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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  • Metacognition and Misconceptions: Using Web-Based Writing Exercises in Gateway STEM Courses

    Improving Conceptual Understanding in STEMUsing Web-Based Writing ApplicationsJames Becker, Montana State UniversityNeed: Conceptual-based writing exercises ar…

  • Real-World Applications in Mathematics

    In typical mathematics classrooms, concepts are disconnected from real-world examples and local contexts, making it difficult for students to “read and write” …

  • How Digital Backchannels Affect Student Inquiry, Identity and Achievement in Entry-Level STEM Course

    Need. The reasons for attrition of undergraduate students underrepresented in STEM disciplines are thought to be influenced, at least in part, by the intimidat…

  • Characterizing active learning pedagogies in physics

    Active learning is known to increase students’ conceptual understanding and improve likelihood of success in introductory physics classes. A number of differen…

  • Writing for the client: a situated learning approach to improve engineering communication skills

    Need: Effective communication is valued in industry and linked with enhanced career progression, yet many engineering undergraduates lack these skills. Bridgin…

  • Transform Your Department Culture – Helpful Examples for Inspiring Change

    How can we transform our STEM departments towards a culture that values evidence-based teaching, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and that better supports fac…

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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.