{"596715":{"#nid":"596715","#data":{"type":"event","title":"How Undergraduate Students Evaluate and Adjust Their Approaches to Learning in Biology","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA School\u0026nbsp; of Biological Sciences Seminar by Julie Dangremond Stanton, Assistant Professor\u0026nbsp;of Cellular Biology,\u0026nbsp;University of Georgia\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEDITOR\u0026#39;S NOTE: This announcement first appeared in the School of Biological Sciences website.\u0026nbsp; For updates, please check the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/biosci.gatech.edu\/news-events\/events\/754\u0022\u003Eoriginal posting\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents with awareness and control of their own thinking, or who are metacognitive,\u0026nbsp;can learn more and perform better than students who are not.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMetacognitive regulation is the\u0026nbsp;control of thinking in order to learn. It includes the skill of evaluation, which is the ability to appraise approaches to learning and modify plans based on those appraisals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMetacognitive skills can have a significant impact on learning and performance, but many undergraduate students are still developing these abilities. We need to understand the important changes that occur as students acquire these skills in order to help them develop their metacognition more effectively.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe used the task of preparing for an exam as a way to explore the metacognitive skills undergraduate students use to learn biology. We analyzed qualitative data from students\u0026#39; self-evaluation assignments and research interviews. From this analysis, we proposed a continuum of metacognitive development in introductory biology students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe also gained insights into when, why, and how upper-division biology students evaluate their approaches to learning,and the barriers they face when they try to change their plans based on their evaluations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThese data have implications for how undergraduate students learn biology and\u0026nbsp; offer\u0026nbsp;evidence-based suggestions for instructors who want to help improve student metacognition.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudents who can\u0026nbsp;control of their own thinking can learn more and perform better than students who cannot. 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