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 Oral Thesis Defense Kalee Gwarjanski (Gurschick) Advisor: Jonathan Shemwell Friday, November 1, 2013 119 Barrows Hall 3:15 p.m. PAYING ATTENTION TO THEORY IN SCIENCE CLASSROOM ARGUMENTATION In science classrooms, as in the scientific community, knowledge should be shared, critiqued and advanced through argumentation. Theory construction, in […]
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The Maine Center for Research in STEM Education Oral Thesis Defense Levi Lucy Advisor: Michael Wittmann Friday, October 18, 2013 Hill Auditorium, ESRB, Barrows Hall 9:00 am Correlations Between Teachers’ Knowledge of Students and Energy, and Students’ Performance on Assessments Research in energy education is an important area due to increased attention in recent standards. […]
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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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The Maine Physical Sciences Partnership presents Dr. Jeong-Yoon Jang University of Iowa Post-Doctoral candidate “Using Language as a Learning Tool to Promote Scientific Argument to Construct Science Knowledge” Abstract: My research has been focused on how we can use language as a learning tool to improve students’ understanding of science and help them to learn […]
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ORAL THESIS DEFENSE MST Candidate Mary Jean Jones Thesis Advisor: Molly Schauffler An Abstract of the Thesis Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Teaching August, 2013 AN ASSESSMENT OF NINTH GRADERS’ USE OF GRAPHS AND EXPLANATIONS TO COMMUNICATE SCIENTIFIC IDEAS Proficiency in science learning involves […]
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The University of Maine and the Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) Present an ORAL THESIS DEFENSE MST Candidate Adi Levy Conlogue Thesis Co-Advisors: Natasha M. Speer and Roy M. Turner Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Teaching May 2013 Students’ thinking about […]
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Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) University of Maine, Orono, Maine Presents Nicole Gillespie, Ph.D. Executive Director Knowles Science Teaching Foundation Inquiry and Teacher Professional Development: Lessons Learned from the KSTF Teaching Fellowship Program Recent work argues that professional development intended to develop teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) must be tightly […]
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