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Undergraduate Student Conceptions of DNA and Their Understanding of Basic Science
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An understanding of basic science is central to student success at the university level, even for students who will never work in scientific fields. Our investigation into students’ understanding of DNA is part of a…
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The unplanned shift to online instruction due to the COVID-19 pandemic challenged many instructors teaching large-enrollment courses to design learning environments that actively engaged all students. We looked at how…
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Frogs Need Homes and Other Ecological Lessons
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Students in an upper-division Environmental Chemistry course used peer review and response to reviewer comments to improve their writing skills. The process employed an anonymous and timed in-class Peer Review Format.…
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Active-learning approaches have recently been broadly promoted on many campuses, but research is limited on how varying levels of interaction impact student success. The aim of this study was to compare student success…
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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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Getting a Sense of Local Air Quality
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Promoting Scientific Literacy in the Science Classroom
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