Resources

This initiative compiles materials that help STEM education leaders create improvements in their classrooms, transform institutions, and advance research.
Review our staff picks for timely resources related to pressing issues or use the search and categorization features to browse research, reports, and other materials.

Staff Picks

  • Characterizing Student Perspectives on Departmental Culture: The Student DELTA Survey

    Traditional Student Experience MetricsNational reports have revealed that although undergraduate education has undergone significant reform, students are not g…

  • The Value of Community Colleges: Bridging Gaps and Building Pathways to Increase Student Success

    (Video credit: CCC Marcom)Innovative Evidence-based Strategies to Disrupt the Current Community College NarrativeI was honored to be invited to talk at a confe…

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  • Students’ Mechanistic Explanations across Undergraduate Chemistry and Biology Courses

    Need:Constructing useable cross-disciplinary knowledge is essential if STEM graduates are to address societal challenges such as pandemics or climate change. H…

  • Transforming Organic Chemistry Instruction through Faculty Workshops and a Community of Practice

    With NSF support (awards: DUE-2021175, DUE-2021170, DUE-2021285), the Organic Education Resources (OrganicERs) leadership team seeks to expand and support the …

  • Impact of Augmented Reality Models on Students’ Usage of Gestures when Talking about Biochemistry

    Need: Learning biochemistry often involves the use and coordination of multiple external representations (ranging from 2D illustrations and physical models to …

  • Supporting Student Learning in Chemistry through Peer Review and Revision

    Writing is a key aspect of STEM instruction and writing-to-learn, where the focus is on using writing to support students’ conceptual understanding and discipl…

  • Researching Apun: Students Using Local, Traditional, and Science Knowledge Bases to Investigate Arct

    Student engagement in STEM increases when research activities are included in the curriculum. These research experiences, when paired with Culturally Relevant …

  • Investigating Student Discourse in Large Enrollment Chemistry Course Active Learning Environments

    Need: In the past decade there has been increased emphasis on research-based instructional practices in the STEM fields, specifically in terms of student-cente…

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AAAS-IUSE is looking for resources that will help principal investigators, faculty and other education leaders improve undergraduate STEM education. If there is a type of resource you would like to see more of, or a specific resource you would like to recommend, please reach out below.