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Students’ Understanding and Perceptions of Assigned Team Roles in a Classroom Laboratory Environment

Using a cooperative learning framework in a quantitative reasoning laboratory course, students were assigned to static teams of four in which they adopted roles that rotated regularly. The roles included: team leader, protocol manager, data recorder,...

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Exploring Power Distribution and Its Influence on the Process of Argumentation in a POGIL Biochemistry Classroom

In this exploratory case study, the authors consider how students in an undergraduate biochemistry class engaged in the process of argumentation within an inquiry-oriented learning environment to investigate a chemical mechanism in a particular part ...

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Point of View: The Professional Science Master’s Degree at Twenty

This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This issue discusses Professional Science Master’s degree programs. ...

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Two-Year Community: Modeling Tiktaalik: Using a Model-Based Inquiry Approach to Engage Community College Students in the Practices of Science During an Evolution Unit

Inquiry methods have been successful in improving science literacy in students of all ages. Model-Based Inquiry (MBI) is an instructional model that engages students in the practices of science through the collaborative development of scientific mode...

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Case Study: Putting Words in Their Mouth: Writing Dialogue For Case Studies

This column provides original articles on innovations in case study teaching, assessment of the method, as well as case studies with teaching notes. This issue discusses dialogue writing guidelines most relevant to case writing....