Publication Date
| In 2025 | 1 |
| Since 2024 | 1 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 2 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 2 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
| Introductory Courses | 3 |
| Lecture Method | 3 |
| Biology | 2 |
| Class Size | 2 |
| Undergraduate Students | 2 |
| Academic Achievement | 1 |
| Achievement Gap | 1 |
| Chemistry | 1 |
| College Faculty | 1 |
| College Instruction | 1 |
| College Science | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Allen, Amy | 1 |
| Arlene Fink | 1 |
| Ballen, Cissy J. | 1 |
| Boso, Halle | 1 |
| Bowling, Scott | 1 |
| Brannon, Patsy | 1 |
| Brownell, Sara | 1 |
| Cotner, Sehoya | 1 |
| Creech, Catherine | 1 |
| Dayna Jean DeFeo | 1 |
| Dmitry Khodyakov | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Information Analyses | 3 |
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 2 |
| Postsecondary Education | 2 |
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkDayna Jean DeFeo; Sarah Gerken; Trang C. Tran; Dmitry Khodyakov; Arlene Fink – Discover Education, 2025
Introductory biology courses at most colleges and universities have two components: a lecture and a lab. However, for students who are not majoring in biology and taking the introductory course as part of their general education requirements, the distinct role of the lab has not been clearly articulated. We performed an online modified-Delphi…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, College Faculty, Outcomes of Education
Odom, Sara; Boso, Halle; Bowling, Scott; Brownell, Sara; Cotner, Sehoya; Creech, Catherine; Drake, Abby Grace; Eddy, Sarah; Fagbodun, Sheritta; Hebert, Sadie; James, Avis C.; Just, Jan; St. Juliana, Justin R.; Shuster, Michele; Thompson, Seth K.; Whittington, Richard; Wills, Bill D.; Wilson, Alan E.; Zamudio, Kelly R.; Zhong, Min; Ballen, Cissy J. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2021
To investigate patterns of gender-based performance gaps, we conducted a meta-analysis of published studies and unpublished data collected across 169 undergraduate biology and chemistry courses. While we did not detect an overall gender gap in performance, heterogeneity analyses suggested further analysis was warranted, so we investigated whether…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Achievement Gap, Science Achievement, College Science
Allen, Amy; Brannon, Patsy; Sims, Laura – MAHE Journal, 1999
Reviews literature on class size and its influence on student performance, attitudes, and behavior, highlighting a recent study of the effect of lecture-group size on the latter variables in an introductory college nutrition course. Student class-size preferences, attitudes about large-class characteristics, interest in the discipline, attitudes…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, College Instruction, College Students
