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Questions on Cue: Improving classroom practice through better question writing
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Constructed response questions gather valuable data but are not often used. This article lists the problems with these questions and addresses the problems by "cueing" the questions—sending a signal to begin a specific…
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Scope on the Skies: Planets a go-go
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The school year kicks off with a great parade of planets in the evening skies, as four of the six visible planets will make an appearance during the evening hours following sunset. For the first half of September,…
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Active Learning in the Lab: Positively influencing student attitudes toward chemistry
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One of the greatest challenges in education is finding methods of making learning meaningful for students while effectively preparing them for the workplace. One way to meet this challenge is to actively involve…
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Journal articles are the fundamental building blocks of the edifice of science. Students learn the necessary skills and confidence to read primary research literature by working in groups in a computer conference. This…
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To improve retention and engagement, first-year college science majors enrolled in University Experience orientation courses participated in a hands-on laboratory research experience: a DNA barcoding project to…
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Methods and Strategies: The Concept of a Model
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This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue discusses ways to teach students the meaning behind models and not just what they represent.
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Adaptation—the modification of an organism or its parts—is a basic principle of evolution. This hands-on simulation helps students understand adaptations by examining the diversity of bird beaks.
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Point of View: Teach Both Sides on Global Warming
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This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. In this month’s issue the author encourages teachers to teach both sides of global warming, thus teaching students how…
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SCST: Distance Learning—Meeting Our Educational Responsibilities with Technology
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In this column the leadership of the Society for College Science Teaching (SCST) shares its views with JCST readers. This month’s issue focuses on the concerns of meeting our educational responsibilities with technology.
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Editor’s Corner: Create and Innovate!
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Just as changes in music delivery have radically altered the music business, dramatic changes in the workplace have required rethinking the way our schools work. To develop 21st-century skills, we must create classrooms…
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In 19th century England, Luddites broke into factories at night to destroy the new, efficient machinery that threatened their jobs. The term has since been applied to anyone fearful or resistent to new technology. In…
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The Early Years: Drawing Movement
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This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue describes how drawing can help assess what children understand about physical actions and teach children…
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The Egg: In the Lab and Across Cultures
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Eggs can be an inexpensive way to illustrate scientific concepts and promote understanding of other cultures. This series of demonstrations address the science and cross-cultural significance of eggs.
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Fellows programs catering to graduate students in the sciences are changing the minds of many and encouraging them to seek roles as teachers. As a society dedicated to improving the teaching and learning of science at…
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Science Shorts: Learning From the Spill
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It is hard to imagine anything good coming from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill; even suggestions that the public and private sectors will learn and adapt to ensure that nothing like it can happen again are almost as…
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