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General Education Biology Labs: A Delphi Study of Student Learning Outcomes
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Dayna Jean DeFeo; Sarah Gerken; Trang C. Tran; Dmitry Khodyakov; Arlene Fink – Discover Education, 2025
Introductory biology courses at most colleges and universities have two components: a lecture and a lab. However, for students who are not majoring in biology and taking the introductory course as part of their general education requirements, the distinct role of the lab has not been clearly articulated. We performed an online modified-Delphi…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, College Faculty, Outcomes of Education
A Review of Biochemistry Education Research
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Lang, Franziska K.; Bodner, George M. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
Reports of the results of research within the emerging field of biochemistry education are appearing at an ever-increasing rate. Capturing an image of the landscape of Biochemistry Education Research (BCER) is complicated, however, by the interdisciplinary nature of biochemistry courses that may be taught at different levels and in different…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Science Education, Educational Research, Interdisciplinary Approach
Meta-Analysis of Gender Performance Gaps in Undergraduate Natural Science Courses
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Odom, Sara; Boso, Halle; Bowling, Scott; Brownell, Sara; Cotner, Sehoya; Creech, Catherine; Drake, Abby Grace; Eddy, Sarah; Fagbodun, Sheritta; Hebert, Sadie; James, Avis C.; Just, Jan; St. Juliana, Justin R.; Shuster, Michele; Thompson, Seth K.; Whittington, Richard; Wills, Bill D.; Wilson, Alan E.; Zamudio, Kelly R.; Zhong, Min; Ballen, Cissy J. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2021
To investigate patterns of gender-based performance gaps, we conducted a meta-analysis of published studies and unpublished data collected across 169 undergraduate biology and chemistry courses. While we did not detect an overall gender gap in performance, heterogeneity analyses suggested further analysis was warranted, so we investigated whether…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Achievement Gap, Science Achievement, College Science
On Performing Concepts during Science Lectures
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Pozzer-Ardenghi, Lilian; Roth, Wolff-Michael – Science Education, 2007
When lecturing, teachers make use of both verbal and nonverbal communication. What is called teaching, therefore, involves not only the words and sentences a teacher utters and writes on the board during a lesson, but also all the hands/arms gestures, body movements, and facial expressions a teacher "performs" in the classroom. All of these…
Descriptors: Position Papers, Human Body, Nonverbal Communication, Lecture Method