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Evolutionary Steps: A Stairway-Created Display of the History of Life—How a Xavier University Biology Class Plots Earth's Major Evolutionary Events

The students at Xavier University's general biology course learn about evolution by ascending a stairway in a science building. Along the stairwell wa...

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Reinvigorating Introductory Biology: A theme-based, Investigative Approach to Teaching Biology Majors—Making Science More Meaningful at an All-Women's College

This theme-based, investigative approach to teaching introductory biology offers faculty a way to emphasize the process of science over content. Stude...

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Guest Editorial: Science Literacy and the U.S. Congress—A Call from Capitol Hill for Increased Cooperation in Meetng U.S. Technological Challenges

An opinion piece about the important role Congress plays in shaping our national research and development enterprise. Their actions are critical to th...

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Student-Designed Experiments in Scientific Lab Instruction: Students at the University of Puerto Rico Go back to the Basics to Learn Chemistry Concepts

Student-designed experiments emphasize depth of understanding. Revisiting "known" concepts like heat, temperature, uncertainty in measurements, mass, ...

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Research and Teaching: Student Self-Assessment of Higher-Order Cognitive Skills in College Science Teaching

A wide consensus exists among researchers that the development of students' abilities to ask questions, reason, problem solve, and think critically—...

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Point of View: Do Academic Research Costs Drive up Undergraduate Tuition?

This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This month’s issue focuses on the tuition and fe...

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Sharpening the Craft of Scientific Writing: A Peer-Review Strategy to Improve Student Writing

Writing is vital to the success of a scientist. Incorporating peer review into courses is an excellent way to enhance the scientific writing experienc...

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The Case Study: What is a Case? Bringing to Science Education the Established Teaching Tool of Law and Medicine

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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Favorite Demonstration: Microbe Wars: A Demonstration of Microbial Antagonism—A Vivid Example of Microorganism Interaction

This article describes an exercise ideal for use in an introductory biology or microbiology class. It requires no specialized equipment, little expert...

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Society for College Science Teaching (SCST): Creating a Learning-Friendly Curriculum—Striving to Assure that our Seeds of Thought are Viable and can Germinate and Grow if Sown in the Right Mental Fields

In this column the President of SCST shares his views with JCST readers. This month’s issue focuses on the importance of teachers making sure that t...

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Phytochemistry and Culture: Connecting Science to Students' Experiences

This article focuses on science content that will draw from the lived experiences of culturally diverse students and foster an excitement about the tr...

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Facilitating the Reading/Discussion Connection in the Interactive Classroom: "Discovery Questions" Help Create Independent Learners

If students are to achieve the higher level of learning that occurs as a result of interactive classroom strategies and discussions, teachers must acc...

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Research and Teaching: The Constructivist Learning Environment Survey May Help Halt Student Exodus from College Science Courses—Comparing Students' Preferences and Perceptions of Constructivist-Style Teaching Environments

The Constructivist Learning Environment Survey (CLES) appears to hold promise as a method of assessing college science learning environments. However,...

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Science at a Distance: Nontraditional Students Realize their Academic Goals Utilizing an Alberta University Distance-Education Program

With the increased availability of new technologies, distance educators have the opportunity to design science courses that provide students with a wi...