masters thesis

Savvy Lodge-Scharff graduates with a Master of Science in Teaching

Congratulations, Savvy! Investigating Student Mental Models at the Intersection of Mathematics and Physical Reasoning in Physics Savannah E. Lodge-Scharff Thesis for the Master’s of Science in Teaching (MST) A significant challenge in learning science and mathematics is coordinating different types of mental models, such as mathematical and physical mental models, that represent different aspects of […]

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Billy Ferm graduates with a Master of Science in Teaching

Congratulations, Billy! Examining Student Ability to Follow and Interact with Qualitative Inferential Reasoning Chains William N. Ferm (Billy) Thesis for Master’s of Science in Teaching (MST) The effectiveness of scaffolded, research-based instruction in physics has been extensively documented in the literature. However, even after such instruction, students who demonstrate a solid conceptual understanding on one […]

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