Table 3.

Key words used to organize and search WTL in STEM bibliography database

Discipline	Research level	Assignment type
• Biology and Life Sciences	• Descriptive	• CPR
• Chemistry	• Analytic	• Grant proposals
• Engineering	• Experimental	• Group project
• Math, Computer Science, and Statistics	• Meta-analysis	• In-class writing
• Physics and Earth Science	• Review	• Journal articles (includes journal-style papers)
Level	Research methods	• Journaling
• Introductory	• Assessment	• Lab report
• Advanced	• Analysis of assignments	• Literature review
• Capstone	• Comparison groups	• Multimedia project
	• Discourse analysis	• Multiple assignments
Learning outcomes	• Evaluations	• Op/ed (includes position papers)
• Content knowledge	• Exams	• Peer review
• Conceptual understanding	• Focus groups	• Reflective essay
• Scientific method	• Grounded analysis	• Research proposal
• Critical thinking	• Interviews	• Short paper
• Communication	• Qualitative	• Summary
• Metacognition	• Quantitative analysis	• Synthesis
• Professionalization (includes “disciplinary ways of knowing”)	• Rubric	• Term paper
	• Survey	• Thesis
	• Think-aloud protocols	• Ungraded writing
		• Writing for publication