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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  • A novel interactive theatre-based video-supported training resource for STEM peer educators

    Need. Student-centered pedagogies that emphasize peer instruction and collaborative learning have been a nation-wide staple of undergraduate STEM education for…

  • A quantitative analysis of instructor barriers for using course-based research experiences

    NEED: Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) are an effective method of engaging students in authentic research experiences, but many instruct…

  • Accelerated Learning and Assessment in Engineering Mechanics

    Need:Repeated deliberate practice in problem-solving practices is known to be beneficial in increasing students’ overall understanding of targeted concepts. Ad…

  • Access, Barriers, and Student Strategies to Online Formative Assessments in Introductory Biology

    Need: Formative assessments (FAs), such as homework assignments, can improve learning by providing structure and feedback, which can help to close achievement …

  • Addressing the Challenge of Authentic Inquiry at Scale: Probing and Supporting Teaching Assistants

    Need: Evidence suggests that classroom laboratory experiences can provide opportunities for students to participate in authentic science practices and can posi…

  • Transforming Higher Education through Multidimensional Evaluation of Teaching: The TEval Project

    This project (TEval) seeks to advance educational practices and models of more effective teaching evaluation at universities. In addition to sharing tools and …

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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.