VOLUME 1: Table of Contents
TEACHING ISSUES AND EXPERIMENTS IN ECOLOGY
These are published figures from peer-reviewed research journals and monographs that engage students in data analysis and critical thinking organized by teaching approach, Bloom's Taxonomy cognitive skills, and class size. The student-active approaches listed here are suggestions and examples; modify them as appropriate for your teaching.
Note that there are two Figure Sets concerning zebra mussels.
Figure Set and |
Student-Active Approach |
Cognitive Skill |
Class Size/Time |
(1) Zebra Mussel Invasion (Mills et al. 1994) | think-pair-share | knowledge interpretation |
any/ intermediate |
(2) Zebra Mussels in the Hudson River (Strayer et al. 1999) | turn to your neighbor | comprehension anlysis |
any/short |
(3) Brown Tree Snakes and Bird Extinctions on the Island of Guam (Savidge 1987) | guided class discussion | knowledge comprehension application synthesis analysis |
any/short |
(4) Fire Ant Invasion and Control by a Parasitoid (Orr et al. 1995) | paired think-aloud | interpretation application |
any/ intermediate |
(5) Gypsy Moth Invasion and Links to Outbreaks of Lyme Disease (Jones et al. 1998) | jigsaw | comprehension intrepretation synthesis |
medium/long |