John S. Peters, Ph.D.
Senior Instructor   |   Department of Biology  |  College of Charleston
Director  |   Master of Education - Science & Math for Teachers Program
Adviser| BS in Biology Teaching Option  |  | Secondary Science Education Major |  Master of Environmental Studies


Courses
Grant Funded Projects Teaching Philosophy Publications

College of Charleston
Rita L Hollings Science Center
58 Coming Street
Charleston, SC 29424
Office
: 142 School of Science & Math Bldg (SSMB)
Office Phone: (843) 953-1422
Fax
: (843) 953-5453

petersj@cofc.edu


Degrees:


Research Interests: Science Education - Scientific literacy, Problem Based Learning (PBL) and other inquiry-based approaches to learning in biology. Fisheries biology; early life history of marine fishes.


Publications and Manuscripts:

Peters, J.S., and D.J. Schmidt, 1997.  Daily age and growth of larval and early juvenile Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus) from the South Atlantic Bight.  Fisheries Bulletin.  95(3), 530-539.

Peters, John S. (2006) Science-technology-society literacy in college non-majors biology: Comparing problem/case studies based learning and traditional expository methods of instruction. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Northern Colorado, United States -- Colorado. ProQuest Digital Dissertations database. (Publication No. AAT 3231302).

Veal, W.R., Lloyd, E, Howell, M. & Peters, J, (2015).  Normative Beliefs and Discursive Claims for Implementing Reform-based Science Standards.  Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Article first published online: 18 JUN 2015, DOI: 10.1002/tea.21265

Peele, B., and J.S. Peters (2014).  What’s Happening to the Dolphins?  National Center for Case Studies Teaching in Science.

Peters, J.S.  (2020) Discovering Biological Science: Laboratories for Introductory Biology.




Grant Funded Projects:
Principal Investigator - Problem Based Learning and Scientific Inquiry in Introductory Biology: Connecting Problem-Based Learning and Scientific Inquiry.

Co-Principle Investigator - Science & Math Instructional Partnerships - Building Professional Learning Communities - A SC State Department of Education Math-Science Partnership Grant (PI - Dr. William Veal, Dept. of Teacher Education)


Courses:

Graduate
SMFT 639 - Genetics & Molecular Biology for Educators
SMFT 538 - Topics in Zoology for Educators   
SMFT  535 - Topics in Ecology & Conservation Biology
SMFT 570 - Introduction to Environmental & Sustainability Education  

Undergraduate
Biology 101 - Concepts and Applications in Biology I
Biology 102 - Concepts and Applications in Biology II
Biology 111 - Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology
Biology 112 - Evolution, Form and Function of Organisms
Biology 151 - Honors Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology
Biology 211 - Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation Biology
Biology 341 - General Ecology