Improving Retention Through Metacognition: A Program for Deaf/ Hard-of-Hearing and First-Generation STEM College Students

Journal Article | October 2018

The authors present a three-pronged approach to developing metacognitive strategies in two targeted populations in STEM—deaf/hard-of-hearing students and (separately) first-generation students—who share similar…

Astronomy That Makes Sense

Journal Article | October 2018

Make abstract astronomy more concrete for your entire class wtih lessons originally intended for visually impaired students.

A Summer Institute for STEM Graduate Teaching Assistants: Exploring Teaching Perceptions

Journal Article | October 2018

This study investigates how the intensive summer program can improve STEM graduate teaching assistants pedagogy by revealing their beliefs about their role as a teaching assistant.

Notice, Identify, and Interpret

Journal Article | October 2018

Supporting students’ understanding of science visuals with a circulatory system model

Solarize Your School

Journal Article | October 2018

A solar energy system design challenge

Research and Teaching: An Integrated Model for Teaching Writing in the Introductory Laboratory

Journal Article | October 2018

The authors describe a comprehensive model for writing instruction in the introductory laboratory.

Research and Teaching: Student-Perceived Gains in Collaborative, Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences in the Geosciences

Journal Article | October 2018

This study examined student-perceived gains in course-based undergraduate research experiences.

Offshore Oil Drilling

Journal Article | October 2018

Students thoughtfully engage in problem-based learning and civically engage in a timely issue.

Demolishing Traditional Approaches to Science Instruction

Journal Article | October 2018

Use problem-based enhanced language learning to teach students how to engage in scientific discourse.

Research and Teaching: To Go Virtual or Not to Go Virtual, That is the Question: A Comparative Study of Face-To-Face Versus Virtual Laboratories in a Physical Science Course

Journal Article | October 2018

This article outlines a study that compared an online virtual laboratory with a face-to-face laboratory.

People as Particles

Journal Article | October 2018

Modeling structure and properties of matter with fifth graders

Research and Teaching: Critical Thinking Assessment of Students in Nonmajors Biology Classes with Corn or Fly Genetics Laboratory Studies

Journal Article | October 2018

A critical thinking assessment was used to compare biology students in a nonmajors course who participated in either a multisemester research program or in a one-semester lab study.

Bottle Flipping

Journal Article | October 2018

Explore the science behind this popular student pastime.

The Teal Spruce

Journal Article | October 2018

A game about the importance of study design and communication

Using a Systems Thinking Approach to Figure Out Why a Ball Drops, Bounces, and Stops

Journal Article | October 2018

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. In this issue, learn how to develop students’ systems thinking skills and have them apply these skills to discover and explain the…