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Sehoya Harris Cotner

Professor
  • E-mailSehoya.Cotner@uib.no
  • Phone+47 413 36 440
  • Visitor Address
    Thormøhlens gate 53 A/B
    5006 Bergen
  • Postal Address
    Postboks 7803
    5020 Bergen
Academic article
  • Show author(s) (2023). Cooperative learning goes online: Teaching and learning intervention in a digital environment impacts psychosocial outcomes in biology students. International Journal of Educational Research. 17 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Real-time text message surveys reveal student perceptions of personnel resources throughout a course-based research experience. PLOS ONE.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Maintaining quality assessment practices in Norwegian higher education after the two-evaluator law . Nordic Journal of STEM Education. 41-59.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Eight Recommendations to Promote Effective Study Habits for Biology Students Enrolled in Online Courses. Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education (JMBE).
  • Show author(s) (2022). Context Matters: How an Ecological-Belonging Intervention Can Reduce Inequities in STEM. BioScience. 387-396.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Close to open—Factors that hinder and promote open science in ecology research and education. PLOS ONE.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Are synchronous chats a silver lining of emergency remote instruction? Text-based chatting is disproportionately favored by women in a non-majors introductory biology course. PLOS ONE. 15 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Using a self-determination theory approach to understand student perceptions of inquiry-based learning. Teaching and Learning Inquiry. 19 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2021). The culturally responsive science teaching practices of undergraduate biology teaching assistants. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 1320-1358.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Teaching during COVID-19 Times: A Community College Perspective. Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education (JMBE).
  • Show author(s) (2021). Open Inquiry versus Broadly Relevant Short-Term Research Experiences for Non-Biology Majors†. Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education (JMBE).
  • Show author(s) (2021). Meta-analysis of Gender Performance Gaps in Undergraduate Natural Science Courses. CBE - Life Sciences Education.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Graduate- and undergraduate-student perceptions of and preferences for teaching practices in STEM classrooms. SpringerOpen.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Context Matters: Social Psychological Factors That Underlie Academic Performance across Seven Institutions. CBE - Life Sciences Education.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Building Excellence in Scientific Teaching: How Important Is the Evidence for Evidence-Based Teaching when Training STEM TAs? Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education (JMBE).
  • Show author(s) (2020). Variation in Incoming Academic Preparation: Consequences for Minority and First-Generation Students. Frontiers in Education.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Scientist Spotlights: Online assignments to promote inclusion in Ecology and Evolution. Ecology and Evolution.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Next‐generation field courses: Integrating Open Science and online learning. Ecology and Evolution. 3577-3587.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Leveraging public data to offer online inquiry opportunities. Ecology and Evolution.
  • Show author(s) (2020). In a “Scientist Spotlight” Intervention, Diverse Student Identities Matter. Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education (JMBE).
  • Show author(s) (2020). How the ecology and evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic changed learning. Ecology and Evolution.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Gender gaps in the performance of Norwegian biology students: the roles of test anxiety and science confidence. International Journal of STEM Education. 1-10.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Gender Differences in Student Participation in an Active-Learning Classroom. CBE - Life Sciences Education.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Design Features of an Effective and Theoretically Grounded Training Program for Undergraduate Teaching Assistants in the Life Sciences. IUScholarWorks Journals.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Adding value to a field-based course with a science communication module on local perceptions of climate change. The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America.
  • Show author(s) (2020). A Call for Data-Driven Networks to Address Equity in the Context of Undergraduate Biology. CBE - Life Sciences Education.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Smaller classes promote equitable student participation in STEM. BioScience. 669-680.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Hidden Identities Shape Student Perceptions of Active Learning Environments. Frontiers in Education.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Gender Performance Gaps Across Different Assessment Methods and the Underlying Mechanisms: The Case of Incoming Preparation and Test Anxiety. Frontiers in Education.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Evolution education is a complex landscape. Nature Ecology and Evolution.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Computer-Based and Bench-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences Produce Similar Attitudinal Outcomes. CBE - Life Sciences Education.
  • Show author(s) (2019). A Comparison of Nonmajors’ & Majors’ Incoming Science Process Skills. The American Biology Teacher (ABT).
  • Show author(s) (2018). Structured learning environments are required to promote equitable participation. Chemistry Education Research and Practice (CERP).
  • Show author(s) (2018). Small group gender ratios impact biology class performance and peer evaluations. PLOS ONE.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Primary motivations of tourists visiting Galápagos: do tourists visit the archipelago to learn about evolution? Evolution: Education and Outreach.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Politics a “Chilly” Environment for Undergraduate Women in Norway. PS: Political Science and Politics. 653-658.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Do Small Classes in Higher Education Reduce Performance Gaps in STEM? BioScience.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Discovery and Broad Relevance May Be Insignificant Components of Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) for Non-Biology Majors. Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education (JMBE).
  • Show author(s) (2017). Teaching the tourists in Galápagos: what do Galápagos National Park guides know, think, and teach tourists about evolution? Evolution: Education and Outreach.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Solar-powered flow-through system for aquatic field studies. Methods in Ecology and Evolution.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Norway’s gender gap: classroom participation in undergraduate introductory science. Nordic Journal of STEM Education.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Exams disadvantage women in introductory biology. PLOS ONE.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Do Biology Majors Really Differ from Non–STEM Majors? CBE - Life Sciences Education.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Can mixed assessment methods make biology classes more equitable? PLOS ONE.
  • Show author(s) (2017). A Call to Develop Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) for Nonmajors Courses. CBE - Life Sciences Education.
  • Show author(s) (2016). In Galápagos … and Uncomfortable with Evolution. Journal of Biological Education.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Bold, Sedentary Fathead Minnows Have More Parasites. Zebrafish.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Bean Beetles Make Biology Research Sexy. The American Biology Teacher (ABT).
  • Show author(s) (2016). A Model for a Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) in a Field Setting . Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education (JMBE).
Report
  • Show author(s) (2023). Initial (March 2023) uses and perceptions of ChatGPT in a sample of students and instructors at the University of Bergen (UiB), Norway. .
Lecture
  • Show author(s) (2022). Open, Reproducible, and Transparent Science in Ecology.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Low-effort, high-impact strategies for engaging all students in large lectures.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Leveraging data in pursuit of gender equity in STEM higher education. Invited workshop.
  • Show author(s) (2022). In-class assessment workshop.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Equitable assessment in STEM education.
  • Show author(s) (2022). An evidenced-based approach to more equitable STEM Education.
  • Show author(s) (2022). An evidence-based approach to STEM education.
  • Show author(s) (2022). An Evidence-Based Approach to More Equitable Teaching.
  • Show author(s) (2022). A primer on EDU-Speak.
Academic lecture
  • Show author(s) (2023). What challenges do students face in introductory STEM courses, and how can instructors help?
  • Show author(s) (2023). Creating better work placements by understanding mentor challenges.
  • Show author(s) (2023). Contextualizing a psychosocial intervention in a Norwegian introductory-STEM course.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Scaffolding Educational Change through SoTL.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Ensuring quality assessment practices under the two-evaluator law.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Are synchronous chats a silver lining of emergency remote instruction? Text-based chatting is disproportionately favored by women in a non-majors introductory biology course.
  • Show author(s) (2021). What can escape rooms teach us about group work and student engagement?
  • Show author(s) (2021). Applying and promoting Open Science in ecology - survey drivers and challenges.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Going high: Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning along some of the world’s most striking altitudinal gradients OR how a plant functional traits course travelled three continents and counting.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Faculty and Student Perceptions of Course-Based Research Experiences at 78 Degrees North.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Examining attitudes towards scientific teaching practice across culture. .
  • Show author(s) (2017). Strategies for documenting the implementation of active learning in the Department of Biology.
Feature article
  • Show author(s) (2023). Fremtidens høyere utdanning trenger en oppgradering - ikke budsjettkutt! Khrono.no.
  • Show author(s) (2020). International scientists need better support during global emergencies. Times Higher Education.
Poster
  • Show author(s) (2023). Student posters and assessment that outlives the course.
  • Show author(s) (2023). Redesigning a BSc programme in biology – a collaborative systems approach to curriculum development.
  • Show author(s) (2023). Redesign model meets reality – Reflections on change approaches applied when a structured model for change meets reality.
  • Show author(s) (2023). Redesign model meets reality – Reflections on change approaches applied when a structured model for change meets reality.
  • Show author(s) (2023). Elvesletta Student Learning Area - how can it support students learning?
  • Show author(s) (2021). Escape rooms for learning.
  • Show author(s) (2018). A Culturally Competent Course‐Based Research Experience (CRE) for Graduate Students.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Gender gaps in Norwegian students: Confidence, self-efficacy, motivation and participation.
Academic literature review
  • Show author(s) (2022). Evaluating the Representation of Community Colleges in Biology Education Research Publications following a Call to Action. CBE - Life Sciences Education. ar67.

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