-
From the Field: Events and Opportunities, February 22, 2022
Reports Article |
-
Freebies for Science Teachers, September 14, 2021
Reports Article |
-
Data Investigations to Further Social Justice Inside and Outside of STEM
Journal Article |
-
Critical Consciousness in Engineering for Sustainable Communities
Journal Article |
-
Working Together to Save Lives
Lesson Plan |
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the role of different professions in contributing to the solution of a problem that benefits society, such as the development of a lifesaving…
-
From the Field: Events and Opportunities, December 15, 2020
Reports Article |
-
Journal Article |
-
Case Study |
-
Modifying Scientific Research Into Introductory Science Course Lessons Using a 5E Lesson Format
Journal Article |
Science faculty are being asked to create active learning experiences that engage students in core concepts and science practices. This article describes an approach to developing active learning lessons from authentic…
-
Journal Article |
Nonideal enrollment of nonbiology majors into biology majors courses serves as an impediment to academic success and negatively impacts rates of college course completion. In this Institutional Review Board (IRB)-…
-
Building First-Year Science Writing Skills With an Embedded Writing Instruction Program
Journal Article |
An important foundational skill developed in an undergraduate science program is the ability to find, critically evaluate, and communicate scientific information. Effective science communication depends on good writing…
-
Earthworm Distribution in the Schoolyard Ecosystem
Journal Article |
-
Comparing Academically Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Groups in an Active Learning Physics Class
Journal Article |
Many methods have been developed for managing groups in active learning classes, but little research has been done on the effect of group structure itself. Results are presented for an active learning physics class in…
-
Designing to Disrupt Traditional Conceptions of Scientific Competence
Journal Article |
Pervasive narratives about who and what counts as competent in science disproportionately impact students historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and are perpetuated in the…
-
A Research-Based Checklist for Development and Critique of STEM Instructional Videos
Journal Article |
The technical barriers to video production are decreasing and the popularity of video as an instructional medium in science is increasing. Although a large body of education research is available to inform the…