Concepts of molecular biology and genetics are difficult for many biology undergraduate
students to master yet are crucial for deep understanding of how life works. By asking …

A course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) is a teaching approach aimed
at developing students' ability to conduct novel research. Although students' perceptions of …

The excessive “jargon” load in biology may be a hurdle for developing conceptual
understanding as well as achieving core competencies such as scientific literacy and …

In biology and physiology courses, students face many difficulties when learning to explain
mechanisms, a topic that is demanding due to the immense complexity and abstract nature …

Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) have been described in a
range of educational contexts. Although various anticipated learning outcomes (ALOs) have …

This study reports on the theoretical-and empirical-based design and evaluation of cell
membrane biology learning activities within the Model of Educational Reconstruction and …

Students often see college courses as the presentation of disconnected facts, especially in
the life sciences. Student‐created Structure Mechanism/Relationship Function (SMRF) …

Researchers, instructors, and funding bodies in biology education are unanimous about the
importance of developing students' competence in experimental design. Despite this, only …

When undergraduate biology students learn to explain biological mechanisms, they face
many challenges and may overestimate their understanding of living systems. Previously …

This paper explores students and researchers drawings of white blood cell recruitment. The
data combines interviews with exhibit of review-type academic images and analyses of …