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The nature of science in international science education standards documents

Science education

McComas WF, Olson JK.
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WF McComas, JK Olson - The nature of science in science education, 1998 - Springer

… We reviewed a number of leading science education standards documents for their recommendations relative to the nature of science. In many … The documents reviewed include several national science education standards directed at the K-12 environment, one leading...

Chasing a passion: The early-career lived experience of first-generation college graduates

first generation college student

Olson JS.
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JS Olson - 2010 - search.proquest.com

… First-generation college students (students whose parents have not earned at least a bachelor‘s degree) graduate at significantly lower rates than their peers, even when controlling for …

Opportunities, obstacles, and options: First-generation college graduates and social cognitive career theory

first generation college student

Olson JS.
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JS Olson - Journal of Career Development, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com

… First-generation college (FGC) students often encounter a … exploring the challenges facing these students is growing, less … parents of first-generation college students as deficient … …

Scaling of xylem vessel diameter with plant size: causes, predictions, and outstanding questions

STEM and diversify

Anfodillo T, Olson ME, Rosell JA.
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JA Rosell, ME Olson, T Anfodillo - Current Forestry Reports, 2017 - Springer

… wider vessels not only at the stem base but also at the stem apex. N = 209 species in a, 275 … as helping the angiosperms to be able to diversify into so many different environments and …

STEM faculty members and their perceptions of mentoring:“I do not want to be a role model”

NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics AND Program Evaluation

Olson JS.
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JS Olson, S Nayar-Bhalerao - … Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in …, 2020 - emerald.com

Purpose The purpose of this case study is to explore the perceptions of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) faculty members toward mentoring undergraduates. Design/methodology/approach Within the context of a student scholarship and faculty development project, funded by the...

What is engineering? Elaborating the nature of engineering for K‐12 education

k-12

Pleasants J, Olson JK.
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J Pleasants, JK Olson - Science Education, 2019 - Wiley Online Library

… Consensus also exists that the NOS addresses what K-12 students should understand about what science is and how it works; we therefore conceptualize the NOE as referring to what K-12 students ought to understand about the engineering discipline....

“Deconstructing” scientific research: a practical and scalable pedagogical tool to provide evidence-based science instruction

science instruction

Olson JM.
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IE Clark, R Romero-Calderón, JM Olson… - PLoS …, 2009 - journals.plos.org

… There is growing interest among scientists and science educators to include active learning approaches that allow students to appreciate how primary evidence is used to construct scientific knowledge [1],[2]. Indeed, the National Academies and others have recognized four...

Stem and root anatomical correlations with life form diversity, ecology, and systematics in Moringa (Moringaceae)

STEM and diversity

Olson ME.
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ME Olson, S Carlquist - Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2001 - academic.oup.com

… the anatomical correlates of the great diversity seen at the morphological level in dry tropical plants. The present study examines variation in stem and root anatomy associated with …

Building a foundation for the use of historical narratives

Science education

Clough M, Metz D, Olson J.
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D Metz, S Klassen, B McMillan, M Clough, J Olson - Science & Education, 2007 - Springer

Many educators today advocate the use of historical narratives as one of a number of possible contexts for teaching science. However, several pedagogical and epistemological …

STEM faculty members and their perceptions of mentoring:“I do not want to be a role model”

Minority serving Institution STEM training

Olson JS.
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JS Olson, S Nayar-Bhalerao - … Mentoring and Coaching in Education, 2021 - emerald.com

… to mentoring and the persistence of STEM students focuses on … be a focus of research in STEM education. At the same time, … 771) of underrepresented minorities and women in STEM …

“Chasing a passion”: first-generation college graduates at work

first generation college student

Olson JS.
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JS Olson - Education+ Training, 2016 - emerald.com

… She has been involved in various aspects of adult and higher education, including the matriculation and persistence and workplace learning of first-generation college students, faculty …

Using heterochrony to detect modularity in the evolution of stem diversity in the plant family Moringaceae

STEM and diversity

Olson ME, Rosell JA.
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ME Olson, JA Rosell - Evolution, 2006 - Wiley Online Library

… 3C, D) should scale positively with stem size, predictions … phloem fibers scale in relation to stem size across the adults of … show a strong relationship to stem size, they may nevertheless …

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