In General Biology II laboratory (BLY122L), one course learning outcome is that students analyze data by generating and interpreting meaningful graphs. As a first step in helping students meet this objective, they complete a series of Excel-based tutorial assignments. Students are guided via brief Panopto videos through the calculation of basic descriptive statistics as well as construction of a publication-style graph. The tutorial series has been used in both in-person and fully online sections. The goal of this study is to document the effectiveness of the assignment series in building graphing ability. Pre- and post-tutorial rubric scores on graphing assignments were compared. Additionally, pre- and post-tutorial questionnaires were administered to look for gains in student confidence in graphing skills. Preliminary results of this study will be presented.
