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Research and Teaching: From Verification to Guided Inquiry: What Happens When a Chemistry Laboratory Curriculum Changes?

The implementation of a new first-semester general chemistry laboratory curriculum provided an opportunity to answer the following question: How does ...

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"Biology Education"—An Emerging Interdisciplinary Area of Research

Middle Tennessee State University recently developed an interdisciplinary PhD program with a specific concentration in "biology education." The progra...

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Explorations: A Research-Based Program Introducing Undergraduates to Diverse Biology Research Topics Taught by Grad Students and Postdocs

This article presents a program that introduces undergraduates to the diversity and scope of biological research and also provides unique teaching opp...

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A Team Approach to Successful Learning: Peer Learning Coaches in Chemistry

Through weekly Team Approach to Successful Learning workshops, students learn and apply problem-solving strategies, coached by specially trained peer ...

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Case Study: A Case of Respiratory Distress

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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Point of View: Judging Science-Fair Judges

This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This month’s issue discusses science fairs from ...

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The Many Metaphors of Energy: Using Analogies as a Formative Assessment Tool

This article describes how student-generated analogies are shown to be an effective means of eliciting ideas about energy in systems from biology, che...

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Editorial: Just Ain't Happenin'

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

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Fostering Science Education in an Online Environment: Are We There Yet?

This article describes how science and science education faculty at the University of Massachusetts and veteran K–12 science teachers designed Scien...

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Point of View: A Plea to My Physics and Physical Science Colleagues

This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. In this month’s issue the author discusses devel...

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Editorial: Beclouded

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

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Do College Introductory Biology Courses Increase Student Ecological Literacy?

The research described in this article used a pre-/postsurvey design to assess first-year science majors' attitudes and perceptions of the environment...