How Do Students Interact With the Primary Scientific Literature in an Undergraduate Science Program?

Journal Article | January 2023

The ability to read, understand, and interpret primary scientific literature is an essential skill for undergraduate students in science. This study aimed to provide a detailed understanding of how second- and third-…

The Building Blocks of Language

Journal Article | October 2017

An Exam Wrapper Intervention in Organic Chemistry I

Journal Article | December 2020

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…

Concept Maps for Structuring Instruction and as a Potential Assessment Tool in a Large Introductory Science Course

Journal Article | July 2020

Concept maps make connections between ideas apparent, and thus would seem ideally suited to demonstrate learning. Yet, they are not widely used by instructors, particularly in large university classes. In this paper we…

How Should You Throw a Ball for the Maximum Distance?

Journal Article | December 2018

How to Design a Performance Task

Journal Article | February 2019

Follow a sequence of steps to develop an authentic performance task.