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In this article the authors present an update to Explorations, a program at Stanford University that allows undergraduates in an introductory biology course to explore specialized topics in the biological sciences while…
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The authors examine co-teacher effectiveness through the theoretical lens of intensity of effort by two coteaching university professors and their students’ academic achievement.
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The author describes how she has incorporated mini-research proposals into her lab courses. Students use the data they collect during class experiments as preliminary data, from which they formulate a next-step question…
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In this article high school and undergraduate research students were surveyed over a 10-week period of their summer research programs to investigate their understanding of key concepts in science ethics.
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This article presents a program that introduces undergraduates to the diversity and scope of biological research and also provides unique teaching opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.…
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STEM Student Research Handbook ( e-book)
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Digging Into Inquiry-based Earth Science Research
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To help eighth-grade students experience the excitement of Earth science research, the authors developed an inquiry-based project in which students evaluated and cataloged their campus geology and soils. Following class…
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Research and Teaching: Preparatory Versus Practice Homework
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The appropriate use of homework is unclear. The authors compared the performance of students who did two different types of homework—preparatory (before class) and practice (after class). They also tested student…
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Using technology to Blend Teaching and Basic Research
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The CHANCE (Connecting Humans and Nature in the Costa Rican Environment) program is a coordinated effort between The Pennsylvania State University (PSU) and the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) that trains…
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Current Research: 2011 Summer Reading Suggestions
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A list of science education research articles compiled by NSTA's Committee on Research in Science Education, the Association for Science Teacher Education, the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, and…
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WebGURU: The Web-Based Guide to Research for Undergraduates
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Undergraduate research (UR) is widely promoted by faculty, administrators, institutions of higher learning, government laboratories, private industry, professional associations, and funding agencies as an effective…