Meeting the Needs of A Changing Landscape: Advances and Challenges in Undergraduate Biology Education
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DOI: 10.1007/s11538-020-00739-6
Abstract: Over the last 25 years, reforms in undergraduate biology education have transformed the way biology is taught at many institutions of higher education. This has been fueled in part by a burgeoning discipline-based education research community,… read more here.
Keywords: undergraduate biology; needs changing; meeting needs; biology education ... See more keywords
Beyond the lab bench: Pathways in inclusion, equity, and diversity in biology education and social justice.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2019.10.017
Abstract: Over the past six years, I describe my personal journey into promoting inclusion, equity, and diversity in biology education and social justice. In my personal journey, I will describe how I found my passion in… read more here.
Keywords: diversity biology; equity diversity; education social; biology ... See more keywords
Increasing faculty involvement in the undergraduate interdisciplinary learning experience.
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DOI: 10.1093/icb/icab109
Abstract: More and more, we see that advances in life sciences are made because of Interdisciplinary collaborations. These collaborations are the future-they are necessary to solve the world's most pressing problems and grand challenges. But are… read more here.
Keywords: involvement undergraduate; undergraduate interdisciplinary; increasing faculty; biology education ... See more keywords
Advancing Undergraduate Synthetic Biology Education: Insights from a Canadian iGEM Student Perspective.
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DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2020-0549
Abstract: The last two decades have seen vigorous activity in synthetic biology research and ever-increasing applications of its technologies. However, pedagogical research pertaining to teaching synthetic biology is scarce, especially when compared to other science and… read more here.
Keywords: synthetic biology; igem competition; biology education; biology ... See more keywords
Mixed-Methods Design in Biology Education Research: Approach and Uses
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DOI: 10.1187/cbe.16-01-0022
Abstract: This article provides a practical “how-to“ guide on mixed-methods research (MMR) for biology education research (BER) studies that use quantitative and qualitative methods. Using biology-friendly analogies and illustrative BER studies, the paper describes factors that… read more here.
Keywords: mixed methods; research; education research; biology education ... See more keywords
Broadening Participation in Biology Education Research: Engaging Community College Students and Faculty
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DOI: 10.1187/cbe.16-10-0289
Abstract: Though nearly half of all undergraduates are enrolled at community colleges (CCs), only 3% of papers from a sample of biology education research (BER) journals related to CC contexts. This paper reports the results of… read more here.
Keywords: education research; community; biology; biology education ... See more keywords
Evaluating the Representation of Community Colleges in Biology Education Research Publications following a Call to Action
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DOI: 10.1187/cbe.21-09-0249
Abstract: Interest in biology education research (BER) has been growing over the last two decades, yet few BER publications focus on community colleges, which serve a large percentage of the undergraduate student population and a majority… read more here.
Keywords: education research; community; biology education; ber ... See more keywords
Development, Uptake, and Wider Applicability of the Yo-yo Strategy in Biology Education Research: A Reappraisal
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DOI: 10.3390/educsci8030129
Abstract: Heredity is a biological phenomenon that manifests itself on different levels of biological organization. The yo-yo learning and teaching strategy, which draws on the hierarchy of life, has been developed to tackle the macro-micro problem… read more here.
Keywords: strategy; education research; biology; biology education ... See more keywords