scholarly journals Post–Vision and Change: Do We Know How to Change?

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 373-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlene D’Avanzo
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Faculty Development ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
National Research Council ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
Active Teaching ◽  
National Research Council Report ◽  
Core Concepts ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Effective Use

The scale and importance of Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action challenges us to ask fundamental questions about widespread transformation of college biology instruction. I propose that we have clarified the “vision” but lack research-based models and evidence needed to guide the “change.” To support this claim, I focus on several key topics, including evidence about effective use of active-teaching pedagogy by typical faculty and whether certain programs improve students’ understanding of the Vision and Change core concepts. Program evaluation is especially problematic. While current education research and theory should inform evaluation, several prominent biology faculty–development programs continue to rely on self-reporting by faculty and students. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) faculty-development overviews can guide program design. Such studies highlight viewing faculty members as collaborators, embedding rewards faculty value, and characteristics of effective faculty-development learning communities. A recent National Research Council report on discipline-based STEM education research emphasizes the need for long-term faculty development and deep conceptual change in teaching and learning as the basis for genuine transformation of college instruction. Despite the progress evident in Vision and Change, forward momentum will likely be limited, because we lack evidence-based, reliable models for actually realizing the desired “change.”

scholarly journals Biology education research: building integrative frameworks for teaching and learning about living systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ross H. Nehm
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
Theoretical Work ◽  
Student Thinking ◽  
Living Systems ◽  
Conceptual Frameworks ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

AbstractThis critical review examines the challenges and opportunities facing the field of Biology Education Research (BER). Ongoing disciplinary fragmentation is identified as a force working in opposition to the development of unifying conceptual frameworks for living systems and for understanding student thinking about living systems. A review of Concept Inventory (CI) research is used to illustrate how the absence of conceptual frameworks can complicate attempts to uncover student thinking about living systems and efforts to guide biology instruction. The review identifies possible starting points for the development of integrative cognitive and disciplinary frameworks for BER. First, relevant insights from developmental and cognitive psychology are reviewed and their connections are drawn to biology education. Second, prior theoretical work by biologists is highlighted as a starting point for re-integrating biology using discipline-focused frameworks. Specifically, three interdependent disciplinary themes are proposed as central to making sense of disciplinary core ideas: unity and diversity; randomness, probability, and contingency; and scale, hierarchy, and emergence. Overall, the review emphasizes that cognitive and conceptual grounding will help to foster much needed epistemic stability and guide the development of integrative empirical research agendas for BER.

scholarly journals Implementing the Astronomy Education Research

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 1032-1036
Author(s):  
Leonarda Fucili
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Effective Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Level ◽  
Astronomy Education ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Effective Teaching And Learning

I think there is nothing like the study of astronomy to capture the imaginations of our students, to make them understand phenomena, and to introduce them to the fundamental ideas and methods of science and mathematics. In my presentation, I will examine my research on effective teaching and learning of astronomy at the elementary school level, and how I have implemented my research in my work with students, teachers, and curriculum.

scholarly journals Defining and Measuring Students’ Interest in Biology: An Analysis of the Biology Education Literature

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. ar34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley A. Rowland ◽  
Eva Knekta ◽  
Sarah Eddy ◽  
Lisa A. Corwin
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
Physical Object ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
Mathematics Students ◽  
Biology Students ◽  
Positive Feelings ◽  
And Mathematics

Understanding how students develop biology interests and the roles interest plays in biology contexts could help instructors and researchers to increase science, technology, engineering, and mathematics students’ motivation and persistence. However, it is currently unclear how interest has been defined or measured in the biology education research literature. We analyzed this body of literature to determine how interest has been defined and used by the biology education research community. Specifically, we determined the extent to which previously published work drew on theories that conceptualize interest. Further, we identified studies that measured student interest in biology and characterized the types of measures used. Our findings indicate that biology education researchers typically describe interest as a relationship involving positive feelings between an individual and a physical object, activity, or topic of focus. We also found that interest is often not defined, theories involving interest are not often consulted, and the most common measures of interest only assess a single aspect of the construct. On the basis of these results, we make suggestions for future research seeking to examine biology students’ interest. We hope that this analysis can serve as tool for biology educators to improve their own investigations of students’ interest and measure outcomes of interest-generating educational activities.

Understanding the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline M. Dewar
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Junior Faculty ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Undergraduate Teaching ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Scholarly Teaching ◽  
And Mathematics

Chapter 1 describes the origins of the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) movement and explores the distinctions among SoTL, good teaching, and scholarly teaching. It also discusses the development of discipline-based education research (DBER) into undergraduate teaching and learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Since this varies by discipline, the chapter provides some details and additional references for the origins of DBER in physics, biology, chemistry, and engineering. It then examines in more depth the distinctions between SoTL and education research in the discipline of mathematics. The chapter discusses the critical issue of how to evaluate SoTL work. It acknowledges the spectrum of possibilities for how the work is valued for tenure and promotion, and closes with a discussion of implications for junior faculty who wish to engage in SoTL.

scholarly journals TREND IN BIOLOGY EDUCATION RESEARCH FROM 2012 TO 2017: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF PAPERS IN SELECTED JOURNALS FROM INDONESIA

EDUSAINS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-232
Author(s):  
M. Haviz ◽  
M Ridho
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
Research Trends ◽  
Design Methods

TREN PENELITIAN PENDIDIKAN BIOLOGI 2012-2017: ANALISIS KONTEN PAPER DI JURNAL TERSELEKSI DARI INDEKS PUBLIKASI INDONESIA AbstrakArtikel ini telah menjelaskan kajian tentang tren penelitian di bidang penelitian pendidikan biologi di Indonesia sepanjang tahun 2012-2017. Studi ini telah menganalisis artikel-artikel yang telah dipublikasikan di jurnal ilmiah yang telah diindeks di Indonesia Publication Index. Pada bagian pendahuluan penelitian, kami telah menemukan hanya empat jurnal yang memiliki skop secara spesifik di bidang pembelajaran biologi. Keempat jurnal tersebut adalah Journal of Biology Education, Bioedu, Bioedukasi dan Didaktika Biologi. Dalam keempat jurnal ini kami juga telah menemukan 547 artikel yang telah dipublikasikan sejak tahun 2012-2017. Semua artikel ini telah diunduh dan dilakukan analisis konten. Analisis konten dilakukan mengacu kepada tujuh aspek yaitu topik biologi, subjek penelitian, metode/desain penelitian, elemen penelitian, alat pengumpul  data, jenis dan ukuran sampel dan teknik analisis data. Data yang telah diperoleh, telah dianalisis dengan statistik deskriptif dan telah ditampilkan dalam bentuk tabel dan grafik. Kesimpulan penelitian ini adalah tren penelitian di bidang penelitian pendidikan biologi di Indonesia sepanjang tahun 2012-2017 dibedakan menjadi tujuh kategori yaitu topik biologi adalah bentuk dan fungsi hewan, subjek penelitian adalah pengajaran dan pembelajaran, metode/desain penelitian adalah eksperimen, elemen penelitian adalah kognitif, alat pengumpul  data adalah tes prestasi belajar, jenis sampel adalah siswa-siswa sekolah menengah atas dan ukuran sampel adalah 31-100 dan teknik analisis data adalah teknik kuantitatif..AbstractThis article was to describe research trends in Biology Education Research (BER) in Indonesia across year 2012-2017. This study was conducted by descriptive quantitative, with a content analysis the article that has been published in scientific journals that indexed in the Indonesia publication index. The content analysis were refer to sevent subjects were biology topics, teaching and learning, research design/methods, research element, data collection tools, samples and sample sizes and technique of the data analysis. The data obtained were analyzed with descriptive statistics and displayed in tables and graphs. We founded that only four journals have been scope specifically in the biology learning. The four journals were Journal of Biology Education, Bioedu, Bioedukasi and Didaktika Biologi. In theses journals, we also found 547 articles published from 2012-2017. All of these articles were downloaded and all of theses articles were subjected to content analysis. The result of the study showed that research trends BER in Indonesia across the year 2012-2017 were devide on seven categorizes such as; biology topics was animal form and function, teaching and learning was subject matter, research design/methods was quantitative experimental design, research element was cognitive, data collection tools was achievement test, samples was the students at Senior High School (SMA) and the size of samples was between 31-100 and technique of the data analysis was quantitative method. The implication of this study has implicated that to be an information for the researcher being conduct their researchs. The result of this study also will be contributed for the teachers and educator in teaching and learning of research of methodology in biology education. 

scholarly journals Considering Grand Challenges in Biology Education: Rationales and Proposals for Future Investigations to Guide Instruction and Enhance Student Understanding in the Life Sciences

2018 ◽  
Vol 80 (7) ◽  
pp. 483-492
Author(s):  
William F. McComas ◽  
Michael J. Reiss ◽  
Edith Dempster ◽  
Yeung Chung Lee ◽  
Clas Olander ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Life Science ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
Student Understanding ◽  
Biology Teachers ◽  
Grand Challenges ◽  
International Group ◽  
Biology Instruction

An international group of biology education researchers offer their views on areas of scholarship that might positively impact our understanding of teaching and learning in biology and potentially inform practices in biology and life science instruction. This article contains a series of essays on topics that include a framework for biology education research, considerations in the preparation of biology teachers, increasing accessibility to biology for all learners, the role and challenges of language in biology teaching, sociocultural issues in biology instruction, and assisting students in coping with scientific innovations. These contributions are framed by a discussion of the value of defining several potential “grand challenges” in biology education.

scholarly journals Advancing Graduate Education and Faculty Development with Discipline Based Education Research and the SIMPLE Framework: Design Memos in Biology for Active Teaching

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-224
Author(s):  
J. Reid Schwebach ◽  
Daria Gerasimova ◽  
David A. Luther ◽  
Anne B. Verhoeven ◽  
Claudette P. Davis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Faculty Development ◽  
Graduate Education ◽  
Active Teaching ◽  
Framework Design

scholarly journals Broadening Participation in Biology Education Research: Engaging Community College Students and Faculty

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. mr1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey N. Schinske ◽  
Virginia L. Balke ◽  
M. Gita Bangera ◽  
Kevin M. Bonney ◽  
Sara E. Brownell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Student Success ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
Student Diversity ◽  
Building Capacity ◽  
Biology Students ◽  
Funding Agencies ◽  
Teaching Learning

Nearly half of all undergraduates are enrolled at community colleges (CCs), including the majority of U.S. students who represent groups underserved in the sciences. Yet only a small minority of studies published in discipline-based education research journals address CC biology students, faculty, courses, or authors. This marked underrepresentation of CC biology education research (BER) limits the availability of evidence that could be used to increase CC student success in biology programs. To address this issue, a diverse group of stakeholders convened at the Building Capacity for Biology Education Research at Community Colleges meeting to discuss how to increase the prevalence of CC BER and foster participation of CC faculty as BER collaborators and authors. The group identified characteristics of CCs that make them excellent environments for studying biology teaching and learning, including student diversity and institutional cultures that prioritize teaching, learning, and assessment. The group also identified constraints likely to impede BER at CCs: limited time, resources, support, and incentives, as well as misalignment between doing research and CC faculty identities as teachers. The meeting culminated with proposing strategies for faculty, administrators, journal editors, scientific societies, and funding agencies to better support CC BER.

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