Current instructional reforms in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) courses have focused on enhancing adoption of evidence-based …

The adoption of active learning instructional practices in college science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses has been shown to result in improvements in …

The construct of active learning permeates undergraduate education in science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM), but despite its prevalence, the construct means …

To test the hypothesis that lecturing maximizes learning and course performance, we
metaanalyzed 225 studies that reported data on examination scores or failure rates when …

Discipline-Based Education Research: Understanding and Improving Learning in Undergraduate
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The National Science Foundation funded a synthesis study on the status, contributions, and
future direction of discipline-based education research (DBER) in physics, biological …

Previous research has suggested that adding active learning to traditional college science
lectures substantially improves student learning. However, this research predominantly …

Global teacher shortage is a serious concern with grave implications for the future of
education. This calls for novel ways of addressing teacher roles. The economic benefits of …

We tested five course designs that varied in the structure of daily and weekly active-learning
exercises in an attempt to lower the traditionally high failure rate in a gateway course for …

Computer-assisted formative assessments with multiple-tier items are a valid instrument for
diagnosing students' conceptual understanding in learning domains with well-structured …