GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 205
Tuesday, 24 October 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 2B (Washington State Convention Center)

T120. Making Thinking Visible: Actions and Expressions of Problem Solving and Decision Making in the Geosciences

GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers, Division of Geoscience Education Research
Eric M. Riggs, Lauren N. Holder and Angela Van Boening, Advocates
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
EXPLORING THE APPLICATIONS OF EYE TRACKING AND SKIN BIOSENSORS IN GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION (Invited Presentation)
MCNEAL, Karen, Geosciences, Auburn University, 20, Auburn, AL 36830, karen.mcneal123@gmail.com
8:25 AM
VISUALIZING STUDENT NAVIGATION OF GEOLOGIC BLOCK DIAGRAMS
ATKINS, Rachel M., Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, 2800 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC 27695 and MCNEAL, Karen S., Department of Geosciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, ratkins@ncsu.edu
8:40 AM
USING CLASSROOM RESPONSE SYSTEMS TO STUDY SPATIAL CONCEPTIONS IN INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY
LADUE, Nicole, Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois University, 302 Davis Hall, Normal Road, DeKalb, IL 60115 and SHIPLEY, Thomas F., Department of Psychology, Temple University, 1701 North 13th Street, Weiss Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19122, nladue@niu.edu
8:55 AM
FROM TO HAND TO MOUTH TO MIND: TRACING THE CO-OCCURRENCE OF GESTURE AND SPEECH TO CONCEPTUAL UNDESTANDING
VAN BOENING, Angela, Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, & Natural Resources, University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, TN 38238 and RIGGS, Eric M., Department of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, avanboen@utm.edu
9:10 AM
COGNITIVE PROCESSING IN METEOROLOGY: AN INVESTIGATION OF THE FORECASTING PROCESS
MCNEAL, Peggy M., Mallinson Institute for Science Education, Western Michigan University, 1903 W Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5444, PETCOVIC, Heather L., Department of Geosciences and The Mallinson Institute for Science Education, Western Michigan University, 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241, ELLIS, Todd D., Mallinson Institute for Science Education and Department of Geography, Western Michigan University, 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5444 and LADUE, Nicole D., Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, peggy.m.mcneal@wmich.edu
9:25 AM
HOW DO THEY KNOW WHERE TO GO? EXPERT VERSUS NOVICE REASONING AND NAVIGATION DURING BEDROCK GEOLOGIC MAPPING
PETCOVIC, Heather L., Department of Geosciences and The Mallinson Institute for Science Education, Western Michigan University, 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241, BAKER, Kathleen M., Department of Geography, Western Michigan University, 3238 Wood Hall, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 and CALLAHAN, Caitlin N., Geology Department, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI 49401, heather.petcovic@wmich.edu
9:40 AM
DOCUMENTING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF EXPERTISE, EXPERIENCE AND WORKFLOW STRATEGIES EMPLOYED IN SEISMIC INTERPRETATION
JACKSON, Matthew A., Department of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, MS 3115 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843 and RIGGS, Eric M., Department of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, emriggs@tamu.edu
 
9:55 AM
Break
10:10 AM
IMPROVING 3D DIAGRAM COMPREHENSION WITH INCORRECT WORKED EXAMPLES (Invited Presentation)
SHIPLEY, Thomas F. and JAEGER, Allison J., Department of Psychology, Temple University, 1701 North 13th Street, Weiss Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19122, tshipley@temple.edu
10:30 AM
IDENTIFYING DISPARITIES BETWEEN STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF LEARNING AND THE REALITIES OF PERFORMANCE WITHIN AN INTRODUCTORY GEOSCIENCE COURSE
JONES, Jason P., Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 and MCCONNELL, David, Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Campus Box 8208, Raleigh, NC 27695, jpjones7@ncsu.edu
10:45 AM
WHAT KINDS OF QUESTIONS DO UNDERGRADUATES GENERATE WHILE EXPLORING DATA VISUALIZATIONS PERTAINING TO SEA LEVEL RISE AND CLIMATE CHANGE?
KASTENS, Kim A., Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964-8000, ZRADA, Melissa, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027 and TURRIN, Margaret J., Education Coordinator, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, 61 Rt. 9W, Palisades, NY 10964, kastens@ldeo.columbia.edu
11:00 AM
STUDENT LEARNING OF COMPLEX EARTH SYSTEMS: A MODEL TO GUIDE DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENT EXPERTISE IN PROBLEM SOLVING
HOLDER, Lauren N., Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, 3115 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3115, SCHERER, Hannah H., Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education, Virginia Tech, 288 Litton-Reaves Hall (0343), Blacksburg, VA 24061 and HERBERT, Bruce, Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M Univ, College Station, TX 77843-3115, lnholder@tamu.edu
11:15 AM
EXPLICIT FOCUS ON SYSTEMS THINKING IN INTEGRATE MATERIALS YIELDS IMPROVED STUDENT PERFORMANCE
GILBERT, Lisa A.1, IVERSON, Ellen2, KASTENS, Kim A.3, AWAD, Aida4, MCCAULEY, Emma Q.1, CAULKINS, Joshua L.5, STEER, David N.6, CZAJKA, C. Doug7, MCCONNELL, David A.7 and MANDUCA, Cathryn A.2, (1)Williams-Mystic and Geosciences, Williams College, 75 Greenmanville Ave, Mystic, CT 06355, (2)Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, (3)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964-8000, (4)Science, TTCE, 2731 NE 14th St #104, Pompano Beach, FL 33062, (5)Office for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, (6)Department of Geology and Environmental Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101, (7)Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, lgilbert@williams.edu
11:30 AM
PICTURES WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS: DRAWING ANALYSIS UNCOVERS  GEOSCIENCE CAREERS INFLUENCED BY SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CAPITAL
RAPPOLEE, Eleanor1, LIBARKIN, Julie C.1, MCCALLUM, Carmen2 and KURZ, Sarah2, (1)Geocognition Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, 206 Natural Science, East Lansing, MI 48824, (2)Eastern Michigan University, College of Education, 955 W Circle Dr, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, rappolee@msu.edu
 
11:45 AM
Flash Talks by Poster Presenters
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