A5023889583- Science Education and Pedagogy
- Innovative Teaching Methods
- Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research
- Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
- Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
- Diverse Educational Innovations Studies
- Career Development and Diversity
- Education and Critical Thinking Development
- Evaluation of Teaching Practices
- Problem and Project Based Learning
- Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
- Science Education and Perceptions
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
- Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion
- Digital Storytelling and Education
- Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Biomedical and Engineering Education
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions
- Educational Assessment and Improvement
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Statistics Education and Methodologies
- Subtitles and Audiovisual Media
Middle Tennessee State University
2018-2025
Texas Tech University
2022-2025
University of California, San Diego
2021
Individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and otherwise nonstraight and/or non-cisgender (LGBTQ+) have often not felt welcome or represented in the biology community. Additionally, can present unique challenges for LGBTQ+ students because of relationship between certain topics their identities. Currently, there is no centralized set guidelines to make learning environments more inclusive individuals. Rooted prior literature collective expertise authors members...
Abstract The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) chat (#NGSSchat) is a social media‐based professional network used to discuss topics related the NGSS in United States. While successful reforms involve and coordinate work of multiple stakeholders, recent research points out striking lack coordination between individuals working different educational roles—to detriment intended changes system. In this study, we analyzed more than 7,000 posts from participating #NGSSchat on Twitter ( n =...
Abstract Background Teacher communities of practice, identity, and self-efficacy have been proposed to influence positive teacher outcomes in retention, suggesting all three may be related constructs. Qualitative studies practice can difficult empirically link identity larger samples. In this study, we operationalized as specific networks teaching content and/or pedagogy. This scalable approach allowed us quantitatively describe explore statistical relationships with other characteristics....
Active learning approaches in introductory chemistry classrooms have improved students' course performance and decreased achievement gaps between underrepresented groups non-underrepresented groups. With the English Learners (ELs) population increasing steadily U.S., finding inclusive strategies for those facing language barriers STEM is essential. This study focused on engagement of nine students a university-level active their perspectives possible challenges faced as (ELs). Data were...
ABSTRACT Based on a growing understanding of the many benefits undergraduate research, advocacy for research experiences has increased, with an emphasis implementing course-based (CUREs). To understand existing efforts to promote as well challenges implementation higher education campuses, we hosted session about at 2021 American Society Microbiology Conference Undergraduate Educators. Session participants were surveyed their home and then conducted additional offerings participants’...
Biology education research (BER) is a growing field, as evidenced by the increasing number of publications in CBE-Life Sciences Education ( LSE) and expanding participation at Society for Advancement Research (SABER) annual meetings. To facilitate an introspective reflective discussion on how within LSE SABER has matured, we conducted content analysis articles n = 339, from 2002 to 2015) abstracts 652, 2011 examine three related intraresearch parameters: questions, study contexts,...
Collaboration is an aspect of engagement that focuses on learning through group work and having discussions with other learners. Active approaches are a way to foster collaborative because they provide more opportunities for interaction among Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL), socially mediated active approach, uses verbalizing discussing ideas peers in small groups reach shared understanding. Due the growing number immigrants United States, English Learners (ELs) American...
Several studies have highlighted the positive effects that active learning may on student engagement and performance. However, influence of strategies is mediated by several factors, including nature environment cognitive level in-class tasks. These factors can affect different dimensions such as social processing in groups, how knowledge used elaborated upon students during tasks, amount participation group activities. In this study involving four universities US, we explored association...
Graduate students represent both a significant component of the instructional team for biology departments as well being themselves learning to become academics. However, little is known about how graduate perceive relationships among their academic roles, particularly research and teaching. The present study used cross-sectional survey elicit perceptions hold relationship between This work an important first step in understanding socialization processes students. Findings indicated that...
Teacher leaders often have to navigate implicit leadership structures within their schools and move between communities as part of roles. This study explores how a Noyce Master Teaching Fellow program fostered sense empowerment teacher leaders. The provided opportunities for the become legitimate participants in research community addition supporting transfer new meanings, practices, identities teaching practice. Drawing upon frameworks border crossing practice, we highlight mechanisms by...
Abstract Background Retaining highly qualified science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teachers is imperative for meeting demands of the twenty-first century STEM workforce. While multiple studies have revealed several factors that influence teacher retention, little work has examined how these interact with one another. This study explored relationship between two critical relate to teachers’ decisions remain in profession: identity communities practice (CoP) networks....
The tragic murder of Mr. George Floyd brought to the head long-standing issues racial justice and equity in United States beyond. This prompted many institutions higher education, including professional organizations societies, engage long-overdue conversations about role scientific perpetuating racism. Similar societies organizations, Society for Advancement Biology Education Research (SABER), a leading international organization discipline-based biology education researchers, has long...
One of the key agendas for emerging field disciplinary-based education research is evaluation trajectory disciplinary knowledge development from novice to expert. However, with ongoing promotion student-centered and collaborative undergraduate science classrooms, it unknown how peer discourse during these exercises might influence (promote or hinder) student construction expert knowledge. This study documented structures n = 13 biology students in a first semester course majors across four...
Most biology undergraduates learn about mutations in multiple classrooms throughout their college career. Understanding personalised genome test results, editing controversies, and the appearance of new variants viruses or antibiotic resistant bacteria all require foundational knowledge mutations. However, abstract nature molecular processes surrounding makes them one more difficult topics for students to understand apply. Instructors need valid assessment tools document student...
Teacher content knowledge has been identified as a key prerequisite to effective instruction, and current educational policies require measurement of teacher assess candidacy for licensure. The primary instruments used in the United States are Praxis Subject Assessment exams, which designed measure subject-specific needed be teacher. Biology exam, by 42 U.S. states past decade, is most common national determine biology certification. Demographic performance data from examinees (N = 43,798)...
AbstractData modeling practices are often invisible to students in introductory biology courses. However, developing a wellrounded understanding of these is critical for scientific literacy. Furthermore, undergraduate science laboratory courses taught by graduate or novice instructors with little autonomy, pedagogical preparation, and support implement changes. In this manuscript, we describe three small instructional changes that can be used create space student reasoning about interaction...