astronomy

Kimberly Tanner

Kimberly Tanner is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Kimberly Tanner rather than just read about it. In short: Kimberly Tanner is an American biologist and professor at San Francisco State University (SFSU) in San Francisco, California. Tanner is an elected fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology and the co-editor-in-chief for the journal CBE: Life Sciences Education.

Key takeaways

Kimberly Tanner belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
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Reproduce the core statement of Kimberly Tanner from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Kimberly Tanner is an American biologist and professor at San Francisco State University (SFSU) in San Francisco, California. Tanner is an elected fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology and the co-editor-in-chief for the journal CBE: Life Sciences Education.

Education and career Tanner received her bachelor's degree in biochemistry at Rice University in Houston, Texas in 1991. She received her Ph.D. in neuroscience at University of California, San Francisco in 1997. Tanner was under the advisement of Jon Levine where she used a combination of molecular, biochemical, behavioral and electrophysiological techniques to evaluate mechanisms that underlie pain and analgesia in mouse models. Following her Ph.D. she was a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University and the University of California, San Francisco. In 2004 she moved to San Francisco State University where, as of 2022 she is a professor of biology. Tanner is a founding member of the editorial board and, as of 2022, co-editor-in chief for CBE: Life Sciences Education.

Research Tanner's research focuses on biology and science education research, specifically on developing assessment tools to understand how people from K-12 to practicing scientists conceptualize science. Her Ph.D. dissertation focused on the structure and function of vincristine-induced neuropathy in mouse models. Her subsequent research was on metacognition and how students learn biology and thinking like biologists, teaching strategies in biology classrooms, and barriers to change in biology education in the classroom. She has also worked on DART, the Decibel Analysis Research in Teaching, a software tool that analyzes classroom sound.

Selected publications Tanner, Kimberly; Allen, Deborah (December 2004). "Approaches to Biology Teaching and Learning: Learning Styles and the Problem of Instructional Selection—Engaging All Students in Science Courses". Cell Biology Education. 3 (4): 197–201. doi:10.1187/cbe.04-07-0050. ISSN 1536-7509. PMC 533116. PMID 15592590. Brownell, Sara E.; Tanner, Kimberly D. (2012-12-01). "Barriers to Faculty Pedagogical Change: Lack of Training, Time, Incentives, and…Tensions with Professional Identity?". CBE: Life Sciences Education. 11 (4): 339–346. doi:10.1187/cbe.12-09-0163. PMC 3516788. PMID 23222828. Tanner, Kimberly D. (2013-09-01). "Structure Matters: Twenty-One Teaching Strategies to Promote Student Engagement and Cultivate Classroom Equity". CBE: Life Sciences Education. 12 (3): 322–331. doi:10.1187/cbe.13-06-0115. PMC 3762997. PMID 24006379. Trujillo, Gloriana; Tanner, Kimberly D. (2014-03-01). "Considering the Role of Affect in Learning: Monitoring Students' Self-Efficacy, Sense of Belonging, and Science Identity". CBE: Life Sciences Education. 13 (1): 6–15. doi:10.1187/cbe.13-12-0241. PMC 3940464. PMID 24591497.

References

External links Kimberly Tanner publications indexed by Google Scholar

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Kimberly Tanner

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Kimberly Tanner claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Kimberly Tanner before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Kimberly Tanner ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Kimberly Tanner

In research: Kimberly Tanner appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Kimberly Tanner in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Kimberly Tanner is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics American biologists, Living people, Rice University alumni, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Kimberly Tanner outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Kimberly Tanner in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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