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What is it about small groups that make them so powerful? The answer is straightforward: Groups tend to solve problems better than even the brightest ...

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Editorial: Unintentional Verbosity

Writing hurts, even for individuals who do it professionally. Consequently, because the birth of an essay, an article, or a book is so painful, we com...

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What is the Value of Course-Specific Learning Goals?

The authors examined student and faculty opinions regarding the use of detailed learning goals in three courses. Students reported the use of learning...

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Society for College Science Teachers: “it sais i have a D how that be”

We’ve all gotten them—the student emails that make you question your decision to get into this profession. The title of this column says it all. I...

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Fostering Preservice Teachers’ “Nature of Science” Understandings in a Physics Course

In this paper, the authors examine an algebra-based physics course designed for preservice teachers and explore how the course integrated two pedagogi...

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Case Study: The Mystery of the Blue Death—A Case Study in Epidemiology and the History of Science

This case study introduces students to John Snow, considered to be one of the founders of both epidemiology and anesthesiology, and a remarkable figur...

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Point of View: Saving Energy in the Chemistry-Teaching Process and Improving Student Learning

Somewhere between high school chemistry and first-year college chemistry courses, there is a disconnect. Whatever the reason, most students are not pr...

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News Media Databases for Content Selection and Relevance in Introductory Geoscience Courses

A systematic assessment of media-based coverage of geoscience topics relative to those found in textbooks is presented here. The specific question add...