Spring 2014
- February 3 – Paula Lemon, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Helping Biology Students Develop Problem-Solving Skills
- March 17 – Lauren Barth-Cohen, Center for Research in STEM Education, University of Maine,Evidence Construction in a Field Geology Environment
- March 21 – Warren Christensen, Assistant Professor of Physics and Director of Growing Up STEM REU, North Dakota State University, Student reasoning about matrix multiplication: a window for investigating math/physics frame shifts
- April 7,Eric Pandiscio, College of Education and Human Development, University of Maine, Differentiated student thinking while solving a distance vs. time graph problem
- April 28, Vicki Sealey, Department of Mathematics, West Virginia University, Lessons Learned from Research on Student Understanding of the Definite Integral
Student Thesis Defenses:
- April 9 -Shahram Firouzian – Correlations Between Students’ Multiple Ways of Thinking About the Derivative and Their Abilities to Solve Applied Derivative Problems
- April 17 – Jon Janelle, Proof Conceptions of College Calculus Students
Summer Defenses
- May 27 – Zachary Batz – Reaching Struggling Introductory Biology Students with a Targeted Peer Tutoring Program
- August 5 – Kendra Michaud – Measuring Student Experience at Informal Science Education Centers