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Classroom demonstrations and hands-on modeling of abstract scientific concepts represent pedagogical strategies that are often overlooked in college science teaching. The educational literature is replete with research studies supporting the effectiv...
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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 used to teach mineralogy as well as touch on the complexities of melding science and policy. ...
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Active learning is a teaching methodology with a focus on student-centered learning that engages students in the educational process. This study implemented active learning techniques in an orthopedic assessment laboratory, and the effects of these t...
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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 used to collect data. These steps are often overlooked in research studies, but when the instrument is...
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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 purpose of this paper is to explore authentic research experiences as contexts for learning. The authors...
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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 Science Teachers (SCST) has been providing leadership in promoting research in science education for al...