All Journal of College Science Teaching resources

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Improving Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Writing in a Science Context

The authors investigated whether a series of mini prewriting assignments linked to a formal paper describing an original research project would improve preservice elementary teachers’ writing abilities in a science context. They compared 38 final r...

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Point of View: The Conversion of Charles

This essay tells the story of the path taken by a veteran physics teacher with a strongly traditional, didactic style of teaching to a more constructivist, inquiry-based, student-centered pedagogy. It highlights the importance of the time needed for ...

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Innovative Assessment Tools for a Short, Fast-Paced, Summer Field Course

An experiential science program, such as a summer course at a field station, requires unique assessment tools. Traditional assessment via a pencil-and-paper exam cannot capture the essential skills and concepts learned at a summer field station. Ther...

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Case Study: Ethanol or Biodiesel? A Systems-Analysis Decision

This case study stresses the need to broadly consider an entire system, including all of the energy inputs and outputs involved, to determine the real efficiency of that system. It also asks its student audience to consider the role that scientific i...