Some Believe, Not All Achieve: The Role of Active Learning Practices in Anxiety and Academic Self-Efficacy in First-Generation College Students

Hood, Suzanne; L. Barrickman, Nancy; Traiser Djerdjian, Nancy; Farr, Melaney; J Gerrits, Ronald; L. Lawford, Heather; Magner, Shawn; Ott, Betsy; Ross, Kyla; Roychowdury, Hiranya; Page, Olivia; Stowe, Skye; Jensen, Murray; Hull, Kerry

doi:10.1128/jmbe.v21i1.2075

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Some Believe, Not All Achieve: The Role of Active Learning Practices in Anxiety and Academic Self-Efficacy in First-Generation College Students

Published in Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education • Jan 1, 2020

Authors:

Suzanne Hood

Nancy L. Barrickman

Nancy Traiser Djerdjian

Abstract

First-generation college students face a variety of barriers in higher education compared with their continuing-generation peers. Active learning practices in STEM classrooms can potentially narrow the achievement gap by increasing academic self-efficacy, or confidence in academic abilities. However...

Subject

Anxiety

Active learning (machine learning)

Psychology

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