Biology Education Research Lab at USF
Projects
Selected publications
Student Learning
Written assessment and machine learning
Carter, K. P., & Prevost, L. B. (2018). Question order and student understanding of structure and function. Advances in Physiology Education, 42(4), 576–585. https://doi.org/10.1152/advan.00182.2017
Prevost, L. B., Smith, M. K., & Knight, J. K. (2016). Using Student Writing and Lexical Analysis to Reveal Student Thinking about the Role of Stop Codons in the Central Dogma. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 15(4), ar65. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.15-12-0267
Faculty teaching interactions
Faculty professional development, conversations and interactions around teaching
Couch, B. A., Prevost, L. B., Stains, M., Whitt, B., Marcy, A. E., Apkarian, N., Dancy, M. H., Henderson, C., Johnson, E., Raker, J., Yik, B. J., Earl, B., Shadle, S. E., Skvoretz, J., & Ziker, J. P. (2023). Examining whether and how instructional coordination occurs within introductory undergraduate STEM courses. Frontiers in Education, 8, 209. https://doi.org/10.3389/FEDUC.2023.1156781
Lane, A. K., Earl, B., Feola, S., Lewis, J. E., McAlpin, J. D., Mertens, K., Shadle, S. E., Skvoretz, J., Ziker, J. P., Stains, M., Couch, B. A., & Prevost, L. B. (2022). Context and content of teaching conversations: exploring how to promote sharing of innovative teaching knowledge between science faculty. International Journal of STEM Education, 9, 53. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-022-00369-5
Lane, A. K., Mcalpin, J. D., Earl, B., Feola, S., Lewis, J. E., Mertens, K., Shadle, S. E., Skvoretz, J., Ziker, J. P., Couch, B. A., Prevost, L. B., & Stains, M. (2020). Innovative teaching knowledge stays with users. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 10–12. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2012372117
Zagallo, P., McCourt, J., Idsardi, R., Smith, M. K., Urban-Lurain, M., Andrews, T. C., Haudek, K., Knight, J. K., Merrill, J., Nehm, R., Prevost, L. B., & Lemons, P. P. (2019). Through the Eyes of Faculty: Using Personas as a Tool for Learner-Centered Professional Development. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 18(4), ar62. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.19-06-0114
4-Dimensional Ecology Education Framework
Ecology instruction and assessment
Prevost, L., Sorensen, A. E., Doherty, J. H., Ebert‐May, D., & Pohlad, B. (2019). 4DEE - What’s next? Designing instruction and assessing student learning. The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 100(3), e01552. https://doi.org/10.1002/bes2.1552
For more on 4DEE visit https://www.esa.org/4dee