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Embedding Study Skills in STEM Courses to Increase Retention and Success: A Quantitative Study
This study was conducted to determine if embedding effective study skills within a course would result in an increased use of these skills and, theref...
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Performance Assessment as Part of Efficient, Effective, and Equitable Instructional Practice
Since the release of the NGSS, science classrooms across the United States have shifted science learning away from a focus on decontextualized facts a...
By Lauren Stoll and Jill Wertheim
Journal Article
Quantitative reasoning, although included in most science courses, can be challenging to teach. In this article, we explore whether cooperative learni...
By Man-Yin Tsang, Lisa Tutty, and Carl-Georg Bank
Journal Article
Assessing Student Success in a Peer Assisted Learning Program Using Propensity Score Matching
The Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) program at Sacramento State was established in 2012 with one section supporting introductory chemistry. The program n...
By Corey Shanbrom, Michelle Norris, Caitlin Esgana, Matthew Krauel, Vincent Pigno, and Jennifer Lundmark
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Existing processes for academic peer review can yield unnecessarily harsh critiques that focus on any vulnerability rather than constructive feedback ...
By Lekelia D. Jenkins
Journal Article
40 Years of Inspiring Students to Explore STEM: What Has Science Olympiad Learned?
By John F. Loehr and Jenny Kopach
Journal Article
Heat Maps as a Fun and Instructive Way to Gauge Student Perceptions on Skill Development
By Claudia McLaughlin Ludwig
Reports Article
Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, June 27, 2023
By Debra Shapiro
Journal Article
Linking Formative Assessment Probes to the Explore-Before-Explain Instructional Sequence
By Page Keeley
Journal Article
Science Assessments as a Learning Opportunity
Feedback best practices support timely, high-quality feedback with application opportunity. Multiple attempts on assessments support learning gains. A...
By Emily Faulconer and John Griffith
Journal Article
Exploring the Role of Student Seating Preference and Performance in a Large Introductory STEM Course
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...
By Chloe Wasendorf, Audrey McCombs, and Nancy Boury
Journal Article
Issues of Question Equivalence in Online Exam Pools
During the pandemic, the use of question pools for online testing was recommended to mitigate cheating, exposing multitudes of science, technology, en...
By Cody Goolsby-Cole, Sarah M. Bass, Liz Stanwyck, Sarah Leupen, Tara S. Carpenter, and Linda C. Hodges
Reports Article
Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, February 7, 2023
By Debra Shapiro
Reports Article
Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, January 31, 2023
By Debra Shapiro