Indoor Air Quality Issues in the Science Instructional Space

Blog Post | December 2023

Student-Driven Research in the First Year

Journal Article | October 2020

We designed the Integrated Sciences First-Year Program (ISFP) to introduce students to the nature and process of science early in their academic career, help them develop skills and competencies, and create an…

Technology Meets Pedagogy: Comparing Classroom Response Systems

Journal Article | February 2019

The author of this article explores the impact of different student response systems in successive years in a general education human biology course.

Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Use of Speaking, Listening, and Writing Skills to Understand the Importance of Nature of Science Instruction

Journal Article | July 2020

There has been a focus on improving teachers’ views of nature of science for decades. The method in which researchers improve views of nature of science, however, varies greatly. This study aimed to improve elementary…

Learning About Coastal Zone Plants—Integrating Formal and Informal Teaching and Learning Practices

Journal Article | October 2022

The REACH Program Brings Science Practices to Students: A Teacher’s Perspective

Journal Article | November 2021

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

Exponential Growth and Doubling Time

Journal Article | June 2020

Science That’s Out of This World

Journal Article | June 2020

Jumping to Conclusions

Journal Article | March 2019

Socially Transformative Teaching

Journal Article | March 2022

Mesozoic Measurement

Journal Article | August 2021

Interactive, Physical Course Materials as Formative Assessment Opportunities to Improve Student Learning of Molecular Structure-Function Relationships

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.…

Student Active Learning Anxieties Differ by Preferred Seating Location in Introductory Biology Classes

Journal Article | October 2021

As undergraduates’ academic distress continues to rise, it is important to consider factors related to classroom anxiety. This study investigated how student anxiety varied by preferred seating location and whether the…