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Direct linkNeil Sabine; Jill Schweitzer – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2025
A comparison of student performance in an introductory biology class that used a lecture-based approach (N = 15 classes; 462 students) with those that had a no-lecture approach (N = 9 classes; 238 students). All classes were taught by the principal researcher. In the no- lecture environment, shifts in student perceptions of science were…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Biology, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
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
Daniel Suuk; Dennis Wilmot; Peter T. Birteeb – Journal of Educational Research, 2024
This study was conducted to compare the efficacy of Lecture-Based-Learning (LBL) and Cooperative-Learning (CL) in teaching 'classification of living things' to Senior High School (SHS) students in Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana. The study was conducted in two SHSs using two science classes offering Biology during the 2020-2021 academic year. A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cooperative Learning, Lecture Method, High School Students
Jessica Merricks; Dave Gammon; Kathy Gallucci – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2025
Traditional lab courses separate lectures from lab work, whereas integrated lab-lecture courses (also known as studio courses) combine both in a single session under one instructor. Previous studies suggest that integrated lab-lecture courses may have the potential to enhance the learning experience for introductory-level students. In this…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Biology, Nonmajors, Integrated Activities
Comparing Undergraduate Nature of Science Views in Traditional versus Inquiry-Taught Science Courses
Alex T. St. Louis; Hayat Hokayem – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2023
This qualitative study compares the views about nature of science (NOS) between students enrolled in a traditional lecture and laboratory course and students in an inquiry-based class to the view of the scientists who taught the course. We administered the Views of Nature of Science Form C (VNOS-C) to identify students' views after partaking in…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Student Attitudes, Lecture Method, Science Laboratories
Sujatha Ramakrishnan – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The area of interest considered for the study was the overall academic achievement in biology lecture and laboratory courses using Bloom's Taxonomy. The problem of the study is the lack of higher-order thinking skills leading to a learning gap in many universities and colleges. The purpose of the quantitative correlational study was to determine…
Descriptors: Taxonomy, Science Instruction, Lecture Method, Laboratory Procedures
Beheshtian, Cheyenne; Garcia, Vanessa Elena; Zhu-Hui Ng, Tiffany; Alkhatib, Sarah; Quang, Erica; Cho, Kira Jinju; Nguyen, Timothy Duy; Le, Dustin Nguyen; Kadandale, Pavan – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2023
A large body of literature has established the benefits of undergraduate research experiences via the traditional apprenticeship model. More recently, several studies have shown that many of these benefits can be recapitulated in course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) that are more scalable and easier for students to participate…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Research Training, Laboratory Experiments
Lewohl, Joanne M. – International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 2023
The current cohort of undergraduate students is often said to value technology and is assumed to prefer immersive, interactive, and personalized learning experiences. In contrast, many educators recognise the value of face-to-face classes and believe that attending class positively impacts student performance. A novel teaching strategy, including…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, In Person Learning, Lecture Method, Workshops
Elesha Goodfriend – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The primary purpose of this study was to compare academic variables from students participating in mixed teaching methods/course revitalization biology courses to those in traditional courses at two community colleges in Tennessee. A two-group comparison design using archived data was used, which evaluated differences in final grades, exam scores,…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Biology, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis
Moore, Virginia J.; Prewitt, Elizabeth Mitchell; Carpenter-McCullough, Amber Jean; Whitworth, Brooke A. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2020
With an overwhelming amount of research and a demand for collaborative learning in the classroom, teachers are tackling challenges at all educational levels that often accompany the social aspects of group work. Team-Based Learning (TBL) is an instructional sequence that shifts instruction from teacher lecture to small-group learning. Through the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Science Instruction, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students
Kearney, Miranda A. – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic presented many challenges for educators. In Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs), where students learn about the scientific process by working on novel research, few resources for remote learning were available. Here the impact of changes to course delivery format on student learning gains in a…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Introductory Courses, Biology
Gelinas, Katharine A.; Ovid, Dax; Amaya-Mejia, Wilmer; Ayala, Rafael; Baek, Hanna E.; Gasmin, Eric; Hissen, Karina; Johnson, Amanda; Kossa, Emily; Levesque, Lauren; Lutz, Kurt R.; Lyons, Amichai S.; Mata, Alan F.; Mitchell, Casey G.; Paggeot, Lisa; Pastor-Infantas, Maria José; Patel, Cheryl; Prestol-Casillas, Susan; Chen, Kevin Xu; Tanner, Kimberly D. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2022
Instructor Talk--noncontent and nonlogistical language that is focused on shaping the classroom learning environment--is a recently defined variable that may play an important role in how undergraduates experience courses. Previous research characterized Instructor Talk used by faculty teaching in biology lecture classrooms. However, graduate…
Descriptors: Teaching Assistants, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students, Biology
McNeal, Karen S.; Zhong, Min; Soltis, Nick A.; Doukopoulos, Lindsay; Johnson, Elijah T.; Courtney, Stephanie; Alwan, Akilah; Porch, Mallory – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2020
This study measured student engagement in real time through the use of skin biosensors, specifically galvanic skin response (GSR), in a large undergraduate lecture classroom. The study was conducted during an intervention in an introductory-level biology course (N = 420) in which one section of the course was taught with active-learning approaches…
Descriptors: Measurement Equipment, Learner Engagement, Large Group Instruction, Science Instruction
Casper, Anne Marie A.; Woodbury, Jacob M.; Davis, William B.; Offerdahl, Erika G. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2019
Recent studies have shown that sorting tasks are a useful tool both for measuring and aiding student learning as well as facilitating the transfer of knowledge to novel contexts. These tasks require students to categorize scenarios or information in new ways that facilitate connection making and deeper understanding. As such, sorting tasks…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Academic Achievement, Learning Activities, Active Learning
Santangelo, Jessica; Cadieux, Marissa; Zapata, Samantha – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2021
The mismatch between high school and college learning environments creates a barrier to student success in STEM majors in college. The high school learning environment relies on surface learning in which skills such as re-reading and memorizing are sufficient for academic success. The college learning environment, particularly in STEM disciplines,…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Active Learning, Undergraduate Students, College Science
