How students taking introductory biology experience the chemistry content.

ABSTRACT: Student experiences learning chemistry have been well studied in chemistry courses but less so in biology courses. Chemistry concepts are foundational to introductory biology courses, and student experiences learning chemistry concepts may impact their overall course experiences and subsequent student outcomes. In this study, we asked undergraduate students enrolled in introductory biology courses at a public R1 institution an open-response question asking how their experiences learning chemistry topics affected their identities as biologists. We used thematic analysis to identify common ideas in their responses. We found that while almost half of student respondents cited learning chemistry as having positive impacts on their experiences learning biology, students who struggled with chemi

SUBMITTER: Mendez L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11636094 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature