All Preservice Science Education resources

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Undergraduate Learning Assistants Foster Students’ Resilience During Transition to Online Learning in a Large Microbiology Classroom

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a series of emergency transitions to online learning for academic institutions around the world. Previous studies have sh...

By Kathleen Hefferon and Esther Angert

Pre-service Teachers Biology Distance Learning New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education

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Making the Most of Field Trips

Field trips can be a unique way to engage elementary students in science content. However, budget cuts and a focus on standardized testing are causing...

By Nicole Hesson

Elementary Preservice Science Education Professional Learning Teaching Strategies

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Collaboration Through Critical Service Learning—In Search of Earth’s Secrets

By Faye Bruun, Katherine Dion, Kimberly Moore, Robin Johnson, Cherie McCollough, and Carmen Tejeda-Delgado

Pre-service Teachers Informal Education Citizen Science Earth & Space Science Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

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From Birding to Robotics: Integrating STEM Learning Through Community Collaboration

By Katherine Marie Blagden

Elementary Informal Education NGSS Preservice Science Education STEM Technology

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Exploring Peer Learning Assistants’ Impact on Student Performance and Perceptions in an Undergraduate Biology Course

To transition introductory college science courses from large, passive lectures to more student-centered learning environments, additional instruction...

By Brittney A. Ferrari, Jonathan A. Dees, Norris A. Armstrong, and Julie M. Kittleson

Postsecondary Biology Pedagogy Preservice Science Education Teaching Strategies

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Your Student Said What?!

By Alexander Eden

High School New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

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Initial Development and Validation of the Biology Teaching Assistant Role Identity Questionnaire (BTARIQ)

Graduate teaching assistants (TAs) may identify with multiple roles during their introductory biology teaching experiences. This study developed an in...

By Amy E. Kulesza and Dorinda J. Gallant

Postsecondary Biology Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

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Facilitating Departmental and Institutional Change for Expanding Undergraduate Research Experiences

Increased sustainable access to undergraduate research opportunities, particularly for historically underrepresented populations, involves transformin...

By Rebecca Friesen and Adriana Cimetta

Administration Administrators Preservice Science Education Research

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Overcoming Obstacles and Finding Support for Teaching Critical Thinking in STEM

This qualitative research study aimed to discover what obstacles and supports community college teachers in science, technology, engineering, and math...

By Christa Evangelisto

Administration Preservice Science Education STEM Teacher Preparation

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Many teacher educator preparation programs do not provide opportunities for preservice teachers (PSTs) to experience and examine the use of popular fi...

By Kristin Cook and Winn Wheeler

Postsecondary 5E Inquiry Literacy NGSS Preservice Science Education Teaching Strategies

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Examining the Effects of STEM Identity and Teaching Identity on Science and Mathematics Teaching Identity and Persistence in a Teaching Program

In response to the demand for more STEM-certified teachers, identity has emerged as a theoretical lens for examining how candidates can be recruited i...

By Ingelise Giles, Nicole Cook, Zahra Hazari, Maria Fernandez, and Laird Kramer

Equity Preservice Science Education STEM Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Issues of Question Equivalence in Online Exam Pools

During the pandemic, the use of question pools for online testing was recommended to mitigate cheating, exposing multitudes of science, technology, en...

By Cody Goolsby-Cole, Sarah M. Bass, Liz Stanwyck, Sarah Leupen, Tara S. Carpenter, and Linda C. Hodges

Postsecondary Assessment Pedagogy Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

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Reassessing Recess

By Alison Riley Miller and Martha Eshoo

Elementary New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teaching Strategies

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Making Stone Soup

By Laura Robertson, Alissa Lange, Jamie Price, Andrea Lowery, Holly McAvoy Scott, Qiuju Tian, and Ryan Nivens

Elementary Pedagogy Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

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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...

By Yi Hou, Heather Verkade, Jan van Driel

Pre-service Teachers Biology Literacy Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation