From LSE 65% of students in study defined success & failure differently in intro biology. Definitions of success & failure differed by self-reported grade. Results of this study highlight the complexity of self-efficacy development for intro bio students. doi.org/10.1187/cbe.23…

From LSE Exam retakes improved student exam scores but differences in participation among different social identities led to slightly larger inequities in exam scores after retakes supriya, Sara Brownell, kae maree, Dr. Jessie Ebie (she/her/hers) & co-authors show doi.org/10.1187/cbe.21…

LSE Featured Editor: Dr. Paul R. Hernandez, Texas A&M University What do you value about being part of LSE community? "I value collegial, inclusive, & developmental spirit of community...commitment to deepening understanding to improve teaching & learning..." lifescied.org

From LSE Mentorship Interventions in Postgrad Medical & STEM Jared Schrader analyzed over 100 studies & results include need for increased randomized controlled trials, interventions focused on postdoctoral scholars, & more mentorship training. https://doi/10.1187/cbe.23-08-0155

From LSE Erin Dolan present the development of the Mentoring in Undergraduate Research Survey (MURS) as a measure of a range of mentoring experienced by undergraduate science researchers. doi.org/10.1187/cbe.23…

LSE Featured Editor: Matthew Hora V Ctr for Research on College-Workforce Transitions What do you value about being part of LSE community? "LSE has been an important source of high-quality & thoughtful research for interdisciplinary scholars, & it’s wonderful to contribute my expertise..." lifescied.org

From LSE Ryan Dunk, PhD set out to identify the extent to which students can identify cisheteronormative language in biology textbooks and show how students critically evaluate outdated language that relates to gender in biology. doi.org/10.1187/cbe.23…

From LSE In response to unwaveringly high attrition from STEM pathways, STEM Intervention Programs (SIPs) support STEM students in effort to increase retention. Using mixed methods (survey & focus groups), Shortlidge Biology Education Research Group, PSU studied students to understand... doi.org/10.1187/cbe.23…

LSE Featured Editor: Jim Hewlett Fingerlakes CC What do you value about being part of the LSE community? "I value the collaborative nature of this community and the welcoming nature that provides opportunities to learn and to share ideas about education." lifescied.org

From LSE First-generation (FG) students experience more barriers in college, compared w/ continuing-generation students Elizabeth Canning study provides preliminary evidence that instructors communicating growth mindset messages can support FG performance. doi.org/10.1187/cbe.23…

From LSE Trevor Tuma & Erin Dolan examine the influence of variables theorized to predict mentorship support and quality in a national sample of 565 science doctoral students from 70 universities in 38 states. doi.org/10.1187/cbe.23…

LSE Featured Editor: Jennifer Knight @cuboulder What do you value about being part of the LSE community? "Honest critiques of research, camaraderie, opportunities to provide feedback, and a connection to all the great work being done in our discipline." lifescied.org

From LSE Ungrading is an emancipatory pedagogy. SRL is deficit framed & insufficient as a learning theory for ungrading. An asset-framed learning theory that combines funds of knowledge & community cultural wealth is proposed as an alternative @cnmsuncats doi.org/10.1187/cbe.24…

From LSE A short duration Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience catalyzes instructors to implement a longer duration experience for students, but job stability can be a factor in instructor discontinuance. PARE Project doi.org/10.1187/cbe.23…

LSE Featured Editor: Paula Lemons UGA What do you value about being part of the LSE community? "LSE community aligns with my personal values. Most notably, LSE promotes a developmental approach to research, using the journal to promote..." lifescied.org

From LSE How do online discussion boards and in-class discussions differentially facilitate learning within an environmental biology course? Dr. Kylea Garces & colleagues used hybrid modalities during the COVID19 pandemic to explore these ideas. doi.org/10.1187/cbe.23…

LSE Featured Editor: Stanley Lo UCSD BioSciences What do you value about being part of the LSE community? "To me, the LSE community has always had a focus on capacity building in the field, including new authors, reviewers, and editors." lifescied.org

From LSE Trevor Tuma & Erin Dolan examine the influence of variables theorized to predict mentorship support and quality in a national sample of 565 science doctoral students from 70 universities in 38 states. doi.org/10.1187/cbe.23…

From LSE LGBTQ+ science and engineering instructors rarely come out to their undergraduate students, but students do not react negatively and surprisingly report higher rapport when an instructor comes out Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center doi.org/10.1187/cbe.23…

From LSE Stanley Lo investigated undergraduate student approaches to problem solving in biology and identified three approaches distinguishable by variations in knowledge, strategy, intention, metacognition, and mindset. doi.org/10.1187/cbe.23…