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Visual elements such as graphs, tables, and diagrams are essential components of scientific writing. Although scientific writing textbooks and guides often contain information on how to design such visuals, little has been written on how to effecti...

By Cary Moskovitz

Postsecondary Literacy Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

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

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-year undergraduate students in a...

By Yi Hou, Heather Verkade, Jan van Driel

Pre-service Teachers Biology Literacy Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

Journal Article

Newspaper Physics for First-Year College Students

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 the daily newspapers and general...

By E. J. Bahng, John Hauptman, and Jennifer Lowery

Literacy News Physics Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Preservice Teachers’ Meaningful Science Learning

This article describes how preservice elementary teachers learn about the nature of science and develop scientific literacy through a collaborative project that prepares them to design meaningful learning experiences for students. The Life’s Repl...

By Lizzette M. Velázquez Rivera and Isaris R. Quiñones Pérez

Environmental Science Inquiry Literacy Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

Journal Article

It’s Worth a Shot

By Kristin Ambrose

High School Biology Crosscutting Concepts Literacy News Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Is That Plausible?

By Imogen R. Herrick, Gale M. Sinatra, and Doug Lombardi

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