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Journal Article
We quantified student perceptions of an active learning exercise, based on open-educational video resources, in both a first-year seminar class (Natural Environment of Athens and Georgia, three sections), and a larger lecture class (Natural History...
By Gary D. Grossman and Troy N. Simon
Journal Article
Barriers to Learning Assistant Engagement
Learning Assistants (LAs) help students develop a deeper understanding of content and are particularly effective during active learning instruction. A foundational pillar of the LA model is the LA pedagogy course, which teaches LAs about evidence-b...
By Alicia Purtell, Robert Talbot, and Michael E. Moore
Journal Article
Show Your Students How to Be More Persuasive When They Write
After a grueling grading campaign, a chemist asked a writing and rhetoric specialist for help improving formal reports in the introductory organic chemistry lab. Together, we realized that the very best student reports employ many persuasive moves ...
By David J. Slade and Susan K. Hess
Journal Article
Backward Redesign of a Nonmajors’ Biology Course at a Two-Year Technical College
Gwinnett Technical College (GTC), established in 1984, is the second-largest technical college in Georgia. As a two-year open-access college, GTC and other technical and community colleges are significant in educating STEM and non-STEM majors in th...
By Margaret Long, Adrienne Cottrell-Yongye, and Tyler Huynh
Journal Article
While research has demonstrated the links between active learning and student success, lecture remains a dominant instructional method within introductory STEM courses. In this project, we used the strategy of enlisting peer mentors to develop and ...
By Becky Wai-Ling Packard, Jaemarie Solyst, Anisha Pai, and Lu Yu
Journal Article
K–12 DREAMS to Teach Program at Morehouse College
This study explores the pathways to K–12 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics instruction among Black/African American males in the Discovery Research Education for African American Men in STEM to Teach (DREAMS to Teach) program at Mo...
By Cynthia Trawick, Thema Monroe-White, Jigsa A. Tola, Jamie P. Clayton, and J. K. Haynes
Journal Article
Community College Students Rise to the Challenge
High-structure course designs have reduced achievement gaps for low-income and underrepresented minority students at research universities. But do community college students have time to do the preclass preparation required for intensive active lea...
By Scott Freeman, Pamela Pape-Lindstrom, Anne Casper, and Sarah Eddy
Journal Article
NSTA Press Book
Universal Design for Learning Science: Reframing Elementary Instruction in Physical Science
New in 2020! Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more.Here’s good news: With this practical book, you can learn from experienced elementary school educators about how to make physical science both challenging and accessible f...
By Deborah Hanuscin, Delinda van Garderen
NSTA Press Book
Novel Engineering, K–8: An Integrated Approach to Engineering and Literacy
New in 2020! Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more.With the Novel Engineering approach, “students become excited about what they are reading, writing, designing, and building! This excitement in turn helps them make stride...
By Elissa Milto, Merredith Portsmore, Mary McCormick, Jessica Watkins, Morgan Hynes
Journal Article