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Exploring The Educational And Psychological Impacts Of Peer Led Team Learning And Cyber Peer Led Team Learning On Undergraduate Students In A Large-Enrollment Introductory Biology Course, Mariah Claire Maxwell
Exploring The Educational And Psychological Impacts Of Peer Led Team Learning And Cyber Peer Led Team Learning On Undergraduate Students In A Large-Enrollment Introductory Biology Course, Mariah Claire Maxwell
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Peer Led Team Learning (PLTL) is a well-studied active learning model that is associated with improved educational outcomes for students. The introductory biology course at Syracuse University (SU) has a well-established PLTL program, and published research stemming from this program has shown that PLTL has positive impacts on the short- and long-term retention of underrepresented minority (URM) students in STEM. However, there are additional data regarding potential benefits of the PLTL program for women and first-generation college students that have yet to be published. In this thesis, I present previously unpublished data indicating that women and first-generation college students who …
Comparing Effectiveness And Perceived Characteristics Of Active Learning Methods In Undergraduate Biology Education, Linda R. Pesciotta
Comparing Effectiveness And Perceived Characteristics Of Active Learning Methods In Undergraduate Biology Education, Linda R. Pesciotta
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Although many undergraduates begin college as STEM majors, attrition rates from the field are high and numerous reports suggest that evidence-based teaching methods are critical for retention. Despite educators' research and near consensus that active learning is more effective than lecture, there are many types of active learning and the literature indicates their effects are not equivalent. The purpose of the current study was to directly compare different kinds of active learning by assessing their correlation with student performance (including learning gains) and understanding students' perceptions of them (including whether they contained Merrill's five principles of instruction and/or met three …
Assessing The Quantified Impact Of A Hybrid Pogil Methodology On Student Averages In A Forensic Science Survey Course, Tyna Lynn Meeks
Assessing The Quantified Impact Of A Hybrid Pogil Methodology On Student Averages In A Forensic Science Survey Course, Tyna Lynn Meeks
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A causal-comparative/quasi experimental study examined the effect of incorporating a hybrid teaching methodology that blended lecture with Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Lessons (POGILs) on the overall academic achievement of a diverse student body in a large lecture setting. Additional considerations included student gender, ethnicity, declared major (STEM or non-STEM), and SAT scores. An evaluation of the effect that these characteristics had on student achievement due to differentiating import placed on the use of POGILs as a learning tool was included. This study used data obtained from a longitudinal examination of eight years of student data from an introductory forensic science …