Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) in the sciences are a common feature of US
universities that have a prominent mission of research. During the past 2 decades …

The employment of graduate students on a part‐time basis to help with the teaching of
undergraduates is growing in the UK and many higher education institutions are confronted …

We developed a rubric for measuring students' ability to reason and write scientifically. The
Rubric for Science Writing (Rubric) was tested in a variety of undergraduate biology …

Graduate teaching assistants are often left out of the science teacher education reform
agenda, but these science educators are responsible for significant amounts of …

With increasing focus on excellence in research and teaching, the service role of the
individual academic is often neglected. This book calls for greater recognition of this …

The aim of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of the Graduate Teaching
Assistants (GTAs') niche in the current UK higher education system by means of reflecting on …

Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) are used extensively as instructors in higher education,
yet their status and authority as teachers may be unclear to undergraduates, to …

Graduate studies and particularly doctoral work are often described as extremely
challenging and demanding. Graduate students experience lofty academic demands, high …

This article examines the teaching environment and training program experienced by
chemistry graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) at a large research–doctoral university …

This study explores how teaching development programs may facilitate the development of
intercultural competence in graduate students and prepare them for communicating …