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Introductory Biology in Social Context: The Effects of an Issues-Based Laboratory Course on Biology Student Motivation
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Hewitt, Krissi M.; Bouwma-Gearhart, Jana; Kitada, Heather; Mason, Robert; Kayes, Lori J. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2019
We investigated the effects of a laboratory curriculum developed using the socio-­scientific issues (SSI) framework to contextualize scientific and socially relevant issues for students. Using self-determination theory and hierarchical linear modeling, we examined the effects of the SSI curriculum relative to a control curriculum on student…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Biology, Science Instruction, Science Laboratories
The Relationship between Student Success in Introductory University Chemistry and Approaches to Learning outside of the Classroom
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Sinapuelas, Michelle L. S.; Stacy, Angelica M. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2015
The study reported here examines the learning approaches adopted by students enrolled in introductory chemistry at a public university. To evaluate learning approaches, a group of 61 students enrolled in the course were interviewed at three time-points during the semester, specifically to ascertain how they prepared for the exams. From these…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, College Students, Introductory Courses
Early Engagement in Course-Based Research Increases Graduation Rates and Completion of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Degrees
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Rodenbusch, Stacia E.; Hernandez, Paul R.; Simmons, Sarah L.; Dolan, Erin L. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2016
National efforts to transform undergraduate biology education call for research experiences to be an integral component of learning for all students. Course-based undergraduate research experiences, or CUREs, have been championed for engaging students in research at a scale that is not possible through apprenticeships in faculty research…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Biology, Undergraduate Students, STEM Education