Interactive Reflective Logs

Journal Article | October 2010

The authors created an interactive reflective log (IRL) to provide teachers with an opportunity to use a journal approach to record, evaluate, and communicate student understanding of science concepts. Unlike a…

Lights, Camera, Reflection! Digital Movies: A Tool for Reflective Learning

Journal Article | June 2008

At the end of a biology course entitled Ecology, Evolution, and Genetics, students were asked to consider how their learning experience had changed their perception of either ecology or genetics. Students were asked to…

Present, Critique, Reflect, and Refine

Journal Article | November 2015

Promote deeper conceptual understanding and model the work of scientists with this four-step strategy.

Science Sampler: Reflecting on the test

Journal Article | December 2007

The author created a reflective “minds-on” activity that would challenge students to accept responsibility for their own learning and performance (NRC 1996). The end result is a simple and useful activity called the…

Reflections on Czech Science Teaching

Journal Article | November 2007

International comparisons help us explore the assumptions made about U.S. schools, students, and pedagogy. That is why the author decided to spend five months in the Czech Republic teaching science education courses at…

Editor's Corner: Reflection and Renewal

Journal Article | June 2005

According to Field Editor, Steve Metz, science teachers know that the traditional time for reflection on the past year is more likely to come in July than in January. Since summer is the time for reflecting on past…

Tried and True: Earth’s reflection—Albedo

Journal Article | January 2011

When viewing objects of different colors, you might notice that some appear brighter than others. This is because light is reflected differently from various surfaces, depending on their physical properties. The word…