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ORGANIZERS

  • Harvey Thorleifson, Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • Carrie Jennings, Vice Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • David Bush, Technical Program Chair
    University of West Georgia
  • Jim Miller, Field Trip Chair
    University of Minnesota Duluth
  • Curtis M. Hudak, Sponsorship Chair
    Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC

 

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Session No. 221
Wednesday, 12 October 2011: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 208CD (Minneapolis Convention Center)

Geoscience Education VII: Geocognition Research in Classroom, Field, and Laboratory Settings

 

Sheldon P. Turner and Karl R. Wirth, Chairs
Paper #
Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:15 AM
BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN TABLETOP MODELS AND THE EARTH SYSTEM: CLASSROOM-BASED RESEARCH ON HOW TEACHERS TEACH AND STUDENTS LEARN FROM PHYSICAL MODELS
KASTENS, Kim A.1, RIVET, Ann2, LYONS, Cheryl2 and RILEY MILLER, Alison2, (1)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964-8000, (2)Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, kastens@ldeo.columbia.edu, kastens@ldeo.columbia.edu
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8:30 AM
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3
8:45 AM
MISCONCEPTIONS OF ROCK FORMATION IN MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS
KORTZ, Karen M., Physics Department, Community College of Rhode Island, 1762 Louisquisset Pike, Lincoln, RI 02865, kkortz@ccri.edu, kkortz@ccri.edu
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9:00 AM
CAUSALITY IN ANALOGIES GENERATED BY EXPERT AND NOVICE GEOSCIENTISTS
LADUE, Nicole1, SIBLEY, Duncan F.1, GOLDWATER, Micah2, LIBARKIN, Julie3 and GENTNER, Dedre4, (1)Geological Sciences, Michigan State University, 206 Natural Science Building, East Lansing, MI 48824, (2)Psychology, Northwestern University, 162 Anneberg, Evanston, IL 60208, (3)Geocognition Research Laboratory, 206 Natural Science, East Lansing, MI 48824, (4)Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, laduenic@msu.edu, laduenic@msu.edu
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9:15 AM
G.E.T. IN THE FIELD: MOVING BEYOND ROCKS IN A BOX TO IMPROVE TEACHERS' GEOSCIENCE LITERACY
IVEY, Toni A.1, PUCKETTE, James O.2, THOMAS, Julie1 and HARANKHEDKAR, Shweta1, (1)School of Teaching and Curriculum Leadership, Oklahoma State Universiy, 245 Willard Hall, College of Education, Stillwater, OK 74078, (2)Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, toni.ivey@okstate.edu, toni.ivey@okstate.edu
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9:30 AM
TEACHING AND LEARNING ABOUT CLADOGRAMS IN GEOLOGY COURSES: INSIGHTS FROM PRIOR WORK IN BIOLOGY, A PILOT STUDY IN A PALEOBIOLOGY COURSE, AND COGNITIVE SCIENCE
BAIR, Andrea, Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, 2200 Colorado Ave, UCB 399, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, bair@colorado.edu, bair@colorado.edu
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9:45 AM
FIELD LEARNING: ARE YOUR STUDENTS DOING WHAT YOU THINK THEY ARE WHILE OUT MAPPING?
MALTESE, Adam V., School of Education/Dept of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 201 N Rose Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47404, BALLIET, Russell N., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drv, Civil Engineering Building, Room 2286, West Lafayette, IN 47906 and RIGGS, Eric, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, amaltese@indiana.edu, amaltese@indiana.edu
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10:00 AM
ON THE USE OF VISUAL ETHNOGRAPHIC METHODS IN FIELD AND INFORMAL SETTINGS
FEIG, Anthony D., Department of Geography, Central Michigan University, CMU DOW 278, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, anthony.feig@cmich.edu, anthony.feig@cmich.edu
9
10:15 AM
GEOLOGISTS' PERCEPTIONS OF THE VALUE OF FIELD CAMP
PETCOVIC, Heather L., Department of Geosciences and The Mallinson Institute for Science Education, Western Michigan University, 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241, CAULKINS, Joshua L., Department of Geosciences, University of Rhode Island, 116 Woodward Hall, 9 East Alumni Avenue, Kingston, RI 02881 and STOKES, Alison, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom, heather.petcovic@wmich.edu, heather.petcovic@wmich.edu
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10:30 AM
EVIDENCE FOR DISTINCT TEMPORAL SIGNATURES FOR DIFFERENT HYPOTHESIS GENERATION STYLES IN FIELD GEOLOGY EXAMINATIONS
BALLIET, Russell N., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drv, Civil Engineering Building, Room 2286, West Lafayette, IN 47906 and RIGGS, Eric M., College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University, Room 202, Eller O&M Building, MS 3148 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, Rballiet@purdue.edu, Rballiet@purdue.edu
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10:45 AM
USING THINK-ALOUD AUDIO RECORDINGS TO UNDERSTAND PATTERNS OF THOUGHTS DURING GEOLOGIC MAPPING
CALLAHAN, Caitlin N., The Mallinson Institute for Science Education, Western Michigan University, 3225 Wood Hall, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 and PETCOVIC, Heather L., Department of Geosciences and The Mallinson Institute for Science Education, Western Michigan University, 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241, caitlin.n.callahan@wmich.edu, caitlin.n.callahan@wmich.edu
12
11:00 AM
IMPROVING COMMUNICATION OF GEOLOGIC CONCEPTS THROUGH EFFECTIVE INFORMATION DESIGN
CLARK, Scott K., Department of Geology, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 105 Garfield Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54701, THOMAS, Stephen R., Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, 206 Natural Science Building, East Lansing, MI 48824, HAAS, Brady J., Department of Geology, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 157 Phillips Hall, Eau Claire, WI 54702 and LIBARKIN, Julie C., Department of Geological Sciences, Michigan State University, 288 Farm Ln, 206 Natural Science Building, East Lansing, MI 48824-1115, clarksco@uwec.edu, clarksco@uwec.edu
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11:15 AM
GESTURE AND CONCEPTUAL METAPHOR AS A WINDOW INTO STUDENT UNDERSTANDING OF SEDIMENTARY SYSTEMS
HERRERA, Juan S., Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and CRESME, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907 and RIGGS, Eric M., College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University, Room 202, Eller O&M Building, MS 3148 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, jsherrer@purdue.edu, jsherrer@purdue.edu
14
11:30 AM
A PRE-ANALOGY STEP: A PROPOSED COGNITIVE SUPPORT FOR LEARNING BY ANALOG MODELS
GLESENER, Gary, Earth and Space Sciences, and The Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, University of California Los Angeles, 595 Charles Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095, gglesener@ess.ucla.edu, gglesener@ess.ucla.edu
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11:45 AM
SEARCH EFFICIENCY AND USABILITY IN AN ONLINE CLIMATE CHANGE CURRICULUM
LIBARKIN, Julie, Geocognition Research Laboratory, 206 Natural Science, East Lansing, MI 48824, SINGER, Thomas, Geocognition Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, Department of Geological Sciences, 206 Natural Science Building, East Lansing, MI 48824, DROST, Robert E., Geocognition Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, Department of Geological Sciences, 206 Natural Science, East Lansing, MI 48824, MCNEAL, Karen S., Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 5448, Mississippi State, MS 39762 and LEDLEY, Tamara Shapiro, Center for STEM Teaching and Learning / CLEAN Network, TERC, 2067 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02140, libarkin@msu.edu, libarkin@msu.edu
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