CURE lecture too: MCAT, BCI, and tracking data show students who discussed research data in lecture learned more than peers using traditional textbooks
Abstract
A "CURE lecture" approach was used in physiology majors' first introductory biology course, where journal club strategies replaced lecture in class meetings. Rather than lectures on biological explanations from a traditional textbook, students constructed their knowledge via primary literature readings in a reformed textbook aided by discussions of data and experimental design. When assessed by a MCAT instrument, Biology Concept Inventory, and tracking student performance, the experimental student cohort outperformed the peer control cohort.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Various Chemistry Research Topics
Innovative Teaching Methods
Science Education and Pedagogy
Publication details
- Journal / source
- AJP Advances in Physiology Education
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 254–260
- Publication date
- 7 January 2026
- Language
- EN