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Existing processes for academic peer review can yield unnecessarily harsh critiques that focus on any vulnerability rather than constructive feedback ...
By Lekelia D. Jenkins
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Undergraduate Summer Research Program in the Midst of a Pandemic
Although many summer undergraduate research programs made the decision to delay, cancel, or suspend their summer experiences in response to the corona...
By Ethell Vereen, Munichia McCalla, Joshua Fullerton, and Cynthia Trawick
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Although argumentation is a critical historical component of scientific literacy, the recent coronavirus pandemic and associated issues have highlight...
By David C. Owens, Noah P. Sheridan, and Amanda L. Townley
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Using Fiction and Nonfiction Readings in Climate Change Education
Facts about climate change are often ineffective in impacting people’s climate change beliefs or environmentally related behaviors. Multiple theorie...
By Alison Singer, Caitlin Kirby, and Eleanor Rappolee
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More than 8 out of every 10 college students are not STEM majors, yet we have little understanding about learning expectations for them. We used the r...
By Austin Heil, Cara Gormally, and Peggy Brickman
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Undergraduate STEM students may be overwhelmed by the complex information they are exposed to during their education. Even so, there are a handful of ...
By Nora Demers
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Student Self-Care in the Sciences
Instructor support is associated with various positive outcomes for students. Self-care (taking care of one’s physical, mental, and emotional health...
By Carly Yadon
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Development and Implementation of an Undergraduate STEM Peer Coaching Program
Undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) experiences have academic, psychological, and social challenges that require ad...
By Laura E. Swann, Jonathan L. Hall, Katie Vaccaro-Garska, Samantha R. Seals, and Pamela P. Benz
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Using a Socioscientific Issues Approach in an Undergraduate Environmental Science Course
A perennial goal of science educators is to develop functional scientific literacy in their students, especially those who will not become professiona...
By Mark H. Newton
Journal Article
Emphasis on Quality in iNaturalist Plant Collections Enhances Learning and Research Utility
Following the switch to remote online teaching in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the plant taxonomy course at the University of Georgia (UGA) swit...
By Mason C. McNair, Chelsea M. Sexton, and Mark Zenoble
Journal Article
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a series of emergency transitions to online learning for academic institutions around the world. Previous studies have sh...
By Kathleen Hefferon and Esther Angert
Journal Article
Educators are increasingly recognizing that significant amounts of science learning take place over the course of one’s lifetime and that much of th...
By M. Gail Jones and Megan Ennes
Journal Article
Q: What Can My Students See During the Upcoming Solar Eclipses?
A: It depends on where you are located. But first let’s briefly review what happens during a solar eclipse and clear up a few popular misconceptions...
By Matt Bobrowsky
Journal Article
Making the Most of Field Trips
Field trips can be a unique way to engage elementary students in science content. However, budget cuts and a focus on standardized testing are causing...
By Nicole Hesson
Journal Article
Cardboard, a common maker space material, is inexpensive, readily available, and durable. It is also easy to manipulate. It can be folded, cut, painte...
By Julie Jackson, Julie Brenegan, Kristi Wagner, and Michelle Berry