The Maine Center for Research in STEM Education and the University of Maine present ORAL THESIS DEFENSE MST Candidate Sarah E. Rizzo Thesis Advisor: Natasha Speer Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science (in Teaching) May 2013  COLLEGE STUDENTS’ UNDERSTANDING OF GEOMETRIC TRANSFORMATIONS  Geometric transformations are difficult for read more Dec. 11 Thesis Defense – Sarah Rizzo