C. S. Wallace, E. Prather, J. Milsom, Ken Johns, S. Manne
{"title":"Students Taught by a First-Time Instructor Using Active-Learning Teaching Strategies Outperform Students Taught by a Highly-Regarded Traditional Instructor","authors":"C. S. Wallace, E. Prather, J. Milsom, Ken Johns, S. Manne","doi":"10.1080/0047231x.2021.12290517","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0047231x.2021.12290517","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we put forth a model for physics course reform that uniquely uses proven, research-based active learning strategies to help students improve their physics knowledge and problem-solving skills. In this study, we compared the exam performance of students in two sections of the same introductory physics course. One section (the traditional section, N = 258) was taught by an instructor who is highly regarded for his lectures, but did not use any active learning teaching strategies. The other section (the reformed section, N = 217) was taught by an instructor who had never before taught a physics class but who was trained in physics and astronomy education research and who did use active learning teaching strategies. Students in the reformed section significantly outperformed students in the traditional section on common exam questions over the course of the semester, regardless of whether the question was conceptual or quantitative. This reform effort has been successful at improving students' learning and significantly increasing the department's use of active learning strategies at the introductory level and beyond.","PeriodicalId":81643,"journal":{"name":"Journal of college science teaching","volume":"93 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141210666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Constructive Error Climate: A Classroom Assessment Technique in Science Classes","authors":"Yunteng He","doi":"10.1080/0047231x.2020.12315638","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0047231x.2020.12315638","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81643,"journal":{"name":"Journal of college science teaching","volume":"101 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141225927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Engineering Essential Attributes of Cooperative Learning and Quality Discourse in a Large Enrollment Course by Leveraging Clicker Devices","authors":"C. Bauer","doi":"10.1080/0047231x.2020.12315635","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0047231x.2020.12315635","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81643,"journal":{"name":"Journal of college science teaching","volume":"355 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141228193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jacinta M. Mutambuki, Regina F. Frey, Denise A. Leonard
{"title":"Features of an Effective Future-Faculty Teaching-Development Program: A Case Study of 10 STEM Faculty","authors":"Jacinta M. Mutambuki, Regina F. Frey, Denise A. Leonard","doi":"10.1080/0047231x.2020.12315641","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0047231x.2020.12315641","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81643,"journal":{"name":"Journal of college science teaching","volume":"3 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141227884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Spaulding, J. A. Kennedy, Amanda Rozsavolgyi, Wilfredo Colón
{"title":"Outcomes for Peer-Based Mentors in a University-Wide STEM Persistence Program: A Three-Year Analysis","authors":"D. Spaulding, J. A. Kennedy, Amanda Rozsavolgyi, Wilfredo Colón","doi":"10.1080/0047231x.2020.12315637","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0047231x.2020.12315637","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81643,"journal":{"name":"Journal of college science teaching","volume":"315 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141228287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Design and Impact of an Undergraduate Civic Science Course","authors":"J. Garlick, Inger Bergom, Annie Soisson","doi":"10.1080/0047231x.2020.12315639","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0047231x.2020.12315639","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81643,"journal":{"name":"Journal of college science teaching","volume":"29 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141225532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Course-Based Research in the First Semester of College: Teaching Inquiry and Building Community Using Constructed Wetlands for Greywater Treatment","authors":"C. Cianfrani, S. Hews","doi":"10.1080/0047231x.2020.12315642","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0047231x.2020.12315642","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81643,"journal":{"name":"Journal of college science teaching","volume":"7 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141227736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Katherine R. McCance, T. Weston, Emily D. Niemeyer
{"title":"Classroom Observations to Characterize Active Learning Within Introductory Undergraduate Science Courses","authors":"Katherine R. McCance, T. Weston, Emily D. Niemeyer","doi":"10.1080/0047231x.2020.12315636","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0047231x.2020.12315636","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81643,"journal":{"name":"Journal of college science teaching","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141226273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Two-Year Community: Nonideal Placement of Nonmajors in Biology Major and Allied Health Courses Results in Poor Performance and Higher Attrition Rates","authors":"F. Tamari, Mary Dawson, Ivan Shun Ho","doi":"10.1080/0047231x.2020.12315634","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0047231x.2020.12315634","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81643,"journal":{"name":"Journal of college science teaching","volume":"23 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141226327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Team-Taught Interdisciplinary First-Year Seminar With a Focus on Blood","authors":"A. Wolfson, Justin Armstrong","doi":"10.2505/4/jcst20_049_03_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2505/4/jcst20_049_03_22","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81643,"journal":{"name":"Journal of college science teaching","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69164251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}