Journal of College Science Teaching—July/August 2019

In this issue of the Journal of College Science Teaching, find out how you can develop partner-ships between two-year colleges and four-year institutions. Read about environmental enrichment programs for STEM learning. And learn how you can increase retention and success of first-year STEM students.

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The KEYSTONE Program: A Model for STEM Student Success and Retention at a Small Liberal Arts College

The Elmhurst College KEYSTONE project, KEYs to Success Through year ONE, addresses the challenges specific to STEM first-year students....

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Enrichment for Students and Animals: Using Environmental Enrichment Programs for Undergraduate STEM Learning

This articles describes a course that provided students with hands-on research opportunities and benefited the animals’ behavioral welfare....

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Developing and Sustaining Faculty-Driven, Curriculum-Centered Partnerships Between Two-Year Colleges and Four-Year Institutions

This article presents a cross-case comparison of two faculty-driven partnerships between two-year colleges and four-year institutions....

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Research and Teaching: Mini-Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience: Impact on Student Understanding of STEM Research and Interest in STEM Programs

The authors describe and assess a one-week mini-course-based undergraduate research experience” for the perceived value of its components and ability to meet course learning objectives, provide similar research benefits, and serve as an underrepres...

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Research and Teaching: The STEM-ALL Project: Co-teaching to Improve Science Teacher Information and Technology Literacy

The authors examine co-teacher effectiveness through the theoretical lens of intensity of effort by two coteaching university professors and their students’ academic achievement....

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Research and Teaching: Investigating Introductory Nonmajor Biology Students’ Self-Regulated Learning Strategies Through the Implementation of a Reflective-Routine

This study examines students’ selfreported self-regulated learning strategies tied to summative assessment in a nonmajors introductory biology course through a reflective-routine intervention....

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The Effect of Science Education Classes on Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Attitudes About Science

This study examined the attitudes toward science of elementary preservice teachers at a large public university in Texas. The study utilized a version of the well-established Test of ScienceRelated Attitudes (TOSRA) to assess the preservice elementar...

By Christopher S. Long

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Point of View: In Support of Scholarly Teaching

This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community....