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Teaching About Ethics and the Process of Science Using Retracted Publications

In this article the authors discuss their experience using articles that have been "abandoned" (results are no longer accepted due to new evidence) and/or retracted as methods for teaching students about scientific literature in general and specifica...

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Teaching Science and Mathematics: Preservice Teachers' Perceptions of Knowledge Needs

This article describes an activity, entitled preservice elementary teachers science and mathematics activity, designed to expose preservice elementary teachers to the multiple domains of teacher knowledge for science and mathematics instruction....

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Remeasuring Postsecondary Teaching: How Singular Categories of Instruction Obscure the Multiple Dimensions of Classroom Practice

This article introduces a new approach to studying postsecondary teaching that captures five distinct dimensions of teaching practice as they interact over time....

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A Multidisciplinary Laboratory Course in Color Science

This article includes descriptions of lab experiments, information on assessment measures, and a discussion of best practices for projects involving the science of color, in which several disciplinary representatives work together to create a course ...

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Introducing Transdisciplinary Problem Solving to Environmental Management Systems and Geology Students Through a Case Study of Disturbed Coastal Systems

Environmental management, geology, and landscape architecture students participated in a transdisciplinary course designed to help students understand approaches to restoring disturbed coastal systems in Louisiana....

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Student-Generated Cases: Giving Students More Ownership in the Learning Process

This article describes a novel method used during the past two years for an introductory neurobiology course that required students to generate their own cases....

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Editorial: Good Help Is NOT Hard to Find

The Journal of College Science Teaching’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

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Point of View: The American Adjunct: Almost Always a Bridesmaid, Almost Never a Bride

This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This month’s issue talks about the challenges and benefits of being an adjunct professor....

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Point of View: A Tipping Point in Stem Education Reform

This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This month’s issue discusses STEM education reform....

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Two-Year Community: Examination of the Effects of a Watershed Project

The author of this article has involved students in a long-term watershed study, the purpose of which is to encourage interest in scientific inquiry and protection of the local environment. To determine the effect of the watershed study on learning o...