In this study, we investigated female and male students' sense of belonging and their
academic performance measured by the Force Concept Inventory (FCI) and course grades …

Surveys have long been used in physics education research to understand student
reasoning and inform course improvements. However, to make analysis of large sets of …

In this study, we applied natural language processing (NLP) techniques, within an
educational environment, to evaluate their usefulness for automated assessment of students' …

One desired outcome of introductory physics instruction is that students will develop facility
with reasoning quantitatively about physical phenomena. Little research has been done …

Purpose The goals of this research study included evaluating the outcomes of
Interdisciplinary Science Threshold Experience (InSciTE) on student experience of science …

ABSTRACT The Microbiology Concept Inventory is an assessment tool derived from the
fundamental statements created by the American Society for Microbiology. This two-tier …

Understanding evolution is critical to learning biology, but few college instructors take
advantage of the body of peer-reviewed literature that can inform evolution teaching and …

PhysPort (www. physport. org) has become the go-to place for physics educators to learn to
apply research-based teaching and assessment in their classrooms. Usage (defined as the …

Background Although pollinators play an integral role in human well-being, their continued
global decline reflects the need to provide and evaluate general pollinator knowledge to …

Purpose Online resources can be helpful for students and can augment the content
presented in learning environments. A team consisting of four biologists, a graduate student …