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Science is based on evidence
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130531132737.htm
Friday, May 31, 2013
Benefits of Learning Biology
Conducting an experiment involving 1,516 students at Kansas State University, researchers found that students who did well in biology were able to perform exceptionally well in rigorous genetics course. This was expected, but what researchers found was that even after several years, students didn't forget what they had learned in biology and were able to apply it to a hard genetics course after several years.
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Interesting topic dawit! It's cool how people were able to retain their knowledge of biology for multiple years. Hopefully I can do the same and apply it to later courses! Also, I liked how the study went further than just looking looking if there was a relationship between the two. They looked at all of the variables involved and analyzed them.
ReplyDeleteHere is an article for further research:
http://www.ehow.com/info_8274143_advantages-studying-biology-schools.html
This is a very interesting article. I found another NOS theme in the article. There was a team of researchers working together, so the theme is science is collaborative. Another theme is the role of curiosity. The professors at the University of Kansas, were curious if their teachings were staying in the minds of the students.
ReplyDeleteIt would be interesting to see if this only applied to biology classes, or if it was true in other subjects as well. The way the material was taught may also influence how much students remembered:
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I loved reading this article. As someone who studied biology, I can attest that these findings personally apply to me. I work with developing temperature measurement devices for biological research, and the hard work I put into my undergrad and graduate studies are of use to me on a regular basis.
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