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Assessment of a Preparatory MOOC in Biology

Assessment of a Preparatory MOOC in Biology. Adrienne Williams Project Specialist, HHMI-UCI Professor Program Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, UC Irvine June 2014. Rationale. Average scores in 12 th Grade NAEP mathematics, 2013.

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Assessment of a Preparatory MOOC in Biology

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  1. Assessment of a Preparatory MOOC in Biology Adrienne Williams Project Specialist, HHMI-UCI Professor Program Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, UC Irvine June 2014

  2. Rationale Average scores in 12th Grade NAEP mathematics, 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress Exam, http://nationsreportcard.gov/reading_math_g12_2013/#/group-results

  3. Rationale Average Math SAT scores for students at each final letter grade, Bio 93 11.1% URM 22.6% URM 25.9% URM 51.6% URM N = 803, Fall 2012 Bio 93.

  4. Experimental Question Will a preparation MOOC help students do better in introductory biology?

  5. Experiment 1 Design Preparation for Introductory Biology MOOC UCI students Introductory Biology at UCI ~ 1800 students

  6. MOOC Course Design Basics Lecture Videos Basics Quizzes Write your answers Normal Certificate Grade answers of peers Unit Peer Assessments Distinction Certificate Research Peer Assessments Write your answers Research Packet Grade answers of peers

  7. MOOC Participation

  8. MOOC Completion Distinction Did not complete Normal Distinction Did not complete Normal All Courserians N = 9401 UCI Students N = 382

  9. Results Math SAT scores for all participation levels N = 1313 129 130 130

  10. Results All ethnicities participate similarly

  11. Results All Math SAT scores do not respond identically Predicted Z score equation: Z score = -3.54 + 0.14*[Gender] + 0.004*[MSAT Ave] + 0.002*[RSAT Ave] + 0.62*[AP 3]

  12. Results All ethnicities do not respond identically Predicted Z score equation: Z score = -3.54 + 0.14*[Gender] + 0.004*[MSAT Ave] + 0.002*[RSAT Ave] + 0.62*[AP 3]

  13. Conclusions?

  14. California community college students do worse in online courses. Public Policy Institute of California: Online Learning and Student Outcomes, 2014http://www.ppic.org/main/publication.asp?i=1096

  15. California community college students do worse in online courses. Public Policy Institute of California: Online Learning and Student Outcomes, 2014http://www.ppic.org/main/publication.asp?i=1096

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