2002 Denver Annual Meeting (October 27-30, 2002)

Session No. 154
Tuesday, 29 October 2002: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Geoscience Education (Posters) II

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STRATEGIES TO INCREASE SUCCESS AND RETENTION: THE ADVANTAGE OF CREATING A PERSONALIZED CLASSROOM
AMIGO, Alejandro, Geosciences Department, Sierra College, 5000 Rocklin Road, Rocklin, CA 95677, aamigo@sierracollege.edu, aamigo@sierracollege.edu
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DENSITY OF THE EARTH -- A SET OF COORDINATED SPREADSHEET MODULES TO PROMOTE QUANTITATIVE LITERACY IN GEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
VACHER, H.L. and HARDEN, Judy A., Geology, Univ of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33620, vacher@chuma1.cas.usf.edu, vacher@chuma1.cas.usf.edu
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USING GEOLOGY-BASED PROBLEMS TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' QUANTITATIVE SKILLS
KOLESAR, Peter T., Geology, Utah State Univ, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-4505, petes@cc.usu.edu, petes@cc.usu.edu
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INTEGRATING ETHICS INTO GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION – A CASE EXAMPLE
DORSCH, Joachim, Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Saint Louis Univ, 3507 Laclede Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63103, dorsch@eas.slu.edu, dorsch@eas.slu.edu
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CONCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS OF GEOLOGICAL CONCEPTS HELD BY UNDERGRADUATE INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY STUDENTS AND IN-SERVICE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS AS IDENTIFIED BY AAAS FOR GEOSCIENCE LITERACY
BRUNKHORST, Bonnie J., Geological Sciences, California State Univ San Bernardino, 103E Chaparral Hall, 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA 92407 and RAMIREZ, Diane L., Department of Geology, Univ of Iowa, 121 Trowbridge Hall, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-1379, bbrunkho@csusb.edu, bbrunkho@csusb.edu
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TEACHING ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE IN TEXAS
WESTGATE, James, Geology, Lamar Univ, P.O. Box 10058, Beaumont, TX 77710, HEFTY, Eunice, Event Coordination & Education, Texas Nat Resource Conservation Commission, MC-113, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087 and CLARK, Therese, Dept. of Science, Kelly H.S, 5950 Kelly Dr, Beaumont, TX 77707, westgatejw@hal.lamar.edu, westgatejw@hal.lamar.edu
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INVOLVING THE PUBLIC IN A SUCCESSFUL CAMPUS LECTURE SERIES: BRINGING EARTH SCIENCE TO THE COMMUNITY
BUDDINGTON, A.M., Science Dept, Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene St, Spokane, WA 99217-5399 and GARVER, J.I., Geology Dept, Union College, 807 Union St, Schenectady, NY 12308-2311, abuddington@scc.spokane.cc.wa.us, abuddington@scc.spokane.cc.wa.us
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A WISH LIST FOR TEACHING PLATE TECTONICS
THOMAS, Sabina F., Dept. of Biology & Geology, Baldwin-Wallace College, 275 Eastland Road, Berea, OH 44017-2088, sfthomas@bw.edu, sfthomas@bw.edu
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A CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACH TO FIELD GEOLOGY FOR SCIENCE TEACHERS
MONTGOMERY, Homer and LEDBETTER, Cynthia, Science Education, Univ of Texas at Dallas, P.O. Box 830688, Richardson, TX 75083, mont@utdallas.edu, mont@utdallas.edu
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USING A CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACH TO TEACH SENIOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ABOUT THE EARTH SYSTEM
CLARK, Ian F., Center for Science Education, Univ of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208 and ZEEGERS, Yvonne P., School of Education, Univ of South Australia, Lorne Avenue, Magill, Adelaide, Australia, ian.clark@unisa.edu.au, ian.clark@unisa.edu.au
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A GUIDED INQUIRY APPROACH TO LEARNING THE GEOLOGY OF THE U.S
LEECH, Mary L., Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford Univ, Bldg 320, Stanford, CA 94305-2115, EGGER, Anne E., P.O. Box 331, Bluff, UT 84512 and HOWELL, David G., US Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561, mary@pangea.stanford.edu, mary@pangea.stanford.edu
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ANALYSIS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS' IDEAS ABOUT THE EARTH THROUGH INTERVIEWS AND OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONNAIRES
BEILFUSS, Meredith L., Science Education, Indiana Univ, 1063 N. ForestView Dr, Ellettsville, IN 47429, LIBARKIN, Julie C., Science Education, Harvard-Smithsonian Ctr for Astrophysics, 60 Garden St. MS-71, Cambridge, MA 02140 and KURDZIEL, Josepha P., Teaching and Teacher Education, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, mbeilfus@indiana.edu, mbeilfus@indiana.edu
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GETTING PAST TERMINOLOGY IN AN INTRODUCTORY CLADISTICS LECTURE
GOLDSMITH, David W., Department of Geology, Westminster College, 1840 South 1300 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84105, dgoldsmith@westminstercollege.edu, dgoldsmith@westminstercollege.edu
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USING BLOOM'S TAXONOMY IN THE CREATION OF GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY EXERCISES
FAMOLARE, Kelly Ann and CICERONE, Robert D., Earth Science and Geography, Bridgewater State College, Conant Science Building, Bridgewater, MA 02325, iqt26@yahoo.com, iqt26@yahoo.com
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INTEGRATING SCIENCE EDUCATION STRANDS IN AN EARTH HISTORY FOR TEACHERS COURSE
TOTTEN, Iris M., Department of Curriculum & Instruction and Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of New Orleans, Lakefront, New Orleans, LA 70148 and TOTTEN, Matthew W., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148, itotten@uno.edu, itotten@uno.edu
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IMPROVING STUDENT THINKING IN INTRODUCTORY COURSES
MCCONNELL, David, Geology, Univ of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, STEER, David, Department of Geology, Univ of Akron, Akron, OH 44325 and KATHIE, Owens, Department of Curricular and Instructional Studies, Univ of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, dam6@uakron.edu, dam6@uakron.edu
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CALIBRATED PEER REVIEW WRITING ASSIGNMENTS FOR INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY COURSES
HEISE, Elizabeth A.1, PALMER-JULSON, Amanda1 and SU, Tim M.2, (1)Natural Sciences, Blinn College, P.O. Box 6030, Bryan, TX 77805, (2)Chemistry Department, City College of San Francisco, 50 Phelan Ave, San Francisco, CA 94112, eheise@uclalumni.net, eheise@uclalumni.net