Impact of a Service-Learning Project on Student Success in Allied Health Microbiology Course
Education research shows many benefits of involving students in service learning. However, designing service-learning projects for science courses such as microbiology can be problematic. This article describes an effective, easily adapted project design that gets allied-health microbiology studen...
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doaj-5048140ea0c349a689c3d9e5257c83762020-11-25T01:13:27ZengAmerican Society for MicrobiologyJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education1935-78771935-78852013-02-0114110.1128/jmbe.v14i1.541287Impact of a Service-Learning Project on Student Success in Allied Health Microbiology CourseDonna M. Cain0Collin CollegeEducation research shows many benefits of involving students in service learning. However, designing service-learning projects for science courses such as microbiology can be problematic. This article describes an effective, easily adapted project design that gets allied-health microbiology students to apply classroom knowledge towards educating the general public about infectious diseases.http://jmbesubmissions.asm.org/index.php/jmbe/article/view/541microbiologyservice learningallied-health |
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Impact of a Service-Learning Project on Student Success in Allied Health Microbiology Course |
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Impact of a Service-Learning Project on Student Success in Allied Health Microbiology Course |
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Impact of a Service-Learning Project on Student Success in Allied Health Microbiology Course |
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Impact of a Service-Learning Project on Student Success in Allied Health Microbiology Course |
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Impact of a Service-Learning Project on Student Success in Allied Health Microbiology Course |
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impact of a service-learning project on student success in allied health microbiology course |
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American Society for Microbiology |
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Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education |
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1935-7877 1935-7885 |
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Education research shows many benefits of involving students in service learning. However, designing service-learning projects for science courses such as microbiology can be problematic. This article describes an effective, easily adapted project design that gets allied-health microbiology students to apply classroom knowledge towards educating the general public about infectious diseases. |
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