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Clickers are a popular tool in large science classes. The authors find that clickers can also be used in small undergraduate- and graduate-level science classes, and to some extent also in laboratory classes, to achieve the same purposes as in large ...
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SimRiver: Environmental Modeling Software for the Science Classroom
While students may acknowledge the impact that land use and development have on our environment, they do not necessarily understand the relationship between human activities and ecosystem responses. Therefore, the nature of the relationships leaves t...
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A High-Stakes-Test Intervention: Moon-Phase Models as Viewed from Earth and Space
Schools are under increasing pressure to meet accountability requirements and show growth in student achievement across tested content areas. As a result, throughout the school year, student achievement data are analyzed to discover data trends that ...
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Science Sampler: Putting the science back in the science fair
Despite the value of a science fair, the reality is that students often consult the internet to find a science fair topic. This usually means that their projects may not be something they are curious about, or they may be projects with answers provid...
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Tried and True: Population 75 trillion: Cells, organelles, and their functions
Students are often required just to memorize information about the cell, instead of conceptualizing the relationships that exist between structure and function. However, Marzano, Pickering, and Pollock (2002) have proposed that student-created analog...
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Rubrics are learning tools for students and teachers. They can be used to clarify learning goals, provide feedback, and improve critical thinking. Simply using a rubric to score student work, however, is not enough to achieve learning gains (NRC 2001...