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Journal Article
Course-based undergraduate research is promoted as an equitable strategy for providing the benefits of research experiences to a larger, more diverse ...
By Allison Martin, Adam Rechs, Thomas Landerholm, and Kelly McDonald
Journal Article
First-Year STEM Research Program Facilitates Long-Term Academic Success
Retention and student success in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) remains a priority for institutions, and low rates of retent...
By Kimberly R. Schneider, Uday Nair, Rachel Straney, Patrice Lancey, and Mary Tripp
Journal Article
The Framework for K–12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) under-score the importance of including engineering design...
By Erdogan Kaya, Anna Newley, Ezgi Yesilyurt and Hasan Deniz
Journal Article
Online software systems are extensively used to give students practice on course content, especially in mathematics and physics courses. They offer in...
By Philip Matchett Wood and Vijesh Bhute
Journal Article
As undergraduate institutions rely more heavily on teaching assistants (TAs) they are simultaneously encouraging implementation of course-based resear...
By Magdalene K. Moy, Penny L. Hammrich and Karen Kabnick
Journal Article
We describe a hands-on, collaborative activity designed to illustrate general properties of evolution, provide practice for quantitative skills, promo...
By Kelly A. Carscadden, Molly T. McDermott, Sheela P. Turbek, Silas B. Tittes and Andrew P. Martin
Journal Article
Formative assessment has been shown to be a critical activity for promoting meaningful understanding in the classroom. Systematic engagement in format...
By Young Ae Kim, Jonathan Cox, Katelyn M. Southard, Lisa Elfring, Paul Blowers and Vicente Talanquer
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 t...
By Kathleen Koenig, Krista E. Wood, Larry J. Bortner and Lei Bao
Journal Article
Re-imagining the Role of Families as Equal Partners in STEM Learning
By Tarana Khan and Susana Beltran Grimm
Journal Article
Creating Pathways for Equity in STEM Through Family Engagement
By Remy Dou and Heidi Cian
Journal Article
Student-Driven Research in the First Year
We designed the Integrated Sciences First-Year Program (ISFP) to introduce students to the nature and process of science early in their academic caree...
By Christina Cianfrani, Sarah Hews, and Christene DeJong
Blog Post
Teaching and Learning About COVID-19 During the Pandemic
By Troy D. Sadler, Pat Friedrichsen, Laura Zangori, and Li Ke
Journal Article
Adapting a Popular Technique in College Lecture Halls to K–12 Classrooms
By J. Bryan Henderson