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Formative assessment has been shown to be a critical activity for promoting meaningful understanding in the classroom. Systematic engagement in formative assessment helps instructors to develop a clearer picture of…
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Student-Driven Research in the First Year
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We designed the Integrated Sciences First-Year Program (ISFP) to introduce students to the nature and process of science early in their academic career, help them develop skills and competencies, and create an…
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Accelerating Alzheimer’s Research With Stall Catchers
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Although undergraduate research experience has proven to have positive effects on student outcomes, such opportunities are not always widely available. Options can be especially limited for early-career engineering…
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Brain Research: Implications for Teaching and Learning
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As knowledge of many aspects of the brain has exploded over the past few decades, there has been a strong desire to link the study of the brain, i.e., neuroscience, with education, the applied learning endeavor of…
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Research in Science Education: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
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The continuing goal of science education research is the generation of pedagogical knowledge that can be used to improve meaningful understanding of science concepts by students. Using present initiatives in science…
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Interactive Research: Experiments and Field Studies
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This section provides advice to help students choose from a wide range of ideas for research projects. It also provides a series of worksheets designed to guide progress through the various steps of designing and…
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Invasion Ecology Protocols—Introducing Research
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This section is designed for students to learn some of the basic principles of ecology and how they can be applied to studying and managing invasive species. It will also help students experience some of the ways in…
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Beyond Protocols—Conducting Interactive Research
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This section provides instructions for two research projects that students have carried out in cooperation with Cornell scientists and these projects could be of interest to other students. It also suggests ideas for…
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Design Challenge Units and Research on Learning
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Chapters 1–3 provide background information and introduce the particular engineering design process (EDP) used in the Cincinnati Engineering Enhanced Math and Science (CEEMS) program, as well as how the design challenge…
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Research Project-Based Learning in Meteorology Using an Online Severe Weather Events Archive
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This article presents a semester-long, interdisciplinary project-based learning (PBL) suitable for secondary and postsecondary students enrolled in a second-semester (i.e., intermediate) meteorology course. This case-…
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Course-Based Research in the First Semester of College
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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…
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The Role of Question-Asking in Mentoring Undergraduate Research
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Undergraduate research is a high-impact educational practice for which effective mentoring has been identified as a key factor in determining its success. Some researchers have argued that effective mentors help…
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Maximizing Learning Objectives in Undergraduate Research Journals
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Undergraduate research journals (URJs) introduce students to the peer review and publication processes, teaching them to write manuscripts that will be reviewed for scientific rigor. Although the merits of URJs have…
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