Justin D. Lewin College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture Bachelor of Science in Biology Justin D. Lewin of Castle Hill, Maine, majored in biology. He also began graduate work toward a Master of Science in Teaching. His numerous academic honors include an Armed Forces Communication & Electronics Association STEM Teachers for America’s Future Scholarship […]
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Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) University of Maine, Orono, Maine Presents Vicki Sealey Department of Mathematics West Virginia University Lessons Learned from Research on Student Understanding of the Definite Integral Abstract: The Riemann sum and definite integral have numerous applications in the sciences and certainly are important to the mathematical […]
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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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ORAL THESIS DEFENSE MST Candidate Jon Janelle Thesis Advisor: Natasha Speer Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Teaching May, 2014 PROOF CONCEPTIONS OF COLLEGE CALCULUS STUDENTS Mathematicians and mathematics education researchers have consistently asserted the crucial and multifaceted roles that deductive reasoning and […]
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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 Colloquia & Seminar Series Presents Warren Christensen North Dakota State University Assistant Professor of Physics Director of Growing Up STEM REU Student reasoning about matrix multiplication: a window for investigating math/physics frame shifts In principle, a student who has completed both Linear Algebra and Quantum Mechanics should have […]
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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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