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Franklin, Daniel and Harrison, Brittany (2022) How prepared do students feel for the quantitative nature of a biological sciences degree? Journal of Biological Education, 56 (5). pp. 513-527. doi:10.1080/00219266.2020.1841669 ISSN 0021-9266.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2020.1841669
Abstract
Quantitative abilities and techniques are vital in modern biological sciences from lab calculations and classical hypothesis testing to the growth of ‘omics’ and big data. Long before the employability at Higher Education can be considered, the transition between Secondary and Higher Education must be. Students doing biological sciences degrees at a UK university were surveyed to ascertain the factors that prepared students best for the quantitative nature of a biological sciences degree. Student perceptions of biological sciences as a quantitative subject altered once they began their degree's. Students who studied mathematics post-16 felt more prepared for the quantitative nature of their biological sciences degree while Secondary level biology does not prepare. Post-16 mathematics is only an entry requirement for 1of 49 biological sciences courses across the UK’s Russell Group universities. Most students do not feel prepared by their Secondary Education for the quantitative nature of a biological sciences degree and Higher Education Institutions do not ask for quantitative qualifications. This study highlights the lack of preparedness perceived by students and the potential discord in this field between Secondary and Higher Education.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education Q Science > QA Mathematics Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Teacher Education (Aug 2017 -) Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Biology -- Problems, exercises, etc., Biology -- Study and teaching (Higher), Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Higher), Preparedness , Education, Higher, Education, Secondary, Biology -- Study and teaching (Secondary), Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary) | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Biological Education | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0021-9266 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | 2022 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 56 | ||||||||
| Number: | 5 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 513-527 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/00219266.2020.1841669 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Biological Education on 10 Dec 2020, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/00219266.2020.1841669 | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 7 January 2021 | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 10 June 2022 |
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