The Scholar's Digest

This episode talks about how we can design professional development courses to best support our teachers.  Check out Dr. Richter’s publication here: Richter, E., Fütterer, T., Eisenkraft, A., & Fischer, C. (2024). Profiling Teachers’ Motivation for Professional Development: A Nationwide Study.  Journal of Teacher Education , 00224871241247777.  https://doi.org/10.1177/00224871241247777 Follow...

This episode talks about how positive and adverse childhood experiences shape health in emerging adulthood Check out Dr. Coronado’s publication here: Coronado, H., Bonilla, G. S., Shircliff, K., Sims, I., Flood, E., Cooley, J. L., & Cummings, C. (2024). Considering the associations of adverse and positive childhood experiences with health behaviors and outcomes among emerging adults. Journal o...

This episode shows how parental bias shapes children's science interests. Check out Dr. Monroe’s publication here: Monroe, A. J., Chandler-Campbell, I. L., Damico, K. N., Danovitch, J. H., & Mills, C. M. (2024). The role of truth and bias in parents’ judgments of children’s science interests. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 244, 105949. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2024.105949...

This episode compares two teaching methods: concreteness fading versus simultaneous presentation in physics.   Check out Dr. Lictenberger’s publication here: Lichtenberger, A., Kokkonen, T., & Schalk, L. (2024). Learning with multiple external representations in physics: Concreteness fading versus simultaneous presentation. Journal of Research in Science Teaching , tea.21947. https://doi.org/1...

This episode discusses how out-of-class high school experiences affect college aspirations.   Check out Dr. Trolian’s publication here: Trolian, T. L. (2024). Out-of-Class High School Experiences and Students’ College Aspirations. Educational Researcher , 1–3. https://doi.org/10.3102/0013189X241246761 Follow us on X at @scholars_digest https://twitter.com/scholars_digest Intro and Outro Song: mead...

This episode discusses how experts adapt their knowledge across different fields.   Check out Dr. Deeken’s publication here: Deekens, V. M., Cartiff, B. M., & Greene, J. A. (2024). Experts’ adaptation of apt epistemic performance: The role of practical knowledge. Journal of the Learning Sciences , 1–37. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508406.2024.2338937 Follow us on X at @scholars_digest https://tw...

This episode discusses how mindset (fixed vs. growth mindset) affects the impact of role models for young girls pursuing STEM fields. Check out Dr. Gladstone’s publication here: Gladstone, J. R., Tallberg, M., Jaxon, J., & Cimpian, A. (2024). What makes a role model motivating for young girls? The effects of the role model’s growth versus fixed mindsets about ability and interest. Journal of E...

This episode discusses challenges with implementing science and engineering practices (SEPs) in face-to-face, virtual, and hybrid settings. Check out Dr. He's publication here: He, C.-W., Tran, H., Luft, J., Ruiz, Y., McCann, S., Huang, Y., & Whitworth, B. (2024). Science teachers’ implementation of science and engineering practices in different instructional settings. International Journa...

This episode discusses the current challenges in the mass information era and how we can fight it. Check out Dr. Osborne's publication here: Osborne, J., & Allchin, D. (2024). Science literacy in the twenty-first century: Informed trust and the competent outsider. International Journal of Science Education , 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2024.2331980 Follow us on X at @scholars_di...

This episode introduces how our current understanding on the pros and cons of physical versus digital manipulatives. Check out Dr. Pavlou's publication here: Pavlou, Y., Zacharia, Z. C., & Papaevripidou, M. (2024). Comparing the impact of physical and virtual manipulatives in different science domains among preschoolers. Science Education . https://doi.org/10.1002/sce.21869 Follow us on X...

This episode introduces how we can nurture the next generation of scientists. Check out Dr. Tan's publication here: Tan, L., Chen, F., & Wei, B. (2024). Examining key capitals contributing to students’ science‐related career expectations and their relationship patterns: A machine learning approach. Journal of Research in Science Teaching . https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.21939 Follow us on X a...

This episode introduces argumentation as a learning tool. Check out Dr. Archila's publication here: Archila et al. (2024). Podcasting as a powerful tool for the promotion of bilingual scientific argumentation in a formative assessment environment. International Journal of Science Education , 46 (6), 548–569. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2023.2248669 Follow us on X at @scholars_digest https...

This trailer episode introduces The Scholar's Digest. Follow us on X at @scholars_digest https://twitter.com/scholars_digest Intro and Outro Song: meadow v2, Tea K Pea, Free Music Archive, and CC BY. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/tea-k-pea/atmos