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Science and nonscience majors work together in a remote field setting on authentic marine research projects supervised by faculty from multiple disciplines and institutions. In the process, they learn science by doing…
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Recently, senior-level physics students joined thousands of scientists from over 60 nations to examine a wide range of physical, biological, and social research topics as part of the International Polar Year (IPY).…
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Research and Teaching: Undergraduate Research Experiences From a Longitudinal Perspective
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the educational enhancements of undergraduate research experiences participation from the perspective of practicing scientists in chemistry and physics.
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Case Study: An Introduction to Biological Research Course for Undergraduate Biology Students
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The authors describe a seminar course for firstyear university students designed as an introduction to biological research.
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Extant and emerging literature on undergraduate research experiences (UREs) focuses on the identification of their benefits to student participants. This study offers descriptions, drawn from an analysis of students'…
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Point of View: Research Only Matters if You Do Research That Matters
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If we want research to matter we must make the questions asked and issues pursued be about real things, whose answers really matter to the teachers and professors, to the students, and to others who need to know. Merely…
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The Home Zone: Research Rolypolies
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April is a good time to go outdoors and examine living things. Pill bugs are good to study because they are easy to find and care for and do not bite. You might know these organisms by one of their nicknames—potato bugs…
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Editorial: Research and Teaching Column
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The JCST Research and Teaching column will feature sound research on curriculum, pedagogy, and student learning at the college level. Topics of interest include all fields of science: chemistry, biology, geology,…
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Making the Case for Action Research
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As any contemporary teacher knows, credit and credibility are showered on those who engage in research-based practices. And not just any research. It must be tied to a study with a large enough number of participants; a…
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Career of the Month: Avalanche Researcher
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Many of us enjoy snowboarding, snowshoeing, and other winter sports at the season’s first sign of snow. But what about when a massive amount of snow crashes down the mountain, gains speed and size with every second,…