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Undergraduate science students benefit greatly by learning to read and interpret primary research articles. However, once they obtain a level of competence in analyzing primary literature and develop a better…
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Ways to Include Global Climate Change in Courses for Prospective Teachers
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What responsibility do science teacher educators have for engaging students in learning about global climate change in courses? How can the topic of global climate change be added to an already packed course curriculum…
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This article investigates how mastery of prerequisite course material impacts student learning in follow-on courses. To measure the importance of prerequisite skills, we compare the exam scores of students with a GPA of…
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Crossing Boundaries in Undergraduate Biology Education
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In an effort to make mathematics relevant to biology students, the authors developed two modules that sought to integrate mathematics and ecology instruction to differing degrees. The modules were developed by a team of…
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The Effect of Gender on Perception of Case Studies and Performance
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The case study method of teaching uses real-world narratives to teach concepts and content. This method of teaching encourages active learning, which has been shown to have a positive effect on student performance in…
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Point of View: Predictably Unpredictable
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This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This month’s issue describes examples of challenging student behavior and provides ideas to help confront this type of…
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Case Study: Student-Produced Videos for the Flipped Classroom
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This column provides original articles on innovations in case study teaching, assessment of the method, as well as case studies with teaching notes. This month’s issue describes a way of building a library of student-…
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This article reports on an investigation into the correlations between students’ understandings of introductory astronomy concepts and the correctness and coherency of their written responses to targeted Lecture-…
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This study examined the development of peer mentoring skills and deepening of content knowledge by trained and supported undergraduate teaching assistants working with students in entry-level STEM courses across nine…
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This article explores how integrating computational tools into a general chemistry laboratory course can influence student perceptions of programming and investigates relationships among student perceptions, prior…
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Using role-play as a pedagogical approach to teaching science.
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An interdisciplinary project creates awareness of female scientists.
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Kindergarteners design, construct, and evaluate bird feeders.
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Five schools and a zoo use the one book, one community model to bridge STEM into STEAM.
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In this STEAM activity, students create wire sculptures that light up.
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