All Journal of College Science Teaching resources

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Engaging First-Year Undergraduates in Hands-On Research Experiences: The Upper Green River Barcode of Life Project

To improve retention and engagement, first-year college science majors enrolled in University Experience orientation courses participated in a hands-o...

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A Case-Based Approach Improves Science Students’ Experimental Variable Identification Skills

Incorporation of experimental case studies into the laboratory curriculum increases students’ abilities to identify experimental variables that affe...

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What Undergraduates Choose to Think and Write About When Reading Science News Articles on the Internet

Students are scientifically literate when they can read material about science and intelligently communicate their viewpoints, comments, and critiques...

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Building Acceptance for Pedagogical Reform Through Wide-Scale Implementation of Clickers

Many instructional strategies exist that address poor student success in the sciences. They often go untapped, however, due to the knowledge or time n...

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Worms in the College Classroom: More Than Just a Composting Demonstration

Although worm bins have been used by K–12 and nonformal educators for decades, there is little evidence of their use in postsecondary education. The...