All Journal of College Science Teaching resources

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Research and Teaching: Web-Based Student Writing and Reviewing in a Large Lecture Course

Though difficult to implement in large courses, undergraduate science writing and peer review are valuable learning experiences for students and valid...

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A Science Portfolio

The use of portfolios has had a positive impact on students, faculty, and the program in the Chemistry Department at Berea College. The portfolio allo...

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The Effect of Seat Location on Exam Grades and Student Perceptions in an Introductory Biology Class

The effect of seat location on learning has received surprisingly little attention in education literature (Weinstein 1979). Classroom experience and ...

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Can Students Learn From Lecture Demonstrations? The Role and Place of Interactive Lecture Experiments in Large Introductory Science Courses

There is little doubt that well performed lecture demonstrations play an important role in science teaching (Straits and Wilke 2006): for many student...

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The Case Study: Intimate Debate Technique: Medicinal Use of Marijuana

This article describes the technique called intimate debate. To cooperative learning specialists, the technique is known as structured debate or const...

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Point of View: Questions From the Edge: Using Informal Surveys to Build Rapport With Students

“Astronomy helps us answer the ultimate question of human existence,” and “Astronomy helps us understand the meaning of our own existence.” Th...