Open AccessReimagining the Introductory Math Curriculum for Life Sciences Students
Author(s) -
Erin Sanders O’Leary,
Hannah Whang Sayson,
Casey Shapiro,
Alan Garfinkel,
William J. Conley,
Marc Levis-Fitzgerald,
M. Kevin Eagan,
Blaire Van Valkenburgh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cbe life sciences education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1931-7913
DOI - 10.1187/cbe.20-11-0252
Subject(s) - curriculum , mathematics education , transformative learning , perspective (graphical) , calculus (dental) , mathematics , computer science , psychology , pedagogy , medicine , artificial intelligence , dentistry
Description of an innovative new math curriculum for life science students and a study examining its cognitive and noncognitive impacts, including improved academic performance in math, higher grade outcomes in subsequent science courses, and increased interest in quantitative concepts and skills relevant to 21st-century biology.