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What is it about small groups that make them so powerful? The answer is straightforward: Groups tend to solve problems better than even the brightest ...

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Editorial: Unintentional Verbosity

Writing hurts, even for individuals who do it professionally. Consequently, because the birth of an essay, an article, or a book is so painful, we com...

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What is the Value of Course-Specific Learning Goals?

The authors examined student and faculty opinions regarding the use of detailed learning goals in three courses. Students reported the use of learning...

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Society for College Science Teachers: “it sais i have a D how that be”

We’ve all gotten them—the student emails that make you question your decision to get into this profession. The title of this column says it all. I...

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Fostering Preservice Teachers’ “Nature of Science” Understandings in a Physics Course

In this paper, the authors examine an algebra-based physics course designed for preservice teachers and explore how the course integrated two pedagogi...