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Utilizing Technology to DiALoG Classroom Speaking and Listening
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Using Popular Fiction to Inspire Scientific Inquiry
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Many teacher educator preparation programs do not provide opportunities for preservice teachers (PSTs) to experience and examine the use of popular fiction as a connection point to science teaching. This study explores…
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Instruction that increases acceptance of evolution is essential to effective biology instruction, but instruction about evolution is not consistently correlated with increased levels of acceptance. Does the pedagogical…
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Understanding data analysis and interpreting data are key components of teaching interdisciplinary undergraduate students. We detail a semester-long research project that introduces students to long-term data sets,…
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Science Assessments as a Learning Opportunity
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Feedback best practices support timely, high-quality feedback with application opportunity. Multiple attempts on assessments support learning gains. A learning management system can be used to automatically provide…
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Science Sampler: Bringing scientific inquiry alive using real grass shrimp research
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This lesson was developed for middle school students using actual research on grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio) to illustrate the process of a scientific investigation. The research was conducted at Savannah State…
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http://World Wide Weather: Involving students in GLOBE's real-life scientific research
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Students at Norwood School and more than 8,000 other schools on seven continents (including Antarctica) learn how scientific research works by participating in the GLOBE program (Global Learning and Observations to…
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The purpose of this study was to determine the level of inquiry that students in a Biology Survey Laboratory course considered to be the most supportive of their learning at a small, rural midwestern university. When…
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Researching Radon: Students use GIS technology to analyze radon levels in Italian communities
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United States students whose parents serve at Avianto Air Base in Avianto, Italy, live in many different villages in this region of northern Italy. Due to the varied geological conditions in which students live, a wide…
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Deep Space Inquiry: Students become research scientists in search of novas in the Andromeda Galaxy
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In this student-centered research project, the students used images collected by telescopes to look for novas in the Andromeda Galaxy. Students were assigned a section of an image to search for novas, and by comparing…
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Continued decreases in government funding, increasing enrollments, and the demand for accountability and assessment characterize the new landscape of higher education. One facet of the demand for accountability is a…