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Point of View: When Problems on Exams Are Harder Than the Identical Problems in the Homework

Have you ever had a student approach you after an exam, asserting that the problems on the exam were much harder than the homework you assigned—yet ...

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Research and Teaching: The Development of a Novel Measure of Scientific Reasoning Growth Among College Freshman—The Constructive Inquiry Science Reasoning Skills Test

The development of students’ science reasoning abilities is a goal of science education. Researchers measure science reasoning using a variety of in...

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Students’ Perceptions of Using Personal Response Systems (“Clickers”) With Case in Science

The authors explored whether a new pedagogy using personal response systems (clickers) along with case study teaching improved students’ perceptions...

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Case Study: In Case You Are Interested—Results of a Survey of Case Study Teachers

Case study teaching had a long tradition in law and business before it made the jump to medical school education in the form of Problem-Based Learning...

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Research and Teaching: Online Homework, Help or Hindrance? What Students Think and How They Perform

To improve students’ retention rates in general chemistry, online homework was introduced into our curriculum. Replacing quizzes directly by online ...

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JCST Sunsets Favorite Demonstration Column

The Journal of College Science Teaching announces that this long-running column will be discontinued. We will continue to publish those articles which...