Maine Center for Research in STEM Education

The University of Maine, the College of Education and Human Development, and the Maine RiSE Center present TEACHERS’ UNDERSTANDINGS OF INQUIRY AND REPORTED USE OF SCIENTIFIC PRACTICES: A SURVEY OF NSTA CONFERENCE ATTENDEES By Ashley Young Thesis Advisor: Dr. Daniel K. Capps An abstract of the Thesis Presented In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for […]

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 […]

The RiSE Center and the University of Maine present ORAL THESIS DEFENSE  MST Candidate Virginia J. Flood Thesis Advisor: Dr. François G. Amar An abstract of the Thesis Presented In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science (in Teaching) December, 2012   A PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF […]

The Maine RiSE Center and the University of Maine present ORAL THESIS DEFENSE MST Candidate Rabindra Bajracharya Thesis Advisor: Dr. John R. Thompson An abstract of the Thesis Presented In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science (in Teaching) December, 2012   STUDENT UNDERSTANDING OF DEFINITE INTEGRAL USING GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS […]

The Maine Center for Research in STEM Education and the University of Maine presents Sam Pazicni, Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry, University of New Hampshire “From theory to practice: Research on the teaching and learning of chemistry” Our research explores teaching/learning issues in the chemistry classroom and develops intervention strategies rooted in theory so as […]

The Maine Center for Research in STEM Education and the University of Maine presents Scott Freeman, Ph.D. Department of Biology, University of Washington “Evidence-based Learning in Introductory Biology” If we bring the same level of rigor to our teaching as our research, then we should design our courses based on data. We have been working to evaluate the […]

Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) University of Maine, Orono, Maine  Presents Jennifer Knight Senior Instructor, Department of MCD Biology University of Colorado – Boulder Investigating Clicker Discussions: Students, Instructors, and Classroom Culture  Previous research has shown that students learn from talking to their peers when discussing in-class clicker questions. However, the […]

As more and more folks get involved with the RiseUp “wave” here on campus, our employees are joining in. Come with us as we attend some of the “UMaine Pride Wellness Walks”, and learn how to “think away” stress!  

Maine Center for Research in STEM Education presents COLLOQUIUM Monday, March 19, 2012 3:00-4:00 PM Hill Auditorium, 165 Barrows Hall Evidence of the argument: Using student posters to investigate the strength of student ability to present a scientific argument Hannah Webber and Bill Zoellick, SERC Institute; Sarah Nelson, Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and […]

Maine Center for Research in STEM Education presents COLLOQUIUM Monday, February 20, 2012 3:00-4:00 pm Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium, 165 Barrows Hall   The Data Literacy Project: Investigating (and improving) how students’ apply data skills in science investigations Bill Zoellick, The SERC Institute; Molly Schauffler, The RiSE Center and UMaine Climate Change Institute; Sarah Nelson, Senator George […]