Research and Teaching: Development and Validation of a Scale to Measure Attitudes toward Science and Technology

Journal Article | April 2009

Interest in science and technology is essential to good citizenship. By adapting items from other scales and writing new items, the authors developed the Attitudes Toward Science and Technology scale, containing 30…

Snowfall Measurement Science: In Support of Aviation Winter Operations, November 12, 2026

Web Seminar | June 2026

Join us on Thursday, November 12, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, to learn about snow measurement science.Snowfall can account for up to 70% of cancellations at airports, with additional delays nationwide downstream…

"Fossil" Forecasting: Students measure the density of simulated rock samples to predict the presence of fossils

Journal Article | November 2001

An inquiry-based Earth science activity applies the concepts of density using real-life investigations that take advantage of students’ interest in dinosaurs. The teacher creates simulated rock and fossil samples from…

Research and Teaching: A New Tool for Measuring Student Behavioral Engagement in Large University Classes

Journal Article | June 2015

The authors developed a classroom observation protocol for quantitatively measuring student engagement in large university classes. The Behavioral Engagement Related to instruction (BERI) protocol can be used to provide…