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This article explores results from a 3-year model of laboratory instruction, Project Synapse, that synthesized biology, chemistry, and communication curricula for first-year science majors at a STEM-focused university. Laboratory biology-chemistry in...
By Margery Gardner, Neal Abrams, Gregory McGee, and Elizabeth Hogan
Journal Article
A Model for a Data Analysis– and Literature-Intensive Undergraduate Course
This article describes the use of literature to broaden students’ skills in content comprehension, data analysis, modeling, and productive scientific discussion. The design builds on existing models to maximize student gains in ability, confidence,...
By Karen Resendes
Journal Article
This study is an exploratory comparison of 69 Hispanic students enrolled in first-semester general chemistry (Chem I) who attended either a Hispanic-Serving or emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution and were not successful in Chem I. Students’ autom...
By Adrian Villalta-Cerdas, Anton Dubrovskiy, Deborah Rush Walker, Blain Mamiya, G. Robert Shelton, Cynthia B. Powell, Susan Broadway, Rebecca Weber, and Diana Mason
Journal Article
Investigating Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Beliefs About Teaching and Learning Science
To inform teacher education programs, it is imperative to uncover preservice teachers’ (PSTs) implicit and tacit beliefs about teaching and learning science. The study of teachers’ beliefs requires a range of methodological approaches to unearth ...
By Ezgi Yesilyurt
Journal Article
Self-regulated learning (SRL) is the metacognitive aspect of learning that goes beyond learning content and skills. With SRL, students are aware of their content understanding and learning progress and use advanced thinking skills to create goals and...
By Stephanie Toro
Journal Article
Interdisciplinary Lessons on Energy and Entropy
This article presents ideas and narratives of an experiment on the concept of energy developed for an honors seminar on energy and a mechanics course. We argue that energy is an idea best taught in an interdisciplinary manner. While most physics cour...
By Mika Munakata, Ashwin Vaidya, and Dirk Vanderklein
Journal
Journal of College Science Teaching—May/June 2022
Volume 51 Number 4 This month’s issue of features interdisciplinary lessons for teaching energy and entropy, self-regulated learning strategies for an introductory physics course, an investigation of elementary pre-service teachers’ belie...
Journal Article
Social Justice Service-Learning at an HBCU
Integrating social issues into biology courses may be of particular interest for educators seeking to create inclusive science environments that support diverse populations. This social justice–focused service-learning project extended a partnershi...
By Nastassia N. Jones and Francesca M. Mellieon-Williams
Journal Article
Why Do People Say, “I Believe in Science”?
Many people in the general public say, “I believe in science.” Why don’t they say, “I believe in reading” or similar statements about other subjects? Perhaps people say, “I believe in science” because science is different than other sub...
By Kristy M. Palmer
Journal Article
From Math Methods and Science Methods…To STEM Methods
By Lisa Douglass, Cherry Steffen, and David Pownell
Journal Article
By Sarah K. Benson, William J. Therrien, Gail E. Lovette, Christian Doabler, and Maria Longhi
Journal Article
Sliding and Colliding Into Physics
By Pamela Lottero-Perdue, Kathryn Blaney, and Cody Sandifer
Journal Article
Using Augmented Reality to Augment Inquiry (and Fun!) in Your Lessons
By Heather Pacheco-Guffrey
Web Seminar
The NGSS and other standards based on the Framework of K-12 Education are quite complicated and often tricky to interpret. What teachers need is an easy-to-use reference guide to the standards, and since its’ release in 2014, the NSTA Quick-Ref...
Web Seminar
The Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge Competition recognizes exceptional and innovative science educators for their exemplary approaches to science lab instruction utilizing limited school and laboratory resources. The competition also raises awar...
Journal Article
Teaching Artificial Intelligence Through the Arts in Beijing
By Barnas Monteith, Pendred Noyce, and Pei Zhang