Biology Blogs: An Online Journal Club & Assessment Tool

Janet A. De Souza-Hart

doi:10.1525/abt.2010.72.3.4

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Janet A. De Souza-Hart^*

^*JANET A. DE SOUZA-HART is Assistant Professor of Biology at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, 179 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115; e-mail: janet.hart@mcphs.edu.

Abstract

A “blog” can be used as an online journal club to supplement classroom learning. When crafted in a certain way, it can help students develop their scientific reading comprehension, critical thinking, and writing skills in a way that can easily be assessed by educators.

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Janet A. De Souza-Hart "Biology Blogs: An Online Journal Club & Assessment Tool," The American Biology Teacher 72(3), 149, (1 March 2010). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2010.72.3.4

Published: 1 March 2010