This review article includes our analysis of the literature and our own experiences in using
various types of active learning as best practices for evidence-based teaching in physiology …

ABSTRACT The Scientific Model of Plant Nutrition (SMPN) is one of the most recurrent
models in the science curricula due to its socioecological significance. However, its well …

Beim Vorwissen Ihrer SchülerInnen anknüpfen! Schülervorstellungen sind ein klassisches
Thema psychologischer und fachdidaktischer Lehr-und Lernforschung. Ohne deren …

Student misconceptions are an obstacle in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics courses and unless remediated may continue causing difficulties in learning as …

Threshold concepts (TCs) are concepts that, when mastered, represent a transformed
understanding of a discipline without which the learner cannot progress. We have …

Background Within undergraduate science courses, instructors often assess student thinking
using closed-ended question formats, such as multiple-choice (MC) and multiple-true-false …

The effect of teaching and learning strategies on learners' performance is important in
science education. This study explored the effect of the Predict-Observe-Explain (POE) …

By having students select one answer among several plausible options, multiple–choice
(MC) questions capture a student's preferred answer but provide little information regarding …

Assessments represent an important component of undergraduate courses because they
affect how students interact with course content and gauge student achievement of course …

Francisco Ben is currently Senior Lecturer and Head of Postgraduate and Research at
Tabor Faculty of Education—a private tertiary education provider in South Australia. His …