Improving Retention and Graduation of Female Engineering and Polytechnic Students With First-Year Interventions

Journal Article | May 2023

Prior research in student retention emphasizes that building students’ connections with the institution and their peers is key. Students from underrepresented populations often lack these connections, making them more…

Newspaper Physics for First-Year College Students

Journal Article | January 2023

This article describes and illustrates a physics course for first-year college students whose only knowledge of physics is that they do not like the subject. The physics content is driven entirely by what appears in…

Changes in Elementary Teachers’ Conceptions About Matter

Journal Article | October 2020

While research has investigated elementary teachers’ understanding of science content, such research is often limited to topics typically not addressed in elementary school curricula. Yet, research has illustrated that…

Community College Students Rise to the Challenge

Journal Article | July 2020

High-structure course designs have reduced achievement gaps for low-income and underrepresented minority students at research universities. But do community college students have time to do the preclass preparation…

Surface Tension and Surfactants

Journal Article | January 2019

Creating Confidence and Community Through Nature Journals

Journal Article | March 2022

Q: What Are Some Fun Activities Related to Thunderstorms?

Journal Article | May 2023

Your Student Said What?!

Journal Article | May 2023

Q: How can I convey the very long times involved in the history of the Earth and life on Earth?

Journal Article | July 2023

Balance Beam

Journal Article | January 2019

From the Field: Events and Opportunities, July 13, 2021

Reports Article | July 2021

A Bump on the Head

Journal Article | September 2020

It's Dark So Early!

Journal Article | December 2020

Ice-Cold Lemonade

Lesson Plan | June 2021

The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about transfer of energy. The probe is designed to determine whether students recognize that heat flows from warmer objects or areas to cooler ones.

Determination of the Helpfulness of Physics Exam Study Methods

Journal Article | July 2023

This study investigates the relationship between study methods and exam performance in introductory physics courses. Data were collected over 3 years through surveys to examine students’ study habits, perceived…