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A Sense of Scale: Studying how scale affects systems and organisms
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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
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An Exam Wrapper Intervention in Organic Chemistry I
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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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How to Read the Next Generation Science Standards
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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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An Exam Wrapper Intervention in Organic Chemistry I: Impact on Course Performance and Study Behavior
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This article describes a quasi-experimental study conducted in two Organic Chemistry I classrooms at a diverse, urban, public university.
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Technology Meets Pedagogy: Comparing Classroom Response Systems
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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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Motor Impaired / Orthopedic Disability
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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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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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Glossary of Disability Terminology
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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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Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
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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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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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NSTA Leadership Lay Robert A. Lay, CPA, CGMA Robert Lay is the Interim CEO of the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA), the world's largest professional…
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Sensory Integration Challenges
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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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