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Primary Literature in Undergraduate Science Courses

Primary literature—consisting of novel peer-reviewed articles and conference proceedings—has been associated with several positive outcomes for students within undergraduate science courses. Primary literature is the principal method of written s...

By Jeremy David Sloane

Postsecondary Curriculum Interdisciplinary Literacy Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

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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 of chemistry undergraduate courses and other STEM courses. Cyber Peer-Led Team Learning (cPLTL), an ...

By Sarah Beth Wilson and Pratibha Varma-Nelson

Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Chemistry Inclusion Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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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 efficacy of a preconceptions-based instructional sequence about groundwater previously described by...

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

Postsecondary Biology Environmental Science Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Balancing Individual and Collective Agency in Informal STEM Learning Experiences

By David Schouweiler and Sara C. Heredia

Middle School Informal Education Engineering STEM Teaching Strategies

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Reflections About Teaching Science Remotely

By Jim McDonald

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary General Science Professional Learning old Teaching Strategies

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Exploring Student Perception Toward Online Homework and Comparison With Paper Homework in an Introductory Probability Course

Online software systems are extensively used to give students practice on course content, especially in mathematics and physics courses. They offer instant feedback, and several of these systems are open source or very economical compared with hiring...

By Philip Matchett Wood and Vijesh Bhute

Mathematics Research Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Developing a Tiered Mentoring Model for Teaching Assistants Instructing Course-Based Research Experiences

As undergraduate institutions rely more heavily on teaching assistants (TAs) they are simultaneously encouraging implementation of course-based research experiences (CBREs). Due to the dynamic nature of CBREs, it is challenging to assign novice TAs t...

By Magdalene K. Moy, Penny L. Hammrich and Karen Kabnick

Preservice Science Education Research STEM Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Building Bridges

We describe a hands-on, collaborative activity designed to illustrate general properties of evolution, provide practice for quantitative skills, promote creativity and collaboration, and enable student self-assessment of learning. During the activity...

By Kelly A. Carscadden, Molly T. McDermott, Sheela P. Turbek, Silas B. Tittes and Andrew P. Martin

Postsecondary Biology Evolution Research Teaching Strategies

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Learning Researchers

Formative assessment has been shown to be a critical activity for promoting meaningful understanding in the classroom. Systematic engagement in formative assessment helps instructors to develop a clearer picture of where students stand in relation to...

By Young Ae Kim, Jonathan Cox, Katelyn M. Southard, Lisa Elfring, Paul Blowers and Vicente Talanquer

Postsecondary Assessment Research STEM Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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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

Postsecondary Chemistry Curriculum Labs Physics Research Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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The Power of Practice

Critical thinking skills are sought after in the workforce and are often included in course, departmental, and programmatic learning objectives.  However, in the curriculum of many courses we tend to focus on content rather than on fostering the...

By Elizabeth Co

Postsecondary Curriculum Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Teaching Strategies

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Modifying Scientific Research Into Introductory Science Course Lessons Using a 5E Lesson Format

Science faculty are being asked to create active learning experiences that engage students in core concepts and science practices. This article describes an approach to developing active learning lessons from authentic science research projects using...

By Robert Idsardi, Daniel A. Hahn, Julie R. Bokor and Julie A. Luft

5E Inquiry NGSS STEM Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Virtual Family Science Events

By Jim McDonald, Katie Demick, and Peyton Kopinski

Middle School Elementary Pre-service Teachers General Science Instructional Materials Literacy Mathematics NGSS Preservice Science Education Teaching Strategies