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This public-hearing case study is centered upon the recent decision by President George W. Bush to set NASA’s primary goal as a return to the Moon, ...

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Point of View: The Scientific Method and School Science

Can we assume that science teachers and graduates understand the scientific method and the meaning of key terms such as theory, law, and fact? Selby (...

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SCST: Society for College Science Teachers—We Know How to Improve Science Understanding in Students, So Why Aren’t College Professors Embracing It?

It’s difficult for most professors to realize that what’s worked in the past won’t necessarily work with today’s students. Adopting new strate...

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A Simple Activity to Facilitate Proportional Reasoning in the Contexts of Density, Dissolving, and Nanoparticles

To address the confusion resulting from difficulties with proportional reasoning among preservice physical science students, a cube-assembly activity ...

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Research and Teaching: Characterizing the Level of Inquiry in the Undergraduate Laboratory

Discrepancies abound in use of the word “inquiry.” In this paper, the authors propose a quantitative rubric designed to characterize the level of ...