ORAL THESIS DEFENSE Gregory Kranich Thesis Advisor: Michael Wittmann An Abstract of the Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science (in Teaching) December, 2015   INCONSISTENT CONCEPTIONS OF ACCELERATION CONTRIBUTING TO FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT LIMITATIONS  Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education has become a national priority in read more December 2 – Thesis Defense – Gregory Kranich