与传统实验室相比,CURE实验室在入门生物学课程中对学生的成绩,自信和偏好的影响最小
Andrew F Mashintonio1, Richard H Heineman1
1Department of Biological Sciences, Kutztown University, Kutztown, Pennsylvania, USA.
Journal of microbiology & biology education
|February 20, 2025
概括
与传统实验室相比,基于课程的本科研究经验 (CUREs) 显示出混合的结果. 虽然CURE提高了转学学生的考试成绩,但整体学业成绩和留学率没有显著差异,这凸显了需要仔细选择CURE的必要性.
科学领域:
- 生物学教育研究 生物学教育研究
- 本科科学教育教育 学士学位
背景情况:
- 基于课程的本科研究经验 (CUREs) 越来越多地用于入门生物学,以提供真正的研究机会.
- 大多数CURE评估缺乏严格的比较组,限制了对其真正影响的理解.
研究的目的:
- 通过将其与传统实验室格式进行比较,在入门生物学实验室中评估CURE的有效性.
- 评估对学生的学习,信心和留守的影响,使用受控对照组.
主要方法:
- 在三年内,在一半的入门生物学实验室部分实施了CURE,在另一半实施了传统实验室.
- 学生群体之间的测试成绩,调查答案,最终课程成绩和DFWI率的比较变化.
主要成果:
- 无论是CURE和传统实验室组都提高了测试成绩;然而,只有转学学生在CURE组中表现出明显更大的改善.
- 两组学生报告说,他们在实验室任务中的自信增加了,没有显著的群体间差异.
- 在CURE和传统实验室组之间的最终讲座分数,实验室分数,DFWI率或保留率中没有发现显著差异.
结论:
- 选择CURE和学生的特点 (例如,转学状态,职业兴趣) 可能会影响结果.
- 外部因素,如COVID-19大流行,可能会影响结果.
- 这项研究强调了为特定学生群体选择合适的CURE以及使用比较组进行强有力的评估的重要性.
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