Student resistance is often cited as a major barrier to instructors' use of active learning, but
there are few research-based strategies for reducing this barrier. In this paper, we describe …

We report on a project to introduce interactive learning strategies (ILS) to physics classes at
the Université Pierre et Marie Curie, one of the leading science universities in France. In …

Concept inventories (CIs)—typically multiple-choice instruments that focus on a single or
small subset of closely related topics—have been used in science education for more than a …

This study explored how academics' beliefs about teaching and learning influenced their
teaching in engineering science courses typically taught in the second or third year of 4-year …

There is a critical need for research-based active learning instructional materials for the
teaching and learning of STEM in online courses. Every year, hundreds of thousands of …

This paper reports a mapping of the astronomy content knowledge held by a sample of 171
Chilean in-service teachers, both from primary and secondary education, using a multiple …

[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Astronomy Education Research.] We report
on a study of almost 13 000 undergraduate students enrolled in introductory astronomy …

In this paper, we present the results of an investigation into the effects of engaging with
robotic telescopes during an Astronomy 101 (Astro101) course in the United States and …

This is the final paper in a five-paper series describing our national study of the teaching and
learning of cosmology in general education astronomy college-level courses. A significant …

Students enrolled in introductory astronomy at a mid-sized land grant institution were
surveyed at the start and end of each semester for three years regarding their epistemic …