Motivating Students to Learn Biology Vocabulary with Wikipedia

Timely learning of specialized science vocabulary is critical for building a solid knowledge base in any scientific discipline. To motivate students to dedicate time and effort mastering biology vocabulary, I have designed a vocabulary exercise utilizing the popular web encyclopedia Wikipedia. The e...

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Autor principal:	Boriana Marintcheva
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2012
Materias:	Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Biology (General) QH301-705.5
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/630248f2e32d45348e3beb01bd1c5934
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:630248f2e32d45348e3beb01bd1c59342021-11-15T15:20:10ZMotivating Students to Learn Biology Vocabulary with Wikipedia10.1128/jmbe.v13i1.3571935-78851935-7877https://doaj.org/article/630248f2e32d45348e3beb01bd1c59342012-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.v13i1.357https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7877https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7885Timely learning of specialized science vocabulary is critical for building a solid knowledge base in any scientific discipline. To motivate students to dedicate time and effort mastering biology vocabulary, I have designed a vocabulary exercise utilizing the popular web encyclopedia Wikipedia. The exercise creates an opportunity for students to connect the challenge of vocabulary learning to a prior positive experience of self-guided learning using a content source they are familiar and comfortable with.Boriana MarintchevaAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 65-66 (2012)
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description	Timely learning of specialized science vocabulary is critical for building a solid knowledge base in any scientific discipline. To motivate students to dedicate time and effort mastering biology vocabulary, I have designed a vocabulary exercise utilizing the popular web encyclopedia Wikipedia. The exercise creates an opportunity for students to connect the challenge of vocabulary learning to a prior positive experience of self-guided learning using a content source they are familiar and comfortable with.
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Motivating Students to Learn Biology Vocabulary with Wikipedia

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