Julia Brodsky, Daniel M Fienup
Sidman Goes to College: A Meta-Analysis of Equivalence-Based Instruction in Higher Education
Perspectives on behavior science
many students recognize individual organisms within populations vary may make difficult recognize essential role variation plays natural selection also many students weak scientific reasoning skills makes difficult recognize misconceptions might paper describes 2h laboratory college students introduces genetic diversity gives practice using hypotheticodeductive reasoning brief lab presents students dna sequences africans europeans asians asks students determine whether people continent qualify distinct races comparison dna sequences shows people continent similar one another people continents therefore qualify distinct races ninetyfour percent students reported laboratory interesting 79 reported valuable learning experience developed used survey measure extent students recognized variation significance within populations showed lab increased student awareness variation also showed lab improved ability students construct hypotheticodeductive arguments