Biological Dialogues: How to Teach Your Students to Learn Fluency in Biology

S. Randolph May; David L. Cook; Marilyn K. May

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1 September 2013 Biological Dialogues: How to Teach Your Students to Learn Fluency in Biology

S. Randolph May, David L. Cook, Marilyn K. May

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S. Randolph May,¹ David L. Cook,² Marilyn K. May³

¹S. Randolph May was Professor of Biology and Genetics and the Richard and Phyllis Leet Distinguished Chair of Biological Science, Brenau University, 500 Washington St., SE, Gainesville, GA 30501, when this work was performed. He is currently Adjunct
²David L. Cook is Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Science, Brenau University, 500 Washington St., SE, Gainesville, GA 30501; e-mail: . dcook@brenau.edu
³Marilyn K. May is Assistant Professor, School of Education, Georgia Gwinnett College, 1000 University Center Lane, Lawrenceville, GA 30043; e-mail: . mmay@ggc.edu

The American Biology Teacher, 75(7):486-493 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2013.75.7.8

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Biology courses have thousands of words to learn in order to intelligently discuss the subject and take tests over the material. Biological fluency is an important goal for students, and practical methods based on constructivist pedagogies can be employed to promote it. We present a method in which pairs of students write dialogues from instructor-assigned word lists that the student pairs then present before the class. This method helps students understand the contextual meaning of the biological terms, achieving true fluency rather than just memorizing definitions.

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