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The Role of Online Homework in Low-Enrollment College Introductory Physics Courses

This study reveals the role of the online homework assignments as a predictor in the development of problem-solving skills for students taking introdu...

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It Takes a Village to Make a Scientist: Reflections of a Faculty Learning Community

This article describes the many challenges in trying to create more authentic undergraduate student research experiences and the significant progress ...

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Incorporating More Individual Accountability in Group Activities in General Chemistry

A modified model of cooperative learning known as the GIG model (for group-individual-group) was designed and implemented in a large enrollment freshm...

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Planning and Implementing a Comprehensive Student-Centered Research Program for First-Year STEM Undergraduates

A large research university developed a program that incorporates multiple forms of student-centered programming with a focus on research. Learning En...

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Changing College Majors: Does It Happen More in STEM and Do Grades Matter?

This study examines the within-field persistence rates of physical science/engineering students compared with those of students in life science, busin...

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Developing University and Community Partnerships: A Critical Piece of Successful Service Learning

This article talks about developing a partnership framework through purposeful communication with all partners for a successful service-learning proje...

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Research and Teaching: Effects of a Science Content Course on Elementary Preservice Teachers' Self-Efficacy of Teaching Science

This article describes a teacher preparation program at a large Midwestern university that was modified to include a new science content course aimed ...

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Research and Teaching: Implementing Comprehensive Reform of Introductory Physics at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution: A Longitudinal Case Study

This study looks at the results of implementing education research-based curricular reform that took place over seven years....

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Research and Teaching: A New "Class" of Undergraduate Professors: Examining Teaching Beliefs and Practices of Science Faculty With Education Specialties

This articles highlights the teaching beliefs and classroom practices of a sample of science faculty with educational specialties (SFES) to promote th...

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Two-Year Community: Learning How Students Learn: An Exploration of Self-Regulation Strategies in a Two-Year College General Chemistry Class

This study investigated how students in an urban 2-year college used self-regulation strategies in a General Chemistry I course and whether their use ...

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Case Study: Grandma's TUM-my Trouble: A Case Study in Renal Physiology and Acid-Base Balance

This case study involves the role of the kidneys in regulating blood pH and electrolytes. Concepts related to pharmacology and therapeutics are also i...