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The Intersection of Socioscientific Issues, Computation Thinking, and Design Thinking: Toward a Framework of Inquiry Driven Disruptive Pedagogy
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Leonard A. Annetta; Mark H. Newton; Kelly Schumann – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2025
The Next Generation Science Standards call for engineering design solutions using computer technologies, but many K-12 classrooms either do not have accessible technologies or the teacher pedagogical knowledge on how to effectively implement engineering design into the curriculum. Without access to computer or mobile technologies, teachers are…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Computation, Thinking Skills, Design
Impacts of Learning Assistants on Student Belonging and Confidence Vary across Science Disciplines and Course Contexts
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Katherine A. Clements; Kyle T. Vallone; Thomas P. Clements; Elizabeth H. Catania; Lily L. Claiborne; Katherine L. Friedman; Todd R. Graham; Heather J. Johnson; Savanna R. Starko; Tara D. Todd; Jessica Watkins; Cynthia J. Brame – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2025
Students often experience science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses as competitive, weed-out spaces. Learning Assistants (LAs) have potential to improve students' experiences in these courses. Previously, we elucidated themes describing the impact of LAs on students' sense of STEM belonging and science-related confidence in…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Sense of Belonging, Self Esteem, Teaching Assistants
The Nature of Science: An Honors Seminar for All Majors
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Wesley A. Stroud – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2025
This paper highlights the design process and implementation for an "all majors" undergraduate course that allows students a chance to reconnect with the natural world. During this course students explore a wide range of biological and physical science based topics that seek to highlight human intervention and our impacts on the planet.…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Science Education, Honors Curriculum, Majors (Students)
Fostering the Development of Earth Data Science Skills in a Diverse Community of Online Learners: A Case Study of the Earth Data Science Corps
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Nathan A. Quarderer; Leah Wasser; Anne U. Gold; Patricia Montaño; Lauren Herwehe; Katherine Halama; Emily Biggane; Jessica Logan; David Parr; Sylvia Brady; James Sanovia; Charles Jason Tinant; Elisha Yellow Thunder; Justina White Eyes; LaShell Poor Bear/Bagola; Madison Phelps; Trey Orion Phelps; Brett Alberts; Michela Johnson; Nathan Korinek; William Travis; Naomi Jacquez; Kaiea Rohlehr; Emily Ward; Elsa Culler; R. Chelsea Nagy; Jennifer Balch – Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, 2025
Today's data-driven world requires earth and environmental scientists to have skills at the intersection of domain and data science. These skills are imperative to harness information contained in a growing volume of complex data to solve the world's most pressing environmental challenges. Despite the importance of these skills, Earth and…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Earth Science, Environmental Education, Science Education