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Investigating anthropogenic litter in local ecosystems
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Mapping the impact of the schoolyard on watershed health
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Hardware, software, and websites for use in the classroom
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How our daily lives affect biodiversity
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Updating Perennial Classroom Favorites
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Studies on the effectiveness of clickers in undergraduate chemistry courses are mixed, and there is disagreement on how to effectively leverage clickers to improve student learning performance. To fill a gap in the…
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Impacts of a Prerequisite Online Laboratory Course
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In response to remote learning needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, introductory lecture and laboratory courses typically delivered fully in person were offered in a completely virtual format for the first time.…
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Gender Inequities Throughout STEM
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Efforts to promote equity and inclusion using evidence-based approaches are vital to correcting long-standing societal inequities that have disadvantaged women and discouraged them from pursuing studies, including in…
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Online Engagement in an Undergraduate Cell Biology Course
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Online engagement, or the use of online supplementary instruction and assessment, in high-structure courses is gaining popularity as a useful tool to facilitate instruction, assignments, and examinations. High-structure…
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Developing a Classroom Assessment Rubric
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The development and implementation of varied assessment practices is a major focus in higher education. Assessment benefits both students and teachers; it informs teachers about students’ learning and misconceptions,…
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An Exam Wrapper Intervention in Organic Chemistry I
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This article describes a quasi-experimental study conducted in two Organic Chemistry I classrooms at a diverse, urban, public university. The treatment group received an exam wrapper intervention, a series of four…
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Service-Learning Through Citizen Science in a COVID-Adapted Classroom
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Classrooms were turned upside down amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, which began approximately halfway through the spring 2020 semester. A service-learning project was implemented in my section of a general biology…
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The STEM Faculty Experience at West Point
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At conferences or meetings, West Point faculty are often asked, “What’s it like to teach at West Point?” Previously, we reported on this question within the context of the cadet’s West Point experience and how STEM…
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Although peer interaction in the college classroom may benefit some students by developing peer networks for future collaborations, prior research has suggested that these relationships most often benefit students from…
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Female students, students of color, first-generation students, and low-income students face considerable barriers in access to STEM education, leading to their underrepresentation in STEM fields. Ensuring that these…