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Journal Article

Research and Teaching: Student Perceptions of an Inquiry-Based Karaoke Exercise for Ecologically Oriented Classes: A Multiclass Evaluation

The authors evaluated student perceptions of an inquiry-based, karaoke video exercise in six university classes ranging from first year to graduate le...

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Research and Teaching: Infusion of Quantitative and Statistical Concepts Into Biology Courses Does Not Improve Quantitative Literacy

Multiple national reports have pushed for the integration of quantitative concepts into the context of disciplinary science courses. The aim of this s...

Journal Article

Research and Teaching: The Use of Classroom Clickers to Support Improved Self-Assessment in Introductory Chemistry

With only minimal changes to the course structure, classroom clickers were introduced in introductory chemistry to allow students to regularly compare...

Journal Article

Research and Teaching: Reducing Student Resistance to Active Learning: Strategies for Instructors

In spite of considerable evidence of the effectiveness of active learning and other contemporary teaching methods, barriers to adoption of those metho...

Journal Article

Point of View: The Curvy Road to Student Success in Underserved Populations

This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This issue discusses at-risk students and grade ad...

Journal Article

Two-Year Community: A Combined Read-Aloud Think-Aloud Strategy Improves Student Learning Experiences in College-Level Biology Courses

Reading aloud (RA) is a learning strategy commonly used to help younger students develop language comprehension skills and in adult literacy and langu...

Journal Article

Case Study: The Game Changer: Keeping Your Head in Contact Sports

This column provides original articles on innovations in case study teaching, assessment of the method, as well as case studies with teaching notes. I...

Book Chapter

Oh, How the Garden Grows

This chapter features Earth and Space science StEMT lessons. For this disciplinary core idea, we chose a simple lesson focused on soils and the role s...

Book Chapter

Introducing a New and Urgent Case for STEM Education

Doing STEM does not need to be difficult for teachers. By helping teachers understand the method for StEMTifying their existing lessons and turning t...

Book Chapter

A New Way of Thinking About STEM

Chapters 5 and 6 are included in this book selection. Chapter 5 focuses on StEMT, our way of making sense of STEM as a process. We are not out to chal...

Book Chapter

The Human Factor

This chapter features Earth and Space science StEMT lessons. The engineering design challenge calls for students to develop a technology to separate t...

Book Chapter

Cell-fie

This chapter features Life sciences StEMT lessons. What student could resist a lesson that involves a zombie apocalypse? The engineering design challe...

Book Chapter

Gobble, Gobble, Toil and Trouble

This chapter features Life sciences StEMT lessons. The Turkey Trot lesson has become very popular in middle school where we cover limiting factors in ...

Book Chapter

Designing the Super Explore

This chapter features Life sciences StEMT lessons. Designing the Super Explore is an engineering design challenge added to an inheritance lesson. Depe...

Book Chapter

It’s a What?

This chapter features Life sciences StEMT lessons. Students are fascinated by strange-looking animals that have adapted to live in environments differ...