Collaborative Projects Increase Student Learning Outcome Performance in Nonmajors Environmental Science Course

Journal Article | June 2014

The focus of this article is primarily on the success of a semester in which students were invited by the director of the campus library to specifically address, and make recommendations to mitigate, the carbon…

Research and Teaching: Scientist – Science Educator Collaborations—Do They Improve Student’s Understanding of the Nature of Science

Journal Article | October 2009

This article describes a research study in which a biologist and his research on Antarctic seabirds became part of an integrated science course for prospective elementary teachers. Students used the scientist’s database…

Life Is Change: A community project captures life processes and fosters K-12 curriculum collaboration

Journal Article | April 2003

The phrase "Life is change" is meant to convey to high school students that a key characteristic of living organisms is continual change. A community photography project captures the essence of biology and fosters…

Research and Teaching: Student-Perceived Gains in Collaborative, Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences in the Geosciences

Journal Article | October 2018

This study examined student-perceived gains in course-based undergraduate research experiences.

Research and Teaching: Aligning Assessment to Instruction: Collaborative Group Testing in Large-Enrollment Science Classes

Journal Article | June 2015

The authors describe a collaborative group-testing strategy implemented and studied in undergraduate science classes. This project investigated how the assessment strategy relates to student performance and perceptions…

Research and Teaching: Collaborative Testing: Evidence of Learning in a Controlled In-Class Study of Undergraduate Students

Journal Article | December 2013

In this article the authors compare two-stage collaborative testing with individual testing to determine which format has a greater effect on student learning in an undergraduate Earth and Ocean Science course.

Improving Postsecondary STEM Education: Strategies for Successful Interdisciplinary Collaborations and Brokering Engagement With Education Research and Theory

Journal Article | August 2014

This article describes factors that influence the success of collaborations involving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and education faculty at research-focused universities who work toward…