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Using student conceptions about groundwater as resources for teaching about a...
Despite the need for public understanding about groundwater resources, groundwater is among those topics that instructors most struggle to teach at pre-college and college... -
Breaking out of the traditional lecture hall: Geocaching as a tool for experi...
It is uncommon for large service courses in geology to provide engaging outdoor activities that effectively mimic the experiences of working geologists, despite the fact that... -
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... -
Instructional Utility and Learning Efficacy of Common Active Learning Strategies
The adoption of active learning instructional practices in college science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses has been shown to result in improvements in... -
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... -
How various material resources facilitate science identity work for girls in ...
Situated learning experiences such as research apprenticeships can help connect girls to the sciences, ultimately helping to achieve gender equity in the science workforce. The... -
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... -
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Incorporating active learning strategies into introductory STEM courses has been shown to improve student outcomes, however, these activities take class time to execute. The... -
"Geologic issues: Community impacts and science communication"—An introductor...
Responding to the need for recruitment and retention of a diverse geoscience population, we developed a capstone homework assignment for use in introductory-level geoscience... -
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... -
Using big data to engage undergraduate students in authentic science
The abundance of freely available, scientific big data sets can facilitate discovery-based authentic science projects saving time, money, and effort. This is especially true of...
