Increased Structure and Active Learning Reduce the Achievement Gap in Introductory Biology, David C. Haak, Janneke HilleRisLambers, Emile Pitre, and Scott Freeman. Science 3 June 2011 Vol. 332 (6034):1213-1216 DOI: 10.1126/science.1204820
Low-Cost Instructional Changes Can Cut Achievement Gap in Intro Biology, Scholars Say David Glenn Chronicle of Higher Education news item about the Science article. The comments are interesting too.
These aren't new but worth sampling if you haven't seen them:
Science Education in the 21st Century: Using the Tools of Science to Teach Science, Carl Wieman. 4 page pdf
Science Education in the 21st Century: Using the Tools of Science to Teach Science, Carl Wieman, 1.5 hour lecture video from MIT site; (it doesn't really begin until approx. minute 19)
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