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Journal Article
Modifying Traditional Labs to Target Scientific Reasoning
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 essential for sound decision making...
By Kathleen Koenig, Krista E. Wood, Larry J. Bortner and Lei Bao
Journal Article
Although peer interaction in the college classroom may benefit some students by developing peer networks for future collaborations, prior research has suggested that these relationships most often benefit students from overrepresented communities, wh...
By Michael Brown and Robert M. DeMonbrun
Web Seminar
Archive: Science Update: Cosmic Explosions, February 11, 2021
The biggest explosions in the universe dwarf any we are capable of on Earth. In space, we can witness an exploding star that can shine brighter than the rest of a galaxy, or a black hole ripping apart a star that's visible from billions of ligh...