Background The growing necessity of providing better education, notably through the
development of Adaptive Learning Systems (ALSs), leveraged the study of several …

Limited access to undergraduate research experiences for science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics students has led to creation of classroom-based …

Much of the research on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
students' motivation measures the relationship between student motivation and academic …

The assessment of instructional quality has been and continues to be a desirable, yet
difficult endeavor in higher education. The development of new teaching evaluation …

Active learning, including student thinking and discussion in class, has been shown to
increase student learning gains. However, it is less clear how instructor-level variation in the …

Student-centered pedagogies promote student learning in college science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) classrooms. However, transitioning to active learning …

Graduate students in STEM fields undertook a 9-month training program focusing on
practice-based development of active teaching methods. As instructors of record in their own …

Active learning, including student thinking and discussion in class, has been shown to
increase student learning gains. However, it is less clear how variations in how instructors …

The Science Teaching Experience Program–Working in Science Education (STEP-WISE)
provides teaching experience for postdoctoral scholars holding full-time research …

Response to “Interpret with Caution: COPUS Instructional Styles May Not Differ in Terms of
Practices That Support Student Learning,” by Melody McConnell, Jeffrey Boyer, Lisa M …