Academic Journals
Making Biology Learning Relevant to Students: Integrating People, History, and Context into College Biology Teaching
Biology is front page news, so it is important that we teach students to make connections between what they learn in the classroom and what they see in everyday life. As biology researchers, we recognize the negative implications of doing science in a vacuum as we are...
Designing for assets of diverse students enrolled in a freshman-level computer science for all course
Abstract: Proficiency in computer science skills is crucial for today’s students to succeed in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields and the modern workforce. Despite this fact, few universities count computer science (CS) classes toward the...
Making students’ work visible on the social web: A blessing or a curse?
Abstract: In this paper, we identify the implications for learning and teaching that emerge when students' assessable work is made visible to others through social media. We conducted a thematic analysis of transcripts from interviews with 20 Australian lecturers who...
Are teachers’ expectations different for racial minority than for European American students? A meta-analysis.
Abstract: Four quantitative meta-analyses examined whether teachers' expectations, referrals, positive and neutral speech, and negative speech differed toward ethnic minority students (i.e., African American, Asian American, and Latino/a) as compared with European...
Effects of College Transition and Perceptions of the Campus Racial Climate on Latino College Students’ Sense of Belonging
Abstract: To clarify the conceptual underpinnings of Tinto's theoretical model of students' departure, the study presented here tested a conceptual model of the antecedents of sense of belonging to examine the extent to which Latino students' background...
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy 2.0: a.k.a. the Remix
Abstract: In this article, Ladson-Billings reflects on the history of her theory of culturally relevant pedagogy and the ways it has been used and misused since its inception. She argues for the importance of dynamic scholarship and suggests that it is time for a...
Gathering Mid-semester Feedback: Three Variations to Improve Instruction
Abstract: A valuable supplement to student evaluations of teaching (SETs) is the mid-semester feedback (MSF) technique, an intervention that can facilitate meaningful improvement of the teaching and learning experience. Scheduling time for an MSF enables a systematic,...
African Americans and High Blood Pressure: The Role of Stereotype Threat
Abstract: We examined the effect of stereotype threat on blood pressure reactivity. Compared with European Americans, and African Americans under little or no stereotype threat, African Americans under stereotype threat exhibited larger increases in mean arterial...
Respect Differences? Challenging the Common Guidelines in Social Justice Education
Abstract: In social justice education, it is common to establish guidelines for classroom discussions. We examine the limits of these guidelines in achieving the goals of social justice education, arguing that they are not responsive to power relations. Rather than...
Understanding Students’ Experiences of Well-Being in Learning Environments
Abstract: With the recent release of a new international charter on health promoting universities and institutions of higher education, universities and colleges are increasingly interested in providing learning experiences that enhance and support student well-being....