Examining Perspectives of Teaching Among Biology Teaching Assistants

Journal Article | January 2022

Recent reform efforts in postsecondary science teaching have called for shifts in instructional methods to include more evidence-based instructional practices. However, a myriad of factors play a role in whether an…

An Examination of Constructivism, Active Learning, and Reflexive Journaling and Their Independent and Combined Effects on Student Acceptance of Biological Evolution

Journal Article | January 2022

Instruction that increases acceptance of evolution is essential to effective biology instruction, but instruction about evolution is not consistently correlated with increased levels of acceptance. Does the pedagogical…

Computing in Bioinformatics and Engaged Student Learning

Journal Article | November 2022

The field of biology education—and other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines more broadly—has witnessed two major shifts in the past decade: (i) the increased awareness of research-based…

Why Science Teachers Must Employ Interdisciplinary Science Methods to Save the World

Journal Article | December 2020

Bridging the Gap

Journal Article | August 2020

Discovering the Formation of Sound

Journal Article | May 2022

Toward Equity for Multilingual Learners

Journal Article | March 2023

Leadership’s Role in Elementary Science Safety

Journal Article | May 2023

Taking the Office Hour Out of the Office

Journal Article | January 2021

Science classrooms across our campus have changed dramatically over the past 10 years as an increasing number of instructors have incorporated a variety of active learning techniques into their teaching practice, using…

Creating a Preschool Computational-Thinking Learning Blueprint to Guide the Development of Learning Resources for Young Children

Journal Article | June 2020

Using Narratives to Evoke Empathy and Support Girls’ Engagement in Engineering

Journal Article | July 2020

A Journey to Acceptance

Journal Article | August 2020

The main objective of this study was to characterize the acceptance of evolution among biology majors. Semi-structured interviews were carried out to track the opinions of students in relation to two aspects of…

MindHive: An Online Citizen Science Tool and Curriculum for Human Brain and Behavior Research

Journal Article | April 2022

Start With Art

Journal Article | April 2020

Personal Characteristics Influencing College Readiness of Hispanic Students in a STEM Gateway Course, First-Semester General Chemistry

Journal Article | May 2022

This study is an exploratory comparison of 69 Hispanic students enrolled in first-semester general chemistry (Chem I) who attended either a Hispanic-Serving or emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution and were not…