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CURE lecture too: MCAT, BCI, and tracking data show students who discussed research data in lecture learned more than peers using traditional textbooks

Year: 2026

Type: article

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.

Source: AJP Advances in Physiology Education

DOI: 10.1152/advan.00002.2025

Authors: Douglas B. Luckie, Maria A. Green, Davin W. Hami, Hannah L. Zawisa

Institution: Michigan State University

Language: English

Topic: Innovative Teaching Methods

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: National Science Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation