BIO2010: Transforming Undergraduate Education for Future Research Biologists (2003)
Chapter: Index
Index
A
Academic Excellence, 18
Addressing the Nation’s Changing Need for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists, 12
Administrators and administration, 6, 7, 48, 102, 103, 104-105
accreditation, chemistry, 146-147
facility design, 105
faculty collaboration, 6, 7, 22, 60, 104-105, 146
graduate programs, 104-105
national networks, 21, 90, 106-107
Adviser, Teacher, Role Model, Friend: On Being a Mentor to Students in Science and Engineering, 88
Algorithms, 41, 42, 45-46, 52, 56, 164, 165, 168, 173, 174
American Association for the Advancement of Science, 72
The American Biology Teacher, 15
American Chemical Society, 146-147
American Institute of Biological Sciences, 72
American Society for Microbiology, 90, 106
Assessment efforts, 8, 19, 27, 108-110
medical students, admissions, 5, 9, 111-112
Assessment of Student Achievement in Undergraduate Education, 109-110
Association of American Colleges and Universities, 105
Association of College and University Biology Education, 106
Atomic structures and dynamics, 30, 33, 35, 38, 47, 148, 156
Attitudes and motivation, 2, 3
see also Career planning
students, 14-15, 29-30, 56, 87-100, 140, 141
group projects, 3
handbooks on, 16
non-biological scientists, 95, 97-99, 158
seminars, 91-94
Awards, 14, 108, 109, 110, 111, 142
study panel members, 125, 126, 127, 128, 132-136 (passim), 153, 154-155, 163, 165, 166, 167
B
Being Fluent with Information Technology, 173
BioComplexity in the Environment, 13
Biomedical Research Abroad;
Vistas Open, 92-93
BioSciEdNet, 62
Bridging Support for Physical/Computational Scientists Entering Biology, 14
Burroughs Wellcome Foundation, 14
C
Calculus, 5, 37, 41, 42, 48, 51, 56, 69, 169
Career planning, vii, 2-3, 5, 6, 24, 27, 28
interdisciplinary approaches, general, 14
non-medical biologists, 22-23, 27-28, 158
Carnegie Mellon, 98
committee study at hand, methodology, 18, 123
ecology, 69
engineering, 71
genetics, 69
foreign exchange, research abroad, 92
neurobiology laboratory, 80
physics, 82
plagues, 96
statistical analysis, 69
Cellular processes, 10, 11, 13, 29, 30, 32, 33, 40, 56, 57, 58, 80, 160, 161-162
Centers for Learning and Technology, 109
Chemistry, vii, 1, 4-5, 10, 11, 94, 99
see also Molecular processes accreditation, 146-147
atomic structures and dynamics, 30, 33, 35, 38, 47, 148, 156
basic concepts, 35-36, 137, 143-144, 147-151
committee study methodology, 2, 123, 124, 147
curriculum development, 29, 32, 34-36, 48, 50-51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 138, 143-145
introductory courses, 50, 56, 57, 58, 137-138
laboratory work, 85-86, 141-143
panel roster, 130
panel summary, 132-151
reactions, 30, 32, 34, 35, 36, 50, 66, 77, 81, 85, 86, 134, 135-136, 138, 139, 141, 143, 150-151, 154, 160
spectroscopy, 36, 38, 52, 56, 67, 84-86, 145, 151, 155, 156, 161
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 15
Coalition for Education in Life Sciences, 21
Computer science, ix, 1, 3-4, 10, 11, 13, 61, 72, 97, 99, 107, 143
see also Interdiscipinary approaches;
Internet
algorithms, 41, 42, 45-46, 52, 56, 164, 165, 168, 173, 174
basic concepts, 42-43
curriculum development, 13, 41-47, 49, 51, 56-59 (passim), 170- 173
databases, 11, 41, 46-47, 62, 173-174;
see also Internet introductory courses, 56
laboratory work, 82-83
models and modeling, 3-4, 35, 43, 46, 78, 160-161
panel roster, 131
panel summary, 163-175
Council of Graduate Schools, 105
Council on Undergraduate Research, 18, 90
see also Introductory courses;
Modules;
Seminars;
Textbooks
handbooks, 15-16
Curricular Developments in the Analytical Sciences, 144-145
Curriculum development, 3, 5-6, 27-59, 101-102, 108-109, 113-116
see also Interdisciplinary approaches;
Introductory courses;
Modules;
Seminars;
specific disciplines outside biology
chemistry, 29, 32, 34-36, 48, 50-51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 138, 143-145
committee study methodology, 2, 29, 123, 124
computer science, 13, 41-47, 49, 51, 56-59 (passim), 170-173
engineering, 38-41, 52, 139, 159-160
genetics, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 161, 173
inquiry-based learning, viii, 16-22, 52-53, 62, 141-142, 159
mathematics, 13, 32, 41-47, 48-49, 51, 52, 160-161, 168-172
medical school admission requirements and, 5, 9, 111- 112
molecular processes, 29, 30, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 148-150, 161-162
physics, 29, 32, 37-38, 48-49, 55, 56, 155, 157-160
D
Databases, 11, 41, 46-47, 62, 173-174
see also Internet
Demographic factors, 139
disabled persons, 100
race/ethnicity, 99-100
Disabled persons, 100
Diseases and disorders, 33, 64-65, 74, 96, 141
E
Ecology, 33, 58, 59, 69, 70, 139-140
Economic factors
see also Awards;
Funding coursework on, 31
disadvantaged students, 139
Education research, 3, 23-26, 14-22, 102-103
Employment issues
see also Career planning statistics, 22-23
see also Interdisciplinary approaches case studies, 71
curriculum development, 38-41, 52, 139, 159-160
laboratory work, 83-85
panel roster, 130
panel summary, 152-156, 159-160
textbooks, 73
Ethical issues, 32
Ethnicity, see Race/ethnicity
Evaluation, see Assessment efforts Evolutionary biology, 24, 32, 56, 57, 58, 59
Expertise educational research on, 15
of study and panel members, 25-26, 31, 125-129, 132-136, 152-155, 163-167, 176-180
F
Facilities and instrumentation, 105
see also Computer science; Laboratory work; Visualization
Faculty and staff, 3, 4, 7, 22, 103-104, 113-116, 174-175
see also Administrators and administration;
Teacher education
administration, collaboration with, 6, 7, 22, 60, 104-105, 146
collegial cooperation, vii, 7, 9, 53, 60, 61-62, 97, 102, 124
inquiry-based learning, 20, 21
national networks, 21, 90, 106-107
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 147
Female students, see Gender factors
Feynman Lectures on Physics, 20
Foreign countries, see International perspectives
From Analysis to Action, 20
Funding, 7, 18, 101, 108-111, 168
see also National Science Foundation corporate/foundation, 90-91, 107-108, 110-111
graduate programs, 14
grantsmanship, 31
instructional materials, 107-108, 109
interdisciplinary approaches, general, 8-9, 13-14, 18, 60, 101
G
Genetics, 1, 10, 11, 12, 13, 33, 70, 144, 167, 182
case studies, 69
curriculum development, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 161, 173
evolutionary biology, 24, 32, 56, 57, 58, 59
modules, 66
statistics and, 52
textbooks, 73
Graduate programs administrative support, 104-105
computational biology, 98
medical schools and students, 5, 9, 111-112
mentoring by students, 87-88
Group research projects, 3
H
Handbook on Teaching Undergraduate Science Courses: A Survival Training Manual, 15
HHMI, see Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Hidden Curriculum, 16
Historical perspectives, 1, 10, 137
career statistics, 23
inquiry-based learning, 20, 21
of science, courses on, 3, 30, 96, 157
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), 2, 14, 18, 23, 109, 110, 110, 115
How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School, viii, 14-15, 16, 115
I
ID Lab, 76, 78-79, 142-143, 146
Independent research projects, 3, 9, 87-88, 97, 99, 182
laboratory, 3, 4, 54, 55, 57, 58, 75, 76-77, 88, 89
Inquiry and the National Science Eduation Standards, viii, 16
Inquiry-based learning, viii, 16-22, 52-53, 141-142, 159
see also Laboratory work;
Independent research projects
Issues-Based Framework for Bio 101, 21
Instructional materials, 7, 60, 72-74, 107-108, 143-146, 168, 174-175
see also Computer science;
Laboratory work;
Modules;
Textbooks;
Visualization
Instructors, see Faculty and staff
Integrated Graduate Education and Research Traineeship, 14
Interdisciplinary approaches, general, 1-3, 4, 7, 8, 12-14, 23, 25, 27-29, 48-50, 53-56, 66-71, 181-182
see also Curriculum development;
Instructional materials;
Modules;
specific disciplines outside biomedicine
collegial, 7, 9, 53, 60, 61-62, 97, 102, 124
committee study methodology, 2, 29, 123, 124
inquiry-based learning, 20-21, 22, 52-53, 141-142, 159
non-biological scientists, 95, 97-99, 158
non-medical biologists, 27-28
majors, 101-102
teacher handbooks, viii, 15-16
International perspectives, 95, 139
Internet, 1, 11-12, 41, 46-47, 95, 107, 108, 110, 111, 145, 146, 159, 182
historical perspectives on biology, 30
inquiry-based learning, 18, 62
interdisciplinary research, 13, 18
international study programs, 91, 93
laboratory work, 46, 56, 77, 80, 82-83
mentoring, 90
political issues, 94
teacher education aids, viii, 105
textbook analysis, 72
Introductory courses, 3, 5, 21, 26, 28, 49, 54-58 (passim), 67, 68, 94, 95
chemistry, 50, 56, 57, 58, 137-138
computer science, 56
inquiry-based, 20
physics, 15, 20, 37, 51, 54, 56, 58, 139, 157-158
textbooks, 72
Investing in Faculty, 113
J
Journal of College Science Teaching, 15
K
Knowing What Students Know, 115
L
Laboratory work, 1, 3, 10, 11, 28, 75 86, 93, 105, 181-182
corporate, 90-91
engineering, 83-85
group research projects, 3, 4, 75, 105
inquiry-based learning, 17, 18, 20, 53, 56
interdisciplinary approaches, 9, 30, 75-86, 102
Internet resources, 46, 56, 77, 80, 82-83
introductory courses, 55, 57, 58, 76
mentoring and, 89
physics, 76-83, 85, 142, 158-159
see also Databases;
Internet
M
Making Teaching Community Property, 113
Mathematics, vii, ix, 1, 4-5, 8, 10-11, 12, 94, 97-99, 101
see also Engineering;
Interdisciplinary approaches;
Statistics and statistical analysis
basic concepts, 42-43
calculus, 5, 37, 41, 42, 48, 51, 56, 69, 169
committee study methodology, 2, 29, 123, 124
computational biology, 12, 13, 14, 29, 98, 99, 162-163
curriculum development, 13, 32, 41-47, 48-49, 51, 52, 160-161, 168-172
introductory courses, 56, 57, 58
panel roster, 131
panel summary, 163-175
Medical College Admissions Tests, 5, 9, 111-112
Medical schools and students, 5, 9, 111-112
Men, see Gender factors
see also Independent research projects Methodological research, see Educational research
Minorities, see Race/ethnicity
Models and modeling, ix, 1, 5, 6, 10, 12, 28, 29, 32, 37, 38, 39, 41, 43, 51, 160-161
computer, 3-4, 35, 43, 46, 78, 160-161
see also Case studies interdisciplinary, 170-172
molecular, 35
textbooks, 73
Modules, curriculum, 6, 7, 60, 61-74, 103, 104(n.1), 114, 115
defined, 6
Internet resources, 62, 63, 66, 104(n.1)
Molecular processes, ix, 10, 11, 13
see also Genetics;
Neurobiology
basic concepts, 32, 33, 35, 36, 38, 148-150
curriculum development, 29, 30, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 148-150, 161-162
proteins, 11, 33, 64-65, 73, 149, 150
Motivation, see Attitudes and motivation
Multidisciplinary approaches, see Interdisciplinary approaches
N
National Association of Biology Teachers, 15
National Center for Biotechnology Information, 47
National Digital Library, 62, 108
National Institute for Science Education, 72, 144
National Institute of General Medical Sciences, 13
National Institute on Drug Abuse, 13
National Institutes of Health, 12, 23
National Library of Medicine, 174
National Science Foundation, 13, 108, 109, 115, 144-145, 169-170, 174-175
assessment of research, 19
graduate programs, 14
minorities/disabled pesons, 100
textbooks, 72
National Science Teachers Assocation, 15, 16
Natural selection, see Evolutionary biology
Neurobiology, 13, 24, 40, 65-66, 80
P
Peer Instruction: A User’s Manual, 16
Physics, vii, 1, 4-5, 8, 11, 94, 97, 99, 101
see also Interdiscipinary approaches basic concepts, 37-38, 155, 156-159
committee panel roster, 130
committee panel summary, 152-162
committee study methodology, 2, 123, 124
curriculum development, 29, 32, 37-38, 48-49, 55, 56, 155, 157-160
handbooks on teaching, 16
introductory courses, 15, 20, 37, 51, 54, 56, 58, 139, 157-158
laboratory work, 76-83, 85, 142, 158-159
textbooks, 73
Population biology, 2, 10, 24, 27, 33, 38, 47, 66, 73, 123
Primary and secondary education, 3, 15, 99
Professional societies, 6, 7, 21
American Association for the Advancement of Science, 72
American Chemical Society, 146-147
American Institute of Biological Sciences, 72
American Society for Microbiology, 90, 106
National Association of Biology Teachers, 15
Professional Societies and the Faculty Scholar: Promoting Scholarship and Learning in the Life Sciences, 21
Professors, see Faculty and staff
Project Kaleidoscope, 105, 106-107, 113, 145
Proteins, 11, 33, 64-65, 73, 149, 150
R
Race/ethnicity, 99-100
Reactions, chemical, 30, 32, 34, 35, 36, 50, 66, 77, 81, 85, 86, 134, 135-136, 138, 139, 141, 143, 150-151, 154, 160
Reinventing Undergraduate Education: A Blueprint for America’s Research Universities, 20
Role of the Private Sector in Training the Next Generation of Biomedical Scientists, 12
S
Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professorate, 113
Science and Engineering Indicators, 22-23
Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities, 93-94
Science Teaching Reconsidered, viii, 15
Seminars, 31, 48, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 66-71, 89, 91-94, 95, 96, 160-162, 182
Sex-based differences, see Gender factors
ethical issues, 32
inquiry-based learning, 21
institutional culture, 22, 29, 99, 103-104
race/ethnicity, 99-100
Spectroscopy, 36, 38, 52, 56, 67, 84-86, 145, 151, 155, 156, 161
Statistics and statistical analysis, 22-23, 42, 46, 48, 49, 51-52
case studies, 69
employment issues, 22-23
stochastic processes, 45
Strengthening the Linkages Between the Sciences and Mathematical Sciences, 12
Student-Active Science: Models of Innovation in College Science Teaching, 15-16
Summer programs, viii, 7, 17, 89, 90, 91, 100, 109, 113, 114, 115-116, 142, 153, 166, 169-170, 174-175
T
Teacher education, viii, x, 14-22, 103, 104-105, 110, 112-116
education research, 3, 14-22, 23-26, 102-103
learning theory, 25, 102-103, 157
workshops, viii, 7, 12, 89, 110, 113, 114-116
Teachers, see Faculty and staff
Textbooks, 60, 72, 109, 144, 147 funding, 72, 107
high school, 72
historical persectives in, 30, 60
interdisciplinary approach, general, 72-74
professional societies, 7
teacher handbooks, viii, 15-16
Theoretical issues, 10, 11, 28, 32
basic concepts of biology, 32-33
funding, 13
learning theory, 25, 102-103, 157
modules, 66
Tools for Teaching, 15
Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology, viii, 3, 20-21, 93
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Undergraduate Biology Education to Prepare Research Scientists for the 21st Century , 23
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