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Adding Necessary Rigor to Engineering Pedagogical Change
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In this study, we explore the teaching of an acclaimed engineering education professor and his struggles to transform his classroom in light of the National Academy of Engineering standards. We argue that pedagogical…
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From the Field: Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, August 16, 2022
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What’s Inside Our Solar System?
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the solar system. The probe is designed to find out if students can distinguish between objects in the solar system and objects outside of the…
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about decay and decomposers. The probe can be used to determine whether students recognize the need for a biological agent to break down once-living…
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Piloting Virtual Field Trips During a Pandemic
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There has been a focus on improving teachers’ views of nature of science for decades. The method in which researchers improve views of nature of science, however, varies greatly. This study aimed to improve elementary…
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Effect of Exam Wrappers on Student Achievement in Multiple, Large STEM Courses
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Metacognition, the ability to think about and regulate one’s thinking, is an important factor in effective student learning. One intervention to promote student metacognition is the exam wrapper—a reflection students…
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The Downstream Collaborative Project
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Arguing About a Chemical Change
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Use a sample ACT writing prompt in an explore-before-explain instructional sequence to a 9th-grade physical science class to promote student learning and demonstrate that mass is conserved in a chemical reaction
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Using Climate Models to Learn About Global Climate Change
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Introducing Engineering as an Altruistic STEM Career
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Q: Do You Have an Activity for Daily and Seasonal Patterns and Motions of Earth?
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