All Journal of College Science Teaching resources

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Is Teaching Instinctive? No, I'm Afraid Not: Adjusting Teaching Practices to Accommodate Student—Not Teacher—Learning Styles

While there may be a strong human instinct to try to teach, how to teach is not instinctive—it’s habitual—and this leads to very different impli...

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A Thematic Integration of Physical and Earth Science for Elementary Education Students: Unifying the Breadth of Science Topics Around Common Themes in a Class for Prospective Teachers

This article features an activity-based science course for elementary education students. The course uses a thematic approach that naturally integrate...

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The Case Study: A Few Steps Ahead on the Same Path: Using Peer Tutors in the Cooperative-Learning Classroom—A Multilayered Approach to Teaching

This column provides original articles on innovations in case study teaching, assessment of the method, as well as case studies with teaching notes. T...

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Student, Graduate, and Faculty Perspectives on Fledgling Content-Based Doctoral Programs in Science and Mathematics Education: Producing a Professoriate as Well Trained to Teach as to Research

For the Ph.D. degrees in biology, mathematics, and chemical education to be appropriate, there needs to be more emphasis on research related to teachi...

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Haiku and Science—Observing, Reflecting, and Writing about Nature: Using an Art Form that Demands Careful Observation of the Natural World

Haiku and science both focus on nature and require excellent observational abilities. This article describes the characteristics of haiku and a haiku ...