We are the Biology Education Research Group (BERG) at Syracuse University. We are interested in biology education and science literacy. Headed by @JasonRWiles
Syracuse, NY
Joined February 2016
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Wrapping up a successful #NABT22! Current students @MariahCMaxwell_ and Takunda Maisva presented posters on current lab projects, while lab alumn @dunkryan presented a workshop with @cissyballen, @JeremiahHenning, Darrien Caudle, and @iEMBER_Network colleagues!
Great SU News story about a pair of pubs from our lab regarding equity in STEM! #STEMeducation
#newfindings thecollege.syr.edu/news-all/…
In one, Kelly Schmid and @JasonRWiles show that women undergraduate researchers are far less likely to consider themselves scientists than their male colleagues, even as they are actively engaged in the process online.ucpress.edu/abt/artic…
In the other, Mariah Maxwell and @JasonRWiles found that participation in cyber Peer-Led Team Learning was associated with increased retention in STEM for undergraduate students from a number of identities marginalized in STEM tinyurl.com/2p96ynth
Lab head @JasonRWiles and former member @dunkryan took part in this wonderful collaboration on measurement of evolution acceptance! Big thanks to @brownell_sara, @lizard_barnacle, Jamie, Taya and Jason for putting this event on!
Excited to be hosting a fabulous group of folks interested in improving #evolution acceptance instruments. Introducing the evolution acceptance instrument @NSF funded RCN-UBE.
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Very proud of my former @SUBiology @ArtSciencesSU Ph.D. student @kellymschmid, now at @CornellEEB / @CornellCDER. Check out Kelly’s latest on supporting women in STEM in The American Biology Teacher. doi.org/10.1525/abt.2022.84.…
Having a great day at #ACUBE2021! If you're looking for a session to attend in this next block, Mariah Maxwell from our lab will be discussing how our online implementation of Peer-Led Team Learning shows benefits for women in STEM!
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A reminder that registration for our 65th annual conference (held Oct 16) is coming up! Presenter registration deadline is September 26th, and registration for all other attendees closes October 1st! Click the link for more details: acube.org/annual-meeting/
Check out this newest publication from our lab!
Lessons learned through listening to biology students during a transition to online learning in the wake of the COVID‐19 pandemic onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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In a #SABER2020 long talk, @cissyballen and @mtn_ash show the lack of representation of POC, and especially women of color, in introductory biology textbooks. Not one black woman scientist's work cited! #RepresentationMatters
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Quick reminder about our buddy system! If you have attended SABER multiple times and are interested in being a mentor, please fill out the following form: forms.gle/WFomXvDeHfAnMjFq9.
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It's time! Applications for the @eegradpreview program are OPEN!!!! During this program we hope to answers your big questions about PhD programs in Ecology & Evolution!
Apply here: eegradpreview.weebly.com/app…
Check out @eegradpreview for more info on the program and organizers
Applications are OPEN for @eegradpreview, a free program of 5 virtual, interactive sessions aimed at demystifying grad school in ecology and evolution! Seminars will be held on Zoom once/week from 8/11-9/8 2020!
Apply here by July 1st at midnight: eegradpreview.weebly.com/app… (1/3)
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#Depression is a major mental health concern among college students, including #undergrads involved in #research. Learn more about their experiences in this study by @Katey_Cooper, @LoganGin, @LizBarnes222, and @brownell_sara.
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Check out this podcast featuring lab alumnus Dr. Christina Winterton! In it, she discusses some of her newly published work from her dissertation on the importance of relating to peer leaders in Peer-Led Team Learning #PLTL
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New article alert! Just published in #DISER, we looked at students' course grade and self-assessed learning gains in the context of peer-led team learning #PLTL
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We found that #PLTL students who viewed their peer leader as relatable received higher course grades – and also had higher self-assessed learning gains – compared to students who did not. This latter effect was independent of students' STEM major status.
This suggests to us that a possible way to improve peer-led team learning #PLTL outcomes is to find ways to increase the perception of peer leaders as relatable; future work is needed to address how this may be done.
Thanks @ArtSciencesSU for this coverage of some new research from our lab! Check the tweet below for our thread on it:
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New publication from our lab!
Communicating the consensus on climate change to college biology majors: The importance of preaching to the choir onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Happy #DarwinDay! Biology professor @JasonRWiles says, “Darwin Day celebrates many thousands of scientists who have built our understanding of evolution in the 161 years since Origin of Species.” (1/2)
Blind evaluation of experimentally manipulated CVs shows biologists are not generally biased against Christians, though association with specific evangelical groups did cause significantly lower ratings.
Great new study published by lab friends and collaborators @ASU_BioEdLab!
Are scientists biased against Christian students? Check out our new study in @PLOSONE in which we experimentally tested for bias against Christians in academic biology: journals.plos.org/plosone/ar…