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Uncovering Student Thinking in Science Through CTS Action Research
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Curriculum top study (CTS) action research is a specific type of inquiry that combines curriculum topic study (Keeley 2005) with an examination of students’ thinking using formative assessment probes (Keeley, Eberle,…
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Action-Based Research Teams: Collaborating to Improve Science Instruction
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Action-based research teams, a partnership of scientists, science educators, master teachers, graduate students and undergraduates, have been established at Purdue University to improve undergraduate instruction in the…
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Moon Misconceptions: Bringing pedagogical research of lunar phases into the classroom
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Pedagogical research gives a three-step teaching strategy to address misconceptions—identify, overturn, and then replace with a scientific conception. Moon phases is one of the most common and persistent misconceptions…
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Research and Teaching: Practical Considerations for Assessing Inquiry-Based Instruction
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Research shows that inquiry learning promotes achievement and positive student attitudes toward science. One obstacle to implementing inquiry learning, however, is the development and use of appropriate assessments.…
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Issues in-depth: Setting FIRES to stem cell research
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Stem cell research is constantly under "fire" in the media today. Use this effective strategy to present the basic scientific knowledge about stem cells, the promise of stem cell research to medicine, and the ethical…
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Career of the Month: An Interview With AIDS Vaccine Researcher Chris Parks
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The search for an AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) vaccine is truly a global effort, with university laboratories, biotech firms, pharmaceutical companies, nonprofit research organizations, hospitals, and…
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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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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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