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In this article, the authors describe how classroom observations were used to characterize differences in instructional practices among undergraduate science courses. Student and faculty behaviors and dialogues were…
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Student-Constructed Weather Instruments Facilitate Scientific Inquiry
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Students in introductory college science courses often have a simplified understanding of the scientific method. To introduce students to the complexity of the scientific process and the value of empirical observations…
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Teaching About How Scientists Work—With a Focus on Claims-Evidence-Reasoning
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School Instructional Space Silica Exposure: Safety Hazards/Risks
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Outcomes for Peer-Based Mentors in a University-Wide STEM Persistence Program: A Three-Year Analysis
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While the majority of STEM persistence has focused on outcomes for first-year students, there has been little investigation into the outcomes for peer mentors. Of the studies conducted, results are promising. Benefits…
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Issues of Question Equivalence in Online Exam Pools
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During the pandemic, the use of question pools for online testing was recommended to mitigate cheating, exposing multitudes of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students across the globe to this…
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Conversion of Traditional Face-to-Face MLS Hematology Courses Into Remote Delivery
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The design of a hybrid Hematology I course (prepandemic) was adopted for Hematology II and facilitated our conversion of Hematology II into a fully remote course by fall 2020, after the university went into remote…
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Determination of the Helpfulness of Physics Exam Study Methods
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This study investigates the relationship between study methods and exam performance in introductory physics courses. Data were collected over 3 years through surveys to examine students’ study habits, perceived…
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Responsive Teaching in Online Learning Environments
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Online teaching and learning have become widespread in higher education over the past two decades, and accelerated during the pandemic. Although online learning is expanding and has many benefits, instructors teaching…
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In this paper we put forth a model for physics course reform that uniquely uses proven, research-based active-learning strategies to help students improve their physics knowledge and problem-solving skills. In this…
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STEM Scholars’ Sense of Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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The purpose of this study was to investigate sense of community (SOC) within a STEM learning community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The STEM learning community that was the setting for this study is funded by a…