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Exploring Barriers to the Use of Evidence-Based Instructional Practices
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Recent reform documents in postsecondary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields recommend the use of evidence-based instructional practices (EBIPs) in the classroom. National surveys in the…
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The REACH Program Brings Science Practices to Students: A Teacher’s Perspective
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From the Field: Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, August 16, 2022
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Studies on the effectiveness of clickers in undergraduate chemistry courses are mixed, and there is disagreement on how to effectively leverage clickers to improve student learning performance. To fill a gap in the…
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Designing to Disrupt Traditional Conceptions of Scientific Competence
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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…
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Peroxide-Building Chemicals: An Accident Sleeper
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about molecules. The probe is designed to uncover whether students recognize that objects, materials, and substances of both a biological and physical…
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This article looks at the effects of environmental factors such as classification, residence location, and employment status of Hispanic students who unsuccessfully completed first-semester general chemistry (Chem I) at…
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How Can Wildfires Lead to Mudslides?
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The manufacture of metal alloys is ubiquitous, yet infrequently discussed in high school coursework as concepts related to them are often too complex or abstract for beginning science students. However, earlier…
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The Feeding Minds and Families Afterschool STEM Program
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Growing Stronger Together: An Improvement Science Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Creating a Culture of Science Safety: 7 Teacher Tips for This Fall (and Beyond)
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