First Do No Harm

Journal Article | July 2022

Computer-delivered exams are attractive due to ease of delivery, lack of waste, and immediate results. But before moving to computer-based assessments, instructors should consider whether they affect student performance…

Comparing Student Performance and Satisfaction Between Face-to-Face and Online Education of a Science Course in a Liberal Arts University

Journal Article | October 2021

This study presents a quasi-experiment to assess differences in student performance and satisfaction between two different delivery modes—online and face-to-face education. We collected data from 747 (373 face-to-face…

Supporting Success in Science

Journal Article | April 2022

Combining the Old With the New

Journal Article | July 2021

Leverage the Data You Have

Journal Article | April 2022

Teaching the Periodic Table

Journal Article | August 2021

Playing With Garbage

Journal Article | January 2023

Crossing Linguistic and Cultural Borders

Journal Article | March 2021

Effect of Exam Wrappers on Student Achievement in Multiple, Large STEM Courses

Journal Article | August 2020

Metacognition, the ability to think about and regulate one’s thinking, is an important factor in effective student learning. One intervention to promote student metacognition is the exam wrapper—a reflection students…

Students Taught by a First-Time Instructor Using Active-Learning Teaching Strategies Outperform Students Taught by a Highly-Regarded Traditional Instructor

Journal Article | February 2021

In this paper we put forth a model for physics course reform that uniquely uses proven, research-based active-learning strategies to help students improve their physics knowledge and problem-solving skills. In this…

What is a Variable?

Journal Article | January 2022

Chemicals Gone Funny

Journal Article | May 2022

Students Repairing the World Through Science and Imagination

Journal Article | August 2021

Innovation and Design

Journal Article | January 2021

Freezing Lake Phenomenon

Journal Article | July 2022