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Table 1 Differences in number and quality of represented structures and relationships between pre- and post-lesson conceptual models (SE = standard error of the mean)

From: Changes in students’ mental models from computational modeling of gene regulatory networks

Metric

Pre-lesson

Post-lesson

Average number of represented structures (9 provided)

8.2 (SE = 0.15)

9.3 (SE = 0.16)**

Average number of relationships

7.9 (SE = 0.19)

8.9 (SE = 0.17)*

Average correctness (3 high–1 low)

1.7 (SE = 0.03)

1.9 (SE = 0.03)**

Average interconnectivity (WCI)

0.32 (SE = 0.01)

0.30 (SE = 0.01)

  1. * p < .05, ** p < .001