scholarly journals Teaching animal behavior online: A primer for the pandemic and beyond

Ethology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 127 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-31
Author(s):  
Melissa Hughes ◽  
Susan M. Bertram ◽  
Anna M. Young ◽  
Justin W. Merry ◽  
Gita R. Kolluru ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Animal Behavior ◽  
Teaching Animal

scholarly journals Teaching Animal Behavior in the Midst of a Pandemic: A Primer

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Hughes ◽  
Anna Young ◽  
Justin Merry ◽  
Gita Kolluru ◽  
Aimee S. Dunlap ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Animal Behavior ◽  
Online Behavior ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Teaching Animal ◽  
Inclusive Pedagogy ◽  
Community Science ◽  
Laboratory Experiences ◽  
Student Projects ◽  
Enhance Student Learning

Face-to-face classes in animal behavior often stress experiential learning through laboratories that involve observation of live animals, as well as a lecture component that emphasizes formative assessment, discussion and critical thinking. As a result, behavior courses face unique challenges when moving to an online environment, as has been made necessary at many institutions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although online behavior courses may be remote, they can still be interactive and social, and designed with inclusive pedagogy. Here we discuss some of the key decisions that instructors should consider, provide recommendations, and point out new opportunities for student learning that stem directly from the move to online instruction. Specific topics include challenges related to generating an inclusive and engaging online learning environment, synchronous versus asynchronous formats, assignments that enhance student learning, testing format and execution, grade schemes, design of laboratory experiences including opportunities for Community Science, design of synthetic student projects, and workload balance for students and instructors.

Facet Theory

1998 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Guttman ◽  
Charles W. Greenbaum
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Animal Behavior ◽  
Infant Development ◽  
Facet Theory ◽  
Structural Relationships ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Spatial Configurations ◽  
Multidimensional Methods ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Scalogram Analysis

This article gives an overview of Facet Theory, a systematic approach to facilitating theory construction, research design, and data analysis for complex studies, that is particularly appropriate to the behavioral and social sciences. Facet Theory is based on (1) a definitional framework for a universe of observations in the area of study; (2) empirical structures of observations within this framework; (3) a search for correspondence between the definitional system and aspects of the empirical structure for the observations. The development of Facet Theory and Facet Design is reviewed from early scale analysis and the Guttman Scale, leading to the concepts of “mapping sentence,” “universe of content,” “common range,” “content facets,” and nonmetric multidimensional methods of data analysis. In Facet Theory, the definition of the behavioral domain provides a rationale for hypothesizing structural relationships among variables employed in a study. Examples are presented from various areas of research (intelligence, infant development, animal behavior, etc.) to illustrate the methods and results of structural analysis with Smallest Space Analysis (SSA), Multidimensional Scalogram Analysis (MSA), and Partial Order Scalogram Analysis (POSA). The “radex” and “cylindrex” of intelligence tests are shown to be outstanding examples of predicted spatial configurations that have demonstrated the ubiquitous emergence of the same empirical structures in different studies. Further examples are given from studies of spatial abilities, infant development, animal behavior, and others. The use of Facet Theory, with careful construction of theory and design, is shown to provide new insights into existing data; it allows for the diagnosis and discrimination of behavioral traits and makes the generalizability and replication of findings possible, which in turn makes possible the discovery of lawfulness. Achievements, issues, and future challenges of Facet Theory are discussed.

Review of Unravelling animal behavior.

1996 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-187
Author(s):  
Donald A. Dewsbury
Keyword(s):  
Animal Behavior

Animal Behavior Processes: Editor.

2003 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. C2-C2
Author(s):  
No authorship indicated
Keyword(s):  
Animal Behavior

Review of Animal behavior in laboratory and field, 2nd Ed.

1975 ◽  
Vol 20 (11) ◽  
pp. 911-911
Author(s):  
RICHARD F. THOMPSON
Keyword(s):  
Animal Behavior

A Well-Behaved Animal Behavior Text

1983 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 427-428
Author(s):  
Charles T. Snowdon
Keyword(s):  
Animal Behavior

Understanding the Students of Animal Behavior

1987 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-50
Author(s):  
Erich Klinghammer
Keyword(s):  
Animal Behavior

Review of Comparative Animal Behavior.

1971 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 320-321
Author(s):  
G. Rowland
Keyword(s):  
Animal Behavior
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