Browsing by Author "Marek, Edmund"
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American Indian Persistence In STEM-Related Graduate Degree Programs
Kihega, Harold (2016-05-13)Historically, American Indians (AI) continue to struggle to meet the same levels of educational success as their United States counterparts. Moreover, AIs are the least represented group earning a college degree in the ... -
The Design and Development of a Survey Instrument to Measure Factors that Influence Choice Goals of Forensic Science Majors
Steinmetz, Stacey (2016-12)Colleges and universities are encouraged to strengthen forensic science programs to combat that shortage of highly educated and trained forensic scientists entering the field. To meet these demands and expectations, ... -
Engineers' Self-Perceptions And A Strategy For Fostering Authentic Images of Engineers And Scientists Among Elementary School Students
McCann, Florence (2013)Over a decade since Finson’s 2002 review article, “Drawing a Scientist: What We Do and Do Not Know After Fifty Years of Drawings”, images of scientists, sometimes stereotypes, continue to be created and promoted in popular ... -
The Innovation Evaluation Process of Undergraduate Biology Instructors Who Actively Use Case Studies in Their Introductory Courses
Martin, Wendy (2016-08-12)There is little detail in the literature that describes how college biology instructors have evaluated case study teaching as an innovative teaching strategy. This study used Diffusion of Innovations (DOI) Theory and ... -
MEDICAL AND NURSING STUDENTS’ COGNITIVE LEVELS MEASURED BY THE CLASSROOM TEST OF SCIENTIFIC REASONING AND CORRELATION TO KNOWLEDGE GAINED FROM LECTURE, SIMULATION, OR LECTURE WITH SIMULATION
de Armendi, Alberto (2014-05-09)Abstract 1: Various forms of students’ reasoning characteristics have been studied, especially in pre-college students. A principled pedagogical framework reflecting the cognitive processes of health care students has ... -
A Phenomenological Study of Rural, High Schools Students' Experiences in Cognitive Apprenticeship Methodology
Rech, Niccole (2018-05-11)Presently the United States has a deficit of qualified STEM applicants and is relying on foreign students to relieve the shortfall. To relieve this deficit, members of underrepresented populations, such as women and ... -
Science Writing Instruction Efficacy Beliefs of Secondary and Post-Secondary Science Instructors
Miller-DeBoer, Carrie (2015-05-08)Discipline-specific writing standards at the secondary level and writing intensive course requirements at the post-secondary level require science teacher and science instructors to teach science writing skills. However, ... -
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) PROFESSIONALS’ EXPECTATIONS OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES: A REGIONAL STUDY
Dominy, Michelle (2016-08-12)The number of high school graduates that are both capable and interested in pursuing a STEM career is currently not enough to meet the growing need for a workforce equipped with STEM skills. Business and industry representatives ... -
Three-Dimensional Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Understanding Science Learning in the Next Generation of Science Education
Biddy, Quentin (2018-08-02)This study focused on examining the pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) of teachers focused on transitioning to phenomena-driven, three-dimensional Learning as outlined in A Framework for K-12 Science Education (NRC, 2012) ...