All Journal of College Science Teaching resources

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Targeted Courses in Inquiry Science for Future Elementary School Teachers

This study reports on targeted science courses for undergraduate childhood education majors. We describe an inquiry-oriented, threecourse sequence spanning physical, life, and environmental science. All three courses are hands-on and are designed to...

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Research and Teaching: Aligning Assessment to Instruction: Collaborative Group Testing in Large-Enrollment Science Classes

The authors describe a collaborative group-testing strategy implemented and studied in undergraduate science classes. This project investigated how the assessment strategy relates to student performance and perceptions about collaboration and focu...

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Research and Teaching: A New Tool for Measuring Student Behavioral Engagement in Large University Classes

The authors developed a classroom observation protocol for quantitatively measuring student engagement in large university classes. The Behavioral Engagement Related to instruction (BERI) protocol can be used to provide timely feedback to instructors...

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Research and Teaching: Methods for Creating and Evaluating 3D Tactile Images to Teach STEM Courses to the Visually Impaired

Project 3D IMAGINE or 3D Image Arrays to Graphically Implement New Education is a pilot study that researches the effectiveness of incorporating 3D tactile images, which are critical for learning science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, int...

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Point of View: International Undergraduates: The Teaching Challenge

This article discusses the challenges of keeping international students involved in class activities....

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Two-Year Community: Implementing Vision and Change in a Community College Classroom

The purpose of this article is to describe a model for teaching introductory biology coursework within the Vision and Change framework (American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2011). The intent of the new model is to transform instructi...

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Case Study: A Step-by-Step Guide to Students Writing Case Studies (and Tools for Novice Case Authors)

In experimenting with ways of structuring the assignment and providing guidance to students, the author developed a series of tools that may be of interest to instructors wishing to implement a case-writing assignment in their course. This assignment...