SABER: Accelerating the emergence of Biology Education Research as a new sub-discipline of Biology

SABER：加速生物教育研究作为生物学的一个新的分支学科几个国家的报告呼吁对本科生物教育进行改革，教师们在课堂上尝试了一系列教学方法。有没有数据表明这些变化是否会改善学生的学习？进行生物教育研究(BER)的教师专注于严格的研究来评估学生的学习，但他们在生物学的各个子学科中是孤立和分散的。通过生物教育研究促进会(SABER)的新网络，我们建议创建一个充满活力的生物教育研究人员社区，提供领导和远见，以促进、维持和指导培养和加强学生在生物科学方面的学习所需的学术工作。这次全国会议将是他们交流思想、制定研究议程、建立合作关系，然后传播那些有助于本科生物教育改革的成功战略的地方。智力优势：新的网络将加速BER新分支学科的成熟和影响，最终改善学生在生物科学方面的学习和保留。这一新领域的研究结果将记录与在课堂上实施的教学法相关的学习成果，从而为循证教学实践和改善学习环境收集数据，以支持更多样化的学生群体的成功。更广泛的影响：该网络包括来自一系列子学科、来自一系列机构和具有一系列专业经验的教师。因此，这些努力的结果可以产生非常广泛的影响。网络活动的目标之一是更好地了解大学生学习生物的方式，并开发基于证据而不是轶事的课程方法。这一网络将使现在和未来的本科生受益，特别是代表不足的少数族裔，他们离开基础科学和生命科学的比例比其他大学学科高得多。通过提高我们对如何最好地帮助学生学习生物的理解，我们可能能够阻止生物人才的流失。这个项目是由生物科学局生物基础设施部和教育与人力资源局本科教育司联合资助的，作为他们在本科生物学教育方面愿景和变革努力的一部分。

SABER: Accelerating the emergence of Biology Education Research as a new sub-discipline of Biology Several national reports have called for reforms in undergraduate biology education and instructors have tried a range of pedagogical approaches in the classroom. Are there data on whether these changes improve student learning? Faculty conducting biology education research (BER) focus on rigorous research to assess student learning but they are isolated and fragmented across the sub-disciplines of biology. Through the new network of the Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER), we propose to create a vibrant community of biology education researchers that will provide the leadership and vision to promote, maintain and guide the scholarly work required to foster and enhance student learning in the biological sciences. The national meeting will be a place where they can meet to exchange ideas, set research agendas, build collaborations and then disseminate those successful strategies that help reform undergraduate biology education. Intellectual Merit: The new network will accelerate the maturation and impact of the new BER sub-discipline, ultimately improving student learning and retention in the biological sciences. Research findings from this new field will document the learning gains associated with pedagogies implemented in the classroom, thereby collecting the data for evidence-based teaching practices and improved learning environments that support the success of a more diverse population of students. Broader Impact: The network includes faculty from a range of sub-disciplines, from a range of institutions, and with a range of professional experience. Therefore results of these efforts can have very widespread impact. One goal of the network activities is to better understand how college students learn biology and to develop curricular approaches that will be based on evidence instead of anecdote. This network will benefit current and future undergraduates, particularly underrepresented minorities, who leave the basic and life sciences at a much greater rate than other college disciplines. By advancing our understanding of how best to help students learn biology, we may be able to stem the loss of talent in biology.This project is being funded jointly by the Directorate for Biological Sciences, Division of Biological Infrastructure and the Directorate for Education and Human Resources, Division of Undergraduate Education as part of their Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education efforts.