Browsing by Author "Reynolds, Julie A"
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Student Learning Dispositions: Multidimensional Profiles Highlight Important Differences among Undergraduate STEM Honors Thesis Writers.
(CBE life sciences education, 2019-06)Various personal dimensions of students-particularly motivation, self-efficacy beliefs, and epistemic beliefs-can change in response to teaching, affect student learning, and be conceptualized as learning dispositions. We ... -
Understanding the Complex Relationship between Critical Thinking and Science Reasoning among Undergraduate Thesis Writers.
(CBE life sciences education, 2018-01)Developing critical-thinking and scientific reasoning skills are core learning objectives of science education, but little empirical evidence exists regarding the interrelationships between these constructs. Writing effectively ... -
Want to improve undergraduate thesis writing? Engage students and their faculty readers in scientific peer review.
(CBE life sciences education, 2011-01)One of the best opportunities that undergraduates have to learn to write like a scientist is to write a thesis after participating in faculty-mentored undergraduate research. But developing writing skills doesn't happen ... -
Writing-to-learn in undergraduate science education: a community-based, conceptually driven approach.
(CBE life sciences education, 2012-01)Despite substantial evidence that writing can be an effective tool to promote student learning and engagement, writing-to-learn (WTL) practices are still not widely implemented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics ...
