Process oriented guided inquiry learning (POGIL®) marginally effects student achievement measures but substantially increases the odds of passing a course

L Walker, ARM Warfa - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
While the inquiry approach to science teaching has been widely recommended as an
epistemic mechanism to promote deep content understanding, there is also increased …

Core skills for effective science communication: A teaching resource for undergraduate science education

L Mercer-Mapstone, L Kuchel - International Journal of Science …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Science communication is a diverse and transdisciplinary field and is taught most effectively
when the skills involved are tailored to specific educational contexts. Few academic …

Cooperative learning in organic chemistry increases student assessment of learning gains in key transferable skills

DA Canelas, JL Hill, A Novicki - Chemistry Education Research and …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Science and engineering educators and employers agree that students should graduate
from college with expertise in their major subject area as well as the skills and competencies …

Analysis of inclusivity of published science communication curricula for scientists and STEM students

R Vickery, K Murphy, R McMillan… - CBE—Life Sciences …, 2023 - Am Soc Cell Biol
There has been an increased push for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) students and scientists to be trained in science communication. Science …

Impact of secondary students' content knowledge on their communication skills in science

C Kulgemeyer - International Journal of Science and Mathematics …, 2018 - Springer
The expert blind spot (EBS) hypothesis implies that even some experts with a high content
knowledge might have problems in science communication because they are using the …

Baseline assessment in writing research: A case study of popularization discourse in first-year undergraduate students

FM Sterk, MM Van Goch, M Burke… - Journal of Writing …, 2022 - jowr.org
In popularization discourse, insights from academic discourse are recontextualized and
reformulated into newsworthy, understandable knowledge for a lay audience. Training in …

Developing scientific communication skills using primary literature in an undergraduate cell biology course

M Laslo, M Hartmann - Journal of Microbiology & Biology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Being able to communicate scientifically is an important skill for students graduating with a
science degree. Skills used in future graduate school and careers for science majors include …

# IHeartChemistryNCSU: free choice, content, and elements of science communication as the framework for an introductory organic chemistry project

BH Frohock, ST Winterrowd… - … Education Research and …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Students in a large introductory organic chemistry class were given the freedom to choose
an organic compound of interest and were challenged to develop an educational object …

Using Scientific Poster Presentations to Scaffold Professional Communication Skill Experiences into Biochemistry Courses

SM Sherrer - Integrating Professional Skills into Undergraduate …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The goal of having students be career-ready upon graduation from a bachelor's degree
program is a strong reason for scaffolding the development of professional and career …

Peer-reviewed presentation exchange in an undergraduate classroom

K Kiselyov, CD Schunn - Journal of Microbiology and Biology …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Reading, presenting, and discussing peer-reviewed scientific reports, case studies, and
reviews are essential to modern biology education. These exercises model crucial aspects …