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Probing the National Geoscience Faculty Survey for reported use of practices ...
What is the extent to which college and university geoscience faculty report using education practices that contribute to more inclusive learning environments and engage a... -
Students as partners: peer-leading in an undergraduate mathematics course
This study examines undergraduate student attitudes to acting as peer-leaders in Applied Mathematics computing workshops. Through the use of data from end-of-trimester surveys... -
Experiential learning and close mentoring improve recruitment and retention i...
The Training in Environmental Research and Academic Success (TIERA) program was created to increase recruitment and retention of environmental science majors at the University... -
Integrating polar research into undergraduate curricula using computational g...
Polar research plays a vital role in developing our understanding of Earth’s climate system. It is intrinsically interdisciplinary, lending itself to integration into existing... -
Medical education from the point of view of medical students: Results from fo...
Medical curricula have historically been designed in a top-down approach, usually excluding students. While Delphi panels have been used as a tool for medical education... -
Student engagement in medical education: A mixed-method study on medical stud...
Introduction: Beyond participation in evaluation of teaching, there is sparse research available on more active roles of medical students in curriculum development. We report on... -
Establishing Consistent Active Learning in a Calculus I Course
The Mathematics Department at Cornell University has recently secured a grant from the University to implement systemic change in how we teach courses that reach students at... -
Connecting chemistry concepts with environmental context using student-built ...
Educational research supports incorporating active engagement into K-12 education using authentic STEM experiences. While there are discipline-specific resources to provide... -
Effect of fading scaffolds on the mastery of scientific abilities in inquiry-...
Inquiry-based instruction facilitates students’ acquisition of scientific abilities, but little is known about how rapidly college students master these skills, particularly... -
Exploring teachers’ meta-strategic knowledge of science argumentation teachin...
This study investigated two science teachers’ meta-strategic knowledge (MSK) of argumentation teaching by applying the repertory grid technique (RGT). One teacher was a novice,... -
‘Let your data tell a story:’ climate change experts and students navigating ...
Science education trends promote student engagement in authentic knowledge in practice to tackle personally consequential problems. This study explored how partnering scientists... -
A novel approach to measuring student engagement while using an augmented rea...
Augmented reality (AR) sandboxes are useful tools in helping students develop a three-dimensional understanding of topographic maps and landforms. Research on the AR sandbox...
