An advanced course sequence in eukaryotic cell and molecular biology: A year‐long course where active learning and peer‐led groups resulted in higher learning gains and significant course passing scores

We developed an advanced, year‐long course sequence in eukaryotic cell and molecular biology in order to increase conceptual understanding. Three years of historical data from a one semester, traditional‐lecture, senior cell and molecular biology course (n = 237) were compared with 3 years of data collected from the year‐long course sequence (n = 176). There were significant content gains for the students who enrolled in the course sequence when pre‐ and post‐assessments were compared (p