Implementation of a New Quantitative Biology Course: Assessment of Students' Abilities and Confidence

Autor/inn/en	Rahmoeller, Margaret; Steinweg, J. Megan
Titel	Implementation of a New Quantitative Biology Course: Assessment of Students' Abilities and Confidence
Quelle	In: PRIMUS, 32 (2022) 3, S.346-366 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1051-1970
DOI	10.1080/10511970.2020.1780533
Schlagwörter	Biology; Science Instruction; Self Esteem; Student Attitudes; Majors (Students); College Seniors; Hypothesis Testing; Teaching Methods; Mathematics Tests; Educational Change; Course Content; Curriculum Design + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Biologie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Schülerverhalten; College; Colleges; Senior; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Bildungsreform; Kursprogramm; Lehrplangestaltung
Abstract	We explored the impact a new quantitative biology course for biology majors had on their ability and confidence to utilize hypothesis testing. Students currently in the quantitative biology course and the first cohort of students who took the course (currently seniors) were surveyed on ability and confidence regarding four types of hypothesis testing. Overall student confidence increased for when and why to perform t-tests following the course, and improvement with t-tests and analysis of variance continued for seniors. Incorporation of a quantitative biology course into the curriculum for biology majors provides students with the opportunity to apply statistical methods to real-world biological situations. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01