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Journal Article
Making Lab Group Work Equitable and Inclusive
The collaborative nature of introductory college science labs means that labs can play a major role in boosting students’ interest in experimental science when they work together in small groups. However, collaboration in lab courses is not always ...
By Danny Doucette and Chandralekha Singh
Journal Article
By Laura Robertson, Alissa Lange, Jamie Price, Andrea Lowery, Holly McAvoy Scott, Qiuju Tian, and Ryan Nivens
NSTA Press Book
Activating Students' Ideas: Linking Formative Assessment Probes to Instructional Sequence, K-5
Science teachers face an incredible challenging task of combining research on how students learn best, the three-dimensions of the Science Education Frameworks that in themselves are complicated to understand, and instructional sequences that lead to...
By Patrick Brown, Page Keeley
Journal Article
A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Perspectives Toward Learning Assistant–Faculty Relationships
Learning Assistant (LA) programs oversee and support undergraduate instructors and faculty members who work together to facilitate student learning in a variety of classroom settings. The success of an LA program is tied to experiences of the parti...
By Cameron J. Hill, Anthony P. Barrasso, and Kathryn E. Spilios
Journal Article
How Do Students Interact With the Primary Scientific Literature in an Undergraduate Science Program?
The ability to read, understand, and interpret primary scientific literature is an essential skill for undergraduate students in science. This study aimed to provide a detailed understanding of how second- and third-year undergraduate students in a...
By Yi Hou, Heather Verkade, Jan van Driel
Journal Article
Preservice Teachers’ Meaningful Science Learning
This article describes how preservice elementary teachers learn about the nature of science and develop scientific literacy through a collaborative project that prepares them to design meaningful learning experiences for students. The Life’s Repl...
By Lizzette M. Velázquez Rivera and Isaris R. Quiñones Pérez
Journal Article
The Role of Question-Asking in Mentoring Undergraduate Research
Undergraduate research is a high-impact educational practice for which effective mentoring has been identified as a key factor in determining its success. Some researchers have argued that effective mentors help increase students’ independence an...
By Sara L. Johnson and George M. Bodner
Reports Article
Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, January 3, 2023
By Debra Shapiro
Journal Article
Accomodating Visually Impaired Students in Secondary Science
By Sandy Watson and Jeremy Bell
Journal Article
Service-Learning Through Citizen Science in a COVID-Adapted Classroom
Classrooms were turned upside down amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, which began approximately halfway through the spring 2020 semester. A service-learning project was implemented in my section of a general biology course for majors. With the shutdo...
By Joanna J. Cielocha
Journal Article
A Process of Pedagogical Change in College Science Education
This article aims to explore the experiences of science instructors who are active participants in the design and enactment of an interdisciplinary science course with student-centered pedagogy in a large-enrollment class. The data were collected thr...
By Ozden Sengul