Understanding Student Perceptions and Practices for Pre-Lecture Content Reading in the Genetics Classroom

Many faculty members assign textbook readings prior to their traditional lectures. In this study, we assessed students’ level of class preparedness and surveyed their textbook reading practices weekly along with entrance and exit surveys concerning their attitudes toward reading the textbook. We rep...

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Autores principales:	William J. Gammerdinger, Thomas D. Kocher
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Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2018
Materias:	Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bc54ddd7d062494b97a8b0e0af71a4422021-11-15T15:04:10ZUnderstanding Student Perceptions and Practices for Pre-Lecture Content Reading in the Genetics Classroom10.1128/jmbe.v19i2.13711935-78851935-7877https://doaj.org/article/bc54ddd7d062494b97a8b0e0af71a4422018-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.v19i2.1371https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7877https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7885Many faculty members assign textbook readings prior to their traditional lectures. In this study, we assessed students’ level of class preparedness and surveyed their textbook reading practices weekly along with entrance and exit surveys concerning their attitudes toward reading the textbook. We report that pre-lecture reading is a significant variable in explaining pre-lecture preparedness as well as exam scores. We also report the reasons participants cited for not reading more of the textbook. We hope this analysis will allow educators to have a better understanding of the level of pre-lecture reading that is occurring in a traditional lecture-style course and the impacts of pre-lecture reading on student success.William J. GammerdingerThomas D. KocherAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 19, Iss 2 (2018)
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description	Many faculty members assign textbook readings prior to their traditional lectures. In this study, we assessed students’ level of class preparedness and surveyed their textbook reading practices weekly along with entrance and exit surveys concerning their attitudes toward reading the textbook. We report that pre-lecture reading is a significant variable in explaining pre-lecture preparedness as well as exam scores. We also report the reasons participants cited for not reading more of the textbook. We hope this analysis will allow educators to have a better understanding of the level of pre-lecture reading that is occurring in a traditional lecture-style course and the impacts of pre-lecture reading on student success.
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Understanding Student Perceptions and Practices for Pre-Lecture Content Reading in the Genetics Classroom

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