Prop Demonstrations in Biology Lectures Facilitate Student Learning and Performance

Science students can benefit from visual aids. In biology lectures, visual aids are usually limited to tables, figures, and PowerPoint presentations. In this IRB-approved study, we examined the effectiveness of the use of five prop demonstrations, three of which are at the intersection of biology an...

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Auteurs principaux:	Farshad Tamari, Kevin M. Bonney, Kristin Polizzotto
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Publié:	American Society for Microbiology 2015
Sujets:	Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b9e9878982ea4c9aa60f31af54d8dc292021-11-15T15:04:05ZProp Demonstrations in Biology Lectures Facilitate Student Learning and Performance10.1128/jmbe.v16i1.7561935-78851935-7877https://doaj.org/article/b9e9878982ea4c9aa60f31af54d8dc292015-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.v16i1.756https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7877https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7885Science students can benefit from visual aids. In biology lectures, visual aids are usually limited to tables, figures, and PowerPoint presentations. In this IRB-approved study, we examined the effectiveness of the use of five prop demonstrations, three of which are at the intersection of biology and chemistry, in three community college biology courses. We hypothesized that students’ performance on test questions is enhanced by the use of prop demonstrations. Consistent with our hypothesis, we showed that students learn more effectively and perform better on questions that relate to demonstrations than on questions related to lessons that do not have a demonstration component.Farshad TamariKevin M. BonneyKristin PolizzottoAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 6-12 (2015)
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description	Science students can benefit from visual aids. In biology lectures, visual aids are usually limited to tables, figures, and PowerPoint presentations. In this IRB-approved study, we examined the effectiveness of the use of five prop demonstrations, three of which are at the intersection of biology and chemistry, in three community college biology courses. We hypothesized that students’ performance on test questions is enhanced by the use of prop demonstrations. Consistent with our hypothesis, we showed that students learn more effectively and perform better on questions that relate to demonstrations than on questions related to lessons that do not have a demonstration component.
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title	Prop Demonstrations in Biology Lectures Facilitate Student Learning and Performance
title_short	Prop Demonstrations in Biology Lectures Facilitate Student Learning and Performance
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Prop Demonstrations in Biology Lectures Facilitate Student Learning and Performance

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