UMaine News – April 7, 2015 WVII (Channel 7) and WABI (Channel 5) reported on the 2015 Student Summit hosted by the Maine Center for Research in STEM Education, or RiSE Center, at the University of Maine. More than 200 students in grades 6–9 throughout the state will take part in an out-of-this-world collaborative engineering […]
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UMaine News – September 28, 2015 In September, Physical Review, one of the premier physics journals, with a specific journal for physics education research, published a “focused collection” of articles focused on upper-division physics courses. UMaine is a leader in physics education research as it relates to upper-division physics courses. The university’s nationally recognized leadership […]
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UMaine News – October 13, 2015 The Maine Elementary Sciences Partnership (MaineESP) received the 2015 Philip Marcoux Award from the Maine Science Teachers Association (MSTA) at its annual conference in Gardiner on Oct. 9. The award recognizes a science education professional or partnership that makes continuous and enduring contributions to science education; demonstrates capacity for […]
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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 […]
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UMaine News – September 30, 2015 The Maine Physical Sciences Partnership (MainePSP) has been awarded a supplement of more than $2 million from the National Science Foundation to continue its work advancing science education in Maine. The award builds on the $12.3 million granted in 2010 to establish an infrastructure to strengthen rural science education […]
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UMaine Today – Spring/Summer 2015 Written by Beth Staples Teaching science clicks for Michelle Smith. The assistant professor in the School of Biology and Ecology is a national leader in a charge to improve science education. And clickers — wireless personal response systems (think of a television remote control) — are part of the equation. […]
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ORAL THESIS DEFENSE MST Candidate Milissa Knox Thesis Advisor: Molly Schauffler Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Teaching December, 2015 Thinking Beyond the Fried Egg Model: Basic Biology Students’ Knowledge and Contextual Understanding of Cell Structure and Function This exploratory study investigated three aspects of introductory […]
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Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) Colloquia & Seminar Series PRESENTS Justin Dimmel Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education and Instructional Technology University of Maine Exploring the paradox of change without difference: An investigation of teacher’s attitudes toward instruction that departs from the routine when doing proofs in geometry For as long as […]
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UMaine News – January 22, 2015 Written by Beth Staples Top 10 lists are compiled annually — last year there were lists for best books, Seinfeld characters, movies and restaurants. In 2014, an article about a University of Maine professor’s research made a best-read list. Michelle Smith, assistant professor in the School of Biology and […]
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Helping Struggling Students in Introductory Biology: A Peer-Tutoring Approach That Improves Performance, Perception, and Retention The high attrition rate among science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors has long been an area of concern for institutions and educational researchers. The transition from introductory to advanced courses has been identified as a particularly “leaky” point along […]
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