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Exploring the role of disciplinary knowledge in students’ covariational reasoning during graphical interpretation by Altindis, Nigar, Bowe, Kathleen A., Couch, Brock, Bauer, Christopher F., Aikens, Melissa L.

“…Background This study investigates undergraduate STEM students’ interpretation of quantities and quantitative relationships on graphical representations in…”
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Life Science Majors' Math-Biology Task Values Relate to Student Characteristics and Predict the Likelihood of Taking Quantitative Biology Courses by Andrews, Sarah E, Aikens, Melissa L

“…Expectancy-value theory of achievement motivation predicts that students' task values, which include their interest in and enjoyment of a task, their…”
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Meeting the Needs of A Changing Landscape: Advances and Challenges in Undergraduate Biology Education by Aikens, Melissa L.

“…Over the last 25 years, reforms in undergraduate biology education have transformed the way biology is taught at many institutions of higher education. This…”
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Direct Ties to a Faculty Mentor Related to Positive Outcomes for Undergraduate Researchers by JOSHI, MEGHA, AIKENS, MELISSA L., DOLAN, ERIN L.

“…Mentored research is critical for integrating undergraduates into the scientific community. Undergraduate researchers experience a variety of mentoring…”
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Identifying Group Work Experiences That Increase Students' Self-Efficacy for Quantitative Biology Tasks by Aikens, Melissa L, Kulacki, Alexander R

“…Quantitative skills are a critical competency for undergraduates pursuing life science careers. To help students develop these skills, it is important to build…”
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Teaching quantitative biology: goals, assessments, and resources by Aikens, Melissa L, Dolan, Erin L

“…More than a decade has passed since the publication of BIO2010, calling for an increased emphasis on quantitative skills in the undergraduate biology…”
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Learning Assistants and Instructors Provide Social Support That Influences Student Engagement Differently in Undergraduate Active Learning Chemistry Courses by Donis, Krista, Aikens, Melissa L., Swamy, Uma, Delgado, Milagros, Gillespie, Megan, Graves, Palmer, Eddy, Sarah L.

“…Active learning commonly involves students engaging with course material in small groups during class time. The quality of this engagement may be key for…”
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A Social Capital Perspective on the Mentoring of Undergraduate Life Science Researchers: An Empirical Study of Undergraduate-Postgraduate-Faculty Triads by Aikens, Melissa L, Sadselia, Sona, Watkins, Keiana, Evans, Mara, Eby, Lillian T, Dolan, Erin L

“…Undergraduate researchers at research universities are often mentored by graduate students or postdoctoral researchers (referred to collectively as…”
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The decision is in the details: Justifying decisions about socioscientific issues by Bader, Jordan D., Ahearn, Kelsey A., Allen, Beverly A., Anand, Diya M., Coppens, Andrew D., Aikens, Melissa L.

“…Controversial scientific issues, or socioscientific issues (SSIs), demand the consideration of more than scientific content when constructing decisions. The…”
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Examining Motivational Attitudes Toward Statistics and Their Relationship to Performance in Life Science Students by Kulacki, Alexander R., Aikens, Melissa L.

“…A strong foundation of statistics is essential for undergraduates pursuing life science careers, but this foundation is frequently undermined by negative…”
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Race and Gender Differences in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Structures and Research Outcomes by Aikens, Melissa L, Robertson, Melissa M, Sadselia, Sona, Watkins, Keiana, Evans, Mara, Runyon, Christopher R, Eby, Lillian T, Dolan, Erin L

“…Participating in undergraduate research with mentorship from faculty may be particularly important for ensuring the persistence of women and minority students…”
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The Case for Biocalculus: Improving Student Understanding of the Utility Value of Mathematics to Biology and Affect toward Mathematics by Aikens, Melissa L, Diaz Eaton, Carrie, Highlander, Hannah Callender

“…The next generation of life science professionals will require far more quantitative skills than prior generations. Calculus is important for understanding…”
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Population dynamics in central and edge populations of a narrowly endemic plant by Aikens, Melissa L., Roach, Deborah A.

“…Species' range limits can be caused by environmental gradients, and in such cases, abundance is thought to be highest in the center of a species range and…”
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The Math-Biology Values Instrument: Development of a Tool to Measure Life Science Majors' Task Values of Using Math in the Context of Biology by Andrews, Sarah E, Runyon, Christopher, Aikens, Melissa L

“…In response to calls to improve the quantitative training of undergraduate biology students, there have been increased efforts to better integrate math into…”
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Community College Instructors' Perceptions of Constraints and Affordances Related to Teaching Quantitative Biology Skills and Concepts by Corwin, Lisa A, Kiser, Stacey, LoRe, Sondra M, Miller, Jillian M, Aikens, Melissa L

“…Quantitative skills are an important competency for undergraduate biology students and should be incorporated early and frequently in an undergraduate's…”
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Potential impacts of tolerance to herbivory on population dynamics of a monocarpic herb by Aikens, Melissa L., Roach, Deborah A.

“…PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Mammalian herbivores, particularly white-tailed deer, can have a major impact on plant abundance and distribution. However, plants can…”
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A Guide for Graduate Students Interested in Postdoctoral Positions in Biology Education Research by Aikens, Melissa L, Corwin, Lisa A, Andrews, Tessa C, Couch, Brian A, Eddy, Sarah L, McDonnell, Lisa, Trujillo, Gloriana

“…Postdoctoral positions in biology education research (BER) are becoming increasingly common as the field grows. However, many life science graduate students…”
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The effects of disturbance intensity on temporal and spatial patterns of herb colonization in a southern New England mixed-oak forest by Aikens, Melissa L., Ellum, David, McKenna, John J., Kelty, Matthew J., Ashton, Mark S.

“…As managing forests for biodiversity becomes more common, it is important to understand how understory species respond to disturbance. We monitored changes in…”
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