Paper Presentation Submission Form

MEMBER PAPER PRESENTATION SUBMISSION FORM
43rd ANNUAL FALL CONFERENCE OCTOBER 23, 2010 MOLLOY COLLEGE ROCKVILLE CENTER, NEW YORK
Proposals are now being accepted for member paper presentations. If you wish to make a paper presentation (20 min.) which will discuss the results of biological research, or educational biological research or strategies, please complete this form and submit it by October 6, 2010
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The total abstract including title, authors, affiliations, faculty mentors, text and acknowledgments should be typed with a 10 point Arial font (title and authors in bold). The body of the abstract should be limited to 300 words.
Sample Abstract
An Innovative Approach Using Writing to Improve Learning In Biology. M. Lakrim, T. Markus, C.A. Biermann. Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11235 In an attempt to significantly improve the passing rate on the College Preparatory Exam (CPE) at the City University of New York (CUNY) and to simultaneously reinforce and improve reading, writing and critical thinking skills; faculty have initiated the Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) initiative. The CPE exam is administered to all CUNY students after having reached the 45 credit level. The 3-hour examination is designed to assess reading, writing and analytical; skills. Passing the exam is a requirement to graduate from a CUNY Community College as well as to be able to continue at a Senior College at CUNY. Recognizing that for many students, the sole opportunity to develop and improve these skills is often limited to freshmen English courses, the University has implemented the WAC initiative. This initiative encourages all disciplines to increase the writing components in their course offerings. Writing is to be used as a tool for increasing comprehension and learning. Our presentation will focus on the manner in which the biology courses at Kingsborough Community College (KCC) have been modified to utilize writing and to emphasize how these writing assignments are designed to increase understanding of biological concepts. Through these innovative writing assignments, students obtain numerous benefits. Students are taught to focus on understanding of the course material and to deemphasize rote memorization. Although initially students were apprehensive, they came to appreciate and enjoy the writing assignments and were able to perceive the connection between writing and learning.
File:	PLEASE ATTACH IT IN MS WORDS (.DOC) FILE. File size limit 1Mb

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overhead projector

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The Member Presentation Chairperson is:

Jodi Evans
Molloy College,
P.O. Box 5002,
1000 Hempstead Avenue,
Rockville Center, NY 11571-5002
516-678-5000 extension 6179
jevans@molloy.edu

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