A performance task is an excellent assessment vehicle because it allows students to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding, and proficiency through a product or performance. Learn how to create your own performance tasks, and other assessment vehicles, with the articles found in in this issue of Science Scope.

A performance task is an excellent assessment vehicle because it allows students to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding, and proficiency through a product or performance. Learn how to create your own performance tasks, and other assessment vehicles, with the articles found in in this issue of Science Scope.

A performance task is an excellent assessment vehicle because it allows students to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding, and proficiency through a product or performance. Learn how to create your own performance tasks, and other assessment vehicles, with the articles found in in this issue of Science Scope.

The study shows that instructors, administrators, and faculty developers should view course design not only as a variety of individual approaches, but also as opportunities to stimulate networks to enhance the design process and its impact.

The study shows that instructors, administrators, and faculty developers should view course design not only as a variety of individual approaches, but also as opportunities to stimulate networks to enhance the design process and its impact.

The authors of this article briefly review the literature rationalizing sorting tasks as a preclass activity for fostering deep initial learning and transfer.

The authors of this article briefly review the literature rationalizing sorting tasks as a preclass activity for fostering deep initial learning and transfer.

The purpose of this study was to determine (a) if two-stage testing improves performance on both multiple-choice and long-answer questions, (b) if two-stage testing improves short- and long-term knowledge retention, and (c) whether there are differences in knowledge retention based on question type.

The purpose of this study was to determine (a) if two-stage testing improves performance on both multiple-choice and long-answer questions, (b) if two-stage testing improves short- and long-term knowledge retention, and (c) whether there are differences in knowledge retention based on question type.

The author of this article explores the impact of different student response systems in successive years in a general education human biology course.

The author of this article explores the impact of different student response systems in successive years in a general education human biology course.

This column provides original articles on innovations in case study teaching, assessment of the method, as well as case studies with teaching notes. This issue describes how to create a video case study.

This column provides original articles on innovations in case study teaching, assessment of the method, as well as case studies with teaching notes. This issue describes how to create a video case study.

This article seeks to determine whether inquiry-based learning positively impacts undergraduate student learning and performance.

This article seeks to determine whether inquiry-based learning positively impacts undergraduate student learning and performance.

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

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

This study explores students’ evaluations of their introductory physics professors posted on RateMyProfessors.com.

This study explores students’ evaluations of their introductory physics professors posted on RateMyProfessors.com.

This article presents a single case study and a decision matrix for how one institution informed their choice for the modality of a chemistry lab course.

This article presents a single case study and a decision matrix for how one institution informed their choice for the modality of a chemistry lab course.