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Transformative Professional Development: Inquiry-Based College Science Teaching Institutes

Two summer institutes had the overall goal of promoting learning and practice of inquiry-based college science teaching. They involved a collaborative and active learning format for participants that involved all phases of the 5E learning cycle of cl...

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Research and Teaching: Surveying Science Literacy Among Undergraduates: Insights From Open-Ended Responses

This article presents the qualitative analysis of data from a 20-year project analyzing the knowledge and attitudes toward science of undergraduate students enrolled in introductory astronomy courses....

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Point of View: Who Is Catching Up With Whom? Internationalization of Science Education

This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This month’s issue compares Chinese chemistry and chemistry education to that of the United States....

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Two Paper Airplane Design Challenges: Customizing for Different Learning Objectives

This article describes two examples of how a common, underlying design task—designing a paper airplane—was modified to meet the needs of two very different college science courses. These cases illustrate both important considerations in the desig...

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Calibrated Peer Review Essays Increase Student Confidence in Assessing Their Own Writing

The online writing software Calibrated Peer Review (CPR) is a useful tool for writing assignments in large college classes. Students submit essays online and are guided in how to rate essays using criteria written by the instructor. The author of thi...