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| 7-1 | 8:00 AM | HOW DO PRECONCEPTONS INFLUENCE LEARNING IN AN INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY CLASS?: BAKER, Robert W., Department of Plant and Earth Science, Univ of Wisconsin-River Falls, 410 S. 3rd St, River Falls, WI 54022, robert.w.baker@uwrf.edu, KEEN, Kerry L., Department of Plant and Earth Science, Univ of Wisconsin-River Falls, 410 S. 3rd St, River Falls, WI 54022, kerry.l.keen@uwrf.edu, KERNAHAN, Cynthia A., Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, River Falls, WI 54022, and SESHADRI, Subash, Department of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, River Falls, WI 54022 |
| 7-2 | 8:20 AM | USING CONTENT PRE- AND POST-TESTING IN A GEOSCIENCE CLASS FOR PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS: TEED, Rebecca, Department of Geological Sciences, Wright State University, 260 Brehm Labs, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, OH 55057, rebecca.teed@wright.edu and SLATTERY, William, Geological Sciences and Teacher Education, Wright State Univ, Dayton, OH 45435 |
| 7-3 | 8:40 AM | USING THE GCI TO EVALUATE STUDENT LEARNING IN INTRODUCTORY GEOSCIENCE COURSES THAT USE CONCEPTESTS TO PROMOTE PEER LEARNING: VAN HORN, Stephen R., Department of Geology, Muskingum College, 163 Stormont Street, New Concord, OH 43762, svanhorn@muskingum.edu |
| 7-4 | 9:00 AM | STUDENT SUCCESS IN EARTH SCIENCE: WHICH LOGICAL THINKING SKILLS ARE IMPORTANT AND WHY?: STEER, David N., Department of Geology, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101, steer@uakron.edu, MCCONNELL, David A., Department of Geology, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101, and OWENS, Katherine D., Curricular and Instructional Studies, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4205 |
| 7-5 | 9:20 AM | HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS' ECOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING OF MATTER TRANSFORMATIONS: CHO, In-Young, Teacher Education, College of Education, Michigan State University, 301D Erickson Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824, choinyou@msu.edu and ANDERSON, Charles W., Teacher Education, College of Education, Michigan State University, 319A Erickson Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824 |
| 7-6 | 9:40 AM | ASSESSMENT OF CRITICAL THINKING AND CIVIC THINKING IN INTRODUCTORY SCIENCE CLASSES USING A COMMON APPROACH AT MULTIPLE INSTITUTIONS: MCCONNELL, David A., Geology, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101, dam6@uakron.edu, STEER, David N., Department of Geology, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101, and PARK, Lisa E., Department of Geology, The University of Akron, 252 Buchtel Commons, Crouse Hall, Akron, OH 44325-4101 |
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| 7-7 | 10:20 AM | UTILIZING A CLASSROOM PERFORMANCE SYSTEM AS AN INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE STUDENT COMPREHENSION IN INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY COURSES: FRIBERG, LaVerne M., Geology, The Unversity of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101, Lfribe1@uakron.edu |
| 7-8 | 10:40 AM | IMPACT OF IMMEDIATE RESPONSE FORMAT TESTING IN AN ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY COURSE: CLEMENT, Sue, Department of Geology, Kent State University, Tuscarawas Campus, 330 University Dr. N.E, New Philidelphia, OH 44663-9403, sclement@kent.edu and CARPENTER, Douglass P., Kent State University, Tuscarawas Campus, 330 University Dr. N.E, New Philidelphia, 44663-9403 |
| 7-9 | 11:00 AM | TEACHING PRINCIPLES OF RELATIVE DATING IN RELATIONSHIP TO EVERDAY ACTIVITIES: WADIA, Adil M., Geology, The University of Akron Wayne College, 1901 Smucker Road, Orrville, OH 44667, amwadia@uakron.edu |
| 7-10 | 11:20 AM | A WEB BASED ASSESSMENT MODULE FOR FACULY AND GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTS TEACHING INTRODUCTORY GEOSCIENCE COURSES: SLATTERY, William, Geological Sciences and Teacher Education, Wright State Univ, Dayton, OH 45435, william.slattery@wright.edu |
| 7-11 | 11:40 AM | PRE-SERVICE ELEMENTARY TEACHER'S USE OF DLESE: RUTHERFORD, Sandra L., Geography and Geology Department, Eastern Michigan University, 205 Strong Hall, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, srutherf@emich.edu |
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