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View article: Relationships between Prediction Accuracy, Metacognitive Reflection, and Performance in Introductory Genetics Students
Relationships between Prediction Accuracy, Metacognitive Reflection, and Performance in Introductory Genetics Students Open
Students often overpredict their grades. This study explored whether predictions correlated with grades and changed over time and connected predictions to post-grade metacognitive reflections. Students who are already performing well both …
View article: Challenges facing interdisciplinary researchers: Findings from a professional development workshop
Challenges facing interdisciplinary researchers: Findings from a professional development workshop Open
Interdisciplinary research is the synergistic combination of two or more disciplines to achieve one research objective. Current research highlights the importance of interdisciplinary research in science education, particularly between edu…
View article: Learning Analytics to Assess Beliefs about Science: Evolution of Expertise as Seen through Biological Inquiry
Learning Analytics to Assess Beliefs about Science: Evolution of Expertise as Seen through Biological Inquiry Open
This work leverages methods from the learning analytics community to create an assessment of epistemological beliefs about science as seen through inquiry practices. Results advance our understanding of how to assess cognitive constructs t…
View article: The Anatomy of Persistence: Remediation and Science Identity Perceptions in Undergraduate Anatomy and Physiology
The Anatomy of Persistence: Remediation and Science Identity Perceptions in Undergraduate Anatomy and Physiology Open
Undergraduate Anatomy and Physiology (A&P) courses are gateway courses nursing and allied health students must pass before progressing through their academic programs. Many students need to retake the course to receive grades acceptable to…
View article: Undergraduate Biology Education Research Gordon Research Conference: A Meeting Report
Undergraduate Biology Education Research Gordon Research Conference: A Meeting Report Open
This report provides a broad overview of the 2019 Undergraduate Biology Education Research Gordon Research Conference, titled “Achieving Widespread Improvement in Undergraduate Education,” and the associated Gordon Research Seminar, highli…
View article: Temporal analysis for dropout prediction using self-regulated learning strategies in self-paced MOOCs
Temporal analysis for dropout prediction using self-regulated learning strategies in self-paced MOOCs Open
MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) have usually high dropout rates. Many articles have proposed predictive models in order to early detect learners at risk to alleviate this issue. Nevertheless, existing models do not consider complex hig…
View article: Clustering Analysis Reveals Authentic Science Inquiry Trajectories Among Undergraduates
Clustering Analysis Reveals Authentic Science Inquiry Trajectories Among Undergraduates Open
Science education reforms in the United States call for an emphasis on teaching of scientific practices, such as inquiry. Previous work examined expert versus novice practices in authentic science inquiry and found although experts have fa…
View article: Assessment of language in authentic science inquiry reveals putative differences in epistemology
Assessment of language in authentic science inquiry reveals putative differences in epistemology Open
Science epistemology, or beliefs about what it means to do science and how science knowledge is generated, is an integral part of authentic science inquiry. Although the development of a sophisticated science epistemology is critical for a…
View article: Practical Strategies for Collaboration across Discipline-Based Education Research and the Learning Sciences
Practical Strategies for Collaboration across Discipline-Based Education Research and the Learning Sciences Open
Rather than pursue questions related to learning in biology from separate camps, recent calls highlight the necessity of interdisciplinary research agendas. Interdisciplinary collaborations allow for a complicated and expanded approach to …
View article: Research Resource: The Dexamethasone Transcriptome in Hypothalamic Embryonic Neural Stem Cells
Research Resource: The Dexamethasone Transcriptome in Hypothalamic Embryonic Neural Stem Cells Open
Exposure to excess glucocorticoids during fetal development has long-lasting physiological and behavioral consequences, although the mechanisms are poorly understood. The impact of prenatal glucocorticoids exposure on stress responses in j…
View article: Science Classroom Inquiry (SCI) Simulations: A Novel Method to Scaffold Science Learning
Science Classroom Inquiry (SCI) Simulations: A Novel Method to Scaffold Science Learning Open
Science education is progressively more focused on employing inquiry-based learning methods in the classroom and increasing scientific literacy among students. However, due to time and resource constraints, many classroom science activitie…
View article: Minireview: The Impact of Antenatal Therapeutic Synthetic Glucocorticoids on the Developing Fetal Brain
Minireview: The Impact of Antenatal Therapeutic Synthetic Glucocorticoids on the Developing Fetal Brain Open
The life-threatening, emotional, and economic burdens of premature birth have been greatly alleviated by antenatal glucocorticoid (GC) treatment. Antenatal GCs accelerate tissue development reducing respiratory distress syndrome and intrav…