Integration of inquiry-based experiences department-wide: an example from biology curriculum Radically embedding a high-impact practice for equity and access.

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Sonal Singhal
Karin Kram
Justin Valliere
Fang Wang
Brynn Heckel
Samantha Leigh
Kathryn Theiss
Charlene McCord
Artin Soroosh
Thomas Taylor
Stacy Zamora
Brian Sato

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Inquiry-based course experiences provide a scalable and equitable way to engage students in research. In this study, we describe how we introduced inquiry-based experiences to ten lower-division and upper-division courses across the biology curriculum at a regionally comprehensive public university serving the diverse population in a major metropolitan area. Student survey data suggest this redesign effectively developed students’ scientific skills and nurtured their sense of belonging. This project illustrates how inquiry-based experiences can be implemented sustainably across institutional context.

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Singhal, S., Kram, K., Valliere, J., Wang, F., Heckel, B., Leigh, S., … Sato, B. (2024). Integration of inquiry-based experiences department-wide: an example from biology curriculum: Radically embedding a high-impact practice for equity and access. Experiential Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.46787/elthe.v7i1.3969
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