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ArticleAccess microbiology2022

A guide to pedagogical research for scientists from a biological sciences background.

Melissa M Lacey, Georgios Efthimiou

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Article in Access microbiology, 2022. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Microbes and us: microbiology literacy in Greece.FEMS microbiology letters · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Melissa M LaceyBiomolecular Sciences Research Centre, Department of Biosciences and Chemistry, Sheffield Hallam University, Howard Street, Sheffield, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0997-0217
Georgios EfthimiouDepartment of Biomedical and Forensic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hardy Building, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5909-6794

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

How we teach science and engage with the public, particularly in fast moving subjects such as microbiology, are constantly being reflected upon, improved and innovated. This has led to a significant increase of pedagogy publications by microbiology educators in higher education that have had a positive impact on teaching quality, student retention, progression and course satisfaction as well as how science is communicated with the public. In this paper we describe the different types of pedagogical manuscripts that biological scientists could write and the benefits that derive from doing so. We provide a glossary of terms often seen in educational literature. Project design and qualitative and quantitative research methodologies are discussed, highlighting ethical and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) considerations. Suggestions are made regarding how to network with colleagues who are also keen on writing pedagogical papers as well as examples of good practice. Lastly, a handy how-to-start guide aims to help with first steps. We hope that this paper will be a useful survival manual for colleagues who wish to engage in exciting pedagogical research in the field of microbiology and the broader biological sciences.

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microbiologyoutreachpedagogical languagepedagogical methodologypedagogyproject design

Identifiers

PMID36133175
PMCPMC9484665

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