JoinJournal of College Science Teaching—November/December 2019
In this issue of the Journal of College Science Teaching, learn about how a large southeastern university developed specialized science training for elementary preservice teachers. Discover how a course for first-year science majors encourages STEM persistence through an innovative field trip. And read about the successes and challenges of a campus-wide professional development program.
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Building Engagement in STEM Through Career Courses at Two-Year Institutions
Community colleges enroll almost half of U.S. undergraduates and were predicted to produce 12% of the workforce for STEM professions in 2018. Half of these students are the first in their families to attend college and therefore are more likely unfam...
By Jamie Pawloski and Patrick Shabram
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Developing the Next Generation of Elementary Science Teachers
National science education documents emphasize new learning outcomes of elementary students; therefore, the preparation of elementary teachers should be revised to meet these challenges. This article describes how science educators at a large southea...
By Tammy D. Lee and Bonnie Glass
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Promoting STEM Persistence Through an Innovative Field Trip–Based First-Year Experience Course
At our small liberal arts college, we recently introduced a field trip–based course as a requirement for all first-year science majors. This course, entitled “The Urban Ecosystem,” explores various aspects of science and technology using our ci...
By Emma Kamen and Alessandra Leri
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Although peer interaction in the college classroom may benefit some students by developing peer networks for future collaborations, prior research has suggested that these relationships most often benefit students from overrepresented communities, wh...
By Michael Brown and Robert M. DeMonbrun
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Integrating Engineering Design in Undergraduate Biology Using a Life Science Design Task
This study examines the initial integration of engineering design in an introductory preservice elementary biology content course using a life science design task focused on composting. The task, informed by a three-dimensional learning approach, req...
By Jeffrey D. Radloff, Selcen Guzey, David Eichinger and Brenda M. Capobianco
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An Exam Wrapper Intervention in Organic Chemistry I
This article describes a quasi-experimental study conducted in two Organic Chemistry I classrooms at a diverse, urban, public university. The treatment group received an exam wrapper intervention, a series of four written exercises administered throu...
By Edith Rosales, Alla Chavarga, Evan Grandoit, Shoshana Mayer, Natasha Hackman, Milushka Elbulok-Charcape, Alison C. Domzalski and Gail Horowitz
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The Efficacy of Flipped Laboratory Multiperspective Videos in Skill Acquisition
In recent years, video-based lectures have been increasingly used in education as part of flipped classroom approaches, adult education, distance learning, and other applications. Though approaches in video-based lectures have been widely studied, le...
By Kevin W. Davies
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Developing and Implementing a Campus-Wide Professional Development Program: Successes and Challenges
Gateways-ND is a 5-year, National Science Foundation–funded effort directed toward three goals: maximizing the instructional effectiveness of postsecondary STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) faculty by building expertise in le...
By Melissa Vosen Callens, Paul Kelter, Jill Motschenbacher, James Nyachwaya, Jared L. Ladbury and Anna M. Semanko