期刊名称：Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education
印刷版ISSN：1935-7877
电子版ISSN：1935-7885
出版年度：2015
卷号：16
期号：1
页码：90-92
DOI：10.1128/jmbe.v16i1.892
出版社：American Society for Microbiology
摘要：Many of the didactic tools used in the undergraduate classroom, including textbooks, often highlight science as a body of knowledge, presenting learners with a field’s current “up-to-date” understanding of a subject. It is important that students grasp the idea that this body of knowledge is not static, but evolving through a process by which scientists continually test, revise, and build upon that knowledge. Science as a process is best highlighted in the primary scientific literature. In the context of the undergraduate classroom, we have used side-by-side comparison of old and updated textbook figures to introduce 200- and 300-level Genetics students to the field as a dynamic area of scientific inquiry. We also use this exercise as an opportunity to introduce students to relevant primary literature. We find that this is an effective way to transition students from their textbook to primary literature as a source of information.
