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View article: A framework to identify opportunities to address socioscientific issues in the elementary school curricula: A case study from England, Italy, and Portugal
A framework to identify opportunities to address socioscientific issues in the elementary school curricula: A case study from England, Italy, and Portugal Open
Scientific literacy is crucial to address important and complex societal problems, both current and future. Teaching using a socioscientific issues (SSI) approach is a potential strategy to develop students’ scientific literacy, although t…
View article: Evolutionary literacy as a catalyst for sustainable futures: connecting biological evolution education and education for sustainability
Evolutionary literacy as a catalyst for sustainable futures: connecting biological evolution education and education for sustainability Open
In the face of growing societal, public health and environmental challenges linked to the functioning of the biosphere, strong evolutionary literacy emerges as indispensable to plan and achieve sustainable futures. However, research on evo…
View article: Examining and Supporting Mechanistic Explanations Across Chemistry and Biology Courses
Examining and Supporting Mechanistic Explanations Across Chemistry and Biology Courses Open
Constructing Mechanistic Explanations (MEs) can help students elucidate complex phenomenon using disciplinary core ideas. Using student explanations from biology and chemistry courses, we examined relationships among MEs at different scale…
View article: A Framework to Identify Opportunities to Address Socioscientific Issues in the Elementary School Curricula: A Case Study from England, Italy, and Portugal
A Framework to Identify Opportunities to Address Socioscientific Issues in the Elementary School Curricula: A Case Study from England, Italy, and Portugal Open
Scientific literacy is crucial to address important and complex societal problems, both current and future. Teaching using a socioscientific issues (SSI) approach is a potential strategy to develop students’ scientific literacy, although t…
View article: Teaching assistants’ contributions to creating inclusive and equitable learning spaces in engineering
Teaching assistants’ contributions to creating inclusive and equitable learning spaces in engineering Open
Sustainable engineering education requires us to address discrimination and inequity of experience, thereby contributing to a renewal of the engineering profession that reflects a rich diversity of experiences and perspectives. Many studen…
View article: Evolution in European and Israeli school curricula – a comparative analysis
Evolution in European and Israeli school curricula – a comparative analysis Open
The contribution of school curricula to public understanding and acceptance of evolution is still mostly unknown, due to the scarcity of studies that compare the learning goals present in different curricula. To overcome this lack of data …
View article: Students explain evolution by natural selection differently for humans versus nonhuman animals
Students explain evolution by natural selection differently for humans versus nonhuman animals Open
Evolution is foundational to understanding biology, yet learners at all levels struggle to reason about and explain core evolution concepts. This study examines the influence of prompt context in shaping students’ explanations of natural s…
View article: Assessing in-person and online informal learning activities to promote understanding of evolution - a guide for practitioners
Assessing in-person and online informal learning activities to promote understanding of evolution - a guide for practitioners Open
Informal learning activities are a powerful medium to promote understanding of evolution, as they have a wide reach. Although the diversity of the types of informal learning activities is large, a common issue is that learning outcomes are…
View article: Developing non-formal learning activities focused on increasing evolutionary knowledge and scientific literacy
Developing non-formal learning activities focused on increasing evolutionary knowledge and scientific literacy Open
Non-formal learning activities have an important role in continuous education of the general audience, and thus provide an essential element in increasing evolutionary knowledge and scientific literacy for European citizens, beyond the for…
View article: Developing non-formal learning activities focused on increasing evolutionary knowledge and scientific literacy
Developing non-formal learning activities focused on increasing evolutionary knowledge and scientific literacy Open
Non-formal learning activities have an important role in continuous education of the general audience, and thus provide an essential element in increasing evolutionary knowledge and scientific literacy for European citizens, beyond the for…
View article: Effect of a practice-intensive course on doctoral teaching assistants' teaching self-efficacy and priorities
Effect of a practice-intensive course on doctoral teaching assistants' teaching self-efficacy and priorities Open
Doctoral teaching assistants (TAs) provide key support for learning in STEM fields because they are present during exercises, labs and projects when students are actively engaging with course material. While some institutions provide train…
View article: Undergraduate Biology Education Research Gordon Research Conference: A Meeting Report
Undergraduate Biology Education Research Gordon Research Conference: A Meeting Report Open
This report provides a broad overview of the 2019 Undergraduate Biology Education Research Gordon Research Conference, titled “Achieving Widespread Improvement in Undergraduate Education,” and the associated Gordon Research Seminar, highli…