CALL FOR PROPOSALS:

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. 265
Wednesday, 12 October 2011: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 211AB (Minneapolis Convention Center)

Geoscience Education IX: The Roles of Learning, Development and Science Literacy in the Earth Sciences

 

Sheldon P. Turner and Karl R. Wirth, Chairs
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1:30 PM
WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT DECLINING STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN OUR CLASSROOMS?
PERKINS, Dexter, Harold Hamm School of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota, MS 8358, Grand Forks, ND 58202-8358 and WIRTH, Karl R., Geology Department, Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN 55105, dexter.perkins@engr.und.edu, dexter.perkins@engr.und.edu
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1:45 PM
EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS: HELPING LOW PERFORMERS LEARN HOW TO LEARN
HARRIS, Sara, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, sharris@eos.ubc.ca, sharris@eos.ubc.ca
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2:00 PM
STUDENTS LEARNING ABOUT THEIR OWN LEARNING: WHY NOT IN YOUR COURSE?
WIRTH, Karl R., Geology Department, Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN 55105 and PERKINS, Dexter, Harold Hamm School of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota, MS 8358, Grand Forks, ND 58202-8358, wirth@macalester.edu, wirth@macalester.edu
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2:15 PM
BUILDING SUCCESSFUL SELF-REGULATED LEARNERS: WHAT 2000+ STUDENTS HAVE TO TELL US
MCCONNELL, David A.1, YUTER, Sandra1, BURLEYSON, Casey D.1, HARDIN, Nathan R.1, RYKER, Katherine2 and STEMPIEN, Jennifer A.3, (1)Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, (2)Geography & Geology, Eastern Michigan University, Geography & Geology Department, 205 Strong Hall, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2200 Colorado Ave, Boulder, CO 80309, damcconn@ncsu.edu, damcconn@ncsu.edu
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2:30 PM
USING CLASS PARTICIPANTS TO FACILITATE THE LEARNING AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALL STUDENTS: LESSONS FROM AN INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY COURSE
STREEPEY, Margaret, Earlham College, Department of Geology, 801 National Road West, Richmond, IN 47374, streeme@earlham.edu, streeme@earlham.edu
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2:45 PM
ENGAGING GEOSCIENCE MAJORS EMBEDDED IN A LARGE GENERAL EDUCATION LAB COURSE
GRAZIANO, Robert J., Department of Geosciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Lapham Hall, 3209 N. Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211, graziano@uwm.edu, graziano@uwm.edu
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3:00 PM
FIRST RESULTS FROM THE SCIENCE LITERACY CONCEPT INVENTORY: THE REASONING WE DON'T PRODUCE THROUGH GEN-ED
NUHFER, Edward, Director of Faculty Development, California State University Channel Islands, 150 Cathedral Cove #33, Camarillo, CA 93012, COGAN, Christopher B., Environmental Science and Resource Management Program, California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA, 1 University Drive, Camarillo, CA 93012 and KLOOCK, Carl T., Biology Department, California State University Bakersfield, Science 147, CSU Bakersfield, 9001 Stockdale Hwy, Bakersfield, CA 93311-1022, ed.nuhfer@csuci.edu, ed.nuhfer@csuci.edu
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3:15 PM
DEVELOPING A CONCEPT INVENTORY FOR IMPROVED SCIENCE LITERACY
COGAN, Christopher B., Environmental Science and Resource Management Program, California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA, 1 University Drive, Camarillo, CA 93012, NUHFER, Edward, Director of Faculty Development, California State University Channel Islands, 150 Cathedral Cove #33, Camarillo, CA 93012 and KLOOCK, Carl T., Biology Department, California State University Bakersfield, Science 147, CSU Bakersfield, 9001 Stockdale Hwy, Bakersfield, CA 93311-1022, Christopher.Cogan@csuci.edu, Christopher.Cogan@csuci.edu
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3:30 PM
SCIENCE LITERACY/NATURE OF SCIENCE GAINS IN NON-STEM UNDERGRADUATES INVOLVED IN RESEARCH: LOOK CLOSE AND SEE!
MOSS, Elizabeth, Dept. of Geological & Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011, CERVATO, Cinzia, Dept. of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011 and IHRIG, Lori, Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, elboal@iastate.edu, elboal@iastate.edu
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3:45 PM
GAINING CONCEPTUAL AWARENESS OF EARTH SCIENCE IN AN INTRODUCTORY OCEANOGRAPHY COURSE: IS IT POSSIBLE?
DMOCHOWSKI, Jane Ellen, Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, 240 S. 33rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6316, janeed@sas.upenn.edu, janeed@sas.upenn.edu
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4:00 PM
GEOLOGY AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: THE CASE OF LANGUAGE VERSUS CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING
KORTZ, Karen M., Physics Department, Community College of Rhode Island, 1762 Louisquisset Pike, Lincoln, RI 02865 and GILFERT, Amber R., Geoscience Department, University of Rhode Island, 9 East Alumni Avenue, Kingston, RI 02881, kkortz@ccri.edu, kkortz@ccri.edu
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4:15 PM
USING SCIENCE NOTEBOOKS TO INCREASE STUDENT INTEREST AND SUCCESS
OLSON, Melissa A., 6499 Ash St. Apt. 309, North Branch, MN 55056, thismelissa@gmail.com, thismelissa@gmail.com
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4:30 PM
WHAT DO THEY BRING TO THE TABLE? DETERMINING THE LOGICAL THINKING SKILLS OF STUDENTS BEGINNING AN EARTH SCIENCE GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE
SLATTERY, William, Earth & Environmental Sciences and Teacher Education, Wright State Univ, Dayton, OH 45435, DAVIS, Craig, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435 and TEED, Rebecca, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Wright State University, 260 Brehm Labs, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, OH 45435, william.slattery@wright.edu, william.slattery@wright.edu
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4:45 PM
A PEER REVIEW OF COURSE DESIGN
REID, Leslie Frances, Geoscience, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, MEYER, Rudi, Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, 844 Campus Place Northwest, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada and NICHOLLS, James, Dept. of Geoscience, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, nichollj@ucalgary.ca, nichollj@ucalgary.ca
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5:00 PM
QUANTIFYING POINT DATASETS (EYE TRACKS) USING ESRI ArcGIS SPATIAL ANALYST AND GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYST EXTENSIONS
STEFFKE, Christy, Geocognition Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, Department of Geological Sciences, 206 Natural Sciences, East Lansing, MI 48824 and LIBARKIN, Julie, Geocognition Research Laboratory, 206 Natural Science, East Lansing, MI 48824, steffkec@msu.edu, steffkec@msu.edu
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5:15 PM
MISCONCEPTIONS AMONG US: INSIGHTS FROM INFORMAL KARST LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
NORTH, Leslie, Center for Human-GeoEnvironmental Studies, Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd. #31066, Bowling Green, KY 42101 and VAN BEYNEN, Philip, Geography, Environment, and Planning, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33620, Leslie.north@wku.edu, Leslie.north@wku.edu
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