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Investigating the linkage between professional development and mathematics instructors' use of teaching practices using the theory of planned behavior by Archie, Tim, Hayward, Charles N, Yoshinobu, Stan, Laursen, Sandra L

“…Professional development has been identified as an effective way to increase college STEM instructors' use of research-based instructional strategies (RBIS)…”
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Benefits for Women and Men of Inquiry-Based Learning in College Mathematics: A Multi-Institution Study by Laursen, Sandra L, Hassi, Marja-Liisa, Kogan, Marina, Weston, Timothy J

“…Slow faculty uptake of research-based, student-centered teaching and learning approaches limits the advancement of U.S. undergraduate mathematics education. A…”
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The Benefits of Multi-Year Research Experiences: Differences in Novice and Experienced Students’ Reported Gains from Undergraduate Research by Thiry, Heather, Weston, Timothy J, Laursen, Sandra L, Hunter, Anne-Barrie

“…This mixed-methods study explores differences in novice and experienced undergraduate students' perceptions of their cognitive, personal, and professional…”
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Preparing future STEM faculty through flexible teaching professional development by Goldberg, Bennett B, Bruff, Derek O, Greenler, Robin McC, Barnicle, Katherine, Green, Noah H, Campbell, Lauren E. P, Laursen, Sandra L, Ford, Matthew J, Serafini, Amy, Mack, Claude, Carley, Tamara L, Maimone, Christina, Campa, Henry (Rique)

“…We have prepared thousands of future STEM faculty around the world to adopt evidence-based instructional practices through their participation in two massive…”
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Measures of success: characterizing teaching and teaching change with segmented and holistic observation data by Weston, Timothy J., Laursen, Sandra L., Hayward, Charles N.

“…Background Numerous studies show that active and engaging classrooms help students learn and persist in college, but adoption of new teaching practices has…”
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Supporting instructional change in mathematics: using social network analysis to understand online support processes following professional development workshops by Hayward, Charles N., Laursen, Sandra L.

“…Background Studies continually show benefits of active learning in college classrooms, yet it is difficult to get faculty to adopt these methods. Particularly…”
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I on the Prize: Inquiry Approaches in Undergraduate Mathematics by Laursen, Sandra L, Rasmussen, Chris

“…In the United States (US) and elsewhere across the world, undergraduate mathematics instructors are increasingly aware of the value of inquiry-based…”
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The Role of Student-Advisor Interactions in Apprenticing Undergraduate Researchers into a Scientific Community of Practice by Thiry, Heather, Laursen, Sandra L.

“…Among science educators, current interest in undergraduate research (UR) is influenced both by the traditional role of the research apprenticeship in…”
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Assessing Long-Term Effects of Inquiry-Based Learning: A Case Study from College Mathematics by Kogan, Marina, Laursen, Sandra L.

“…As student-centered approaches to teaching and learning are more widely applied, researchers must assess the outcomes of these interventions across a range of…”
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What Experiences Help Students Become Scientists? A Comparative Study of Research and other Sources of Personal and Professional Gains for STEM Undergraduates by Thiry, Heather, Laursen, Sandra L., Hunter, Anne-Barrie

“…In this study of curricular and co-curricular learning in STEM disciplines at four liberal arts colleges, comparative analysis of 62 interviews with graduating…”
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What Experiences Help Students Become Scientists?: A Comparative Study of Research and Other Sources of Personal and Professional Gains for STEM Undergraduates by Thiry, Heather, Laursen, Sandra L, Hunter, Anne-Barrie

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Assessment of Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences: A Meeting Report by Auchincloss, Lisa Corwin, Laursen, Sandra L, Branchaw, Janet L, Eagan, Kevin, Graham, Mark, Hanauer, David I, Lawrie, Gwendolyn, McLinn, Colleen M, Pelaez, Nancy, Rowland, Susan, Towns, Marcy, Trautmann, Nancy M, Varma-Nelson, Pratibha, Weston, Timothy J, Dolan, Erin L

“…The Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences Network (CUREnet) was initiated in 2012 with funding from the National Science Foundation program for…”
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The Undergraduate Research Student Self-Assessment (URSSA): Validation for Use in Program Evaluation by Weston, Timothy J, Laursen, Sandra L

“…This article examines the validity of the Undergraduate Research Student Self-Assessment (URSSA), a survey used to evaluate undergraduate research (UR)…”
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When Seeing Is Believing: Generalizability and Decision Studies for Observational Data in Evaluation and Research on Teaching by Weston, Timothy J., Hayward, Charles N., Laursen, Sandra L.

“…Observations are widely used in research and evaluation to characterize teaching and learning activities. Because conducting observations is typically resource…”
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Trends in Ph.D. Productivity and Diversity in Top-50 U.S. Chemistry Departments: An Institutional Analysis by Laursen, Sandra L, Weston, Timothy J

“…The education of doctoral chemists contributes to the chemical research enterprise and thus to innovation as an engine of the economy. This quantitative…”
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The changer and the changed: Evolving theories and practices of change in ADVANCE calls for institutional transformation by Laursen, Sandra L., De Welde, Kristine

“…PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the evolving theories of change of the US National Science Foundation’s (NSF) ADVANCE program to increase the…”
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Establishing the benefits of research experiences for undergraduates in the sciences: First findings from a three-year study by Seymour, Elaine, Hunter, Anne-Barrie, Laursen, Sandra L., DeAntoni, Tracee

“…Descriptions of student‐identified benefits of undergraduate research experiences are drawn from analysis of 76 first‐round student interviews gathered at the…”
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Why Work with Undergraduate Researchers? Differences in Research Advisors' Motivations and Outcomes by Career Stage by Hayward, Charles N, Laursen, Sandra L, Thiry, Heather

“…Undergraduate research is often hailed as a solution to increasing the number and quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics graduates needed…”
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A Broad Doorway to the Big Tent: A Four-Strand Model for Discipline-Based Faculty Development on Inquiry-Based Learning by Yoshinobu, Stan, Jones, Matthew G., Hayward, Charles N., Schumacher, Carol, Laursen, Sandra L.

“…Faculty professional development is an important lever for change in supporting instructors to adopt research-based instructional strategies that engage…”
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