Are comic books an effective way to engage nonmajors in learning and appreciating science?

CBE Life Sci Educ · 2011 · PMC3164570 · PMID 21885827

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0.0586

closest p · 1.2× alpha

0.0590

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approaching significancep = 0.0586so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

The effect of course was approaching significance for the mean overall BAS change ( p = 0.0586) and the mean CAS Part A change ( p = 0.0661).

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marginally significantp = 0.059so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Further, in Organic Evolution, those with preinstruction content knowledge score at or below the class median had a significantly higher increase in their BAS Part A score ( p = 0.0360) and a marginally significant higher increase in their BAS Part B ( p = 0.059), on average, than those scoring above the median.

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