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This article examines teacher justifications and student perceptions about active learning.
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This exploratory study examines the potential of UREs for developing sustainability-minded professionals to address our increasingly serious and complex global environmental issues.
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Research and Teaching: Active Learning Is Not Enough
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In this article, the author examines the frequency of assessment and how it impacts learning in an undergraduate biology course employing a student-centered, active learning pedagogy. Frequent assessment was associated…
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Commentary: The Value of Science Research Projects
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In this month's Commentary, the value of science research projects is emphasized. The authors of this article have found that conservatively such projects could potentially have a positive impact on curricular…
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Practical Research: From Interest to Identity
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Tips for maker spaces, robotic labs, and more. Learn how to create and nurture STEM kids in middle school.
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Action Research Meets Engineering Design
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Engaging in sustained and collaborative action research is one way science teachers can build the bridge between improving student learning and their own professional learning as teachers and teacher-researchers. This…
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The Early Years: Sharing Research Results
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Students collect data about the qualities of various play doughs.
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A Case of Reform: The Undergraduate Research Collaboratives
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In this report the authors include brief descriptions of five undergraduate research collaboratives and discuss their common components and the variety of implementation strategies. They also examine the impacts of…
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Current Research: Summer Reading Suggestions
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To supplement your summer reading, NSTA’s affiliates would like to suggest some recent articles on education research. These articles cover a variety of topics that include diversity, technology, and science teacher…
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A Research-Based Molecular Biology Laboratory
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In an apprenticeship-style course that mimics experiences in research laboratories and better reflects trends in educational reform, students perform team projects through collaboration with corporate research…
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Science Learning Environments and Action Research
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A learning environment survey can be easily used in your science classroom to evaluate new instructional approaches, to spark enthusiasm, and to produce evidence showing that you are indeed becoming a reflective…
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Commentary: Engaging Students in Science Research
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An opinion piece about connecting the classroom to scientific research to help students develop conceptual understanding.
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Research and Teaching: Successive Concept Mapping
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As alternatives to multiple-choice tests, concept maps offer user-friendly ways of evaluating learning. At the same time, they encourage and reward real understanding. The authors explored the value of using successive…
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