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A., E. P. Driessen, M. K. Kjelvik, E. H. Schultheis, R. M. Youngblood, A. T. Zemenick, M. G. Weber, and C. J. Ballen. (2025). <strong><a href="https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2024.0879">More than a token photo: humanizing scientists enhances student engagement</a></strong>. Proceedings. <em>Biological sciences / The Royal Society</em> 292:20240879. <a href="https://royalsociety.org/blog/2025/02/more-than-a-token-photo/">Press release here</a>. <a href="https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10.1098/rspb.2024.0879">Click here for a PDF</a>!</li> <li><span style="font-size: revert;">Schultheis, E. H., A. T. Zemenick, R. M. Youngblood, R. A. Costello, E. P. Driessen, M. K. Kjelvik, M. G. Weber, and C. J. Ballen. (2024). <strong><a href="https://www.lifescied.org/doi/full/10.1187/cbe.24-02-0045">“Scientists are people too”: Biology students relate more to scientists when they are humanized in course materials</a></strong>. </span><em style="font-size: revert;">CBE Life Sciences Education</em> <span style="font-size: revert;">23</span><span style="font-size: revert;">:ar64. <a href="https://www.lifescied.org/doi/epdf/10.1187/cbe.24-02-0045">Click here for a PDF</a>!</span></li> <li><span style="color: #000000;">Schultheis, E. H., M. K. Kjelvik, J. Snowden, L. Mead, and M. A. M. Stuhlsatz (2022). <strong><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10763-022-10295-1">Effects of Data Nuggets on student interest in STEM careers, self-efficacy in data tasks, and ability to construct scientific explanations</a></strong>. <em>International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education </em></span><span style="font-size: revert;">21</span><span style="font-size: revert;">:1339-1362. Press release here. </span><span style="color: #000000;"><a href="https://datanuggets.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Schultheis2022_EffectsOfDataNuggets.pdf">Click here for a PDF</a>!</span></li> <li><span style="color: #000000;">Rosenberg, J., E. H. Schultheis, M. K. Kjelvik, A. Reedy, O. Sultana. (2022). <strong><a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.13245">Big data, big changes? The technologies and sources of data used in science classrooms</a></strong>. <em>British Journal of Educational Technology </em></span><span style="font-size: revert;">53</span><span style="font-size: revert;">:1179-1201. </span><span style="color: #000000;"><a href="https://joshuamrosenberg.com/post/2022/06/14/new-article-the-tech-and-data-sources-used-in-science-classrooms/">Blog summary here</a>. <a href="https://datanuggets.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Brit-J-Educational-Tech-2022-Rosenberg-Big-data-big-changes-The-technologies-and-sources-of-data-used-in-science.pdf">Click here for a PDF!</a></span></li> <li><span style="color: #003300;">Schultheis, E. H. and M. K. Kjelvik (2020). <strong><a href="https://online.ucpress.edu/abt/article-abstract/82/7/439/111771/Using-Messy-Authentic-Data-to-Promote-Data?redirectedFrom=fulltext">Using messy, authentic data to promote data literacy and reveal the nature of science</a></strong>. <em>The American Biology Teacher</em> 82(7): 439-446. </span><span style="color: #000000;"><a href="http://datanuggets.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ABT8207_03_Schultheis.pdf">Click here for a PDF</a>!</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: revert;">Kjelvik, M. K. and E. H. Schultheis (2019). </span><strong><a style="font-size: revert;" href="https://www.lifescied.org/doi/full/10.1187/cbe.18-02-0023">Getting messy with authentic data: Exploring the potential of using data from scientific research to support student data literacy</a></strong><span style="font-size: revert;">. </span><em style="font-size: revert;">CBE Life Sciences Education</em><span style="font-size: revert;"> 18(2): es2. </span><span style="color: #000000;"><a href="http://datanuggets.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cbe.18-02-0023.pdf">Click here for a PDF</a>!</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: revert;">Schultheis, E. H. and M. K. Kjelvik (2015). </span><strong><a style="font-size: revert;" href="http://abt.ucpress.edu/content/77/1/19">Data Nuggets: Bringing real data into the classroom to unearth students’ quantitative and inquiry skills</a></strong><span style="font-size: revert;">. </span><em style="font-size: revert;">The American Biology Teacher</em><span style="font-size: revert;"> 77(1):19-29. </span><span style="color: #003300;"><a href="http://datanuggets.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Schultheis-and-Kjelvik-2015.pdf">Click here for a PDF!</a></span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></li> </ol> <hr> <h3><span style="color: #003300;"><strong><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2337064&HistoricalAwards=false">NSF IUSE Research Study</a> (2024-2028):</strong> We are continuing our collaboration with <span style="caret-color: #003300;">Auburn University and </span></span><span style="color: #003300;">Project <span style="caret-color: #003300;">Biodiversify </span></span><span style="color: #003300;"><span style="caret-color: #003300;">on our newest grant! This work will fund Data Nuggets for the next 4 years and builds off our previous research looking at how sharing scientists stories help students relate to scientists and in turn increases their engagement in the classroom. Our new work will identify factors that help students view science careers as attainable and promote an interest in STEM in the next generation.</span></span></h3> <h2>Check out the <a href="https://natsci.msu.edu/news/2024-06-helping-students-hear-the-stories-data-tell.aspx">MSU press release here</a>, and the <a href="https://www.auburn.edu/cosam/news/articles/2024/03/auburn_biology_education_leads_nsf_grant_to_determine_what_makes_an_effective_scientific_role_model.htm">Auburn press release here</a>!</h2> <hr> <h3><a href="https://datanuggets.org/dataversify/"><img decoding="async" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-9156" src="https://datanuggets.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/dataversify_color_circle@4x-150x150.png" alt="" width="150" height="150"></a></h3> <h3><strong><span style="color: #003300;"><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2012014&HistoricalAwards=false">NSF IUSE Research Study</a> (2020-2024):</span></strong><span style="color: #000000;"> We collaborated with Project <span style="caret-color: #003300;">Biodiversify and Auburn University to increase the representation in our scientist role-models found in Data Nuggets. We added new <a style="color: #000000;" href="https://datanuggets.org/dataversify/">DataVersify</a> activities that combine a Data Nugget with a Scientist Profile that adds additional humanizing information about the person behind the data, </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="caret-color: #003300;">such as their hobbies and interests</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="caret-color: #003300;">. In undergraduate science classrooms, we found that DataVersify activities:</span></span></h3> <ol> <li> <h3><span style="color: #003300;">Increased the extent to which students related to scientist role models.</span></h3> </li> <li> <h3><span style="color: #003300;">Changed <em>how</em> students related. Students shifted from relating to professional details, like the scientist’s passion for a particular topic, towards more personal information like their hobbies, identities, and obstacles they overcame.</span></h3> </li> <li> <h3><span style="color: #003300;">Increased student engagement with data literacy course materials.</span></h3> </li> <li> <h3><span style="color: #003300;">Effects were strongest when the identities of students matched an element of the scientist’s identity (and was even stronger for a double-match).</span></h3> </li> </ol> <h2><a href="https://natsci.msu.edu/news/msu-leads-1-million-nsf-grant-to-study-diversity-in-classroom-instruction-materials/">You can find the press release for the grant here!</a> And the table with all <a href="https://datanuggets.org/dataversify/">DataVersify activities is here</a>!</h2> <hr> <h3><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1516" src="https://datanuggets.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/NSF-Logo-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://datanuggets.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/NSF-Logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https://datanuggets.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/NSF-Logo-300x300.jpg 300w, https://datanuggets.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/NSF-Logo-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://datanuggets.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/NSF-Logo.jpg 1089w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></h3> <h3><span style="color: #003300;"><strong><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1503005">NSF DRK-12 Research Study</a> (2015-2020):</strong> Our first research study was in partnership with <a href="https://bscs.org/our-work/rd-programs/data-nuggets">BSCS</a> and </span><span style="color: #003300;"><a href="http://beacon-center.org">BEACON</a> at MSU</span><span style="color: #003300;">. Using a fully randomized design, we e<span style="color: #000000;">valuated the effectiveness of integrating Data Nuggets into high school biology curriculum. </span></span><span style="color: #000000;">We found that students in classrooms using Data Nuggets:</span></h3> <ol> <li> <h3><span style="color: #003300;">Spent 2x more time in class engaged in the practices of science.</span></h3> </li> <li> <h3><span style="color: #003300;">Were better at constructing scientific explanations, including their ability to support claims using data as evidence.</span></h3> </li> <li> <h3><span style="color: #003300;">Had greater confidence (self-efficacy) in their science and data literacy abilities.</span></h3> </li> <li> <h3><span style="color: #003300;">Showed greater motivation to engage in science and pursue STEM careers.<br /> </span></h3> </li> </ol> <h2>For a press release on the project, check out the <a href="https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2015/data-nuggets-are-golden-msu-awarded-1-million-grant-to-study-science-education-project/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">page on MSU’s website here</span></a>. For our paper with results from the study, <a href="https://rdcu.be/cQvXF">click here</a>!</h2> <hr> <h3><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>BEACON:</strong> Data Nuggets was awarded several seed grants through the BEACON Center at Michigan State University. The goal of this collaboration was to develop and provide science communication professional development workshops across all 5 BEACON institutions, create evolution-themed curriculum to use in K-12 and undergraduate classrooms, and disseminate BEACON research to teachers and students.</span></h3> <hr> <h3><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>LTER Data Nuggets:</strong> Data Nuggets began as a collaboration between scientists and teachers through the <a href="https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/who-we-help/k-12-educators/">K-12 Partnership</a> at the Kellogg Biological Station. Since its start, the <a href="https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/">KBS LTER</a> has supported the </span><span style="color: #000000;">Data Nuggets program </span><span style="color: #000000;">to develop new activities that focus on long-term data, share scientists’ stories, and expand students’ data literacy abilities. 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