2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)

Session No. 68
Sunday, 18 October 2009: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
B117/118/119 (Oregon Convention Center)

T108. Spatial Skills in the Geosciences

National Association of Geoscience Teachers; GSA Geoscience Education Division

 

Cathryn A. Manduca, Basil Tikoff, Thomas F. Shipley and Carol J. Ormand, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
SPATIAL VISUALIZATION AND THE ROLE OF WORKING MEMORY
SHIPLEY, Thomas, Psychology, Temple University, 1701 N 13th street, Phildelphia, PA 19122, tshipley@temple.edu, tshipley@temple.edu
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1:50 PM
A ROLE FOR MENTAL ROTATIONS IN FIELD-BASED PROBLEM SOLVING
RIGGS, Eric M., College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University, Room 202, Eller O&M Building, MS 3148 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843 and BALLIET, Russell N., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drv, 550 Stadium Mall DrvCivil Engineering Building, Room 2286, West Lafayette, IN 47906, emriggs@geos.tamu.edu, emriggs@geos.tamu.edu
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2:10 PM
COGSKETCH: SKETCH UNDERSTANDING FOR GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION
FORBUS, Kenneth D., Qualitative Reasoning Group, Northwestern University, 2133 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60201, forbus@northwestern.edu, forbus@northwestern.edu
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2:30 PM
GEOSCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE AND SPATIAL VISUALIZATION
LIBARKIN, Julie C., Department of Geological Sciences and Division of Science and Mathematics Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, PETCOVIC, Heather L., Department of Geosciences and The Mallinson Institute for Science Education, Western Michigan University, 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241 and HAMBRICK, D. Zachary, Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, 320 Psychology Building, East Lansing, MI 48824, libarkin@msu.edu, libarkin@msu.edu
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2:45 PM
FINDING FAULT: LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS AND CLASSROOM STUDIES ON IDENTIFYING FAULTS IN IMAGES
ORMAND, Carol J.1, GENTNER, Dedre2, JEE, Benjamin2, SHIPLEY, Thomas F.3, TIKOFF, Basil4, UTTAL, David H.2 and MANDUCA, Cathryn1, (1)Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College St, Northfield, MN 55057, (2)Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, (3)Department of Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (4)Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin Madison, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, cormand@carleton.edu, cormand@carleton.edu
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3:00 PM
TEACHING SYMMETRY USING KINESTHETIC LEARNING--AN EXERCISE USING "OLD TIME" DANCES
MOGK, D.W., Dept. Earth Sciences, Montana State Univ, Bozeman, MT 59717, mogk@montana.edu, mogk@montana.edu
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3:15 PM
EYE-TRACKING STUDIES OF HOW INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY STUDENTS INTEGRATE TEXT AND FIGURES IN TEXTBOOK-STYLE MATERIAL
BUSCH, Melanie M., COYAN, Joshua A. and REYNOLDS, Stephen J., School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, melanie.busch@asu.edu, melanie.busch@asu.edu
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3:30 PM
EXAMINING STUDENT INTERACTIONS WITH DISTRACTORS IN PHOTOGRAPHS USING EYE-TRACKING TECHNOLOGY
COYAN, Joshua A.1, BUSCH, Melanie M.1 and REYNOLDS, Stephen J.2, (1)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, (2)Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, joshua.coyan@asu.edu, joshua.coyan@asu.edu
 
3:45 PM
Break
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4:00 PM
TEACHING GEOLOGY – THE 3D REVOLUTION
WARD, Emma1, TERRINGTON, Ricky1, KESSLER, Holger1, MATHERS, Steve1 and THORPE, Steve2, (1)British Geological Survey, Kingsley Dunham Centre, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom, (2)British Geological Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Kingsley Dunham Centre, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG125GG, United Kingdom, hke@bgs.ac.uk, hke@bgs.ac.uk
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4:15 PM
GIGA-INTELI-PIXEL-PALOOZA: CREATING AND ASSESSING EFFECTIVE USES OF DIGITAL OUTCROP MODELS IN GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION
JOHNSON, Cari, Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 and SEMPLE, Ian, Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, FASB 383, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, cari.johnson@utah.edu, cari.johnson@utah.edu
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4:30 PM
ENHANCING 3-D VISUALIZATION OF STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY CONCEPTS
KARABINOS, Paul, Dept. Geosciences, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, pkarabin@williams.edu, pkarabin@williams.edu
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4:45 PM
AN ANALYSIS OF ELECTRONICALLY ARCHIVED STUDENT RESPONSES TO TEXT-ONLY VERSUS ILLUSTRATED CONCEPTUAL QUESTIONS IN LARGE EARTH SCIENCE COURSES
GRAY, Kyle, Earth Sciences, University of Northern Iowa, Latham Hall, Room 114, Cedar Falls, IA 50614, OWENS, Katharine, Curricular and Instructional Studies, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, STEER, David, Department of Geology and Environmental Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101 and LIANG, Xin, Educational Foundations and Leadership, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, kyle.gray@uni.edu, kyle.gray@uni.edu
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5:00 PM
DECONSTRUCTING GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES: CONSIDERING THE ROLE OF SPATIAL THINKING ALONG WITH A TPCK (TECHNOLOGICAL PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE) FRAMEWORK
MCAULIFFE, Carla, Center for Science Teaching and Learning, TERC, 2067 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140, Carla_McAuliffe@terc.edu, Carla_McAuliffe@terc.edu
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5:15 PM
COLLEGE STUDENTS' DEVELOPMENT OF MAP INTERPRETATION SKILLS
SEXTON, Julie M., Mathematics and Science Teaching Institute, University of Northern Colorado, Ross Hall 1210, Campus Box 123, Greeley, CO 80639 and REID, Leslie Frances, Geoscience, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, julie.sexton@unco.edu, julie.sexton@unco.edu
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