Publications & Presentations

Selected Publications

  • S. Y. McGuire, Teach Yourself How to Learn: Strategies You Can Use to Ace Any Course at Any Level, Stylus Publishing, Sterling, VA (2018)
  • S. Y. McGuire, Teach Students How to Learn: Strategies You Can Incorporate into Any Course to Improve Student Metacognition, Study Skills, and Motivation, Stylus Publishing, Sterling, VA (2015)
  • N. Zhao, J. G. Wardeska, S. Y. McGuire, and E. Cook "Metacognition: An Effective Tool to Promote Success in College Science Learning", Journal of College Science Teaching,vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 48-54, 2014
  • E. Cook, E. Kennedy, and S.Y. McGuire"Effect of Teaching Metacognitive Learning Strategies on Performance in General Chemistry Courses", Journal of Chemical Education, Vol. 90, pp. 961-967, 2013.
  • R. Hoffmann and S.Y. McGuire"Learning and Teaching Strategies", American Scientist, vol. 98, no. 5, pp. 378 – 382, 2010
  • R. Hoffmann and S.Y. McGuire"Teaching and Learning Strategies that Work", Science, vol. 325, p. 1203, September 4, 2009
  • S. Y. McGuire "The Impact of Supplemental Instruction on Teaching Students How to Learn. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, Supplemental Instruction: New Visions for Empowering Student Learning, Marion Stone, Glen Jacobs, eds., Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (2006)
  • S. Y. McGuire, Problem Solving Guide and Workbook for Introductory Chemistry,3rd ed. by Russo and Silver, Benjamin/Cummings, San Francisco, CA (2006)
  • W. Hall, L. G. Butler, S. Y. McGuire, S. P. McGlynn, G. L. Lyon, R. L. Reese, and P. A. Limbach, "Automated, Web-Based Second-Chance Homework", Journal of Chemical Education,Vol. 78, 2001 (1704-1708), December 2001.
  • S. Y. McGuire and D.W. Williams, "Millennial Learner: Challenges and Opportunities," To Improve the Academy, Vol. 20, pp. 185-196, (2002)

Selected Presentations

Southern Association of Colleges & Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Workshop

Lilly Conference Keynote

NCLCA Workshop

American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) Keynote

National Science Foundation EPSCoR Keynote

Michigan Tutoring Association

Invited talks at hundreds of institutions including Cornell University, University of California Davis, University of Maryland College Park, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ohio State University, University of Kentucky, University of Massachusetts Amherst, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Temple University, Tennessee State University, Tulane University, Carleton College, Durham Technical Community College, Scripps Research Institute, Suffolk University Law School, and Meharry Medical College.