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The ability to read and compose original scientific literature is critical to educating informed citizens, yet may be severely lacking in undergraduat...

By Evan Lampert and J. Stephen Pearson

Postsecondary General Science Literacy Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences Spanning Two Semesters of Biology Impact Student Self-Efficacy but not Future Goals

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

Postsecondary Biology Research Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Measuring Data Skills in Undergraduate Student Work

Data literacy, or students’ abilities to understand, interpret, and think critically about data, is an increasing need in K–16 science education. ...

By Jessica Sickler, Erin Bardar, and Randy Kochevar

Postsecondary Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies Technology

Journal Article

Responsive Teaching in Online Learning Environments

Online teaching and learning have become widespread in higher education over the past two decades, and accelerated during the pandemic. Although onlin...

By Young Ae Kim, Lisa Rezende, Elizabeth Eadie, Jacqueline Maximillian, Katelyn Southard, Lisa Elfring, Paul Blowers, and Vicente Talanquer

Postsecondary Curriculum Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies Technology

Journal Article

Field Trips Last a Lifetime

By Chris Anderson

High School Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Teacher Spotlight: Steve Metz

High School Pre-service Teachers Careers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Taking the Office Hour Out of the Office

Science classrooms across our campus have changed dramatically over the past 10 years as an increasing number of instructors have incorporated a varie...

By Patrick Cafferty

Postsecondary Crosscutting Concepts Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

What to Expect With Group Work

Instructors who wish to take advantage of the benefits of collaborative group work often hesitate over concerns about conflict or problems that arise ...

By Peggy Brickman, Austin Lannen, and Jill Beyette

Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Biology Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Implementing Peer-Led Team Learning and Cyber Peer-Led Team Learning in an Organic Chemistry Course

Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) is a small-group, collaborative problem-solving model that has significantly increased student performance in a variety ...

By Sarah Beth Wilson and Pratibha Varma-Nelson

Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Chemistry Inclusion Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Facilitating Conceptual Change by Engaging Students’ Preconceptions During College Science Classroom Instruction

Whether to engage student preconceptions to facilitate conceptual change is an area of debate among conceptual change theorists. Here, we evaluate the...

By Leilani A. Arthurs, Justin Elwonger, and Chelsie M. Kowalski

Postsecondary Biology Environmental Science Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies