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Graduating STEM Competent and Confident Teachers: The Creation of a STEM Certificate for Elementary Education Majors

A collaborative of STEM and education faculty developed a STEM certificate aimed at elementary education majors. Initial assessment results showed significant gains in confidence and competence on the basis of knowledge test items....

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Enhancing Geographic and Digital Literacy With a Student-Generated Course Portfolio in Google Earth

Google Earth can serve as a platform for students to construct a course ePortfolio. By having students construct their own placemarks in a customized Google Earth file, students document their learning in a geospatial context, learn an innovative use...

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From Data to Policy: An Undergraduate Program in Research and Communication

This article describes a student Science and Policy course for undergraduate science majors. During this program pairs of students undertake research projects while receiving instruction in both research methods and science translation....

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Research and Teaching: Exploring Undergraduates' Perceptions of the Use of Active Learning Techniques in Science Lectures

This article examines the students' mixed perceptions of the use of active learning techniques in undergraduate science lectures....