Postsecondary biology students' ways of participating in the critique and discussion of primary scientific literature
CBE Life Sci Educ. 2023 Dec;22(4):ar47. doi: 10.1187/cbe.22-11-0218.ABSTRACTScience advances through the interplay of idea construction and idea critique. Our goal was to describe varied forms of productive disciplinary engagement that emerged during primary literature discussions. Such descriptions are necessary for biology educators and researchers to design for and recognize diverse repertoires of participation in the critique and discussion of primary scientific literature. We identified three cases (a lower-division ecology course, an upper-division organismal course, and a journal club embedded in a summer research p...
Source: CBE Life Sciences Education - October 13, 2023 Category: Cytology Authors: G B Jablonski A S Grinath Source Type: research
Building Authentic Science Experiences: Students' Perceptions of Sequential Course-Based Undergraduate Research
This study contributes to the growing literature on CUREs with a focus on students from a primarily undergraduate institution with multiple minority-serving designations.PMID:37831684 | DOI:10.1187/cbe.23-03-0042 (Source: CBE Life Sciences Education)
Source: CBE Life Sciences Education - October 13, 2023 Category: Cytology Authors: Bailey M Von der Mehden Eric M Pennino Heather L Fajardo Catherine Ishikawa Kelly K McDonald Source Type: research
Postsecondary biology students' ways of participating in the critique and discussion of primary scientific literature
CBE Life Sci Educ. 2023 Dec;22(4):ar47. doi: 10.1187/cbe.22-11-0218.ABSTRACTScience advances through the interplay of idea construction and idea critique. Our goal was to describe varied forms of productive disciplinary engagement that emerged during primary literature discussions. Such descriptions are necessary for biology educators and researchers to design for and recognize diverse repertoires of participation in the critique and discussion of primary scientific literature. We identified three cases (a lower-division ecology course, an upper-division organismal course, and a journal club embedded in a summer research p...
Source: CBE Life Sciences Education - October 13, 2023 Category: Cytology Authors: G B Jablonski A S Grinath Source Type: research
Building Authentic Science Experiences: Students' Perceptions of Sequential Course-Based Undergraduate Research
This study contributes to the growing literature on CUREs with a focus on students from a primarily undergraduate institution with multiple minority-serving designations.PMID:37831684 | DOI:10.1187/cbe.23-03-0042 (Source: CBE Life Sciences Education)
Source: CBE Life Sciences Education - October 13, 2023 Category: Cytology Authors: Bailey M Von der Mehden Eric M Pennino Heather L Fajardo Catherine Ishikawa Kelly K McDonald Source Type: research
Postsecondary biology students' ways of participating in the critique and discussion of primary scientific literature
CBE Life Sci Educ. 2023 Dec;22(4):ar47. doi: 10.1187/cbe.22-11-0218.ABSTRACTScience advances through the interplay of idea construction and idea critique. Our goal was to describe varied forms of productive disciplinary engagement that emerged during primary literature discussions. Such descriptions are necessary for biology educators and researchers to design for and recognize diverse repertoires of participation in the critique and discussion of primary scientific literature. We identified three cases (a lower-division ecology course, an upper-division organismal course, and a journal club embedded in a summer research p...
Source: CBE Life Sciences Education - October 13, 2023 Category: Cytology Authors: G B Jablonski A S Grinath Source Type: research
Building Authentic Science Experiences: Students' Perceptions of Sequential Course-Based Undergraduate Research
This study contributes to the growing literature on CUREs with a focus on students from a primarily undergraduate institution with multiple minority-serving designations.PMID:37831684 | DOI:10.1187/cbe.23-03-0042 (Source: CBE Life Sciences Education)
Source: CBE Life Sciences Education - October 13, 2023 Category: Cytology Authors: Bailey M Von der Mehden Eric M Pennino Heather L Fajardo Catherine Ishikawa Kelly K McDonald Source Type: research
Investigating the Influence of Assessment Question Framing on Undergraduate Biology Student Preference and Affect
CBE Life Sci Educ. 2023 Dec;22(4):ar45. doi: 10.1187/cbe.22-12-0249.ABSTRACTNearly all undergraduate biology courses rely on quizzes and exams. Despite their prevalence, very little work has been done to explore how the framing of assessment questions may influence student performance and affect. Here, we conduct a quasi-random experimental study where students in different sections of the same course were given isomorphic questions that varied in their framing of experimental scenarios. One section was provided a description using the self-referential term "you", placing the student in the experiment; another section rece...
Source: CBE Life Sciences Education - October 10, 2023 Category: Cytology Authors: Jeremy L Hsu Noelle Clark Kate Hill Melissa Rowland-Goldsmith Source Type: research
Preparing Teaching Assistants to Facilitate Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) in the Biological Sciences: A Call to Action
CBE Life Sci Educ. 2023 Dec;22(4):es4. doi: 10.1187/cbe.22-09-0183.ABSTRACTCourse-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) offer an expanding avenue to engage students in real-world scientific practices. Increasingly, CUREs are instructed by graduate teaching assistants (TAs), yet TAs may be underprepared to facilitate and face unique barriers when teaching CUREs. Consequently, unless TAs are provided professional development (PD) and resources to teach CUREs effectively, they and their students may not reap the assumed benefits of CURE instruction. Here, we describe three perspectives - that of the CURE TA, the CU...
Source: CBE Life Sciences Education - October 10, 2023 Category: Cytology Authors: Erin E Shortlidge Amie M Kern Emma C Goodwin Jeffrey T Olimpo Source Type: research
Investigating the Influence of Assessment Question Framing on Undergraduate Biology Student Preference and Affect
CBE Life Sci Educ. 2023 Dec;22(4):ar45. doi: 10.1187/cbe.22-12-0249.ABSTRACTNearly all undergraduate biology courses rely on quizzes and exams. Despite their prevalence, very little work has been done to explore how the framing of assessment questions may influence student performance and affect. Here, we conduct a quasi-random experimental study where students in different sections of the same course were given isomorphic questions that varied in their framing of experimental scenarios. One section was provided a description using the self-referential term "you", placing the student in the experiment; another section rece...
Source: CBE Life Sciences Education - October 10, 2023 Category: Cytology Authors: Jeremy L Hsu Noelle Clark Kate Hill Melissa Rowland-Goldsmith Source Type: research
Preparing Teaching Assistants to Facilitate Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) in the Biological Sciences: A Call to Action
CBE Life Sci Educ. 2023 Dec;22(4):es4. doi: 10.1187/cbe.22-09-0183.ABSTRACTCourse-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) offer an expanding avenue to engage students in real-world scientific practices. Increasingly, CUREs are instructed by graduate teaching assistants (TAs), yet TAs may be underprepared to facilitate and face unique barriers when teaching CUREs. Consequently, unless TAs are provided professional development (PD) and resources to teach CUREs effectively, they and their students may not reap the assumed benefits of CURE instruction. Here, we describe three perspectives - that of the CURE TA, the CU...
Source: CBE Life Sciences Education - October 10, 2023 Category: Cytology Authors: Erin E Shortlidge Amie M Kern Emma C Goodwin Jeffrey T Olimpo Source Type: research
Investigating the Influence of Assessment Question Framing on Undergraduate Biology Student Preference and Affect
CBE Life Sci Educ. 2023 Dec;22(4):ar45. doi: 10.1187/cbe.22-12-0249.ABSTRACTNearly all undergraduate biology courses rely on quizzes and exams. Despite their prevalence, very little work has been done to explore how the framing of assessment questions may influence student performance and affect. Here, we conduct a quasi-random experimental study where students in different sections of the same course were given isomorphic questions that varied in their framing of experimental scenarios. One section was provided a description using the self-referential term "you", placing the student in the experiment; another section rece...
Source: CBE Life Sciences Education - October 10, 2023 Category: Cytology Authors: Jeremy L Hsu Noelle Clark Kate Hill Melissa Rowland-Goldsmith Source Type: research
Preparing Teaching Assistants to Facilitate Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) in the Biological Sciences: A Call to Action
CBE Life Sci Educ. 2023 Dec;22(4):es4. doi: 10.1187/cbe.22-09-0183.ABSTRACTCourse-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) offer an expanding avenue to engage students in real-world scientific practices. Increasingly, CUREs are instructed by graduate teaching assistants (TAs), yet TAs may be underprepared to facilitate and face unique barriers when teaching CUREs. Consequently, unless TAs are provided professional development (PD) and resources to teach CUREs effectively, they and their students may not reap the assumed benefits of CURE instruction. Here, we describe three perspectives - that of the CURE TA, the CU...
Source: CBE Life Sciences Education - October 10, 2023 Category: Cytology Authors: Erin E Shortlidge Amie M Kern Emma C Goodwin Jeffrey T Olimpo Source Type: research
Forming Groups in a Large-Enrollment Biology Class: Group Permanence Matters More than Group Size
CBE Life Sci Educ. 2023 Dec;22(4):ar37. doi: 10.1187/cbe.22-08-0172.ABSTRACTActive-learning pedagogies often require group work. We tested aspects of forming groups in a nonmajors Biology class. We asked whether large or small groups affected student learning outcomes and attitudes towards working in groups. We placed students in groups of three or six and students stayed in their groups for the term. We measured learning outcomes using a pre/postassessment as well as two-stage exams. Attitudes towards working in groups were measured using a previously published pre/post survey and an exit survey. We found that students in...
Source: CBE Life Sciences Education - September 26, 2023 Category: Cytology Authors: Georgianne L Connell Deborah A Donovan Elli J Theobald Source Type: research
"Your Family is Always With You": Perceptions of Parental Relationships Among Hispanic/Latinx Young Adults Pursuing STEM Careers
CBE Life Sci Educ. 2023 Dec;22(4):ar39. doi: 10.1187/cbe.22-06-0110.ABSTRACTHispanic/Latinx young adults remain significantly underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, yet the role families play in these young adults' trajectories in STEM is still underexamined. The purpose of this study was to examine the relational supports and constraints that Hispanic/Latinx college students in STEM majors experienced with their parents as they moved through college and transitioned into their first year of graduate school or full-time employment. Two rounds of interviews were conducted with 1...
Source: CBE Life Sciences Education - September 26, 2023 Category: Cytology Authors: Angela Frederick Angelica Monarrez Danielle X Morales Heather A Daniels Sara E Grineski Timothy W Collins Source Type: research
Undergraduate Lay Theories of Abilities: Mindset, universality, and brilliance beliefs uniquely predict undergraduate educational outcomes
CBE Life Sci Educ. 2023 Dec;22(4):ar40. doi: 10.1187/cbe.22-12-0250.ABSTRACTStudents' beliefs about their abilities (called "lay theories") affect their motivations, behaviors, and academic success. Lay theories include beliefs about the potential to improve intelligence (mindset), who (i.e., everyone or only some people) has the potential to be excellent in a field (universality), and whether reaching excellence in a field requires raw intellectual talent (brilliance). Research demonstrates that each of these beliefs influences students' educational experiences and academic outcomes. However, it remains unclear whether th...
Source: CBE Life Sciences Education - September 26, 2023 Category: Cytology Authors: Lisa B Limeri Nathan T Carter Franchesca Lyra Joel Martin Halle Mastronardo Jay Patel Erin L Dolan Source Type: research
