A Novel Approach to an Online Microbiology Experiment Yields Greater Student Success

Autor/in	Dutton, Nicole A. M.
Titel	A Novel Approach to an Online Microbiology Experiment Yields Greater Student Success
Quelle	In: American Journal of Distance Education, 37 (2023) 2, S.85-95 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0892-3647
DOI	10.1080/08923647.2022.2157627
Schlagwörter	Online Courses; Science Instruction; Science Laboratories; Microbiology; Laboratory Experiments; Science Experiments; Student Characteristics; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Socioeconomic Status; College Science; Computer Simulation; Videoconferencing; Success; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Online course; Online-Kurs; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Mikrobiologie; Laboratory work; Laborarbeit; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Erfolg
Abstract	An increase in online science course offerings requires a closer evaluation of the online laboratory experience. While it has been established that students can successfully learn from online laboratory simulations, there is a lack of knowledge regarding factors that impact student success. Grounded in the constructivist learning theory, a unique laboratory design was utilized to determine whether collaboration during an online microbiology lab experiment had an impact on student success. Additionally, the impacts of demographic factors were investigated. This study concluded that collaboration had a significantly positive impact on student success while demographics such as age, gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status did not have an impact. Although this illuminates the need for online lab developers to create collaborative science laboratory simulations that more closely mimic the traditional laboratory experience, more research is needed to elucidate additional factors that impact student success in the online science laboratory. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01