Frogs Need Homes and Other Ecological Lessons

Journal Article | August 2020

What Is a Hypothesis?

Lesson Plan | December 2022

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about hypotheses. The probe is designed to find out if students understand what a hypothesis is, when it is used, and how it is developed.

An Investigation Into the Impact of the Flipped Classroom With Active Learning on the Perception and Performance of Biology Nonmajor Students at the Undergraduate Level

Journal Article | October 2020

We carried out a study of an instructional model that integrates flipped classroom with active learning, in-class activities into our biology course, using a mixed methods research design. According to the survey (n =…

Bridging the Gap

Journal Article | August 2020

Influence of Environmental Factors on the Success of At-Risk Hispanic Students in First-Semester General Chemistry

Journal Article | March 2022

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…

Building Bridges

Journal Article | December 2020

We describe a hands-on, collaborative activity designed to illustrate general properties of evolution, provide practice for quantitative skills, promote creativity and collaboration, and enable student self-assessment…

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…

K–12 DREAMS to Teach Program at Morehouse College

Journal Article | July 2020

This study explores the pathways to K–12 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics instruction among Black/African American males in the Discovery Research Education for African American Men in STEM to Teach (…

Design and Impact of an Undergraduate Civic Science Course

Journal Article | April 2020

An interdisciplinary group of faculty members from Tufts University developed an undergraduate civic science course designed to help students better understand and interpret the broad, sociocultural impacts of science…

Accessible Physics for All

Journal Article | August 2020

Early Childhood Engineering and Natural Resources

Journal Article | August 2020

Integrating the Five Practices and Model-Based Inquiry to Facilitate Meaningful Science Discourse

Journal Article | September 2020

Action Research: Using a 5E Instructional Approach to Improve Undergraduate Physics Laboratory Instruction

Journal Article | April 2020

A physics laboratory instructor used action research to effectively implement a 5E instructional approach, which incorporated scientific practices. The instructor explored how to integrate the instructional approach…

Girls in STEM

Journal Article | April 2020