Honors Projects
Abstract
This study focused on at active learning and how it affects student attitude and achievement in college level biology courses. A Biology Attitude Survey was administered at the beginning and middle of the semester to determine if student’s attitude towards biology improved from the active learning setting. The student’s attitude was also assessed from a classroom format survey containing questions about the benefits of undergraduate Learning Assistants and the active learning classroom format. These attitudinal measures were then compared with student’s achievement in biology by looking at their midterm grade, pre-test and post-test assessment scores. The ANOVA revealed that students with a high achievement in the course had a higher attitude towards biology.
Major
Individualized Planned Program
First Advisor
Dr. Eileen Underwood
First Advisor Department
Biological Sciences
Second Advisor
Julia Matuga
Second Advisor Department
Education
Publication Date
Spring 2014
Repository Citation
Mathias, Amber, "Active Learning in the Science Classroom" (2014). Honors Projects. 113.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/honorsprojects/113