An Adapted Journal Club Approach

Journal Article | May 2022

Students must be able to evaluate primary literature, yet few options exist within the undergraduate curriculum to develop the necessary skills. In this article, we offer an adapted journal club that provides students…

A Hands-on Activity to Understand the Nature of Science and Authentic Scientific Inquiry in Large Laboratory Courses

Journal Article | May 2023

Integrating authentic research practices into introductory laboratory courses to prepare tomorrow’s scientists has become increasingly prevalent over the past decade. However, an incomplete understanding of the nature…

Making Science Personal

Journal Article | January 2021

General education college astronomy courses offer instructors both a unique audience and a unique challenge. For many students, such a course may be their first time encountering a stand-alone astronomy class, and it is…

Comparing Student Performance and Satisfaction Between Face-to-Face and Online Education of a Science Course in a Liberal Arts University

Journal Article | October 2021

This study presents a quasi-experiment to assess differences in student performance and satisfaction between two different delivery modes—online and face-to-face education. We collected data from 747 (373 face-to-face…

Exploring Student Perception Toward Online Homework and Comparison With Paper Homework in an Introductory Probability Course

Journal Article | December 2020

Online software systems are extensively used to give students practice on course content, especially in mathematics and physics courses. They offer instant feedback, and several of these systems are open source or very…

Course-Based Research in the First Semester of College

Journal Article | April 2020

Undergraduate students are increasingly aware of complex global challenges and have a strong desire to take action and create change. Course-based undergraduate research experiences can offer a wide range of students…

Finding the Next Diamond Mine

Journal Article | May 2020

Safer At-Home Food Science Investigations

Blog Post | October 2023

A Future Without Coffee

Playlist | July 2023

Long Overdue: Results From a National STEM Lab Safety Study

Blog Post | October 2022

How to Design a Performance Task

Journal Article | February 2019

Follow a sequence of steps to develop an authentic performance task.

The Carbon Cycle and Climate Change

Journal Article | July 2019

Globalize Your Classroom

Journal Article | October 2019

Employing global collaboration to develop student communication skills using the water cycle

Transitioning from Scientific Inquiry to Three-Dimensional Teaching and Learning

Position Statement | June 2020

Students with Exceptionalities

Position Statement | June 2020