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Direct linkBrie Tripp; Sherri Cozzens; Catherine Hrycyk; Kimberly D. Tanner; Jeffrey N. Schinske – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2024
STEM undergraduates navigate lengthy sequences of prerequisite courses covering volumes of science content. Given that these courses may contribute to attrition and equity gaps in STEM, research is needed to test the assumption that prerequisite content benefits students in their future studies and careers. We investigated the relevance of…
Descriptors: Nurses, Undergraduate Study, Attitudes, Nursing Education
Kiser, Stacey L.; Andrews, Christine M.; Seidel, Shannon B.; Fisher, Matthew R.; Wright, Natalie A.; Theobald, Elli J. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2022
We explored the impacts of a mathematics prerequisite on student success in Introductory Biology, focusing on students historically underserved in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Specifically, we studied Introductory Biology student outcomes 5 years before and 6 years after adding the prerequisite. Students who had not…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Introductory Courses, Biology, Academic Achievement
Sato, Brian K.; Lee, Amanda K.; Alam, Usman; Dang, Jennifer V.; Dacanay, Samantha J.; Morgado, Pedro; Pirino, Giorgia; Brunner, Jo Ellen; Castillo, Leanne A.; Chan, Valerie W.; Sandholtz, Judith H. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2017
Despite the ubiquity of prerequisites in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics curricula, there has been minimal effort to assess their value in a data-driven manner. Using both quantitative and qualitative data, we examined the impact of prerequisites in the context of a microbiology lecture and lab course pairing.…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Prerequisites, Required Courses, Microbiology
Kudish, Philip; Shores, Robin; McClung, Alex; Smulyan, Lisa; Vallen, Elizabeth A.; Siwicki, Kathleen K. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2016
Study group meetings (SGMs) are voluntary-attendance peer-led team-learning workshops that supplement introductory biology lectures at a selective liberal arts college. While supporting all students' engagement with lecture material, specific aims are to improve the success of underrepresented minority (URM) students and those with weaker…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Introductory Courses, Biology, Classroom Environment
Creech, Leah Renee; Sweeder, Ryan D. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2012
This study examined the historical performance of students at Michigan State University in 12 life sciences courses over 13 yr to find variables impacting student success. Hierarchical linear modeling predicted 25.0-62.8% of the variance in students' grades in the courses analyzed. The primary predictor of a student's course grade was his or her…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Majors (Students), Grade Point Average, Biochemistry
Minimal Impact of Organic Chemistry Prerequisite on Student Performance in Introductory Biochemistry
Wright, Robin; Cotner, Sehoya; Winkel, Amy – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2009
Curriculum design assumes that successful completion of prerequisite courses will have a positive impact on student performance in courses that require the prerequisite. We recently had the opportunity to test this assumption concerning the relationship between completion of the organic chemistry prerequisite and performance in introductory…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Grade Point Average, Prerequisites, Organic Chemistry
