Here, we systematically review research on teaching knowledge in the context of
undergraduate STEM education, with particular attention to what this research reveals about …

Biology graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) are significant contributors to the educational
mission of universities, particularly in introductory courses, yet there is a lack of empirical …

Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) play an important instructional role in teaching
undergrad-and graduate-level courses, yet they receive very little training. The most …

Graduate students are more than six times as likely to experience depression compared with
the general population. However, few studies have examined how graduate school …

Many current faculty believe that teaching effort and research success are inversely
correlated. This trade-off has rarely been empirically tested; yet, it still impedes efforts to …

Most discipline-based education researchers (DBERs) were formally trained in the methods
of scientific disciplines such as biology, chemistry, and physics, rather than social science …

Background STEM instructors who leverage student thinking can positively influence student
outcomes and build their own teaching expertise. Leveraging student thinking involves …

The drive to broaden equitable access to undergraduate research experiences has
catalyzed the development and implementation of course‐based undergraduate research …

There has been little attention given to teaching beliefs of graduate teaching assistants
(GTAs), even though they represent the primary teaching workforce for undergraduate …

The mechanisms for preparing future faculty are of vital importance for the future of
postsecondary education. Not only do the policies, practices, and procedures of doctoral …