Experiential Mindfulness

Journal Article | March 2023

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…

Making Sense of Sickle Cell Disease

Journal Article | November 2021

Human Body Basics

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about levels of organization in the human body. The probe is designed to find out whether students recognize cells as the basic unit of both structure…

Making as a Performance Task

Journal Article | February 2019

Using an Instructional Team During Pandemic Remote Teaching Enhanced Student Outcomes in a Large STEM Course

Journal Article | January 2022

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…

Is It Made of Cells?

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about cells. The probe is designed to find out how students think about matter composed of cells.

Less Text, More Learning

Journal Article | August 2020

English language learners are increasingly entering classrooms using student-centered instruction that places a greater emphasis on spoken language. While active learning is beneficial for a range of student outcomes,…

Peer-Led Team Learning as Educational Tool for First-Year Biology Students

Journal Article | April 2021

This article reports the findings of the Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) model intervention study in an introductory biology course at a Puerto Rican private university. PLTL introduces to the traditional class format an…

Science in Socio-Scientific Issues

Journal Article | April 2020

Focusing the Lens of the Crosscutting Concepts on Secondary Science Learning

Journal Article | March 2022

Evolutionary Relationships Argument

Journal Article | September 2020

Going Viral

Journal Article | June 2021

Empowering Salieri

Journal Article | November 2021

Is It Living?

Lesson Plan | August 2020

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about living and nonliving. It is designed to find out what attributes students consider when determining if something is living or was once living.