All Preservice Science Education resources
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Development and Implementation of an Undergraduate STEM Peer Coaching Program
Undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) experiences have academic, psychological, and social challenges that require ad...
By Laura E. Swann, Jonathan L. Hall, Katie Vaccaro-Garska, Samantha R. Seals, and Pamela P. Benz
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Using a Socioscientific Issues Approach in an Undergraduate Environmental Science Course
A perennial goal of science educators is to develop functional scientific literacy in their students, especially those who will not become professiona...
By Mark H. Newton
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Emphasis on Quality in iNaturalist Plant Collections Enhances Learning and Research Utility
Following the switch to remote online teaching in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the plant taxonomy course at the University of Georgia (UGA) swit...
By Mason C. McNair, Chelsea M. Sexton, and Mark Zenoble
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The COVID-19 pandemic led to a series of emergency transitions to online learning for academic institutions around the world. Previous studies have sh...
By Kathleen Hefferon and Esther Angert
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Making the Most of Field Trips
Field trips can be a unique way to engage elementary students in science content. However, budget cuts and a focus on standardized testing are causing...
By Nicole Hesson
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Collaboration Through Critical Service Learning—In Search of Earth’s Secrets
By Faye Bruun, Katherine Dion, Kimberly Moore, Robin Johnson, Cherie McCollough, and Carmen Tejeda-Delgado
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From Birding to Robotics: Integrating STEM Learning Through Community Collaboration
By Katherine Marie Blagden
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To transition introductory college science courses from large, passive lectures to more student-centered learning environments, additional instruction...
By Brittney A. Ferrari, Jonathan A. Dees, Norris A. Armstrong, and Julie M. Kittleson
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Graduate teaching assistants (TAs) may identify with multiple roles during their introductory biology teaching experiences. This study developed an in...
By Amy E. Kulesza and Dorinda J. Gallant
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Facilitating Departmental and Institutional Change for Expanding Undergraduate Research Experiences
Increased sustainable access to undergraduate research opportunities, particularly for historically underrepresented populations, involves transformin...
By Rebecca Friesen and Adriana Cimetta
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Overcoming Obstacles and Finding Support for Teaching Critical Thinking in STEM
This qualitative research study aimed to discover what obstacles and supports community college teachers in science, technology, engineering, and math...
By Christa Evangelisto
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Using Popular Fiction to Inspire Scientific Inquiry
Many teacher educator preparation programs do not provide opportunities for preservice teachers (PSTs) to experience and examine the use of popular fi...
By Kristin Cook and Winn Wheeler
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In response to the demand for more STEM-certified teachers, identity has emerged as a theoretical lens for examining how candidates can be recruited i...
By Ingelise Giles, Nicole Cook, Zahra Hazari, Maria Fernandez, and Laird Kramer
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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