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ABOUT PDAP's
NSF-CCLI
Welcome to the information
page for NSF proposal number 0309546 -
"Investigative Process and Technology in
Introductory Physiology." Click on links below to
find more information or to download copies in
portable document format (pdf). To read pdf
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Laboratory
equipment (click to see
it!) for
Physiological Dynamics in Animals and Plants
(PDAP)
has been furnished by a grant to Willamette
University from the National
Science Foundation
- Division
of Undergraduate
Education
- Course,
Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement
Program
(Adaptation and Implementation). The $43,030.00
grant, which began September 1, 2003 and ends on
August 30, 2007, is under the direction of
Drs.
Scott Hawke (PI),
Gary
Tallman
(Co-PI), and Stasinos
Stavrianeas
(Co-PI). A copy of the full
proposal may
be downloaded (ca. 9 Mb pdf).
The following student
learning objectives have been developed for the
laboratory. Students will:
- acquire the ability to
solve scientific problems, problems with
experimental design, and technical problems
associated with experimental
protocols;
- develop the capacity
to recognize and analyze patterns among data
collected in the laboratory;
- develop the capacity
to critically evaluate experiments, recognize
limitations inherent in experimental designs and
methods, and draw reasoned conclusions from
experimental results;
- acquire
introductory-level competency in computerized
data acquisition and web-based dissemination,
peer-review, and publication of experimental
results; and
- demonstrate the
ability to interpret physiological studies and
draw parallels between animal and plant
physiology.
The following
assessment instruments have been designed to
measure whether student learning objectives are
being met.
To analyze student
satisfaction with BioPac
equipment purchased with the grant, students are
asked to complete an equipment
satisfaction survey.
Educational
materials used in the project can be viewed or
downloaded from the lab
syllabus page
for the course.
Abstracts of talks
and posters presented at regional and national
meetings (link or download pdf):
Proceedings
of the Oregon Academy of Science
2007, Vol. XLIII,
Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR, USA.
pp. 11-12 (pdf)
Plant Biology &
Botany 2007 Joint Congress, July 7-11, 2007,
Chicago, Illinois, USA. (link)
Posters
Annual Meeting of
the Oregon Academy of Science, Western Oregon
University, Monmouth, OR, USA, February 24, 2007
(pdf).
Publications
Hawke, S.D,
Stavrianeas, S., and Tallman, G. (2007)
Investigative learning in introdutory
physiology. In, Karukstis, K.K. and Elgren,
T.E., eds., Developing and Sustaining a
Research-Supportive Curriculum. Council on
Undergraduate Research, Washington, D.C. pp.
119-121. (pdf
of Executive Summary of book; link
to Council on Undergraduate Research purchase
information; pdf
order form)
NSF reports can be
dowloaded in pdf.
Year
1
Year
2
Year
3
Final
report
Additional
information about this project is also
available through NSF's Web-based Project
Information Resource System (PIRS).
(Disclaimer:
Views expressed on this page are not
necessarily those of the National Science
Foundation.)
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