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What sparks scientific reasoning? A new JRST study identifies four profiles, from limited experimentation to systematic testing. Students using the latter approach also drew more accurate conclusions.

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November 11, 2026 at 11:20 AM
How does ecological literacy develop?
A new JRST study explores how children's interests, everyday interactions, and sustained support relate to four patterns of ecological literacy over time.

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November 6, 2026 at 8:24 AM
From #polysilicon to wafer: what India's next solar build-out really needs.... India’s solar growth needs domestic ingot and wafer manufacturing. Mohammed Saif Zaveri explains the technology, investment and supply-chain priorities. www.saurenergy.com/opinion/from...
From polysilicon to wafer: what India's next solar build-out really needs
Opinion: Mohammed Saif Zaveri, Co-Founder & Director, JRST Technology explains what India needs to build a strong domestic solar ingot and wafer manufacturing ecosystem.
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November 5, 2026 at 10:47 AM
and by "fire" haha well... lets jrst say... lebsain seks
October 24, 2026 at 12:12 AM
How does a sense of place shape education?
A new JRST study draws on interviews with Indigenous Bedouin teachers in Israel to explore how cultural ties, lived experiences, and climate vulnerability shape their perspectives on justice-oriented education.

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October 18, 2026 at 1:52 PM
We have a new web series called "Excuse Me for Asking."
In the first episode, we try to answer the question, "Why submit to JRST?"
And
On Thursday, October 29, 10 AM–12 PM EDT, join us online for Behind the Editor's Desk: Learning to Publish and Review for JRST.

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October 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM
New JRST Perspective is out.

Katie Wade-Jaimes responds to “The Separate Worlds of Science and Science Teaching, According to Potential Science Teachers.” by Macleod et al.

Read the Perspective:
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October 18, 2026 at 1:53 PM
How do students move from reviewing a scientific model to revising it?

New in JRST: Cheung & Yang show how visual, verbal, and written modes offer different resources for evaluating, communicating, and revising scientific ideas.

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September 27, 2026 at 11:52 AM
How does an expert science teacher’s knowledge move from what they know, to what they teach, to what students experience?

New in JRST: Chan et al. use PCK to examine teacher interviews, enacted teaching, and students’ perspectives.

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September 27, 2026 at 11:50 AM
What about the road taken? Following 9,924 students, a new JRST study finds that science-course pathways predict on-time college enrollment, with advanced science standing out.

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September 10, 2026 at 2:48 PM
What if relationship-building and scientific sensemaking are not separate parts of teaching?

A new JRST study of two elementary teachers shows how the same classroom moves can support both—while also revealing important trade-offs.

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September 10, 2026 at 3:03 PM
New JRST research examines utility value in socioscientific learning and finds that locality alone does not guarantee perceived relevance.

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August 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Am I a science person?

New JRST study finds 43% of 1,004 students fell into a “gray zone” of moderate STEM identity as achievement, confidence, recognition, and aspirations did not always align.

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#JRST #STEMEducation
August 19, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Ever had a question about publishing in JRST that you weren’t quite sure you could ask?

JRST Editors-in-Chief are getting ready to answer your questions in JRST’s own Excuse Me for Asking.

Give us a shout in the comments or send us your question through the form:
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August 16, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Engineering for whom and with whose needs in mind?

A new JRST study explores care praxis in middle-school STEM design, connecting social, environmental, and technical dimensions.

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August 12, 2026 at 4:12 PM
How well do future science teachers know what their students know? 🔬

A new JRST study found that judgment accuracy in one science competency was not significantly related to accuracy in another—suggesting it may be competency-specific.

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August 12, 2026 at 3:49 PM
What can a comic tell us about how a student reasons? 🚀

New JRST paper uses Visual Narrative Grammar to analyze how scientific reasoning unfolds across sequences of student-created comics.

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Image: ChatGPT was used to transform original images from the paper.
August 12, 2026 at 3:29 PM
But is teaching science… science?

Amid science teacher shortages, a new JRST study finds that prospective teachers may view science and science teaching as separate worlds, with teaching sometimes positioned as a backup career.

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#ScienceEducation #JRST
August 12, 2026 at 7:01 AM
The August issue of JRST is out!

Across continents, science disciplines, and theoretical perspectives, it features research on queer experiences, augmented reality, epistemic agency, science identity, teacher noticing, self-efficacy, and climate literacy.

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August 2, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Spotlight on JRST paper
Discussing hidden knowledge (black boxes) in mechanistic explanations fosters students' epistemic awareness, enabling them to make informed decisions about explanation construction.
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July 10, 2026 at 5:44 PM
How do queer individuals navigate the “River of Life” through STEM?

A new #JRST study centers three queer adults with postgraduate STEM degrees to reimagine STEM culture and curricula.

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#ScienceEducation #STEMEducation #QueerInSTEM #LGBTQInSTEM #InclusiveSTEM
July 10, 2026 at 4:21 PM
What do future teachers learn to notice in students’ science thinking?

This study shows how video-analysis can help elementary teacher candidates recognize students’ resources and strengths.

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#JRST #ScienceEducation #scienceteaching #teachernoticing
June 21, 2026 at 5:31 AM
For undergraduate women in STEM, recognition matters.

This JRST study examines how attentive listening, encouragement, and being treated as knowledgeable can support science identity and persistence.

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#JRST #ScienceEducation #scienceteaching #identity #women
June 21, 2026 at 5:24 AM
How can teachers support student independence over knowledge-building in the classroom?

This JRST study explores the trade-offs involved in supporting student-driven science learning.

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#JRST #epistemic_agency #scienceteaching #scienceeducation
June 21, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Spotlight on JRST paper
Pre-service teacher modeling engagement requires both content knowledge and knowledge about modeling. Yet different modeling practices are affected differently by each.
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#JRST #ScienceEducation #STEMEducation #TeacherEducation
May 11, 2026 at 12:49 PM