Crafting a Biology Course for Nonmajors: Personas Help Delineate Faculty Decision Making.
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CBE life sciences education
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| author | Lahiri, Shweta Heil, Austin Daniels, Alex Gormally, Cara Brickman, Peggy |
| author_facet | Lahiri, Shweta Heil, Austin Daniels, Alex Gormally, Cara Brickman, Peggy Lahiri, Shweta Heil, Austin Daniels, Alex Gormally, Cara Brickman, Peggy |
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| contents | Crafting a Biology Course for Nonmajors: Personas Help Delineate Faculty Decision Making. Lahiri, Shweta Heil, Austin Daniels, Alex Gormally, Cara Brickman, Peggy Biology Faculty Humans Decision Making Curriculum Teaching Female Male Students Cluster Analysis Science courses are required for nonmajor students as part of general education with the goal of students connecting scientific knowledge to their own lives using science to make decisions. Often, however, these science courses emphasize basic concepts and terms without making it relevant to students' lives. Thus, these courses may not be successful in promoting decision making related to science and society. In this study, we interviewed 35 faculty teaching nonmajors biology to understand their rationale in making course decisions. Through interviews, we learned what factors influence faculty decision-making processes in structuring nonmajors' biology courses, as well as and they prioritize teaching about socioscientific issues (SSIs) and scientific competencies. Using cluster analysis, we developed fictional faculty teaching personas based on key themes and characteristics of faculty who prioritize teaching about SSIs versus those who focus on content coverage. These teaching personas could prove useful for professional development planning when seeking to improve student learning. |
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| language | en |
| publishDate | 2025 |
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| spellingShingle | Crafting a Biology Course for Nonmajors: Personas Help Delineate Faculty Decision Making. Lahiri, Shweta Heil, Austin Daniels, Alex Gormally, Cara Brickman, Peggy Biology Faculty Humans Decision Making Curriculum Teaching Female Male Students Cluster Analysis Crafting a Biology Course for Nonmajors: Personas Help Delineate Faculty Decision Making. Lahiri, Shweta Heil, Austin Daniels, Alex Gormally, Cara Brickman, Peggy Biology Faculty Humans Decision Making Curriculum Teaching Female Male Students Cluster Analysis Science courses are required for nonmajor students as part of general education with the goal of students connecting scientific knowledge to their own lives using science to make decisions. Often, however, these science courses emphasize basic concepts and terms without making it relevant to students' lives. Thus, these courses may not be successful in promoting decision making related to science and society. In this study, we interviewed 35 faculty teaching nonmajors biology to understand their rationale in making course decisions. Through interviews, we learned what factors influence faculty decision-making processes in structuring nonmajors' biology courses, as well as and they prioritize teaching about socioscientific issues (SSIs) and scientific competencies. Using cluster analysis, we developed fictional faculty teaching personas based on key themes and characteristics of faculty who prioritize teaching about SSIs versus those who focus on content coverage. These teaching personas could prove useful for professional development planning when seeking to improve student learning. |
| title | Crafting a Biology Course for Nonmajors: Personas Help Delineate Faculty Decision Making. |
| topic | Biology Faculty Humans Decision Making Curriculum Teaching Female Male Students Cluster Analysis |
| url | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40892979/ |