Evaluating the Quick Fix: Weight Loss Drugs and Cellular Respiration

Automated Writing Assessments Measure Undergraduate Learning after Completion of a Computer-Based Cellular Respiration Tutorial

“…Instructors and instructional designers can use published resources (e.g., Bentley and Connaughton, 2017 ; Bergan-Roller et al. , 2017 ; Freeman et al. , 2017 ) or they may create their own interventions to help students in learning this and other core biological concepts.…”

“…Instructors and instructional designers can use published resources (e.g., Bentley and Connaughton, 2017;Bergan-Roller et al, 2017;Freeman et al, 2017) or they may create their own interventions to help students in learning this and other core biological concepts. The CR questions and associated automated categorization models developed by our group are freely available (at beyondmultiplechoice.org) for instructors to include in their courses and use in similar ways to measure effects of instructional resources or interventions.…”

“…The persistent challenge of learning biology core concepts, including matter and energy, has led to development of a variety of instructional methods, both computer-based and in-class activities. Many of these have been published and demonstrate learning gains (e.g., Bentley and Connaughton, 2017;Bergan-Roller et al, 2017;Freeman et al, 2017;Goff et al, 2018). For these and any instructional method, especially during a time in which education is rapidly adopting online and computer-based learning, it is essential to assess student learning.…”

“…Many of these have been published and demonstrate learning gains (e.g., Bentley and Connaughton, 2017 ; Bergan-Roller et al. , 2017 ; Freeman et al. , 2017 ; Goff et al.…”

Publishing activities improves undergraduate biology education

“… 2016 ; Freeman et al. 2017 ). Professional society meetings are also great ways to start teaching collaborations.…”