U-Behavior: A method to promote spaced and interleaved retrieval practice in challenging undergraduate microbiology and biomedical sciences courses

The underlying data for this study consist of anonymized student performance metrics, retrieval practice activity (RPA) usage logs (including timestamps of quiz attempts, scores, spacing intervals, and mixing patterns), UB-rubric scores, demographic descriptors (aggregated only), and exam/retention test scores from two undergraduate courses: Introduction to Biomedical Sciences (VMBS 100) and General Microbiology (MIP 300). These data were extracted from the university's learning management system (LMS) and course records. No raw individual-level data are shared due to privacy protections under institutional review board (IRB) guidelines and FERPA regulations; all analyses use de-identified, aggregated, or summarized forms.
, , # U-Behavior: A method to promote spaced and interleaved retrieval practice in challenging undergraduate microbiology and biomedical sciences courses

Dataset DOI: [10.5061/dryad.cnp5hqck8](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.cnp5hqck8)

## Description of the data and file structure

This dataset contains anonymized, aggregated, and processed student learning behavior and performance data collected to evaluate the effectiveness of the U-Behavior teaching and learning method—a pedagogy tool designed to promote evidence-based study strategies (spaced retrieval practice and interleaving) in undergraduate STEM courses. Data were gathered from two quasi-/randomized controlled experiments conducted at a large land-grant university in the Western United States.

Experiment 2 (randomized assignment) involved first-year students in Introduction to Biomedical Sciences (VMBS 100), a gateway course for biomedical sciences majors.

Experiment 3 (quasi-experimental, section-level assignment) involved junio..., I confirm that I received explicit consent from your participants to publish the de-identified data in the public domain. All individual identifiers were removed from these data files.