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Journal Article | December 2020

Modifying Traditional Labs to Target Scientific Reasoning

Journal Article | December 2020

This article showcases how a physics lab course was successfully redesigned to promote important reasoning abilities not explicitly addressed in the typical college setting. Student development of such abilities is…

Course-Based Research in the First Semester of College

Journal Article | April 2020

Undergraduate students are increasingly aware of complex global challenges and have a strong desire to take action and create change. Course-based undergraduate research experiences can offer a wide range of students…

Designing Environmental Science Curriculum With PhotoVoice to Engage Nonscience Majors

Journal Article | July 2020

Personal Characteristics Influencing College Readiness of Hispanic Students in a STEM Gateway Course, First-Semester General Chemistry

Journal Article | May 2022

This study is an exploratory comparison of 69 Hispanic students enrolled in first-semester general chemistry (Chem I) who attended either a Hispanic-Serving or emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution and were not…

Fingerprint Spoofing: Exploring Cybersecurity With Limited Technology

Journal Article | November 2022

Climate Change Education: A Model of Justice-Oriented STEM Education

Journal Article | February 2021

A Web of Ideas

Journal Article | March 2019

Fostering scientific discourse with spider web discussions

3D-Printed Laboratory Accessories as a Conduit for a Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Experience

Journal Article | March 2023

Although undergraduate research experience has proven to have positive effects on student outcomes, such opportunities are not always widely available. Options can be especially limited for early-career engineering…

Student Active Learning Anxieties Differ by Preferred Seating Location in Introductory Biology Classes

Journal Article | October 2021

As undergraduates’ academic distress continues to rise, it is important to consider factors related to classroom anxiety. This study investigated how student anxiety varied by preferred seating location and whether the…

The REACH Program Brings Science Practices to Students: A Teacher’s Perspective

Journal Article | November 2021

Teacher Spotlight: Meghan Mulligan

Journal Article | August 2020

It's Dark So Early!

Journal Article | December 2020

Nonideal Placement of Nonmajors in Biology Major and Allied Health Courses Results in Poor Performance and Higher Attrition Rates

Journal Article | April 2020

Nonideal enrollment of nonbiology majors into biology majors courses serves as an impediment to academic success and negatively impacts rates of college course completion. In this Institutional Review Board (IRB)-…