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Cervato, Cinzia; Gallus, William; Flory, Dave; Moss, Elizabeth; Slade, Michael; Kawaler, Steve; Marengo, Massimo; Woo, Keith; Krumhardt, Barbara; Clough, Mike; Campbell, Alexis; Acerbo, Martin – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2015
Lab components of undergraduate science courses typically have students complete highly directed cookbook-like laboratory activities. These experiences rarely engage students in a meaningful manner and do not accurately convey what the work of science entails. With funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), we have created more…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Student Experience
Fong, Kelley; Visher, Mary G. – MDRC, 2013
For the past decade, MDRC has evaluated a number of interventions designed to improve the outcomes of community college students, including enhanced counseling, learning communities, and financial incentives. Encouragingly, many of these strategies have produced positive effects, affirming that changes in institutional practices and policies can…
Descriptors: Intervention, Developmental Programs, Mathematics Curriculum, Curriculum Design
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Caudill, Lester; Hill, April; Hoke, Kathy; Lipan, Ovidiu – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2010
Funded by innovative programs at the National Science Foundation and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Richmond faculty in biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, and computer science teamed up to offer first- and second-year students the opportunity to contribute to vibrant, interdisciplinary research projects. The result was…
Descriptors: Research Projects, Physics, Chemistry, Biology
Allen, Kasi; St. John, Mark; Tambe, Pamela – Inverness Research, 2009
Back in 1992, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded grants to five curriculum development teams and charged them with the task of starting over. Five years later, each of the development teams had produced an innovative and "integrated" curriculum. All represented notable departures from the commonly encountered, calculus-driven high…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Curriculum Development, High Schools, Mathematics Education