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Direct linkFreeman, Scott; Mukerji, Joya; Sievers, Matt; Beltran, Ismael Barreras; Dickinson, Katie; Dy, Grace E. C.; Gardiner, Amanda; Glenski, Elizabeth H.; Hill, Mariah J.; Kerr, Ben; Monet, Deja; Reemts, Connor; Theobald, Elli; Tran, Elisa T.; Velasco, Vicente; Wachtell, Lexi; Warfield, Liz – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2023
We developed labs on the evolution of antibiotic resistance to assess the costs and benefits of replacing traditional laboratory exercises in an introductory biology course for majors with a course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE). To assess whether participating in the CURE imposed a cost in terms of exam performance, we implemented…
Descriptors: Microbiology, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Course Descriptions
Smith, Cody R.; Menon, Deepika; Wierzbick, Annette; Dauer, Jenny M. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2023
Undergraduate and graduate teaching assistants (TAs) play large roles in introductory undergraduate education despite having little to no teaching experience or professional development (PD). Self-efficacy and teaching approach have each been studied as independent variables that impact teaching performance and student learning in the absence of…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Teaching Assistants, Self Efficacy, Teaching Methods
Shi, Lu; Popova, Maia; Erdmann, Robert M.; Pellegrini, Anthony; Johnson, Victoria; Le, Binh; Popple, Trina; Nelson, Zachary; Gaston, Molly Undersander; Stains, Marilyne – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2023
The assessment of instructional quality has been and continues to be a desirable, yet difficult endeavor in higher education. The development of new teaching evaluation frameworks along with instruments to measure various aspects of teaching practices holds promise. The challenge rests in the implementation of these frameworks and measures in…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Quality, College Instruction, Evaluation Methods
Petchey, Sara; Treagust, David; Niebert, Kai – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2023
Abstract concepts dominate university science teaching, and much of this content is taught without sufficient connection to students' prior knowledge or everyday experiences. As this can be problematic for students, the aim of this research was to determine the utility and effectiveness of a professional development module on using analogies to…
Descriptors: Instructional Improvement, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Figurative Language
Esquibel, Joseph; Rook, Deborah L.; LoRe, Sondra M.; Starnes, John H.; Miller, Jillian M.; Buntz, Jennifer G.; Hugo, Alys; Nieuwsma, Christianne B.; Seitz, Heather; Bissell, Ahrash; Gross, Louis; Kiser, Stacey; Lenhart, Suzanne; Mills, Michael A.; Neuhauser, Claudia; Corriette, Irene; Prescott, Sarah; Jenkins, Kristin P.; Karpakakunjaram, Vedham – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2023
Mastery of quantitative skills is increasingly critical for student success in life sciences, but few curricula adequately incorporate quantitative skills. Quantitative Biology at Community Colleges (QB@CC) is designed to address this need by building a grassroots consortium of community college faculty to (1) engage in interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, College Science, Community Colleges
Wheeler, Lindsay B.; Thompson, Katerina V.; Marbach-Ad, Gili; Sheehan, Patrick; Bortiatynski, Jacqueline L.; Ghent, Cindy – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2023
Expectancy-value theory of motivation (EVT) suggests that student values influence their likelihood of putting in the effort required to learn, and these values can be shaped by student characteristics, such as their experiences, sociodemographics, and disciplinary norms. To understand the extent to which these characteristics relate to students'…
Descriptors: STEM Education, College Seniors, Student Attitudes, Interdisciplinary Approach
Goudsouzian, Lara K.; Hsu, Jeremy L. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2023
Teaching undergraduate students to read primary scientific literature (PSL) is cited as an important goal for many science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) classes, given a range of cognitive and affective benefits for students who read PSL. Consequently, there are a number of approaches and curricular interventions published in the STEM…
Descriptors: Primary Sources, Scientific Research, Undergraduate Students, Teaching Methods
Clare G. -C. Franovic; Nicholas R. Williams; Keenan Noyes; Michael W. Klymkowsky; Melanie M. Cooper – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2023
Concerns regarding students' difficulties with the concept of energy date back to the 1970s. They become particularly apparent for systems involving adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which plays a central role in maintaining the nonequilibrium state of biological systems and in driving energetically unfavorable processes. One of the most…
Descriptors: Energy, Biology, Misconceptions, Scientific Concepts
Hanauer, David I.; Graham, Mark J.; Arnold, Rachel J.; Ayuk, Mary A.; Balish, Mitchell F.; Beyer, Andrea R.; Butela, Kristen A.; Byrum, Christine A.; Chia, Catherine P.; Chung, Hui-Min; Clase, Kari L.; Conant, Stephanie; Coomans, Roy J.; D'Elia, Tom; Diaz, Jason; Diaz, Arturo; Doty, Jean A.; Edgington, Nicholas P.; Edwards, Dustin C.; Eivazova, Elvira; Emmons, Christine B.; Fast, Kayla M.; Fisher, Emily J.; Fleischacker, Christine L.; Frederick, Gregory D.; Freise, Amanda C.; Gainey, Maria D.; Gissendanner, Chris R.; Golebiewska, Urszula P.; Guild, Nancy A.; Hendrickson, Heather L.; Herren, Christopher D.; Hopson-Fernandes, Margaret S.; Hughes, Lee E.; Jacobs-Sera, Deborah; Johnson, Allison A.; Kirkpatrick, Bridgette L.; Klyczek, Karen K.; Koga, Ann P.; Kotturi, Hari; LeBlanc-Straceski, Janine; Lee-Soety, Julia Y.; Leonard, Justin E.; Mastropaolo, Matthew D.; Merkhofer, Evan C.; Michael, Scott F.; Mitchell, Jon C.; Mohan, Swarna; Monti, Denise L.; Noutsos, Christos; Nsa, Imade Y.; Peters, Nick T.; Plymale, Ruth; Pollenz, Richard S.; Porter, Megan L.; Rinehart, Claire A.; Rosas-Acosta, German; Ross, Joseph F.; Rubin, Michael R.; Scherer, Anne E.; Schroeder, Stephanie C.; Shaffer, Christopher D.; Sprenkle, Amy B.; Sunnen, C. Nicole; Swerdlow, Sarah J.; Tobiason, Deborah; Tolsma, Sara S.; Tsourkas, Philippos K.; Ward, Robert E.; Ware, Vassie C.; Warner, Marcie H.; Washington, Jacqueline M.; Westover, Kristi M.; White, Simon J.; Whitefleet-Smith, JoAnn L.; Williams, Daniel C.; Wolyniak, Michael J.; Zeilstra-Ryalls, Jill H.; Asai, David J.; Hatfull, Graham F.; Sivanathan, Viknesh – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2022
The course-based research experience (CRE) with its documented educational benefits is increasingly being implemented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. This article reports on a study that was done over a period of 3 years to explicate the instructional processes involved in teaching an undergraduate CRE. One hundred…
Descriptors: Teaching Models, Student Research, Student Experience, Undergraduate Students
Cooper, A. C.; Southard, K. M.; Osness, J. B.; Bolger, M. S. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2022
Limited access to undergraduate research experiences for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics students has led to creation of classroom-based opportunities for students to participate in authentic science. Revising laboratory courses to engage students in the practices of science has been shown to have many benefits for students.…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Intention, Science Instruction, Undergraduate Students
Dewey, Jessica; Hicks, Jenna; Schuchardt, Anita – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2022
When conducting biological investigations, experts constantly integrate their conceptual and quantitative understanding of variation with the design and analysis of the investigation. This process is difficult for students, because curricula often treat these concepts as separate components. This study describes the effect of a curricular…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Multiple Choice Tests
Clements, Thomas P.; Friedman, Katherine L.; Johnson, Heather J.; Meier, Cole J.; Watkins, Jessica; Brockman, Amanda J.; Brame, Cynthia J. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2022
Large introductory science courses are a particularly important and challenging target for creating inclusive learning environments. In this study, we examined the impact of incorporating learning assistants (LAs) on the learning environment in an introductory biology course taught with two different structures: an in-person lecture with…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Science Education, Large Group Instruction, Teaching Assistants
Wise, Sarah B.; Archie, Tim; Laursen, Sandra – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2022
Nearly half of all college students and the majority of college students of color begin their studies at 2-year colleges. The educational quality that these students experience will affect future success, but little research to date has focused on the professional development (PD) of their instructors. We offer an exploratory study on PD needs and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Greenall, Rebeka F.; Bailey, Elizabeth G. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2022
Indigenous students are underrepresented in science, and the exclusion of Indigenous knowledge from Western education may be a contributor. Recently, Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers have called for a better integration of Indigenous knowledge systems into Western science. One suggestion from the literature is to integrate Traditional…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Science, Biology, Indigenous Knowledge
Gormally, Cara; Heil, Austin – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2022
As college science educators, we must prepare all future college graduates to be engaged, science-literate citizens. Yet data suggest that most college biology classes as currently taught do little to make science truly useful for students' lives and provide few opportunities for students to practice skills needed to be key decision makers in…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Nonmajors, College Faculty
