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Suzy McTaggart; Michael Hortsch – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2024
Assessment of learners in the anatomical sciences is a complex task as it not only tests students' fact knowledge, but also the analysis of visual information. Sometimes, novice histology learners must acquire image recognition skills of microscopic structures in a short time frame. This paper describes a strategy of offering first year dental…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, High Stakes Tests, Student Evaluation, Anatomy
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Devers, Christopher; Devers, Erin; Alayan, Alexandra; Deeter, Christian; Johnson, Abigail; Echeverry, Shawnie; Tompkin, Nina; Tripp, Steven; Leonard, Stephen – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2022
Students often report using ineffective study techniques. This project encouraged practice testing, distributed practice, interleaved practice, and metacognitive accuracy to increase learning in an undergraduate general chemistry course. Overall, the purpose of this project was to use text messaging to support evidence-based study practices.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Learning Strategies, Evidence Based Practice, Computer Mediated Communication
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Laura L. Beaton – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2025
Online quizzes and learning platforms provided by textbook publishers have become common components of undergraduate education. Here, I examine how participation in these formative assessments related to student course performance. Over multiple semesters, students completed either free online unlimited attempt quizzes or assignments from a…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Computer Assisted Testing, Tests, Student Evaluation
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Yangqiuting Li; Chandralekha Singh – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
In this study, we investigated female and male students' sense of belonging and their academic performance measured by the Force Concept Inventory (FCI) and course grades in a calculus-based introductory physics course at a large public university in the United States. We find that compared to male students, female students' sense of belonging was…
Descriptors: Sense of Community, Predictor Variables, Introductory Courses, Physics
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Couch, Brian A.; Wright, Christian D.; Freeman, Scott; Knight, Jennifer K.; Semsar, Katharine; Smith, Michelle K.; Summers, Mindi M.; Zheng, Yi; Crowe, Alison J.; Brownell, Sara E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2019
The "Vision and Change" report provides a nationally agreed upon framework of core concepts that undergraduate biology students should master by graduation. While identifying these concepts was an important first step, departments also need ways to measure the extent to which students understand these concepts. Here, we present the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Science, Majors (Students), Biology
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Reinhard, Aaron; Felleson, Alex; Turner, Paula C.; Green, Maxwell – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2022
We studied the impact of metacognitive reflections on recently-completed work as a way to improve the retention of newly learned problem-solving techniques. Students video recorded themselves talking through problems immediately after finishing them, completed ongoing problem-solving strategy maps or problem-sorting exercises, and filled out…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Problem Solving, Retention (Psychology), Video Technology
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Özmen, Kübra – Physics Education, 2019
This paper focuses on the potential benefits of integrating physics demonstrations as a mediator for learning the physics of sound, acoustics and psychoacoustics in an undergraduate audiology classroom. The participants of this study were 54 first-year audiology students enrolled in the Physics of Sound and Acoustics course. According to the…
Descriptors: Physics, Demonstrations (Educational), Science Instruction, College Science
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Shaffer, Justin F.; Ferguson, Julie; Denaro, Kameryn – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2019
College science courses aim to teach students both disciplinary knowledge and scientific literacy skills. Several instruments have been developed to assess students' scientific literacy skills, but few studies have reported how demographic differences may play a role. The goal of this study was to determine whether demographic factors…
Descriptors: Science Tests, Scientific Literacy, College Science, College Students
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Huffmyer, Ariana S.; Lemus, Judith D. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2019
Student experience and achievement in undergraduate science courses is important for degree retention and generating interest in careers in STEM. Graduate student teaching assistants (GTAs) provide a majority of instruction in STEM laboratory courses at universities and play a critical role in the educational experience of students. Many GTAs…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Teaching Assistants, Academic Achievement, Undergraduate Students
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Rompolski, Krista L.; Bruneau, Michael, Jr.; Samendinger, Stephen – HAPS Educator, 2018
The purpose of this investigation was to determine if attending a face-to-face midterm exam review with the instructor predicts final exam performance in an Anatomy and Physiology I course. Students were invited to attend office hours in small groups to review their midterm exams. Multiple linear regression was used to test whether attendance at…
Descriptors: Science Tests, Student Evaluation, Performance Factors, Performance
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Lacambra, Wilfredo T. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
One of the most common ways of detecting whether an improvement is achieved by an education institution is through measuring the students' achievement in a test. Testing is generally thought of as a means of assessing the knowledge and skills students have acquired through learning (Du-chastel and Nungester, 1998). Test results, besides assisting…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physics, Science Tests, Achievement Tests
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Sweeney, Kevin; Hayes, Jennifer A.; Chiavaroli, Neville – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2014
A three-dimensional appreciation of the human body is the cornerstone of clinical anatomy. Spatial ability has previously been found to be associated with students' ability to learn anatomy and their examination performance. The teaching of anatomy has been the subject of major change over the last two decades with the reduction in time spent…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Human Body, Medical Education, Spatial Ability
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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
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Borman, Trisha; Margolin, Jonathan; Garland, Marshall; Rapaport, Amie; Park, So Jung; LiCalsi, Christina – Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest, 2017
Nationwide, Hispanic students continue to be underrepresented among students who complete a four-year degree in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields (National Center for Education Statistics, 2016) and among workers in STEM fields. This discrepancy is a concern, especially in light of the projected growth in employment in STEM…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Educational Indicators, Postsecondary Education, STEM Education
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Horn, Savannah; Hernick, Marcy – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2015
Test-enhanced learning has successfully been used as a means to enhance learning and promote knowledge retention in students. We have examined whether this approach could be used in a biochemistry course to enhance student learning about lipids-related concepts. Students were provided access to two optional learning modules with questions related…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Teaching Methods, Learning Modules
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