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Favorite Demonstration: Striking a Match—A Short and Effective Classroom Demonstration in Introductory Biology

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Favorite Demonstration: Striking a Match—A Short and Effective Classroom Demonstration in Introductory Biology

Classroom demonstrations and hands-on modeling of abstract scientific concepts represent pedagogical strategies that are often overlooked in college s...

Case Study: A Question of Responsibility—Whose Asbestos Caused Her Lung Disease?

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Case Study: A Question of Responsibility—Whose Asbestos Caused Her Lung Disease?

This actual lawsuit, tried in 2006 in Madison County, Illinois, provided the inspiration for a case used in a Physical Geology course. The case is use...

The Effectiveness of Active and Traditional Teaching Techniques in the Orthopedic Assessment Laboratory

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The Effectiveness of Active and Traditional Teaching Techniques in the Orthopedic Assessment Laboratory

Active learning is a teaching methodology with a focus on student-centered learning that engages students in the educational process. This study imple...

Development of a Valid and Reliable Student-Achievement and Process-Skills Instrument

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Development of a Valid and Reliable Student-Achievement and Process-Skills Instrument

Development of a research instrument to measure student achievement requires planning and reliability and validity testing before the instrument is us...

Scientific Research for Undergraduate Students: A Review of the Literature

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Scientific Research for Undergraduate Students: A Review of the Literature

Engaging students in authentic scientific research has become an important component of undergraduate science education at many institutions. The purp...

Society for College Science Teachers: Perpetually Updating

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Society for College Science Teachers: Perpetually Updating

Keeping current with the research in science education is as important as keeping current in discipline-specific research. The Society for College Sci...

University Facilities as Real-World Foci of Multidisciplinary Science Learning

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University Facilities as Real-World Foci of Multidisciplinary Science Learning

The authors sought to better approximate the practice of “real” science in our classrooms by having students study a newly built storm-water remed...

Guest Editorial: Where Are the Women of Color? Data on African American, Hispanic, and Native American Faculty in STEM

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Guest Editorial: Where Are the Women of Color? Data on African American, Hispanic, and Native American Faculty in STEM

In October of 2009, the Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineer (CEOSE) held a symposium on Women of Color in STEM (science, technolo...

A Writing and Ethics Component for a Quantum Mechanics, Physical Chemistry Course

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A Writing and Ethics Component for a Quantum Mechanics, Physical Chemistry Course

A writing-across-the-curriculum and ethics component is presented for a second-semester, physical chemistry course. The activity involves introducing ...

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