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ArticleJournal of microbiology & biology education2016

The Impact of an Interactive Statistics Module on Novices' Development of Scientific Process Skills and Attitudes in a First-Semester Research Foundations Course.

Lynnsay A Marsan, Christina E D'Arcy, Jeffrey T Olimpo

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Article in Journal of microbiology & biology education, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Lynnsay A MarsanCampus Office for Undergraduate Research Initiatives (COURI), The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968.
Christina E D'ArcyDepartment of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968.
Jeffrey T OlimpoDepartment of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968.

Funding

Phase II of BUILDing SCHOLARSUL1GM118970 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO · PI ALEY, STEPHEN B, BOLAND, THOMAS · 2015 to 2023
$17.9M
Phase II of BUILDing SCHOLARS - Research Enrichment CoreRL5GM118969 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO · PI ALEY, STEPHEN B, BOLAND, THOMAS · 2015 to 2023
$7.4M
BUILDing SCHOLARS (Research Enrichment Core)RL5MD009592 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO · PI AGUILERA, RENATO J, ALEY, STEPHEN B · 2014 to 2014
$268k
NIGMS NIH HHS RL5 GM118969NIGMS NIH HHS UL1 GM118970
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Evidence suggests that incorporating quantitative reasoning exercises into existent curricular frameworks within the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines is essential for novices' development of conceptual understanding and process skills in these domains. Despite this being the case, such studies acknowledge that students often experience difficulty in applying mathematics in the context of scientific problems. To address this concern, the present study sought to explore the impact of active demonstrations and critical reading exercises on novices' comprehension of basic statistical concepts, including hypothesis testing, experimental design, and interpretation of research findings. Students first engaged in a highly interactive height activity that served to intuitively illustrate normal distribution, mean, standard deviation, and sample selection criteria. To enforce practical applications of standard deviation and

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PMCPMC5134948

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