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Progression toward Causal Mechanistic Reasoning through Phenomenon-Based Learning in Introductory Chemistry by Scharlott, Leah J., Rippey, Dalton W., Rosa, Vanessa, Becker, Nicole M.

“…The alignment of teaching and assessment in chemistry courses is critical for the practice of science and positive student learning outcomes. This paper…”
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A Review of Research on the Teaching and Learning of Chemical Bonding by Hunter, Kevin H., Rodriguez, Jon-Marc G., Becker, Nicole M.

“…We review the literature, from 2006 to 2020, focused on the teaching and learning of chemical bonding. The studies included in our review (48 studies set in 19…”
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Mapping undergraduate chemistry students' epistemic ideas about models and modeling by Lazenby, Katherine, Stricker, Avery, Brandriet, Alexandra, Rupp, Charlie A., Mauger‐Sonnek, Kathryn, Becker, Nicole M.

“…Developing and using scientific models is an important scientific practice for science students. Undergraduate chemistry curricula are often centered on…”
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You Are What You Assess: The Case for Emphasizing Chemistry on Chemistry Assessments by Stowe, Ryan L, Scharlott, Leah J, Ralph, Vanessa R, Becker, Nicole M, Cooper, Melanie M

“…What we emphasize and reward on assessments signals to students what matters to us. Accordingly, a great deal of scholarship in chemistry education has focused…”
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Evaluation of the Students' Understanding of Models in Science (SUMS) for Use in Undergraduate Chemistry by Lazenby, Katherine, Becker, Nicole M

“…As chemistry education, and science education more broadly, have shifted to emphasize realistic scientific practices as an important component of education, a…”
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Beyond instructional practices: Characterizing learning environments that support students in explaining chemical phenomena by Ralph, Vanessa R., Scharlott, Leah J., Schwarz, Cara E., Becker, Nicole M., Stowe, Ryan L.

“…Many conversations surrounding improvement of large‐enrollment college science, technology, engineering & mathematics (STEM) courses focus primarily (or…”
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A Review of Research on Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning: Implications for Research and Practice by Rodriguez, Jon-Marc G, Hunter, Kevin H, Scharlott, Leah J, Becker, Nicole M

“…As a pedagogical approach, process oriented guided inquiry learning (POGIL) allows students to socially construct knowledge through iterative cycles that…”
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College chemistry students' understanding of potential energy in the context of atomic-molecular interactions by Becker, Nicole M., Cooper, Melanie M.

“…Understanding the energy changes that occur as atoms and molecules interact forms the foundation for understanding the macroscopic energy changes that…”
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Undergraduate Chemistry Students’ Conceptualization of Models in General Chemistry by Lazenby, Katherine, Rupp, Charlie A, Brandriet, Alexandra, Mauger-Sonnek, Kathryn, Becker, Nicole M

“…Understanding the nature and purpose of models, including mathematical models, is critical to enabling undergraduate chemistry students to use models to…”
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Engaging Students in Analyzing and Interpreting Data to Construct Mathematical Models: An Analysis of Students' Reasoning in a Method of Initial Rates Task by Becker, Nicole M, Rupp, Charlie A, Brandriet, Alexandra

“…Models related to the topic of chemical kinetics are critical for predicting and explaining chemical reactivity. Here we present a qualitative study of 15…”
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From Ideas to Items: A Primer on the Development of Ordered Multiple-Choice Items for Investigating the Progression of Learning in Higher Education STEM by Lazenby, Katherine, Balabanoff, Morgan E, Becker, Nicole M, Moon, Alena, Barbera, Jack

“…Identifying effective methods of assessment and developing robust assessments are key areas of research in chemistry education. This research is needed to…”
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Undergraduate Chemistry Students’ Epistemic Criteria for Scientific Models by Lazenby, Katherine, Stricker, Avery, Brandriet, Alexandra, Rupp, Charlie A, Becker, Nicole M

“…To engage meaningfully with scientific models, undergraduate students must come to understand what counts as a scientific model and why. To gain a sense of the…”
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Exploring the Productive Use of Metonymy: Applying Coordination Class Theory to Investigate Student Conceptions of Rate in Relation to Reaction Coordinate Diagrams by Rodriguez, Jon-Marc G, Stricker, Avery R, Becker, Nicole M

“…Chemical kinetics is an important topic that is reinforced across the undergraduate chemistry curriculum, but previous research indicates students tend to have…”
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Analyzing Students’ Construction of Graphical Models: How Does Reaction Rate Change Over Time? by Rodriguez, Jon-Marc G, Harrison, A. Rayford, Becker, Nicole M

“…With recent curricular movements aimed at engaging students in science practices, more work is needed regarding evidence-based approaches for supporting…”
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Advancing Equity in STEM: The Impact Assessment Design Has on Who Succeeds in Undergraduate Introductory Chemistry by Ralph, Vanessa R., Scharlott, Leah J., Schafer, Adam G. L., Deshaye, Megan Y., Becker, Nicole M., Stowe, Ryan L.

“…What we as scientists and educators assess has a tremendous impact on whom we authorize to participate in science careers. Unfortunately, in critical gateway…”
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Students' Interpretation and Use of Graphical Representations: Insights Afforded by Modeling the Varied Population Schema as a Coordination Class by Rodriguez, Jon-Marc G, Stricker, Avery R, Becker, Nicole M

“…Explanations of phenomena in chemistry are grounded in discussions of particulate-level behavior, but there are limitations to focusing on single particles, or…”
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Evaluating Students' Abilities to Construct Mathematical Models from Data Using Latent Class Analysis by Brandriet, Alexandra, Rupp, Charlie A, Lazenby, Katherine, Becker, Nicole M

“…Analyzing and interpreting data is an important science practice that contributes toward the construction of models from data; yet, there is evidence that…”
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Making Sense of Sensemaking: Using the Sensemaking Epistemic Game to Investigate Student Discourse during a Collaborative Gas Law Activity by Hunter, Kevin H, Rodriguez, Jon-Marc G, Becker, Nicole M

“…Beyond students' ability to manipulate variables and solve problems, chemistry instructors are also interested in students developing a deeper conceptual…”
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Supporting Engagement in Metamodeling Ideas in General Chemistry: Development and Validation of Activities Designed Using Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning Criteria by Rodriguez, Jon-Marc G, Lazenby, Katherine, Scharlott, Leah J, Hunter, Kevin H, Becker, Nicole M

“…Metamodeling ideas move beyond using a model to solve a problem to consider the nature and purpose of a model, such as reasoning about a model’s empirical…”
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Social Aspects of Classroom Learning: Results of a Discourse Analysis in an Inquiry-Oriented Physical Chemistry Class by Becker, Nicole M

“…Engaging students in classroom discourse offers opportunities for students to participate in the construction of joint understandings, to negotiate…”
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