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Peer-Led Team Learning as Educational Tool for First-Year Biology Students
This article reports the findings of the Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) model intervention study in an introductory biology course at a Puerto Rican pr...
By Lillian Arvelo-Márquez, Ana T. Méndez-Merced, José Monterrubio-Álvarez, Karlo Malavé-Llamas, Lilliam Lizardi-O’Neill, Ezequiel De J. Bayuelo-Flórez, and José Soto-Sonera
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Symbols are a cornerstone of the written language of physics and mathematics but inconsistencies in their use pose a challenge to students. This artic...
By Meredith Begg and Robyn Pierce
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The Undergraduate Teacher-Scholar Program
Peer learning programs have been developed to support many introductory science courses by providing additional instruction and engagement. These prog...
By Sara M. Bourne, Sean Limfat, Sneha Dilip, Seoyoung Han, MaryAnn T. Robak, Peter Marsden, and Anne M. Baranger
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Beam Analysis in Statics Courses Using ReshmoBeam
This article describes the use and advantages of the MATLAB-based program ReshmoBeam, developed to perform beam analysis, as it is done in statics cou...
By Joel Hernandez, Rafael Niyazov, and Kibrewossen Tesfagiorgis
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Best Professional Development for Online Faculty? Take an Online Course
Numerous professional development programs exist to equip science faculty with the skills and knowledge to effectively teach online. An effective way ...
By Cheston Saunders
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Use of a Linked-Course Model to Teach Scientific Writing to First-Year Undergraduates
The ability to read and compose original scientific literature is critical to educating informed citizens, yet may be severely lacking in undergraduat...
By Evan Lampert and J. Stephen Pearson
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In this paper we put forth a model for physics course reform that uniquely uses proven, research-based active-learning strategies to help students imp...
By Colin S. Wallace, Edward E. Prather, John A. Milsom, Ken Johns, and Srin Manne
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Course-based undergraduate research is promoted as an equitable strategy for providing the benefits of research experiences to a larger, more diverse ...
By Allison Martin, Adam Rechs, Thomas Landerholm, and Kelly McDonald
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Measuring Data Skills in Undergraduate Student Work
Data literacy, or students’ abilities to understand, interpret, and think critically about data, is an increasing need in K–16 science education. ...
By Jessica Sickler, Erin Bardar, and Randy Kochevar
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Responsive Teaching in Online Learning Environments
Online teaching and learning have become widespread in higher education over the past two decades, and accelerated during the pandemic. Although onlin...
By Young Ae Kim, Lisa Rezende, Elizabeth Eadie, Jacqueline Maximillian, Katelyn Southard, Lisa Elfring, Paul Blowers, and Vicente Talanquer
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First-Year STEM Research Program Facilitates Long-Term Academic Success
Retention and student success in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) remains a priority for institutions, and low rates of retent...
By Kimberly R. Schneider, Uday Nair, Rachel Straney, Patrice Lancey, and Mary Tripp
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Small Instructional Changes to Emphasize Data Modeling Practices
Data modeling practices are often invisible to students in introductory biology courses. However, developing a well-rounded understanding of these pra...
By Joshua W. Reid, Candice M. Quinn, Zhigang Jia, Ryan Jones, and Anna Grinath
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STEM Education as a Vital Preventive Response to a Pandemic
By Katherine Baker, Emily Faulconer, Oliver Grundmann, Sarah Haines, Tyra Hall-Pogar, Lisa Kenyon, Susan Meabh Kelly, Peter Lindeman, Brian Schmaefsky, Candace Timpte, and David Wojnowski
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Taking the Office Hour Out of the Office
Science classrooms across our campus have changed dramatically over the past 10 years as an increasing number of instructors have incorporated a varie...
By Patrick Cafferty
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Practice effects are ubiquitous human phenomena that have been scientifically studied for over half a century. They are also among the most directly a...
By Jeff Shrager