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Research literature on women of color in undergraduate engineering education: A systematic thematic synthesis
Research literature on women of color in undergraduate engineering education: A systematic thematic synthesis
This study analyzes research on women of color in undergraduate engineering education to determine what influences their experiences, participation, and advancement.
The identity-frame model: A framework to describe situated identity negotiation for adolescent youth participating in an informal engineering education program
The identity-frame model: A framework to describe situated identity negotiation for adolescent youth participating in an informal engineering education program
The Identify-Frame model provides researchers and educators with a new way of understanding STEM identity development for adolescent youth. See how it works in the latest research.
U!Scientist: Designing for People-Powered Research in Museums
U!Scientist: Designing for People-Powered Research in Museums
This article presents the design and evaluation of U!Scientist, an interactive multi-person tabletop exhibit based on the online Zooniverse project, Galaxy Zoo.
Distributing Expertise to Integrate Computational Thinking Practices
Distributing Expertise to Integrate Computational Thinking Practices
Implementing new educational tools and developing students' CT practices can be challenging for teachers. Learn how these researchers made it a little easier.
iSWOOP Implementation In National Parks Perspectives from Park Leaders, Interpreters, Visitors, and Scientists
iSWOOP Implementation In National Parks Perspectives from Park Leaders, Interpreters, Visitors, and Scientists
Future park leaders and interpreters can benefit from the groundwork that the five iSWOOP parks laid. This report, based on four evaluation memos by Char, includes dozens of findings, quotes, and recommendations from park leaders, interpreters, scientists, and visitors.
Learning to Reason with Data: How Did We Get Here and What Do We Know?
Learning to Reason with Data: How Did We Get Here and What Do We Know?
This commentary provides an introduction to some major themes of that research, in order to provide common ground for conversations between learning science researchers and those who have been studying how students learn to reason with data.
The PIAAC Numeracy Framework: A Guide to Instruction
The PIAAC Numeracy Framework: A Guide to Instruction
Adult learners come to our classes at all different levels, with misconceptions, gaps in some areas but strengths in others. There is no class that is truly homogeneous, especially if the class is based on a one-time multiple-choice test.