All Journal of College Science Teaching resources

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Research and Teaching: Improving Students’ Perceptions of Benefits of Science Demonstrations and Content Mastery in a Large-Enrollment Chemistry Lecture Demonstration Course for Nonscience Majors

A large enrollment, instructor-centered chemistry course taught with science demonstrations was transformed into one that was more student-centered. C...

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Integration of Field Studies and Undergraduate Research Into an Interdisciplinary Course: Natural History of Tropical Carbonate Ecosystems

According to Carl Sagan (1987), “Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.” Field studies and undergraduate research ...

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Point of View: Valuing the Prerequisite Course: Do Your Respect What You Require? Or Do You Send Mixed Messages to Your Majors?

Every science major has prerequisites: algebra, calculus, general chemistry, or introductory physics. As faculty, we understand the importance of thes...

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Editorial: Creeping Passivity

In this month’s article, the editor discusses her observations regarding the lack of participation from her intellectually mature freshman class. Ho...

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Favorite Demonstration: The Nature of Color Subtraction: A Guided Inquiry Experience

Many college students profess to have an understanding of the nature of color. The study of color begins in the early grades, so it makes sense that s...

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Is Collaborative Grouping an Effective Instructional Strategy?

While problem solving is a generally accepted goal of most science courses, it has previously been difficult to determine the extent to which students...

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A Professional Development Teaching Course for Science Graduate Students

Although the majority of the teaching faculty at U.S. universities is composed of people who are scientific experts, research has found that most scie...