Active learning is frequently used to describe teaching practices, but the term is not well-
defined in the context of undergraduate biology education. To clarify this term, we explored …

How can Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) faculty integrate a
humanistic approach to create environments where students do not feel marginalized …

The use of active learning in the undergraduate biology classroom improves student
learning and classroom equity, but its use can lead to student anxiety. Instructors can reduce …

Growing evidence suggests that students' self‐beliefs about altering their academic abilities
can directly influence long‐term achievement. These self‐beliefs or mindsets can either be …

To support Black students in earning undergraduate science degrees, faculty need to
understand the mechanisms that Black students use to succeed. Following an anti-deficit …

The commonly accepted goal of doctoral education is to train students to be independent
researchers and scientists. The backward design framework was used to model how …

Foundational and early university STEM courses are usually taught as large lecture courses.
For many students, especially students from marginalized identity groups, a large course …

A diverse scientific community is a strong scientific community. Innovation and progress
require varied perspectives. However, achieving and sustaining such a community requires …

El objetivo del estudio fue determinar cómo la pedagogía afectiva dinamiza el aprendizaje
significativo en estudiantes de la Facultad de Ciencias Administrativas y Económicas …

With a primary objective to engage students in the process of science online, we
transformed a long-standing laboratory course for first-year science students into a more …