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Journal of College Science Teaching
written by Lin Ding and Katherine Mollohan
This article describes a survey study of college students' epistemologies about biology and learning biology. Specifically, it examines the differences between science and nonscience majors and their changes in epistemologies over the course of a semester of instruction. This study utilized the Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey for Biology (CLASS-Bio) with 171 participants from both science and nonscience major biology courses. Preinstruction results showed that students in the science major course had a significantly higher percentage of favorable responses (responses aligning with experts' views) than students in the nonscience major course. Postinstruction results reversed the pattern, with the nonmajors outperforming the majors. Through matched comparisons, we found that the science majors shifted toward more "novice-like views" over the course of the semester, whereas the nonscience majors by and large exhibited positive gains in their epistemologies. This unanticipated result for nonscience majors is addressed at some length in the Conclusion section.
Journal of College Science Teaching: Volume 44, Issue 4, Pages 19-27
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Education - Basic Research
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- Student Characteristics
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- Life Sciences
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© 2015 National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
Keywords:
CLASS science survey, CLASS survey instrument, biology education research, science attitudes, science identity
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L. Ding and K. Mollohan, , J. Coll. Sci. Teaching 44 (4), 19 (2015), WWW Document, (https://www.jstor.org/stable/43631861).
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L. Ding and K. Mollohan, How College-Level Introductory Instruction Can Impact Student Epistemological Beliefs, J. Coll. Sci. Teaching 44 (4), 19 (2015), <https://www.jstor.org/stable/43631861>.
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Ding, L., & Mollohan, K. (2015, March 1). How College-Level Introductory Instruction Can Impact Student Epistemological Beliefs. J. Coll. Sci. Teaching, 44(4), 19-27. Retrieved October 1, 2023, from https://www.jstor.org/stable/43631861
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Ding, Lin, and Katherine Mollohan. "How College-Level Introductory Instruction Can Impact Student Epistemological Beliefs." J. Coll. Sci. Teaching. 44, no. 4, (March 1, 2015): 19-27, https://www.jstor.org/stable/43631861 (accessed 1 October 2023).
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Ding, Lin, and Katherine Mollohan. "How College-Level Introductory Instruction Can Impact Student Epistemological Beliefs." J. Coll. Sci. Teaching 44.4 (2015): 19-27. 1 Oct. 2023 <https://www.jstor.org/stable/43631861>.
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