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Tiêu đề
Understanding Differences in Underrepresented Minorities and First-Generation Student Perceptions in the Introductory Biology Classroom
Tác giả
Jantzer J.; Kirkman T.; Furniss K.L.
Năm xuất bản
2021
Source title
Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education
Số trích dẫn
4
DOI
10.1128/jmbe.00176-21
Liên kết
Tóm tắt
We used quantitative methods to better understand the perceptions of students in an introductory biology course (Biology 101) at a small, liberal arts college (SLAC) that is also a primarily white institution (PWI). In pre/post surveys, we asked students questions related to their attitudes and beliefs about their professor, classmates, and Biology 101. We were especially interested in the responses and outcomes of underrepresented minorities (URM) and first-generation (FG) students. Our findings suggest URM and FG students have a decreased sense of belonging and increased perceptions of exclusion and differential treatment due to race. These findings can explain, in part, the disparity in Biology 101 grade and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) attrition. © 2021 Jantzer et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license.
Từ khóa
Attitude; Disparities; First-generation; Introductory biology; Kindness cues; Perception; Stereotype threat; Survey; Underrepresented minorities
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Nơi xuất bản
American Society for Microbiology
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Scopus