Investigating Undergraduate Biology Students' Science Identity Production.

ABSTRACT: Identity production is a complex process in which a person determines who he or she is via internal dialogue and sociocultural participation. Understanding identity production is important in biology education, because students' identities impact classroom experiences and their willingness to persist in the discipline. Thus, we suggest that educators foster spaces where students can engage in producing science identities that incorporate positive perceptions of who they are and what they have experienced. We used Holland's theory of identity and Urrieta's definitions of conceptual identity production (CIP) and procedural identity production (PIP) to explore the process of students' science identity production. We interviewed 26 students from five sections of a general biology course for ma

SUBMITTER: Le PT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6812566 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature