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Research and Teaching: Transforming the Lowest-Performing Students: An Intervention That Worked
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This article describes a small-scale study to investigate if a brief timely intervention focusing on specific study strategies would improve student performance in university science courses.
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Action research is an approach to teaching that leads to the improvement of instructional practices. This article summarizes several action research studies conducted at Montana State University in an introductory…
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Research and Teaching: Factors Affecting Participation in Traditional and Inquiry-Based Laboratories
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The authors studied participation, achievement, and attitude in cookbook and inquiry-based, introductory biology laboratories through observations, interviews, and attitude/knowledge surveys. A positive relationship,…
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Assessing Science Learning: Perspectives From Research and Practice (e-book)
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This book contains many essays and multiple examples of meaningful science assessment practices they explore. The collations of essays reflect work with socioeconomically and ethnically diverse populations to better…
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This paper describes a one-and-a-half day Distinguished Scholar Symposium during which undergraduate underrepresented minorities (URMs) from nearby schools visit the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH)…
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First-Year Students Benefit From Reading Primary Research Articles
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Primary research articles discuss aspects of scientific inquiry that are important in understanding the nature of science. Yet, most introductory science courses use textbooks that ignore the scientific process;…
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When science educators gather together and the word “constructivism” is used, many people pause and ask for clarification of that person’s definition of constructivism. In this article, the author gives a brief overview…
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Research and Teaching: Assessing the Effects of Prior Conceptions on Learning Gene Expression
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Gene expression is a highly theoretical concept that requires advanced reasoning skills to comprehend. Often, students receive instruction but fail to replace prior conceptions and thus do not benefit. To investigate…
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Is Inquiry the Answer? Using action research to analyze student performance and opinion
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Action research is one of the most informative methods of investigating issues of concern within the educational community—it not only increases awareness of a particular issue but also allows students to discover…
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E-mail–Based Formative Assessment: A Chronicle of Research Inspired Practice
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This article describes an e-mail–based formative assessment program, which was established to encourage students to revisit first-year general chemistry material regularly in a low-risk and supportive environment.
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Research and Teaching: Student Learning in a Project-Based Molecular Biology Course
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Inquiry-based learning was used to enhance an undergraduate molecular biology course. The goal was to use a long-term, in-class project in a studio class setting to enable students to acquire the knowledge and…