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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Rebecca M. Broyer, Kenny Miller, Shalini Ramachandran, Sheree Fu, Karen Howell, Steven Cutchin
Summary: In recent years, virtual, augmented, and extended reality tools have been increasingly used in education, with significant applications in chemistry education, particularly in teaching laboratory skills and glove hygiene using virtual lab simulations and VR applications. This immersive learning approach aims to provide students with a realistic and interactive laboratory experience, especially beneficial for those with limited laboratory exposure.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
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Mathematics
Lidon Moliner, Francisco Alegre, Gil Lorenzo-Valentin
Summary: This study employed peer tutoring and math digital tools for middle school students' math learning. The quantitative analysis showed that the intervention had significant improvements and a large effect size on students' math achievement. The qualitative analysis revealed that the experimental group students achieved a higher level of autonomous learning, a stronger association of mathematical concepts, more peer support, more exercises and problems, and enjoyed the experience.
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Computer Science, Information Systems
Pelayo Nuno, Francisco G. Bulnes, Set Perez-Gonzalez, Juan C. Granda
Summary: Programming is a challenging skill to master for students in engineering programs. While there is a wealth of literature on teaching programming in K-12 education, more research is needed on techniques for learning programming in higher education. This study examines the usefulness of an Asterisk PBX as an educational tool for improving programming skills in undergraduate students.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shannon L. W. Accettone, Cassandra DeFrancesco, Cole Alexander King, Monique K. Lariviere
Summary: Laboratory skills assignments were created to allow students to develop hands-on laboratory skills during the pandemic. Two videos were provided for each skill, demonstrating correct and incorrect procedures. Students were required to identify the errors and their impact on data accuracy, reproducibility, and experimental safety. Student feedback on the assignments is also discussed.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Lori A. Del Negro, Maria T. Gallardo-Williams
Summary: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person undergraduate chemistry laboratories were replaced with online ones at North Carolina State University during the 2020-2021 academic year. However, when in-person laboratories resumed in the fall semester of 2021, faculty were concerned about chemistry majors' ability to apply concepts and techniques learned online. To address this, a faculty-led event was organized, allowing students to review lab techniques, choose the gathering date and time, and suggest a name for the event. This paper describes the outcomes, including student choices and self-assessed efficacy before and after in-person testing of the online-learned lab techniques.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION
(2022)
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Education, Scientific Disciplines
Erin Sanders O'Leary, Hannah Whang Sayson, Casey Shapiro, Alan Garfinkel, William J. Conley, Marc Levis-Fitzgerald, M. Kevin Eagan, Blaire Van Valkenburgh
Summary: A new method of teaching calculus focusing on the application of mathematics in living systems has shown to improve student performance in subsequent science courses. Data also suggests that the new math curriculum helps narrow the achievement gap between student subgroups and increases students' interest in quantitative skills critical to life sciences.
CBE-LIFE SCIENCES EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Maria T. Gallardo-Williams, Cathi L. Dunnagan
Summary: Equal access to an instructor's time and attention can be a barrier for underrepresented minorities. Virtual reality technology provides a solution by designing inclusive and diverse virtual laboratories, reducing instructor bias and offering students a better learning experience.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lisa Z. Scheifele, Nikolaos Tsotakos, Michael J. Wolyniak
Summary: The ability to analyze and interpret research data is crucial for the scientific process, and using preprint articles as a pedagogical tool can help students improve this skill. By comparing experts' cognitive approaches with their own, critiquing data, and identifying changes in papers, students gain diverse insights into data presentation, peer review, and scientific publishing. Analysis of preprint articles is a valuable tool for enhancing students' information literacy and understanding of the scientific process.
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Education & Educational Research
Riitta Maarit Oikarinen, Juho Kaleva Oikarinen, Sari Havu-Nuutinen, Susanna Pontinen
Summary: This study examines the implementation of technology-enhanced reciprocal peer tutoring in primary school students' digital mathematics learning, filling the research gap in this area. By videotaping students' collaboration, the research finds that peer tutoring enhances students' mathematical attainment and technological discourse.
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Sumera Nisar, Usman Mahboob, Rehan Ahmed Khan, Durraiz Rehman
Summary: This study aims to identify the challenges of Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) sessions during online clinical skills training for undergraduate medical students in the Ophthalmology module. The main challenges include infrastructure, learning environment, psychological problems, interaction deficit, learning desires, and desire for feedback on performance. These challenges can be utilized by medical educators to incorporate online PAL as an effective, efficient, and alternative teaching and learning modality in the curriculum.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chun Chu, Jessica L. L. Dewey, Weiwei Zheng
Summary: In order to improve students' learning and understanding of the field of inorganic chemistry, a course was designed that incorporates scaffolded, inquiry-based lab experiments and project-based learning. The labs taught in the first 8 weeks helped students grasp the aim of each experiment and its application to a larger research project. Additionally, the project-based learning component in the second part of the course helped develop students' independent research skills. Preliminary data showed that the course enhanced students' interest in inorganic chemistry, science self-efficacy, and science identity, while also improving their problem-solving and critical thinking abilities.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Yemimah A. King, David J. Purpura
Summary: Several studies suggest the significance of the home numeracy environment in developing early numeracy skills, as well as the importance of preschoolers' understanding of math language in predicting numeracy skills. This study indicates that math language mediates the relationship between direct home numeracy activities and numeracy skills, highlighting the role of math language knowledge in explaining the connection between home numeracy environment and early numeracy.
EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCH QUARTERLY
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Sherri C. Young
Summary: The organic chemistry laboratory model promotes collaboration between students across lab sections, enhancing teamwork skills. This model enriches teaching methods and helps students develop time management, communication, organizational, and data-recording skills.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Elizabeth W. Kelley
Summary: The pharmaceutical industry has played a crucial role in improving life expectancies and driving chemistry employment. However, the incorporation of computational chemistry tools into high school and undergraduate curricula is lacking. This paper outlines the introduction of a computer-aided drug design (CADD) tool to high school students, aiming to enhance industry-relevant learning experiences, student motivation in pursuing chemistry careers, and public understanding of STEM careers and medicines. Materials are provided to assist instructors in replicating this project in their own courses.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION
(2023)
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Economics
Andreas de Barros, Alejandro J. Ganimian
Summary: We analyze learning data of 101,084 public-school students in 19 Indian states across grades 4, 6, and 8 to assess their math skills. Our study reveals lower foundational skills in children than previously found, with only 52% mastering frequently assessed skills and 27% mastering typically unassessed skills. Additionally, gender gaps in these skills emerge between grades 4 and 6 and persist.
ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Kyra Gillard, Heather B. Miller, Meghan S. Blackledge
CHEMICAL BIOLOGY & DRUG DESIGN
(2018)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Caitlin E. Tolbert, Matthew V. Beck, Claire E. Kilmer, Melissa C. Srougi
BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Nicholas Cutrona, Kyra Gillard, Rebecca Ulrich, Mikaela Seemann, Heather B. Miller, Meghan S. Blackledge
ACS INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2019)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Caitlin E. Tolbert, Lindsey Palmquist, Hannah Lee Dixon, Melissa C. Srougi
JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS
(2019)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Molly J. Hulver, Julia P. Trautman, Amanda P. Goodwin, Sebastian K. Roszczenko, Keir H. Fogarty, Heather B. Miller
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS
(2020)
Meeting Abstract
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Heather Miller, Meghan Blackledge
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Heather B. Miller, Melissa C. Srougi
Summary: The study found that students' beliefs about changing academic abilities can affect long-term achievement. Growth mindset interventions did not change students' mindsets, but did improve their attitudes towards learning and performance. Students who received growth mindset interventions outperformed those who did not on critical thinking skills in a biochemistry course.
BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Audrey G. Fikes, Melissa C. Srougi
Summary: The application of chemistry concepts in biological settings is important in drug discovery, especially in the field of molecular docking. This article introduces a molecular docking activity for cancer drug discovery that requires minimal coding knowledge and can be used in undergraduate/graduate chemistry and biochemistry courses. The activity utilizes free, open-source software to carry out molecular docking of multiple ligands, predict binding energy, and determine drugs for further in vitro testing based on noncovalent ligand-protein interactions.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION
(2023)
Meeting Abstract
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Melissa Srougi, Anita Corbett, Christina Garcia, Michelle Sabaoun, Maria Santisteban, Vijay Sivaraman, Stefanie Chen, Carlos Goller, Robert Kelly
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Carlos C. Goller, Melissa C. Srougi, Stefanie H. Chen, Laura R. Schenkman, Robert M. Kelly
Summary: The acceleration of online bioinformatics tools has had a profound impact on molecular biology, making them an essential component for modern life sciences. This has led to the need for molecular biology laboratory education to incorporate training in bioinformatics. At North Carolina State University, the Biotechnology Program has developed cutting-edge Molecular Biology Laboratory Education Modules that integrate online bioinformatics tools into student learning experiences.
FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Veronica A. Segarra, Carrie Wilson, Kelley Lowery, Slade Ransdell, Jamie Schnuck, Paul Way, Melissa C. Srougi
JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOLOGY EDUCATION
(2018)
Meeting Abstract
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Heather Miller, Todd Knippenberg
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2018)
Meeting Abstract
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Riccardo De Cataldo, Julia Trautman, Kaitlyn Griffith, Keir Fogarty, Heather Miller
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2018)