ORAL THESIS DEFENSE MST Candidate Shahram Shawn Firouzian Thesis Advisor: Natasha Speer Thesis Committee: Natasha M. Speer Robert Franzosa John Thompson Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Teaching May, 2014 Correlations Between Students’ Multiple Ways of Thinking About the Derivative and Their Abilities to Solve Applied […]
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Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) Colloquia & Seminar Series Presents Eric Pandiscio Department of Exercise Science and STEM Education Maine RiSE Center, University of Maine Differentiated student thinking while solving a distance vs. time graph problem This study probes the thinking of students at different stages of mathematical experience: college students […]
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Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) Colloquia & Seminar Series Presents Lauren Barth-Cohen, PhD Post-Doctoral Research and Teaching Associate Center for Research in STEM Education, University of Maine Evidence Construction in a Field Geology Environment Abstract: Evidence is key to many scientific practices including argumentation, explanation, and modeling. For learners engaged in scientific […]
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Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) Colloquia & Seminar Series Presents Paula Lemons Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology University of Georgia Helping Biology Students Develop Problem-Solving Skills Based on economic projections, about one million more U.S. STEM professionals will be needed over the next decade to fill positions in […]
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Department of Physics & Astronomy University of Maine THESIS DEFENSE & MAINE RISE CENTER COLLOQUIUM Benedikt Harrer Ph.D. Candidate “IDENTIFYING PRODUCTIVE RESOURCES IN SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ DISCOURSE ABOUT ENERGY” A growing program of research in science education acknowledges the beginnings of disciplinary reasoning in students’ ideas and seeks to inform instruction that responds productively to […]
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Maine Center for Research in STEM Education presents ORAL THESIS DEFENSE MST Candidate Daniel Bragdon Thesis Advisor: Dr. Natasha Speer Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Teaching May 2014 University Students’ Graph Interpretation and Comprehension Abilities There is an increase in demand for individuals to be […]
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Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) Colloquia & Seminar Series Presents Erika Allison Project Director, MainePSP Susan McKay Professor of Physics, Director of the Maine Center for Research in STEM Education, and MainePSP Principal Investigator The Maine Physical Sciences Partnership (MainePSP) as a Generator of New Opportunities During the last six months, […]
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The Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) presents Natasha M. Speer, Department of Mathematics & Statistics and Maine RiSE Center, The University of Maine Brian Frank, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Middle Tennessee State University Monday, October 7, 2013 at 3:00 pm Arthur St. John Hill, ESRB, Barrows Hall Developing knowledge for […]
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The University of Maine and the Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) ORAL THESIS DEFENSE MST Candidate: Nitisha Mitchell Thesis Advisor: Leonard Kass An Abstract of the Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Teaching August, 2013 Student Understanding of Cardiovascular Physiology: The […]
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Eric Kuo University of Maryland – College Park candidate for the Physical Sciences Partnership Post-Doctoral Research Associate position Thursday, June 13 Location: Hill Auditorium, 165 Barrows Hall 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. “A role for conceptual understanding of equations in problem solving” Research in expert problem-solving practice in physics has pointed out the important role […]
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