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The Use of Daily Quizzes in an Introductory General Biology Course for Majors

The Use of Daily Quizzes in an Introductory General Biology Course for Majors. Wendy Heck Grillo North Carolina Central University Dept. of Biology Biology Scholars 2009. General Biology I at NCCU. NCCU is an HBCU 8500 undergraduate students 350 Biology majors General Biology I

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The Use of Daily Quizzes in an Introductory General Biology Course for Majors

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  1. The Use of Daily Quizzes in an Introductory General Biology Course for Majors Wendy Heck Grillo North Carolina Central University Dept. of Biology Biology Scholars 2009

  2. General Biology I at NCCU • NCCU is an HBCU • 8500 undergraduate students • 350 Biology majors • General Biology I • The first course for biology majors, other science majors, and those students who will be taking upper-level courses in biology. • 4 credit hours = 3 lecture hours and 2 laboratory hours per week

  3. RESEARCH QUESTIONS Will implementing daily quizzes motivate my students to study on a continual basis? Will implementing daily quizzes increase class performance?

  4. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN • Implement short (5 ?) daily class quizzes • Similar format to exam questions (multiple choice, short answer) • Compose 10% of final grade • Questions will be drawn from previous class material or student preparation for new material • Control group • 2 concurrent sections of colleague’s General Biology I course • All other course material (exams, labs, etc.) is the same. • Methods of Evaluation • Pre- and Post-test of content • Weekly study logs with participation points as extra credit. • Exam performance • Final grade performance • Attitude Survey • Follow-up survey to assess study habits in General Biology II

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