Mediation Analysis in Discipline-Based Education Research Using Structural Equation Modeling: Beyond “What Works” to Understand How It Works, and for Whom

ABSTRACT Advancing the field of discipline-based education research (DBER) requires developing theories based on outcomes that integrate across multiple methodologies. Here, we describe mediation analysis with structural equation modeling as one statistical tool that allows us to further examine mec...

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Autores principales:	Cissy J. Ballen, Shima Salehi
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Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2021
Materias:	mediation analysis discipline-based education research SEM biology education research methods Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f9f4498ce27c4683b9dee35d504a25022021-11-15T15:04:52ZMediation Analysis in Discipline-Based Education Research Using Structural Equation Modeling: Beyond “What Works” to Understand How It Works, and for Whom10.1128/jmbe.00108-211935-78851935-7877https://doaj.org/article/f9f4498ce27c4683b9dee35d504a25022021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.00108-21https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7877https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7885ABSTRACT Advancing the field of discipline-based education research (DBER) requires developing theories based on outcomes that integrate across multiple methodologies. Here, we describe mediation analysis with structural equation modeling as one statistical tool that allows us to further examine mechanisms underlying well-documented trends in higher education. The use of mediation analysis in educational settings is particularly powerful, as learning outcomes result from complex relationships among many variables. We illustrate how mediation analysis can enhance education research, addressing questions that cannot be easily reached otherwise. We walk through critical steps to guide decision-making in mediation analysis and apply them to questions using real data to examine performance gaps in large introductory courses in biology. Through the use of mediation analysis with structural equation modeling, we add to a growing body of research that shows diverse quantitative approaches support evidence-based teaching in higher education.Cissy J. BallenShima SalehiAmerican Society for Microbiologyarticlemediation analysisdiscipline-based education researchSEMbiology education researchmethodsSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 22, Iss 2 (2021)
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spellingShingle	mediation analysis discipline-based education research SEM biology education research methods Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Cissy J. Ballen Shima Salehi Mediation Analysis in Discipline-Based Education Research Using Structural Equation Modeling: Beyond “What Works” to Understand How It Works, and for Whom
description	ABSTRACT Advancing the field of discipline-based education research (DBER) requires developing theories based on outcomes that integrate across multiple methodologies. Here, we describe mediation analysis with structural equation modeling as one statistical tool that allows us to further examine mechanisms underlying well-documented trends in higher education. The use of mediation analysis in educational settings is particularly powerful, as learning outcomes result from complex relationships among many variables. We illustrate how mediation analysis can enhance education research, addressing questions that cannot be easily reached otherwise. We walk through critical steps to guide decision-making in mediation analysis and apply them to questions using real data to examine performance gaps in large introductory courses in biology. Through the use of mediation analysis with structural equation modeling, we add to a growing body of research that shows diverse quantitative approaches support evidence-based teaching in higher education.
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title	Mediation Analysis in Discipline-Based Education Research Using Structural Equation Modeling: Beyond “What Works” to Understand How It Works, and for Whom
title_short	Mediation Analysis in Discipline-Based Education Research Using Structural Equation Modeling: Beyond “What Works” to Understand How It Works, and for Whom
title_full	Mediation Analysis in Discipline-Based Education Research Using Structural Equation Modeling: Beyond “What Works” to Understand How It Works, and for Whom
title_fullStr	Mediation Analysis in Discipline-Based Education Research Using Structural Equation Modeling: Beyond “What Works” to Understand How It Works, and for Whom
title_full_unstemmed	Mediation Analysis in Discipline-Based Education Research Using Structural Equation Modeling: Beyond “What Works” to Understand How It Works, and for Whom
title_sort	mediation analysis in discipline-based education research using structural equation modeling: beyond “what works” to understand how it works, and for whom
publisher	American Society for Microbiology
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Mediation Analysis in Discipline-Based Education Research Using Structural Equation Modeling: Beyond “What Works” to Understand How It Works, and for Whom

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