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Benefits and Challenges of Virtual Early Arrival or Summer Bridge Programs for Underrepresented Minority Students Majoring in STEM
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P. Abena Anyidoho; Dorinda J. Gallant – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2025
Benefits of summer bridge and early arrival experiences include the academic and social integration of incoming first-year students into their chosen institutions. The unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 pandemic created opportunities to re-imagine delivery of activities and engagement of incoming first-year students in summer bridge and early…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Transitional Programs, STEM Education, Minority Group Students
Development and Implementation of an Educational STEM Escape Room to Improve Student Engagement with Course Material and Program Recruitment
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Rebecca S. Rivard – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2025
Escape rooms are collaborative puzzle solving activities that require the participants to utilize logical reasoning and teamwork. With a slight refocusing on previously acquired knowledge, escape rooms can also be used to test and promote learning of certain topics. This paper describes the development of a one-hour in-person STEM focused escape…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Problem Solving, Educational Games, Learner Engagement
Re-Imagining the Inclined Plane to Develop STEM Knowledge and Practices among Bi-Lingual Pre-Service Teachers
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Cynthia Lima – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2025
This study examines the mathematization approaches and science, engineering, and mathematics (SEM) practices utilized by 18 elementary bilingual pre-service teachers (PSTs) when solving a model-eliciting activity. The activity prompted participants to design ramps with certain constraints. A case study methodology was used to analyze the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, STEM Education
Increasing Undergraduate Student-Driven Engagement with Biochemical Structures Using Visual Molecular Dynamics (VMD) and Protein Molecular Modeling with Real-World Applications in Biochemistry Class
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Danielle A. Guarracino; Joseph L. Baker; J. Lynn Gazley – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2025
Having a deeper understanding of molecules in their structural forms allows students to grasp biochemical and general chemical concepts in a more profound manner. Through the use of visualization software, we have shown that students gain confidence and insight into the chemical workings of molecular structure and can then utilize this knowledge…
Descriptors: Science Education, Undergraduate Students, Biochemistry, Molecular Structure
Effects of Different Combinations of Hands-On and Virtual Lab Activities on Pre-Service Elementary Teachers' Physical Science Content Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in Teaching Science
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Soon C. Lee – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2025
Effective elementary science education is fundamentally dependent on teachers' science content knowledge and self-efficacy in teaching science, areas that have been central to science education reform initiatives. This study examines the development and implementation of a physical science content course curriculum incorporating both hands-on…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Science, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
Effect of Nature Journaling on Engagement Patterns of Non-Traditional Adult Learners in a Science Methods Course
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Meenakshi Sharma – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2025
This study examines the effect of nature journaling on engagement patterns among non-traditional adult learners enrolled in an elementary science methods course. The research aims to bridge a gap in the existing literature by investigating the effectiveness of nature journaling in enhancing learning experiences for this specific demographic.…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Journal Writing, Adult Learning, Theory Practice Relationship
Saying It Aloud: Inclusive Teaching Statements Impact on Sense of Belonging and Engagement
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Jennifer Reid; Mahshid Ahmadian; D. Jennings; Anathea Abad Pepperl; Amy Adkins; Kristina C. Anthony; Volkan Aytar; Mita Basu; Kai Bosworth; Andrew S. Bristow; LaMont Cannon; Cara Cario; Ellen Carpenter; Eli Coston; Judith Crenshaw; Jody L. Davis; Rebecca Durfee; Punit Gandhi; Zachary N. Ghahramani; Rebecca Gibson; Joseph Hamelman; Amanda Harris; Ching-Yu Huang; Catherine Hulsof; Gaston I. Jofre; Nick J. Kuklinski; Bernard Means; Jonathan Moore; Katherine Saunders Nash; Jason Newton; Heather Nunnally; Jennifer R. Olson; Matthew Pawlowicz; Jorge Piocuda; Derek C. Prosser; Alexandra Reckendorf; Angela Reynolds; Suzanne Robertson; Sylvia S. Rozario; Suzanne Ruder; Andrew Sackman; Mark Schwitzerlett; Matthew Scott; Dewey Taylor; Katharine Moore Tibbetts; Mayda Topoushian; Emily Watkinson; Samanthi Wickramarachchi; Robert Wieman; Nicholas Wong; Maria Carolina Yaber; Wenheng Zhang; Sarah E. Golding; Allison A. Johnson – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2025
A faculty development initiative was implemented at a large urban university in the South to address the historically high rates of students receiving low grades and withdrawing from STEM courses, particularly affecting first-generation students, transfer students from community colleges and minoritized populations. The program's core aim was to…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, College Faculty, STEM Education, At Risk Students