Students' self-efficacy for quantitative biology tasks significantly increased after completing collaborative group work assignments, with large effect sizes¶
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q3 i3 Self-efficacy for solving HWE and population growth problems significantly increased from pre to post survey (r = 0.58 and r = 0.51). → Aikens 2023
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Aikens 2023¶
Aikens, M. L., & Kulacki, A. R. (2023). Identifying Group Work Experiences That Increase Students' Self-Efficacy for Quantitative Biology Tasks. CBE—Life Sciences Education. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.22-04-0076
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Paired Wilcoxon signed-rank tests on pre and post task-specific self-efficacy ratings (n = 230 HWE; n = 234 PG) showed significant increases (p < 0.001 for both data sets), with "The effect size was large in both cases (r = 0.58 and r = 0.51, respectively)."
"Mean self-efficacy scores increased from 3.35 (SE = 0.20) to 3.92 (SE = 0.17) for the HWE task and from 2.85 (SE = 0.20) to 3.34 (SE = 0.18) for the PG task. The effect size was large in both cases (r = 0.58 and r = 0.51, respectively)."
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Students' self-efficacy for quantitative biology tasks significantly increased after completing collaborative group work assignments, with large effect sizes |
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Students' self-efficacy for quantitative biology tasks significantly increased after completing collaborative group work assignments, with large effect sizes |
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