Implementation of a Biological Case Study Curriculum at a Minority - Serving Institution

在少数族裔服务机构实施生物学案例研究课程

• 批准号: 0511697
• 负责人: Leticia Marquez-Magana
• 金额: $ 14.02万
• 依托单位: San Francisco State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-09-01 至 2008-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0511697&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Implementation; Biological; Case; Study; Curriculum

Life Science - Biological (61) This project adapts and implements the "New Pathway" case-studies model, developed for medical students at the Harvard Medical School (HMS), to the teaching and learning in undergraduate cell and molecular biology courses at a Minority-Serving Institution (MSI). To coordinate with the recent establishment of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine in San Francisco, this project aims to develop case-based modules centered on stem cell concepts and methodology. INTELLECTUAL MERITSeveral studies have demonstrated that underrepresented minority students are more engaged in the learning of science and mathematics when real-life scenarios are used to teach these disciplines. Similarly, medical students trained using the "New Pathway" case-study model expressed greater interest in the medical concepts due to the increased real-world relevance. This project examines the extent to which underrepresented minority students enrolled in "New Pathway"-type courses are more engaged in the learning of cell and molecular biology concepts and are better trained in the nature of science. Student attitudes and learning are assessed via pre- and post-semester surveys. The results obtained are compared to the outcomes found for medical students at HMS. In this way, the efficacy of the "New Pathway" case-study approach is measured for a student population significantly different from the one for which it was originally developed. BROADER IMPACTThe activities address a national need for greater diversity in the scientific work force by implementing curricular innovations that train undergraduate minority students in the nature of science using state-of-the-art technology. The project is designed to (1) integrate investigative case-based learning in undergraduate courses at an MSI and to test its efficacy; (2) incorporate research-based laboratory experiments that train undergraduate students in the actual practice of science; (3) conduct a workshop on the use of "Case Modules to Teach Biology" in consultation with one of the developers of the "New Pathway" model, giving other faculty members the necessary professional development in investigative case-based learning needed to broaden the impact of the proposed activities within the discipline; and (4) conduct formative and summative evaluations of the proposed activities as part of the thesis work for a Science Education Master's student.

生命科学 - 生物学（61）该项目适应并实现了为哈佛医学院（HMS）的医学生开发的“新途径”案例研究模型，以在本科细胞和分子生物学课程中的教学和学习中，该学院（MSI）（MSI）。 为了与旧金山加利福尼亚再生医学研究所的最新成立，该项目旨在开发以干细胞概念和方法论为中心的基于病例的模块。智力绩效研究表明，当现实生活中的情景用于教授这些学科时，代表性不足的少数群体学生更多地参与了科学和数学的学习。 同样，由于现实世界中相关性的增加，使用“新途径”案例研究模型培训的医学生对医学概念表示了更大的兴趣。 该项目研究了参加“新途径” - 类型课程的代表性不足的少数族裔学生在多大程度上更多地参与了细胞和分子生物学概念的学习，并且在科学的本质上进行了更好的培训。 学生的态度和学习是通过学前和学后调查评估的。 将获得的结果与HMS医学生发现的结果进行了比较。 通过这种方式，“新途径”案例研究方法的功效是针对与最初开发的学生大不相同的学生人群的。更广泛的影响，活动通过实施课程创新，以使用最先进的技术来培训科学本质的本科生，以解决科学劳动力的更大多样性的需求。该项目旨在（1）在MSI的本科课程中整合基于调查的案例学习并测试其功效； （2）合并基于研究的实验室实验，以在科学的实际实践中培训本科生； （3）与“新途径”模型的开发商之一协商“案例模块来教授生物学”的使用研讨会，为其他教师提供了基于调查的基于案例的学习的必要专业发展，以扩大该学科中拟议活动的影响； （4）作为科学教育硕士学生的论文工作的一部分，对拟议活动进行了形成和总结性评估。