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A Sense of Scale: Studying how scale affects systems and organisms
Journal Article | January 2003
The concept of scale is central to many science disciplines. The authors share activities focusing on the importance of scale and its effects.
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Systems Technology Engineer Rebecca Herold
Journal Article | March 2023
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An Exam Wrapper Intervention in Organic Chemistry I
Journal Article | December 2020
This article describes a quasi-experimental study conducted in two Organic Chemistry I classrooms at a diverse, urban, public university. The treatment group received an exam wrapper intervention, a series of four…
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Big Idea- Organization of Living Organisms- Cells and Systems
Collection | March 2020
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How to Read the Next Generation Science Standards
Page | April 2020
How to Read the Next Generation Science Standards The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are distinct from prior science standards in three essential ways. 1) Performance. Prior standards documents listed what students should “know” or “understand.” These ideas needed to be translated into performances that could…
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Journal Article | August 2022
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Motor Impaired / Orthopedic Disability
Page | February 2020
Motor Impaired / Orthopedic Disability James Prescott Joule (1818–1889) was an English physicist who studied thermodynamics, leading to the famous “Joule’s Law.” He was born with a spinal disorder that required him to be home schooled. Motor impaired/orthopedic disabilities include a…
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Glossary of Disability Terminology
Page | February 2020
Glossary of Disability Terminology Accessible: In the case of a facility, readily usable by a particular individual; in the case of a program or activity, presented or provided in such a way that a particular individual can participate, with or without auxiliary aid(s); in the case of electronic resources, accessible…
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Page | February 2020
Learning Disabilities A learning disability (LD) is a neurological disorder that causes difficulty in organizing information received, remembering it, and expressing it, and therefore affects a person's basic functions such as reading, writing, comprehension, and reasoning. In simple terms, a…
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Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
Page | February 2020
Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students Hearing loss often appears to be an invisible disability until the student enters the classroom. The challenges for students are anchored in learning language, learning how to listen and speak (if possible) and in learning how to read and write. In nearly all cases,…
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Page | February 2020
Communication Disorders Communication Disorders involve a wide variety of problems in speech, language, and hearing. For example, speech and language disorders include stuttering, aphasia, dysfluency, voice disorders (hoarseness, breathiness, or sudden breaks in loudness or pitch), cleft lip and/or…
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Technology Meets Pedagogy: Comparing Classroom Response Systems
Journal Article | March 2019
The author of this article explores the impact of different student response systems in successive years in a general education human biology course.
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Sensory Integration Challenges
Page | February 2020
Sensory Integration Challenges Sensory Integration Disorder is a condition that exists when sensory signals don't get organized into appropriate responses. Pioneering occupational therapist and neuroscientist A. Jean Ayres, PhD, likened SPD to a neurological "traffic jam" that prevents certain parts…
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An Exam Wrapper Intervention in Organic Chemistry I: Impact on Course Performance and Study Behavior
Journal Article | November 2019
This article describes a quasi-experimental study conducted in two Organic Chemistry I classrooms at a diverse, urban, public university.
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Page | February 2020
Visual Impairments Students with visual impairments include those with low vision and those who are blind. Students who are blind may use Braille to read. Students with low vision tend to read print, may use optical devices, or may also read Braille like their peers who are blind. Both students who…
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