...Sophie K. Hill; Rhesa N. Ledbetter Many biology students eventually pursue careers in the health sciences. To create explicit links between introductory biology content and the health sciences, we implemented Context Breaks—a series of seven mini-lectures linking course content to lactase...

...Stacey Kiser; Lori J. Kayes; Erin Baumgartner; Anne Kruchten; Stasinos Stavrianeas Barriers to transfer students include lost credit caused by lack of curricular alignment across institutions of higher learning. This is particularly evident in series courses like introductory biology. We propose...

... of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE) to detect natural and sexual selection acting on a trait, the HWP is a staple of the introductory biology undergraduate curriculum in the United States. Introductory courses often cover a wide range of topics in ecology and evolution, and it is important that students...

... SciComm undergraduate introductory biology Around the world, having scientists communicate science with nonscientific audiences (herein abbreviated as SciComm) is vital. The public benefits by learning about scientific advances that may influence their public policy and personal decisions...

.... & Hubscher. R. ( 2005 ). Tools for scaffolding students in a complex learning environment: what have we gained and what have we missed? Educational Psychologist , 40 , 1 – 12 . Sabel, J.L. , Dauer, J. & Forbes, C.T. ( 2017a ). Introductory biology students' use of enhanced answer keys...

... and bracket phylogenetic trees in the context of an introductory biology course and by expanding the style comparison to include construction tasks. Students performed significantly better with bracket phylogenetic trees for some, but not all, interpretation tasks. In addition, students who constructed...

...Anna Aguilera; Jesse Schreier; Cassandra Saitow In this study, we examined two types of group presentation assignments for use in a large, introductory biology course. Students were placed into groups of 6 to 8 members, and tasked with researching a topic and preparing a 10-minute in-class...

... mentoring STEM disciplines introductory biology study strategies Many undergraduates who wish to pursue degrees in science, particularly students from underrepresented groups, drop out of science majors before realizing their goal ( Graham et al., 2013 ; Toven-Lindsey et al., 2015 ). The goal...

..., for the Introductory Biology Laboratory course at Brandeis University. Ptpmeg is a protein involved in axon formation in Drosophila melanogaster . In order to better understand Ptpmeg’s functionality, students sought to find Ptpmeg’s enhancers and suppressors by engaging in either a 4- or a 7-week modular research...

...Kathrin F. Stanger-Hall; Julianne A. Wenner We assessed the performance of students with a self-reported conflict between their religious belief and the theory of evolution in two sections of a large introductory biology course (N = 373 students). Student performance was measured through pretest...

... introductory biology courses may serve to direct student interest toward particular biological categories such as ecology, time devoted to topics in these categories within introductory biology courses may be crucial for captivating student interest. In a 2009 survey, members of the National Association...

..., R., Isaac, S.R. & Kosinski-Collins, M.S. (2011). Implementation of a project-based molecular biology laboratory emphasizing protein structure-function relationships in a large introductory biology laboratory course. CBE Life Sciences Education , 10 , 18–24. Watson, J.D. & Crick, F.H...

...Eileen Gregory; Jane P. Ellis; Amanda N. Orenstein A common complaint among instructors of introductory biology is that the courses cover too much material. Without a national consensus specifying which topics are essential, instructors are leery of excluding material. A survey was administered...

.... This experimental analysis is commonly done in introductory biology labs. Step 1 Write down the null and alternative hypotheses in both symbols and words, using complete sentences. Step 2 Calculate the test statistic to the appropriate number of significant figures. Step 3 (a) State the given...