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Lewis Life 4e
Life, 4/e
Ricki Lewis, University of New York at Albany
Mariëlle Hoefnagels, University of Oklahoma
Douglas Gaffin, University of Oklahoma
Bruce Parker, Utah Valley State College

Feature Summary

The pedagogical system in the new edition has been refined. It includes features such as biotechnology boxes, chapter opening stories, mastering concepts boxes and end-of-chapter exercises. And they're not just textbook bells and whistles. These aids are truly built with students in mind.

Building upon the current social, ethical and biological issues that are in our daily news, the authors have included Biotechnology Boxes to help students understand cutting edge concepts in the news today. These boxes cover topics such as DNA fingerprinting and gene therapy... carefully chosen topics that will pique students' interest.

Biotechnology Box (976.0K)

There are also Health Boxes, which give practical information on particular topics of interest, such as proper nutrition and how to prevent cancer.

Health Box (54.0K)

The Investigating Life Boxes are designed to expand, in an interesting way, on the core information presented in each chapter.

Investigating Life (111.0K)

Here's one reviewer's comment:

"As with much of the text, the student often feels that he or she is reading a novel rather than a textbook. By the time the more factual information is introduced, the student has already gained an interest."

Overall, reviewers have noted that the pedagogy is more streamlined than ever.

Take a look at these features:

Chapter Opening Stories - these short stories bring real life situations, that students know and see, into focus. Everyday biology suddenly takes on significant meaning.

Chapter Opening (359.0K)

Mastering Concepts Boxes - these colored boxes are a key learning aid that are presented at the end of each major chapter subject. These boxes offer short review questions and serve as guides for material covered in previous paragraphs. These are valuable because they require students to be more active in the learning process.

Mastering Concepts (24.0K)

Here's another reviewer's endorsement of the pedagogy of the upcoming fourth edition:

"I feel the key pedagogical strengths are Ricki Lewis' choice of examples. She tells wonderful stories in each chapter. Also, she has an innate ability to form higher order questions, such as those found in the Review sections."








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