Impact of a Service-Learning Project on Student Success in Allied Health Microbiology Course

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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Main Author: Donna M. Cain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013-02-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education
Subjects:
microbiology
service learning
allied-health
Online Access:http://jmbesubmissions.asm.org/index.php/jmbe/article/view/541
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Impact of a Service-Learning Project on Student Success in Allied Health Microbiology Course
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service learning
allied-health
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title Impact of a Service-Learning Project on Student Success in Allied Health Microbiology Course
title_short Impact of a Service-Learning Project on Student Success in Allied Health Microbiology Course
title_full Impact of a Service-Learning Project on Student Success in Allied Health Microbiology Course
title_fullStr Impact of a Service-Learning Project on Student Success in Allied Health Microbiology Course
title_full_unstemmed Impact of a Service-Learning Project on Student Success in Allied Health Microbiology Course
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publisher American Society for Microbiology
series Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education
issn 1935-7877
1935-7885
publishDate 2013-02-01
description 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.
topic microbiology
service learning
allied-health
url http://jmbesubmissions.asm.org/index.php/jmbe/article/view/541
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