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Journal Article | November 2022
Physical and life science disciplines emphasize how basic structural units influence function, yet it is challenging for students to understand structure-function relationships, particularly at molecular scales.…
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Immersive Learning Through Experiential Inquiry of a Virtual Epidemic
Journal Article | January 2023
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Journal Article | April 2021
Education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) is increasingly online, even the laboratory components of STEM courses. As online laboratory education trends upward in terms of enrollment and variety of…
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Journal Article | September 2020
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Journal Article | January 2023
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Phenomena in Our Science Classrooms
Journal Article | March 2022
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Responsive Teaching in Online Learning Environments
Journal Article | February 2021
Online teaching and learning have become widespread in higher education over the past two decades, and accelerated during the pandemic. Although online learning is expanding and has many benefits, instructors teaching…
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Teacher Responsiveness as a Core Feature of Justice- and Equity-Centered Instruction
Journal Article | May 2023
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Bringing Literacy into the Biology Classroom Using Story Progressions
Journal Article | April 2021
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Undergraduate Student Conceptions of DNA and Their Understanding of Basic Science
Journal Article | April 2021
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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Journal Article | April 2020
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Lesson Plan | December 2022
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about respiration. The probe is designed to find out whether students recognize respiration as a process that all living things use in order to obtain…
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Journal Article | March 2023
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Lesson Plan | August 2020
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about life processes. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize that plants and animals share several life functions, even though they are…
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Primary Literature in Undergraduate Science Courses
Journal Article | January 2021
Primary literature—consisting of novel peer-reviewed articles and conference proceedings—has been associated with several positive outcomes for students within undergraduate science courses. Primary literature is the…