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Journal of College Science Teaching
Helping Graduate Teaching Assistants Lead Discussions with Undergraduate Students: A Few Simple Teaching Strategies
written by Murray Jensen, Kirsten Farrand, Leanne Redman, Tamara Varcoe, and Leana Coleman
Graduate teaching assistants are frequently asked to lead discussion groups in tutorials, review sessions, or problem-based learning classes. In their preparation, what to teach is often emphasized over how to teach. This paper provides a few simple teaching strategies for TAs in the biological sciences, but the ideas are applicable to physical science educators as well.
Journal of College Science Teaching: Volume 34, Issue 7, Pages 20-24
https://my.nsta.org/resource/?id=10.2505/4/jcst05_034_07_20
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Biology, Discussion Groups, Discussion leader, Essay, Exam Questions, Faculty Development, GTA, Graduate Students, Group work, Multiple choice, Organization, Problem Based Learning, Room arrangement, Teaching Assistants, Teaching Methods
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Metadata instance created November 24, 2008 by Lyle Barbato
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M. Jensen, K. Farrand, L. Redman, T. Varcoe, and L. Coleman, , J. Coll. Sci. Teaching 34 (7), 20 (2005), WWW Document, (https://my.nsta.org/resource/?id=10.2505/4/jcst05_034_07_20).
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M. Jensen, K. Farrand, L. Redman, T. Varcoe, and L. Coleman, Helping Graduate Teaching Assistants Lead Discussions with Undergraduate Students: A Few Simple Teaching Strategies, J. Coll. Sci. Teaching 34 (7), 20 (2005), <https://my.nsta.org/resource/?id=10.2505/4/jcst05_034_07_20>.
APA Format
Jensen, M., Farrand, K., Redman, L., Varcoe, T., & Coleman, L. (2005, July 1). Helping Graduate Teaching Assistants Lead Discussions with Undergraduate Students: A Few Simple Teaching Strategies. J. Coll. Sci. Teaching, 34(7), 20-24. Retrieved September 9, 2024, from https://my.nsta.org/resource/?id=10.2505/4/jcst05_034_07_20
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Jensen, M, K. Farrand, L. Redman, T. Varcoe, and L. Coleman. "Helping Graduate Teaching Assistants Lead Discussions with Undergraduate Students: A Few Simple Teaching Strategies." J. Coll. Sci. Teaching. 34, no. 7, (July 1, 2005): 20-24, https://my.nsta.org/resource/?id=10.2505/4/jcst05_034_07_20 (accessed 9 September 2024).
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Jensen, Murray, Kirsten Farrand, Leanne Redman, Tamara Varcoe, and Leana Coleman. "Helping Graduate Teaching Assistants Lead Discussions with Undergraduate Students: A Few Simple Teaching Strategies." J. Coll. Sci. Teaching 34.7 (2005): 20-24. 9 Sep. 2024 <https://my.nsta.org/resource/?id=10.2505/4/jcst05_034_07_20>.
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