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An Authentic Research Experience for Undergraduates on a Budget: Using Data From Simple Experiments to Develop Mini-Research Proposals

The author describes how she has incorporated mini-research proposals into her lab courses. Students use the data they collect during class experimen...

Journal Article

Team-Based Learning Reduces Attrition in a First-Semester General Chemistry Course

Team-based learning (TBL) is an instructional method that has been shown to reduce attrition and increase student learning in a number of disciplines....

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In the Midst of a Shift: Undergraduate STEM Education and “PBL” Enactment

In the engineering field, problem- and project-based learning, both of which are often referred to as PBL, are the dominant instructional models calle...

Journal Article

Research and Teaching: Beyond Correctness: Using Qualitative Methods to Uncover Nuances of Student Learning in Undergraduate STEM Education

Through this case study, the authors offer insight into the value of using qualitative methods in course assessment to science instructors in higher e...

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Research and Teaching: Eight Is Not Enough: The Level of Questioning and Its Impact on Learning in Clicker Cases

Three college faculty taught large general biology classes using case studies and personal response systems (clickers). Each instructor taught the sam...

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Research and Teaching: The Variation in Spatial Visualization Abilities of College Male and Female Students in STEM Fields Versus Non-STEM Fields

The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a difference in spatial visualization ability between college students in STEM (science, t...

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Point of View: In Defense of the Lecture, Revisited

This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This month’s issue discusses the value of tradit...

Journal Article

Two-Year Community: Increasing Science Knowledge Among High-Risk Student Populations Through a Community College Honors/Service-Learning Program

State and national data suggest a strong correlation between student performance in STEM subjects and student socioeconomic status, race, and ethnicit...

Journal Article

Case Study: Teaching Nature of Science Through Scientific Models: The Geocentric vs. Heliocentric Cosmology

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

eBook

Disciplinary Core Ideas: Reshaping Teaching and Learning (e-book)

Like all enthusiastic teachers, you want your students to see the connections between important science concepts so they can grasp how the world works...

Book Chapter

Introduction to DCIs: What They Are and Why They Are Important

This chapter serves as an introduction to Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCIs). As a whole, DCIs help students build usable knowledge that is central to the...

Book Chapter

Core Idea PS1: Matter and Its Interactions

This chapter focuses on matter and its interactions and discusses the importance of how a rich understanding of atomic theory leads to a deeper unders...

Book Chapter

Core Idea PS2: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions

This chapter discusses the disciplinary core idea of forces and interactions which consists of three component ideas that are described here. If any i...