. 93-112 (2009) - What is the Value of Course-Specific Learning Goals?Ìý
Beth Simon (Computer Science, UCSD) and Jared Taylor (Life Sciences, UBC)
Journal of College Science Teaching (November/December 2009)
Michelle Smith, William Wood, Wendy Adams, Carl Wieman, Jenny Knight, Nancy Guild, and Tin Tin Su (Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology, CUSEI, CU)
Science, Vol. 323, no. 5910 (January 2009)- The Genetics Concept Assessment: a new concept inventory for gauging student understanding of geneticsÌý
Michelle Smith, William Wood, and Jenny Knight (Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology, CU)
CBE - Life Sciences Education, Vol. 7 (Winter 2008) - Teaching More by Lecturing LessÌý
Jenny Knight and Bill Wood (Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, CU)
Cell Biology Education, Vol. 4, pp. 298–310 (2005) - Concept first, jargon second: An assessment of the influence of technical vocabulary on conceptual learningÌý
Megan Barker & Lisa McDonnell (LS-CWSEI, UBC), & Carl Wieman (Stanford)
Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER) National Meeting: Twin Cities, Minnesota (July 2014) - Student-Centered Active Learning Curriculum in Evolutionary BiologyÌý
Sarah Seiter, Sarah Wise, Nolan Kane, Andrew Martin (Ecology & Evol. Biology, CU)
Evolution conference (2014) - Profile of common genetics misconceptions in 1st to 4th year undergraduate biology studentsÌý
Pam Kalas & Lisa McDonnell (Zoology, UBC)
Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER) National Meeting: Minneapolis, Minnesota (July 2013)
Lisa McDonnell & Pam Kalas (Zoology, UBC)
The Western Conference on Science Education: London, Ontario (July 2013), and Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER) National Meeting: Minneapolis, Minnesota (July 2013)- Students’ perspectives on pre-class reading assignmentsÌý
Cynthia Heiner (Physics and Astronomy, UBC) and Amanda Banet (Zoology, UBC)
Foundations and Frontiers of Physics Education Research: Puget Sound (June 2012)
Jared L. Taylor, Karen M. Smith, and George B. Spiegelman (Life Sciences, UBC)
American Society for Microbiology, Conference for Undergraduate Educators, Fort Collins, Colorado (May 2009)- Implementation of a First Year Biology Learning Group Pilot StudyÌý
Karen M. Smith, Tamara L.J. Kelly, Gülnur Birol, and George B. SpiegelmanÌý(Life Sciences, UBC)Ìý
ISSOTL 2008, Edmonton, Alberta (October 2008)