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Engaging Children With Authentic STEAM Learning Experiences Through Design-Based Approaches
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Investigating Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Beliefs About Teaching and Learning Science
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To inform teacher education programs, it is imperative to uncover preservice teachers’ (PSTs) implicit and tacit beliefs about teaching and learning science. The study of teachers’ beliefs requires a range of…
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A Course-Based Research and Teaching Experience for Science Majors and Preservice Educators
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We designed a course to provide undergraduate science students and preservice teachers with authentic research and teaching experiences. Teams of students and preservice teachers complete supervised field ecology…
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The Undergraduate Teacher-Scholar Program
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Peer learning programs have been developed to support many introductory science courses by providing additional instruction and engagement. These programs are beneficial to both learners and instructors, providing…
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People’s ability to evaluate scientific research is important to dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. STEM educators can use the pandemic to frame instruction of scientific literacy and critical-thinking skills. In a…
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Digging Deeper Into Virtual Learning
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An Integrated STEM and Computing Curriculum for the Human-Technology Frontier
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A Team-Taught Interdisciplinary First-Year Seminar With a Focus on Blood
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First-Year Seminars (FYS) offer a unique mode of introducing college students to new topics, research practices, and approaches to learning that they may not have been exposed to in high school. In this article, we…
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Three Steps to Making Assessment Simpler and More Relevant
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Exploring the Role of Student Seating Preference and Performance in a Large Introductory STEM Course
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Most introductory courses are held in large lecture halls, with students typically sitting in either the front, middle, or back of the classroom. In a mixed-methods study of student attendance, performance, and seat…
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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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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…