Building a New Interdisciplinary Service-Learning Partnership Through Virtual Connections

Journal Article | March 2022

This article presents a synopsis of an interdisciplinary literacy-science, cross-country, fully remote service-learning (S-L) project prompted by and executed during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The article…

Student Acceptance of Evolution

Journal Article | November 2022

Acceptance of human evolution seems to be the majority position for the U.S. population; however, acceptance of evolution among conservative Christian groups is low, sometimes below 50%. There are many different reasons…

Science in the News

Journal Article | July 2023

The Molecules That Make Me Unique

Journal Article | January 2021

Defending the Dependent Variable

Journal Article | May 2023

Making Sense of Apparent Brightness

Journal Article | November 2022

Starting at the Beginning

Journal Article | April 2021

This study examines what prior knowledge and misconceptions about evolutionary theory students bring with them into an introductory biological anthropology course. One hundred and fifty-three students completed short,…

A Thrilling Roller-coaster Ride

Journal Article | August 2021

Empowering Salieri

Journal Article | November 2021

Peer-Designed Active Learning Modules as a Strategy to Improve Confidence and Comprehension Within Introductory Computer Science

Journal Article | July 2020

While research has demonstrated the links between active learning and student success, lecture remains a dominant instructional method within introductory STEM courses. In this project, we used the strategy of…

Using a Systems Thinking Approach to Figure Out Why a Ball Drops, Bounces, and Stops

Journal Article | October 2018

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. In this issue, learn how to develop students’ systems thinking skills and have them apply these skills to discover and explain the…

Girls in STEM

Journal Article | April 2020

The Efficacy of Flipped Laboratory Multiperspective Videos in Skill Acquisition

Journal Article | December 2020

In recent years, video-based lectures have been increasingly used in education as part of flipped classroom approaches, adult education, distance learning, and other applications. Though approaches in video-based…

The Benefits of Integrating Engineering Into Science

Journal Article | April 2023