William C McGaghie, Donald R McCrimmon, Gordon Mitchell, Jason A Thompson
Concept mapping in pulmonary physiology using pathfinder scaling
Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice
redesigning undergraduate biology courses integrate quantitative reasoning skill development critical prepare students careers modern medicine scientific research paper report development implementation assessment standalone modules integrate quantitative reasoning introductory biology courses modules designed improve skills quantitative numeracy interpreting data sets using visual tools making inferences biological phenomena using mathematicalstatistical models also examine demographicbackground data predict student improvement skills exposure modules carried prepostassessment tests across four semesters used student interviews one semester examine students different levels approached quantitative problems found students improved skills semesters although variation degree improvement among skills semester semester one demographic variable transfer status stood major predictor degree students improved transfer students achieved much lower gains every semester despite fact pretest scores focus area similar transfer nontransfer students propose increased exposure quantitative skill development biology courses effective building competency quantitative reasoning