A5090051401- Evolution and Science Education
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Innovative Teaching Methods
- Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Science Education and Pedagogy
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Higher Education Practises and Engagement
- Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
- Service-Learning and Community Engagement
- Gender Studies in Language
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Biomedical and Engineering Education
- Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research
- Evaluation of Teaching Practices
- Education and Critical Thinking Development
- Various Chemistry Research Topics
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
Auburn University
2022-2024
University of Northern Colorado
2021-2024
Syracuse University
2015-2020
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
2015
Active learning methods have been shown to be superior traditional lecture in terms of student achievement, and our findings on the use Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) concur. Students introductory biology course performed significantly better if they engaged PLTL. There was also a drastic reduction failure rate for underrepresented minority (URM) students with PLTL, which further resulted closing achievement gap between URM non-URM students. With such compelling findings, we strongly...
Despite decades of education reform efforts, the percent general US population accepting biological evolution as explanation for diversity life has remained relatively unchanged over past 35 years. Previous work shown importance both educational and non-educational (sociodemographic psychological) factors on acceptance evolution, but often looked at such in isolation. Our study is among first attempts to model quantitatively how unique influences evolutionary content knowledge, religiosity,...
Abstract Hundreds of studies have explored student evolution acceptance because is a core concept biology that many undergraduate students struggle to accept. However, this construct “evolution acceptance” has been defined and measured in various ways, which led inconsistencies across difficulties comparing results from different studies. Many essays offered evaluations perspectives instruments, but publications with focus on consensus building research teams still needed. Further, little...
Increasingly, curricular materials for undergraduate life science courses are designed to highlight scientists with identities and backgrounds that counter historical stereotypical representation in science. In this essay, we characterize the wide variation development implementation of these featuring counterstereotypical scientists. Applying Social Ecological Model Behavior Change as a framework, examine both personal social elements benefits costs related designing implementing curricula...
Students were not able to recognize the inherent gender implied by terms such as “woman” though they frequently corrected text about an infant’s gender. This language is common in textbooks, and this paper shows that more work needed rid biology curriculum of equality between individual’s their sex characteristics.
Instructors can teach evolution using any number of species contexts. However, not all contexts are equal, and taxa choice alter both cognitive affective elements learning. This is particularly true when teaching human examples, a promising method for instruction that nevertheless comes with unique challenges. In this study, we tested how an lesson focused on example may impact students' engagement, perceived content relevance, learning gains, level discomfort, compared to the same non-human...
Student understanding of climate change is an active and growing area research, but little research has documented undergraduate students' knowledge about the biotic impacts change. Here, we address this literature gap by presenting Inventory Biotic Climate Literacy (IBCL), a concept inventory developed to assess biology student how living things. We IBCL through review, expert interviews, field tests, review. implemented two large nationwide tests conducted multiple psychometric analyses on...
Abstract Student-instructor interactions have an influence on student achievement and perceptions of learning. In college university settings, large introductory STEM courses are increasingly including Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL), evidence-based technique associated with improved achievement, recruitment, retention in fields, especially for underserved populations. Within this technique, peer leaders hold a unique position student’s education. Peer relevant experience that they had recent...
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...
AbstractPostsecondary science faculty often hope to help students better understand through engagement with primary research literature. Undergraduates in courses focused on reading and discussion of literature, along interactions scientists, encounter many the major elements Nature Science (NOS). We explored whether participation such a course may impact students’ (N = 12) NOS understandings, even though did not include explicit, intentional instruction. Students’ qualitative responses...
Abstract Recent research has identified many factors influencing student acceptance of biological evolution, but few these have been measured in a longitudinal context changing knowledge and evolution over period instruction. This study investigates previously associated with as well other potential among students the course year-long majors non-majors introductory biology sequence at private, research-intensive university northeastern United States. Acceptance was using Measure Theory...
Abstract Objectives The data presented in this note were collected during a multi-year project conducted the context of large-enrollment introductory biology course at large private R-1 research institution Northeastern United States. aimed to examine impact Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) on recruitment and retention marginalized groups Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) majors. While several results from have been published, additional interest yet be reported. This reports...
The ability of living organisms to respond and adapt a changing climate is an urgent concern. However, current educational efforts aimed at increasing US undergraduate student literacy primarily focus on the causes of, abiotic responses to, change, mostly neglecting biotic impacts. Here, we present new framework, Biotic Impacts Climate Change Core Concepts (BIC4), which provides context for addressing understanding how change will impact environment. BIC4 consists 7 arranged into 3...
Book Review| September 01 2017 Human Evolution The Creative Spark: How Imagination Made Humans Exceptional. By Agustín Fuentes. 2017. Dutton. (ISBN 9781101983942). 352 pp. Hardcover. $28.00. Ryan Dunk 1PhD Student Biology Department Syracuse University 110 Life Sciences Complex, Syracuse, NY 13244 rddunk@syr.edu Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar American Teacher (2017) 79 (7): 598–599. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2017.79.7.598b Views Icon Article...
Abstract Objectives: The data presented in this note were collected during a multi-year project conducted the context of large-enrollment introductory biology course at large private R-1 research institution Northeastern United States. aimed to examine impact Peer Led Team Learning (PLTL) on recruitment and retention marginalized groups Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) majors. While several results from have been published, additional interest yet be reported. This...