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As science teachers, we strive to make our field an effective component of a liberal arts education. How can we make our subject more appealing to the broader community? This article describes how the author taught a conceptual physics/astronomy cour...
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Presenting the Scientific Process
In a course titled Scientific Process, the authors introduce undergraduates to the philosophy and practice of science and initiate them into a 2-year undergraduate research track. Engaging exercises and discussions help students understand the scient...
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Active learning promotes higher-level reasoning, and it can be achieved in large classes without wholesale changes in class format. Applicable methods include in-class mini-investigations, robust multiple-choice exam questions, online quizzes or revi...
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Research and Teaching: Learning, Reasoning, Motivation and Epistemological Beliefs
This study explored college students' learning approaches, reasoning abilities, motivational goals, and beliefs abut the nature of science relative to science concept understanding and course achievement. The authors examined these variables within d...
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Read Like a Scientist to Write Like a Scientist
Using authentic literature in the classroom....
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Examining Technology's Impact on Society
Using case studies to introduce environmental and economic considerations....
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The Case Study: Kate-Tastrophy
This column provides original articles on innovations in case study teaching, assessment of the method, as well as case studies with teaching notes. This month’s issue discusses a case study in brain death....