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Send Your Students to MARS for Their Next Research Project
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Alleviate the fear often associated with research papers through this interdisciplanary project that incorporates community support and technology into a fascinating discovery of the planet Mars.
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Perspectives: Action Research: Inquiring Into Science Teaching and Learning
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Teachers and schools are required by the No Child Left Behind Act to use research-based instructional practices. Although we often think of research as something university professors do, teachers can contribute to the…
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A Community Mentoring Model for STEM Undergraduate Research Experiences
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This article describes a community mentoring model for UREs that avoids some of the common pitfalls of the traditional paradigm while harnessing the power of learning communities to provide young scholars a stimulating…
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Exploring the Science–Society Interface With a Bridging Research Course
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This article describes the development of a model for an optional, research-based course that bridges two existing, traditionally separate, introductory science courses. This research course provided freedom for…
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Effects of Gender on Student Response to Course-Based Research
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There is wide consensus among educators that participation in authentic research is valuable for undergraduate science students, and incorporating research into large-enrollment courses is one way to provide that…