This study explored how the use of three different pedagogical frameworks (community science, storytelling, and inquiry-based learning) influenced learners' awareness and appreciation of flagellate plants in an undergraduate online botany course. Students' opinions, attitudes, and perceptions toward science were explored using the Classroom Undergraduate Research Experience survey. Qualitative and quantitative results indicated that although most students appreciated all three activities, the storytelling activity produced the most positive perceptions of learning. Logistic regression analyses demonstrated that gender and attitudes toward science influenced student perceptions of the activities. Positive science attitudes predicted positive perceptions of the activities, and female students were more likely to report positive perceptions. These results suggest that as a pedagogical framework for organizing learning activities, storytelling holds potential for promoting positive attitudes toward science and science learning, particularly with female learners.
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29 October 2021
Community Science, Storytelling, or Inquiry-Based Learning? Evaluating Three Technology-Enhanced Pedagogical Approaches in an Online Botany Course
Natercia Valle,
Pavlo Antonenko,
Lorena Endara,
Ellen Christine Davis,
Gabriel Somarriba,
Emily Sessa,
Feiya Luo,
Sarah Carey,
Selçuk Dogan,
John Gordon Burleigh,
Stuart McDaniel
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The American Biology Teacher
Vol. 83 • No. 8
October 2021
Vol. 83 • No. 8
October 2021
community science
gender
inquiry-based learning
science learning
storytelling