Want to improve undergraduate thesiswriting? engage students and their faculty readers in scientific peer review

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 209-215

  Reynolds, Julie A ^a   Thompson Jr, Robert J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; PEER REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; STANDARD; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; WRITING;

BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; DISSERTATIONS, ACADEMIC AS TOPIC; FACULTY; HUMANS; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; WRITING;

EID: 79959469936     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.10-10-0127     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Berthouex PM (1996). Honing the writing skills of engineers. J Prof Issues Eng Educ Pract 122, 107-110.
2. Day RA, Gastel B (2006).How toWrite and Publish a Scientific Paper, Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
3. Gopen G, Swan J (1990). The science of scientific writing. Am Sci 78, 550-558.
4. Hand B, Wallace CW, Yang E-M (2004). Using a science writing heuristic to enhance learning outcomes from laboratory activities in seventh-grade science: quantitative and qualitative aspects. Int J Sci Educ 26, 131-149.
5. Hunter AB, Laursen SL, Seymour E (2007). Becoming a scientist: the role of undergraduate research in students' cognitive, personal, and professional development. Sci Educ 91, 36-74.
6. Jerde CL, Taper ML (2004). Preparing undergraduates for professional writing: evidence supporting the benefits of science writing within the biology curriculum. J Coll Sci Teach 33, 33-37.
7. Joshi Y (2007). A systematic approach to improving writing skills. Curr Sci 92, 1343-1344.
8. Kardash CM (2000). Evaluation of an undergraduate research experience: perceptions of undergraduate interns and their faculty mentors. J Educ Psychol 92, 191-201.
9. Kayfetz JL, Almeroth KC 2008. Creating Innovative Writing Instruction for Computer Science Graduate Students. Paper presented at 38th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY.
10. Labianca DA, Reeves WJ (1985). Writing across the curriculum: the science segment. J Chem Educ 5, 400-402.
11. Linn MC, Hsi S (2000). Computers, Teachers, and Peers: Science Learning Partners, Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
12. Lopatto D (2003). The essential features of undergraduate research. Council Undergrad Res Q 24, 139-142.
13. Lopatto D (2004). Survey of Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE): first findings. Cell Biol Educ 3, 270-277.
14. Moore R (1994).Writing as a tool for learning biology. Bioscience 44, 613-617.
15. Pechenik JA (2006). A Short Guide to Writing about Biology, New York: Longman.
16. Reynolds JA, Moskovitz C (2008). Calibrated peer review assignments in science courses: are they designed to promote critical thinking and writing skills? J Coll Sci Teach 38, 60-66.
17. Reynolds JA, Smith R, Moskovitz C, Sayle A (2009). BioTAP, a systematic approach to teaching scientific writing and evaluating undergraduate theses. Bioscience 59, 896-903.
18. Seymour E, Hunter AB, Laursen SL, Deantoni T (2004). Establishing the benefits of research experiences for undergraduates in the sciences: first findings from a three-year study. Sci Educ 88, 493-534.
19. Songer NB, Linn MC (1991). How do students' views of science influence knowledge integration? J Res Sci Teach Learn Med 28, 761-784.
20. Yalvac B, Smith HD, Troy JB, Hirsch P (2007). Promoting advanced writing skills in an upper-level engineering class. J Eng Educ 96, 117-128.
21. Yeoman KH, Zamorski B (2008). Investigating the impact on skill development of an undergraduate scientific research skills course. Biosci Educ J 11. www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/journal/vol11/beej-11-5.pdf.