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Disciplinary authenticity: Enriching the reforms of introductory physics courses for life-science students
Jessica Watkins, Janet E. Coffey, Edward F. Redish +1
Educators and policy-makers have advocated for reform of undergraduate biology education, calling for greater integration of mathematics and physics in the biology curriculum. Whil…
Students' Views of Macroscopic and Microscopic Energy in Physics and Biology
Benjamin W. Dreyfus, Edward F. Redish, Jessica Watkins
Energy concepts are fundamental across the sciences, yet these concepts can be fragmented along disciplinary boundaries, rather than integrated into a coherent whole. To teach phys…
Examining the Impact of Student Expectations on Undergraduate Biology Education Reform
Kristi L. Hall, Jessica E. Watkins, Janet E. Coffey +2
The past 10-15 years have seen numerous calls for curricular reform in undergraduate biology education, most of which focus on changes to curriculum or pedagogy. Data collected fro…
Understanding How Students Use Physical Ideas in Introductory Biology Courses
Jessica Watkins, Kristi Hall, Edward Redish +1
The University of Maryland (UMD) Biology Education and Physics Education Research Groups are investigating students' views on the role of physics in introductory biology courses. T…