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Waters, David; Jilakara, Rahul – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2023
This study investigates the relationship between study methods and exam performance in introductory physics courses. Data were collected over 3 years through surveys to examine students' study habits, perceived effectiveness of techniques, and the correlation between time allocation and exam grades. Results indicate that high-achieving students…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Tests, Study Habits, Correlation
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Bell, Kathy; Gerrits, Ron; Hood, Suzanne – HAPS Educator, 2021
Community college students come from a variety of backgrounds and have different levels of educational preparedness compared to undergraduates in 4-year undergraduate schools. Historically, retention rates of these students in human physiology courses have been low, often due to non-passing grades. Incorporation of additional active learning…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Cooperative Learning, Anxiety
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Underwood, Sonia M.; Kararo, Alex T.; Gadia, Gabriela – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2021
The ability to predict macroscopic properties using a compound's chemical structure is an essential idea for chemistry as well as other disciplines such as biology. In this study we investigate how different levels of interventions impact the components of students' explanations (claims, evidence, and reasoning) of structure-property…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Process Skills, Intervention, Prediction
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Ogochukwu Onyiri – HAPS Educator, 2024
In the United States, there is a demand for registered nurses. To be admitted into the nursing program, students need to complete prerequisite courses such as human anatomy and physiology. Many students find human anatomy and physiology challenging due to the nature of the content. Poor performance in human anatomy and physiology can preclude a…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Learner Engagement, College Faculty, Formative Evaluation
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Xu, Yangting; Chen, Chen; Ji, Ming; Xiang, Yang; Feng, Dandan; Luo, Ziqiang – Advances in Physiology Education, 2023
The online flipped classroom (OFC) has emerged as a new teaching method in universities worldwide, which combines asynchronous and synchronous online learning. OFC differs from the traditional flipped classroom as it does not involve face-to-face interaction between teachers and students. Instead, the class meeting is conducted online, and it is…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Physiology, Science Instruction, Science Tests
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Galloway, Cynthia; Green, Marybeth; Arole, Al-Ameen O.; Fnu, Irfana Begum – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2021
Creating meaningful learning environments that support university students in their early STEM courses has become a focus of interest for many universities. This research investigated an active learning environment where students used Ozobot robots to visualize complex concepts such as Metabolism, Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration in an…
Descriptors: Robotics, STEM Education, Metabolism, Teaching Methods
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Gil Llinás, Julia; Tobaja Márquez, Luis Manuel – International Journal of Educational Methodology, 2023
This paper describes an experience based on the use of an active method in which students of a basic physics course prepare multiple choice questions (MCQs) to prepare for exams in the subject. The objective of the research was to provide the students with a method that would enhance their desire to learn physics, and consequently lead to an…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Physics, Science Instruction, Multiple Choice Tests
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Sarah L. Cresswell; Wendy A. Loughlin; Tak H. Kim – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2024
The rise of technology and online approaches has challenged the traditional learning and teaching model for first year chemistry of formal face-to-face lectures and in-person laboratory sessions. The COVID-19 pandemic since 2020 has created a rapidly changing environment in assessment and learning experiences for students and led to rapid adoption…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Online Courses, Teaching Methods
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Al-Salmani, Fatema; Johnson, Jordan; Thacker, Beth – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
We present an analysis of students' thinking skills as evidenced by free-response exam problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. We compare two inquiry-based, laboratory-based classical mechanics courses, one taught online and one taught in person during the pandemic, and two inquiry-based, laboratory-based electricity and magnetism courses, one…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Evaluation Methods, Comparative Analysis, Inquiry
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Lewin, Daniel Roberto; Barzilai, Abigail – Chemical Engineering Education, 2021
The capstone design sequence provides chemical engineering students with the opportunity to demonstrate mastery in process engineering, acquired during their entire degree, and is the ultimate "reality check" in outcome verification. This paper describes the current status of the design sequence followed by chemical engineering students…
Descriptors: Capstone Experiences, Flipped Classroom, Chemical Engineering, Engineering Education
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La Frano, Michael R.; Amin, Samir; Fanter, Rob K. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
Metabolomics, the large-scale study of metabolites in biological fluids and tissues, offers the ability to observe metabolic changes in a broad context. Traditionally, nutritional metabolism education has focused on theory using textbooks. The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of involving students in a feeding research study…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Metabolism, Nutrition, Hands on Science
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Krzysiak, Amanda; Doyle, Caroline; Huff, Mary O. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2022
Project-based (research-driven) laboratory courses stimulate student involvement, improve critical thinking and initiate cooperative learning. To this end, a 7-week laboratory project was designed for a sophomore cell biology course to reinforce the fundamental relationship between genotype and phenotype using yeast alcohol dehydrogenase I (ADH1).…
Descriptors: Genetics, Biochemistry, Student Projects, Laboratory Experiments
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McDaniel, Mark A.; Cahill, Michael J.; Frey, Regina F.; Limeri, Lisa B.; Lemons, Paula P. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2022
Previous studies have found that students' concept-building approaches, identified a priori with a cognitive psychology laboratory task, are associated with student exam performances in chemistry classes. Abstraction learners (those who extract the principles underlying related examples) performed better than exemplar learners (those who focus on…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Concept Formation, Scientific Concepts, Biology
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Riaz, Muhammad; Marcinkowski, Thomas J.; Faisal, Ali – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2020
This study investigated the effects of Discovery Learning Scientific Community Laboratories (DL-SCL) and traditional non-DLSCL laboratories on students' conceptual understanding in a Physics-1 lab. At many universities, physics programs use a traditional lab style, despite research on the benefits for reform-oriented physics labs. This DL-SCL…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Introductory Courses, Physics, Science Laboratories
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Kasey A. Karen; Bruce A. Snyder; Rich Adams – American Biology Teacher, 2024
Growing evidence has come to suggest that model-based inquiry can improve student learning outcomes and attitudes toward STEM in the biological sciences and beyond. In our introductory biology laboratory course that focuses on cellular and molecular biology, we introduced model-based inquiry (MBI) labs to create a more student-focused course that…
Descriptors: Biology, Laboratory Experiments, Science Instruction, Undergraduate Students
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