Efforts to promote the use of student-centered learning environments in STEM education
have been tempered by a lack of professional development strategies that help faculty …

Third-party observations using validated observation protocols (OPs) provide a reliable way
of recording teacher and student behaviors across different classrooms and institutions …

Abstract Background The Classroom Observation Project employs direct observations of
geoscience teaching across the USA using the Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol …

In response to geoscience education research and calls for the need to reform STEM
teaching in higher education, many geoscience faculty are adopting research-based …

La investigación en didáctica de las ciencias ha mostrado durante los últimos años un
interés creciente en el estudio de los aspectos afectivos (como las emociones o la …

Triggered situational interest in introductory courses can encourage student engagement,
motivation, and value for the geosciences. In-person labs have traditionally played a unique …

Background The importance of attitudes in learning is gaining relevance among researchers
and teachers and yet little research has examined students' attitudes specifically in relation …

This study explores the relationship between the self-confidence and content knowledge of
undergraduate students in a large enrollment geoscience course following an active …

This article reports on a pilot study on the academic self-efficacy (ASE) of 245 Finnish pupils
when studying according to a subject-specific curriculum for one week and an integrated …

A research program based on collaboration and cooperative control of construction robots is
important for the development of the construction industry. This paper aims to develop and …