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Kamali Sripathi; Aidan Hoskinson – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2024
Genetic variation is historically challenging for undergraduate students to master, potentially due to its grounding in both evolution and genetics. Traditionally, student expertise in genetic variation has been evaluated using Key Concepts. However, Cognitive Construals may add to a more nuanced picture of students' developing expertise. Here, we…
Descriptors: Genetics, Undergraduate Students, Science Instruction, Evolution
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Crystal Uminski; Dina L. Newman; L. Kate Wright – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2025
Molecular biology can be challenging for undergraduate students because it requires visual literacy skills to interpret abstract representations of submicroscopic concepts, structures, and processes. The Conceptual-Reasoning-Mode framework suggests that visual literacy relies on applying conceptual knowledge to appropriately reason with the…
Descriptors: Visual Literacy, Student Attitudes, Molecular Biology, Genetics
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Saya Shahoy; Michelle Du; Ola Mostafa; Aliyah Parker; Dylan Martirano; Melinda T. Owens – Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 2024
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has underscored the importance of mRNA vaccines. The mechanism for how such vaccines work is related to the core biology topic of the central dogma, which students often misunderstand despite its importance. Therefore, we wanted to know whether students can apply their biology knowledge of central…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Biology, Knowledge Level
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Robert W. Danielson; Benjamin C. Heddy; Onur Ramazan; Gan Jin; Kanvarbir S. Gill; Danielle N. Berry – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2025
Misinformation has been extensively studied as both maliciously intended propaganda and accidentally experienced incorrect assumptions. We contend that "conceptual contamination" is the process by which the learning of incorrect information interferes, pollutes, or otherwise disrupts the learning of correct information. This is similar…
Descriptors: Misinformation, Propaganda, Deception, Misconceptions
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Helena Kolon; Patricia Ann Mabrouk – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
Little is known concerning chemistry and biochemistry majors' understanding of research and scientific inquiry. In this three-year qualitative research study, chemistry and biochemistry majors were interviewed before and after participating in a National Science Foundation-sponsored Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program at a…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Biochemistry, Majors (Students), Scientific Research
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Gavilán, José M.; Haro, Juan; Crusellas, Daniel – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2022
In this study, we implemented a visual illusions contest as an educational activity within the practical programme of the subject "Perception and Attention" (Bachelor's Degree in Psychology). The contest was evaluated by verifying its effectiveness as a teaching tool for achieving the competences assigned to the course. We designed…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Knowledge Level, Psychology, Educational Innovation
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Danya Marie Serrano; Travis Crone; Patrick S. Williams – Science & Education, 2024
People who hold multiplicistic (multiplist) epistemic beliefs about science tend to believe that scientific knowledge is always subjective and that varying opinions on a scientific matter are equally valid. Research suggests that multiplist epistemic beliefs may be maladaptive and lead to a radically subjective view of science. Little is known…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Beliefs, Sciences, Knowledge Level
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Zhou, Jiangyuan – Journal of Global Education and Research, 2022
Global learning has become a fundamental aspect of international education. Yet, a clear understanding of global learning and how to develop it remain unclear. Using the dynamic systems approach, this paper analyzed the reasons, methods, and knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSA) of global learning in higher education. Global learning is the…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Higher Education, Undergraduate Students, Knowledge Level
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Shawn K. Stover; Michelle L. Mabry – Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching, 2022
Here, we present a ten-year assessment of core concept retention, with an emphasis on evolution, by senior biology majors at a small, private liberal arts college. For concepts that are regularly revisited throughout the biology curriculum, we found that knowledge retention was robust. However, for concepts that are encountered only during the…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Retention (Psychology), Biology, Majors (Students)
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Klapp, Jamie; Bouvier-Brown, Nicole C. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: This study aims to analyze undergraduate science majors' perceptions of climate change. Design/methodology/approach: Three science major student cohorts at Loyola Marymount University -- first-year exposure (first-years taking a course related to climate science), first-year control (first-years taking a course unrelated to climate…
Descriptors: Climate, Undergraduate Students, Knowledge Level, Majors (Students)
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Albrecht, Kat; Nielsen, Laura Beth; Wuorinen, Lydia – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2023
Colleges and universities are legally required to attempt to prevent and redress sexual violations on campus. Neo-institutional theory suggests that the implementation of law by compliance professionals rarely achieves law's goals. It is critical in claims-based systems that those who are potential claimants understand the law. This article…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Undergraduate Students, Sexual Harassment, School Policy
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Thacker, Ian – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2022
Prompting people to estimate climate change numbers before showing them the true value can shift learners' attitudes and conceptions. Yet, interventions created for such a learning experience are not easily accessible to the general public. The purpose of this preregistered study was to address this research gap by developing and testing an openly…
Descriptors: Climate, Computation, Numbers, Intervention
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Novita, Rita; Herman, Tatang; Dasari, Dadan; Putra, Mulia – European Journal of Educational Research, 2022
This research aims to determine second-year university students' understanding in interpreting and representing fractions. A set of fraction tests was given to students through two direct learning interventions. An unstructured interview was used as an instrument to obtain explanations and confirmations from the purposive participants. A total of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Mathematics, Knowledge Level, Number Concepts
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Do, Hieu Manh – International TESOL Journal, 2022
Plagiarism is becoming more widespread in all types of educational institutions (Park, 2003). In Vietnam, this academic dishonesty has received little attention in teaching and training at the tertiary level (Hoang, 2014; Nguyen & Filipi, 2017; Nguyen, 2018; Tran, 2021; Phan, 2006). To bridge this gap, the current study aims to investigate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Plagiarism, Ethics
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Claudia Da Silva Carvalho – Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 2024
The global threat of antibiotic-resistant infections has resulted in health organizations compiling an Antibiotic Stewardship Program (ASP), in which the education of current and future medical prescribers and farmers is central to the preservation of current and future antimicrobial treatments. The purpose of this study was to assess and compare…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Agricultural Education, Premedical Students, Student Attitudes
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