Publications by Jill McCourt

Pelletreau, K. N., Andrews, T. C., Armstrong, N., Bedell, M. A., Dastoor, F., Dean, N., et al. (2016). A clicker-based case study that untangles student thinking about the processes in the central dogma. CourseSource. http://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.24918/cs.2016.15
Lemons, P. P., McCourt, J., Knight, J. K., Merrill, J. E., Nehm, R. H., Prevost, L. B., et al. (2016). A community of enhanced assessment facilitates reformed teaching. In American Association for the Advancement of Science. Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://www.enfusestem.org/projects/a-community-of-enhanced-assessment-facilitates-reformed-teaching/ (Original work published April 2016)
Pelletreau, K. N., Knight, J. K., Lemons, P. P., McCourt, J., Merrill, J. E., Nehm, R. H., et al. (2018). A Faculty Professional Development Model That Improves Student Learning, Encourages Active-Learning Instructional Practices, and Works for Faculty at Multiple Institutions. Cbe—Life Sciences Education, 17, es5. http://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.17-12-0260
Crumbs, T., McCourt, J., & Lemons, P. P. (2015). Analysis of Teachers' Thinking about Pedagogical Practices in College Biology Courses [Poster]. In University of Georgia Research Experiences for Undergraduates Poster Session. Georgia, USA.
Urban-Lurain, M., Bierema, A. M. -K., Haudek, K. C., Hoskinson, A. -M., Kaplan, J. J., Knight, J. K., et al. (2016). Expanding a National Network for Automated Analysis of Constructed Response Assessments to Reveal Student Thinking in STEM. In American Association for the Advancement of Science. Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved from http://www.enfusestem.org/projects/collaborative-research-expanding-a-national-network-for-automated-analysis-of-constructed-response-assessments-to-reveal-student-thinking-in-stem-5/ (Original work published April 2016)
Jeong, S., Clyburn, J., Bhatia, N., McCourt, J., & Lemons, P. P. (2022). Student Thinking in the Professional Development of College Biology Instructors: An Analysis through the Lens of Sociocultural Theory. Cbe—Life Sciences Education, 21, ar30. http://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.21-01-0003
Zagallo, P., McCourt, J., Idsardi, R., Smith, M. K., Urban-Lurain, M., Andrews, T. C., et al. (2019). Through the Eyes of Faculty: Using Personas as a Tool for Learner-Centered Professional Development. Cbe - Life Sciences Education, 18. http://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.19-06-0114 (Original work published November 2019)
McCourt, J., Andrews, T. C., Crumbs, T., Knight, J. K., Merrill, J. E., Merrill, S. J., et al. (2015). Using faculty learning communities to promote the development of student-centered biology instructors. In SABER.
Pelletreau, K. N., Knight, J. K., Lemons, P. P., McCourt, J., Merrill, S. J., Moscarella, R. A., et al. (2015). Using student constructed responses to guide the development of instructional activities by cross- institutional faculty learning communities. In Gordon Research Conference on Undergraduate Biology Education Research.
McCourt, J., Andrews, T. C., Knight, J. K., Merrill, J. E., Nehm, R. H., Pelletreau, K. N., et al. (2018). What Motivates Biology Instructors to Engage and Persist in Teaching Professional Development?. Cbe—Life Sciences Education, 16(3). http://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.16-08-0241