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Disciplinary Differences in STEM Faculty and Student Use of Learning Objectives: Implications for Teaching and Learning

Using learning objectives to guide course design is often considered an educational best practice, but little research exists that explores how students use them over time and across courses. We surveyed students on their use and perceived value of l...

By Sarah Leupen, Tory Williams, Linda Hodges, Laura Ott, Eric Anderson, Lili Cui, Kalman Nanes, H. Perks, Cynthia Wagner

Interdisciplinary Preservice Science Education STEM

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We have more in common than we think: A comparison of scientific skills and disciplinary practices in the guiding documents for Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics

Students are encouraged to develop a set of scientific skills and disciplinary practices common across the STEM disciplines....

By Daniel SIlverio, Eugenia Villa-Cuesta, Alison Hyslop, Kevin Kolack, Sabrina Sobel

Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching Strategies

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Student-centered approaches to breaking through scientific writing barriers

Scientific writing is a rewarding, challenging, and necessary part of research. Building skills in scientific writing is critical in graduate student training and provides the foundation for scientific communication at all professional levels. Despit...

By Laura Young, Blessing Okosun, Lydia Westberg, Diane Darland, Emily Gisi, Julia Hampton, He Huang, Lydia Kantonen, DEHUI KONG, Lynda LaFond, Jeremy Martin

Interdisciplinary Literacy STEM

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Introducing Engineering Design to First-Year Students Through the Net Zero Energy Challenge

First-year engineering students are often introduced to the engineering design process through project-based learning situated in a concrete design context. Design contexts like mechanical engineering are commonly used, but students and teachers may ...

By Elena Sereiviene, Xiaotong Ding, Rundong Jiang, Juan Zheng, Andriy Kashyrskyy, Dylan Bulseco, Charles Xie

Postsecondary Engineering Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary STEM

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Coral Diseases: Incorporating Scientific Research and Authentic Learning into the High School Science Classroom

This article discusses an innovative approach to science education focused on engaging students through authentic learning experiences and hands-on activities. It emphasizes the importance of linking classroom instruction with real-world science rese...

By Ashley Booker, Katherine Eaton

High School Earth & Space Science Interdisciplinary Pedagogy Research

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Finding Zero: Exploring Mathematical Models with Pendulum Paintings

Pendulum paintings are fun to make and fascinating to observe in process, but they can be used to model real scientific analysis using messy data. In this activity, students create pendulum paintings and develop an analysis using measurements of mult...

By Daniel McKinney

High School Interdisciplinary Mathematics Phenomena

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Going Beneath the Surface: Using Socioscientific Issues to Explore Human Impacts on Soil

Socioscientific issues (SSIs) can help students think about the moral and ethical issues related to science. When SSI issues are based on local phenomena and issues within students’ communities, they can also resonate more with students....

By Jesse Wilcox, William Lange, Shane Breheny

High School Earth & Space Science Equity Inquiry Interdisciplinary Social Justice

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Skulls & Scatterplots: Students Analyze Sloth Body Size Variation in the Bocas del Toro Island Region

In this unit, students explore the phylogeography of three-toed sloths (Bradypus pygmaeus and Bradypus variegatus) endemic to the Bocas del Toro islands off the Caribbean coast of Panama. After learning about the geologic history of this region, stu...

By Tyler St. Clair, Kristen Conklin-Kearney

High School Biology Interdisciplinary Teaching Strategies