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William J. Straits, Ph.D.

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2001 University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, U.S.A. 
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Sciences Education, Higher Education
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James P. Barufaldi grad student 2001 UT Austin
 (Students' perspectives of factors that promote learning in a large college biology class: The influence of instructor characteristics and instructor -provided resources.)
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Calmer J, Straits W. (2014) Reading to Understand Anatomy The American Biology Teacher. 76: 622-625
Zwiep SG, Straits WJ. (2013) Inquiry Science: The Gateway to English Language Proficiency Journal of Science Teacher Education. 24: 1315-1331
Zwiep SG, Straits WJ, Stone KR, et al. (2011) The Integration of English Language Development and Science Instruction in Elementary Classrooms Journal of Science Teacher Education. 22: 769-785
Straits W. (2007) "She's Teaching Me": Teaching with Care in a Large Lecture Course College Teaching. 55: 170-175
Straits WJ, Nichols SE. (2007) Using historical nonfiction and literature circles to develop elementary teachers' Nature of science understandings Journal of Science Teacher Education. 18: 901-912
Kucan L, Trathen WR, Straits WJ, et al. (2007) A professional development initiative for developing approaches to vocabulary instruction with secondary mathematics, art, science, and english teachers Reading Research and Instruction. 46: 175-196
Wilke RR, Straits WJ. (2005) Practical advice for teaching inquiry-based science process skills in the biological sciences American Biology Teacher. 67: 534-540
Straits WJ, Wilke RR. (2003) Activities-based Astronomy: An Evaluation of an Instructor’s First Attempt and its Impact on Student Characteristics Astronomy Education Review. 2: 46-64
Hemenway MK, Straits WJ, Wilke RR, et al. (2002) Educational research in an introductory astronomy course Innovative Higher Education. 26: 271-280
Wilke RR, Straits WJ. (2001) The effects of discovery learning in a lower-division biology course American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education. 25: 134-141
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