Biology graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) are significant contributors to the educational
mission of universities, particularly in introductory courses, yet there is a lack of empirical …

National efforts to transform undergraduate biology education call for research experiences
to be an integral component of learning for all students. Course-based undergraduate …

Specialized and emerging fields of research infrequently cross disciplinary boundaries and
would benefit from frameworks, methods, and materials informed by other fields. Document …

Recent calls in biology education research (BER) have recommended that researchers
leverage learning theories and methodologies from other disciplines to investigate the …

There is growing consensus regarding the effectiveness of active-learning pedagogies in
college science courses. Less is known about ways that student-level factors contribute to …

As biological science rapidly generates new knowledge and novel approaches to address
increasingly complex and integrative questions, biology educators face the challenge of …

The benefits of introducing active learning in college science courses are well established,
yet more needs to be understood about student buy-in to active learning and how that …

Rather than pursue questions related to learning in biology from separate camps, recent
calls highlight the necessity of interdisciplinary research agendas. Interdisciplinary …

The purpose of this study is to analyze the self-efficacy and emotional intelligence in
mediating the effect of implementing active learning methods on student learning outcomes …

A flipped-classroom environment generally strives to create more in-class time for activities
that enhance student learning, while shifting some content delivery to outside the classroom …