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Point of View: Do Academic Research Costs Drive up Undergraduate Tuition?
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This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This month’s issue focuses on the tuition and fee increases for colleges and universities.
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Twin strategies of Institutes on the Teaching and Learning of Science and Mathematics and support for faculty through minigrants are shown to be effective in stimulating college science and mathematics faculty to modify…
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Research and Teaching: Web-Based Student Writing and Reviewing in a Large Lecture Course
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Though difficult to implement in large courses, undergraduate science writing and peer review are valuable learning experiences for students and valid mechanisms for student evaluation. This study describes improved…
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Research and Teaching: Silent Students' Participation in a Large Active Learning Science Classroom
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This study aims to understand the impact of active learning on silent students in a large general chemistry course taught via Socratic questioning and discussion "clicker" questions.
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This retrospective study investigated the effectiveness of an active approach to assessment (two-stage cooperative testing) as a means of improving student retention of key physiologic concepts.
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Action Research: Teacher as Researcher
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How teachers improve practice through conducting research
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Postsecondary science faculty often hope to help students to better understand science through engagement with primary research literature. Undergraduates in courses focused on reading and discussion of research…
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Primary Literature in Undergraduate Science Courses
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Primary literature—consisting of novel peer-reviewed articles and conference proceedings—has been associated with several positive outcomes for students within undergraduate science courses. Primary literature is the…
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STEM Scholars’ Sense of Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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The purpose of this study was to investigate sense of community (SOC) within a STEM learning community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The STEM learning community that was the setting for this study is funded by a…
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Graduate teaching assistants (TAs) may identify with multiple roles during their introductory biology teaching experiences. This study developed an instrument that measures TA role identity in introductory biology.…
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Developing a Classroom Assessment Rubric
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The development and implementation of varied assessment practices is a major focus in higher education. Assessment benefits both students and teachers; it informs teachers about students’ learning and misconceptions,…
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Nonmajor Students’ Use of Reflection to Enhance Biology Understanding and Relevance
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Although most students in nonmajor biology courses will not enter careers in science, they will need a working understanding of biology and how it relates to their lives to make informed decisions on important topics…
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In this study, we analyzed the literature on teaching or learning on a topic in Earth science, environmental science, or climate change between 1995 and 2017. We investigated the length of the intervention, intervention…
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Integrated Concentration in Science
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The Integrated Concentration in Science (iCons) 4-year program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst was designed to promote interdisciplinary STEM collaboration in the solution of real-world problems and encourage…
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Prior research in student retention emphasizes that building students’ connections with the institution and their peers is key. Students from underrepresented populations often lack these connections, making them more…