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Journal Article
Effect of Exam Wrappers on Student Achievement in Multiple, Large STEM Courses
Metacognition, the ability to think about and regulate one’s thinking, is an important factor in effective student learning. One intervention to promote student metacognition is the exam wrapper—a reflection students complete after an exam noti...
By Linda C. Hodges, Lisa C. Beall, Eric C. Anderson, Tara S. Carpenter, Lili Cui, Elizabeth Feeser, Tiffany Gierasch, Kalman M. Nanes, H. Mark Perks, and Cynthia Wagner
Journal Article
English language learners are increasingly entering classrooms using student-centered instruction that places a greater emphasis on spoken language. While active learning is beneficial for a range of student outcomes, these practices force language...
By Benjamin Wiggins, Hannah Jordt, and Kerri Wingert
Journal Article
Teaching Sciences With Impact Using the Lectorial Approach: Stimulating Active Learning
This article reports on students’ experiences of the lectorial approach that was implemented for health science students studying sciences at a South Australian university. A lectorial, based on active student-centered learning, is a newly-design...
By Jyothi Thalluri and Joy Penman
Journal Article
The United States is not graduating enough science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors for the increasing number of available employment opportunities and national security needs. The purpose of this study was to quantify the ma...
By Jessica H. Dwyer, Wilson J. González-Espada, Kimberly de la Harpe, and David C. Meier
Journal Article
A Research-Based Checklist for Development and Critique of STEM Instructional Videos
The technical barriers to video production are decreasing and the popularity of video as an instructional medium in science is increasing. Although a large body of education research is available to inform the selection and design of instructional ...
By Sherry Seethaler, Adam J. Burgasser, Thomas J. Bussey, John Eggers, Stanley M. Lo, Jeffrey M. Rabin, Laura Stevens, and Haim Weizman
Journal Article
Designing to Disrupt Traditional Conceptions of Scientific Competence
Pervasive narratives about who and what counts as competent in science disproportionately impact students historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and are perpetuated in the design of STEM courses. Equity-...
By Sabriya N. Rosemond, Erin S. Palmer, Kelly C. Y. Wong, Vishnu Murthy, and Angelica M. Stacy
NSTA Press Book
Once Upon a Physical Science Book: 12 Interdisciplinary Activities to Create Confident Readers
Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more. The authors of this book have been in your shoes. These experienced science teachers know what it’s like to work with students who struggle to understand their science texts. Once Up...
By Jodi Wheeler-Toppen, Matthew Hackett, Karen Kraus
Blog Post
Reports Article
Human Impacts on Our Climate Lesson Plan 1: Weather Versus Climate and Global Warming Trends
By Carla C. Johnson, Janet B. Walton, and Erin Peters-Burton