Maine Center for Research in STEM Education

The Maine Center for Research in STEM Education and the University of Maine Presents a RiSE Center Colloquium Daniel K. Capps Assistant Professor of Science Education College of Education and Human Development University of Maine Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium 165 ESRB November 7, 2011 3:00 – 4:00 pm Does engaging students in an authentic […]

ORAL THESIS DEFENSE MST Candidate Erik daSilva Thesis Advisor: Christopher Gerbi Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Teaching December, 2010 Procedural Skills – The Missing Link in Ninth Graders’ Comprehension of Geography’s Influence This study involves a measurement and analysis of 9th graders’ ability to apply […]

ORAL THESIS DEFENSE MST Student CASEY E. MURPHY Thesis Advisor: Michael Wittmann Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Teaching December, 2010 Monday, November 22, 2010 3:10 – 5:00 pm 227 Neville Hall ANSWER-SEEKING AND IDEA-CONSTRUCTING DURING COLLABORATIVE ACTIVE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN A PHYSICS LABORATORY Student understanding of […]

ORAL THESIS DEFENSE MST Candidate Elizabeth Burroughs Thesis Advisor: Susan McKay Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Teaching December, 2010 Monday, November 22 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium (165 ESRB) The Astrobiology Project: Effects on Students’ Science Aspirations and Achievement, and […]

Maine Center for Research in STEM Education Colloquia and Seminar Series Paul Wlodkowski, Associate Professor of Engineering Marine Systems Engineering Graduate Faculty, UMaine Maine Maritime Academy Introducing Engineering Design in a Ninth Grade Physical Sciences Classroom During the 2010-2011 academic year, the engineering design process will be introduced to ninth graders at Ellsworth High School […]

Maine Center for Research in STEM Education University of Maine, Orono, Maine Presents Professor Solomon Friedberg Professor and Chairman of the Dept. of Mathematics Boston College Graduate student teacher development using case studies Case studies are useful in areas in which judgment is a key component of effective practice.  Teaching mathematics requires subject matter knowledge–and […]

RiSE Center Colloquia Series Maine Center for Research in STEM Education University of Maine, Orono, Maine Presents Professor Joe Wagner Department of Mathematics Xavier University Do you see what I see? Issues of structure and transfer in mathematics education research What does it mean to say that two mathematics problems are solved “the same way”? […]