Critical thinking (CT) is increasingly recognized in higher education and industry as an
important set of skills and dispositions that citizens should possess in 21st-century society …

Here, we systematically review research on teaching knowledge in the context of
undergraduate STEM education, with particular attention to what this research reveals about …

This commentary focuses on the difference between a theory of change and change theory,
as it relates to systemic change projects in STEM higher education. A theory of change is …

Laboratory courses are an ever-present form of teaching in chemistry, despite little evidence
for their impact upon student learning. The chemistry community is challenged to consider …

Universities contribute to economic growth and national competitiveness by equipping
students with higher-order thinking and academic skills. Despite large investments in …

Drawing from the experiences of 14 Black students participating in a structured
undergraduate research program at either an historically Black university or a predominantly …

Background With the remarkable attention being paid to STEM education nationally, with the
growing engagement of universities and colleges in STEM education reform, and with the …

Despite national calls for increasing diversity and inclusion within science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM), inequitable recruitment and retention strategies …

We report on a brief, simple, online course intervention designed to reduce identity gaps and
help students see their “possible selves” in working scientists. Students (n= 238) in a large …

This report describes the experiences of over 600 undergraduates who were taking STEM
courses with in-person class meetings that had to shift to remote instruction in spring 2020 …