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Pickett, Sarah B.; Nielson, Catie; Marshall, Hydea; Tanner, Kimberly D.; Coley, John D. – Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 2022
Students possess informal, intuitive ways of reasoning about the world, including biological phenomena. Although useful in some cases, intuitive reasoning can also lead to the development of scientifically inaccurate ideas that conflict with central concepts taught in formal biology education settings, including evolution. Using antibiotic…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Assignments, Drug Therapy, Microbiology
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Rudin, Joel; Yang, Yang; Ruane, Sinead; Ross, Linda; Farro, Andrea; Billing, Tejinder – Journal of Management Education, 2016
Transgender employees may suffer from discrimination due to transphobia. This article evaluates a pedagogical intervention designed to reduce the transphobia of North American undergraduate business students. Participants were enrolled in an organizational behavior course. They resolved a simulated dispute between coworkers over accommodating the…
Descriptors: Sexual Identity, Gender Issues, Employees, Social Bias
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Pelech, James; Hibbard, Susan T. – Journal of Research in Education, 2011
This study was an action research project evaluating the effectiveness of selected reading strategies on student learning. The action research was conducted in an undergraduate measurement course in a teacher preparation program. Students used a pre-selected reading strategy to read assigned readings then completed a quiz on the readings and a…
Descriptors: Action Research, Reading Strategies, College Students, Program Effectiveness
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Trice, John-Nathan; Wilmes, Barbara Johnson – Administrative Issues Journal: Education, Practice, and Research, 2011
Universities and colleges are experiencing increasing challenges of educating millennial students, individuals who lack motivation and tenacity to engage in the learning process. Ideally, university students have read materials and are prepared to engage in collegial interaction. The purpose of this study was to determine whether university…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, Student Motivation, Study Habits, Reading Strategies