GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 97
Monday, 26 September 2016: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Mile High Ballroom 4EF (Colorado Convention Center)

T82. Methodological Decision Making in Geoscience Education Research

GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers
Katherine Ryker, Nicole LaDue, Todd D. Ellis and Kim A. Cheek, Advocates
8:00 AM
MIXED METHODS STUDY TO INVESTIGATE SEXIST EXPERIENCES ENCOUNTERED BY UNDERGRADUATE GEOSCIENCE STUDENTS (Invited Presentation)
SEXTON, Julie M.1, NEWMAN, Harmony2, BERGSTROM, Cassendra3, PUGH, Kevin3, RIGGS, Eric M.4 and PHILLIPS, Michael3, (1)Mathematics and Science Teaching Institute, University of Northern Colorado, Ross Hall 1210, Campus Box 123, Greeley, CO 80639, (2)Sociology and Gender Studies, University of Northern Colorado, Campus Box 154, Greeley, CO 80639, (3)School of Psychological Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Campus Box 94, Greeley, CO 80639, (4)College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University, Room 202, Eller O&M Building, MS 3148 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, julie.sexton@unco.edu
8:15 AM
A MIXED-METHODS APPROACH TO ASSESSMENT DESIGN THAT INCORPORATES CULTURE AND PLACE
WARD, Emily M. Geraghty, Geology, Rocky Mountain College, 1511 Poly Drive, Billings, MT 59102, SEMKEN, Steven, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, PO Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 and LIBARKIN, Julie C., Geocognition Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, emily.ward@rocky.edu
8:30 AM
USING MIXED-METHODS TO EVALUATE A “FLIPPED” HYDROGEOLOGY COURSE
DUNKLE, Kallina, Department of Geosciences, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN 37044, dunklek@apsu.edu
8:45 AM
MIXED-METHODS RESEARCH TO EXAMINE PARTICIPANT MOTIVATIONS IN INFORMAL GEOSCIENCE LEARNING
LOCKE, Sharon, STEM Center, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Box 2224, Edwardsville, IL 62026 and BRACEY, Georgia, STEM Center, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, PO Box 2224, Edwardsville, IL 62026-2224, slocke@siue.edu
9:00 AM
USING CONTENT ANALYSIS TO INVESTIGATE THE TREATMENT OF SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL SCALE IN K-8 SCIENCE STANDARDS AND TEXTBOOKS
CHEEK, Kim A., Childhood Education, Literacy, & TESOL, University of North Florida, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224 and STARK, Lauryn A., Taylor Leadership Institute, University of North Florida, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224, k.cheek@unf.edu
Handouts
  • Cheek GSA 2016.pptx (1.4 MB)
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    9:15 AM
    Discussion: Mixed-methods GER
    9:30 AM
    FROM ANECDOTE TO QUALITATIVE DATA: CRUCIAL ROLE OF REPORTING METHODOLOGICAL CHOICES AND RATIONALE (Invited Presentation)
    LUKES, Laura A., CTFE, Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Earth Sciences, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, llukes@gmu.edu
    9:45 AM
    RELIABILTIY AND VALIDITY IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH: STRATEGIES TO ENSURE THE RIGOR OF YOUR RESEARCH
    DOLPHIN, Glenn, Geoscience, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Department of Geoscience, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, glenn.dolphin@ucalgary.ca
    10:00 AM
    TO BIAS OR TOO BIASED: UTILIZING PARTICIPANT-AS-OBSERVER ROLE AS A RESEARCH STRATEGY
    ROEMMELE, Christopher Marc, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, croemmel@purdue.edu
    10:15 AM
    DO ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS? COMPARING AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDS OF REASONING IN THE FIELD
    CALLAHAN, Caitlin N., Geology Department, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI 49401, PETCOVIC, Heather, Mallinson Institute for Science Education, Western Michigan University, 3225 Wood Hall, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 and BAKER, Kathleen M., Department of Geography, Western Michigan University, 3238 Wood Hall, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, callahca@gvsu.edu
     
    10:30 AM
    Discussion: Qualitative GER
    10:45 AM
    HOW IMPORTANT IS THAT STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT RESULT? BEING MINDFUL OF P-VALUES IN SCIENCE EDUCATION RESEARCH (Invited Presentation)
    STEMPIEN, Jennifer, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2200 Colorado Ave, Boulder, CO 80309, stempien@colorado.edu
    11:00 AM
    EVIDENCE FOR VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY IN GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION RESEARCH: AN EXAMPLE FROM THE INTEGRATE RESEARCH PROJECT
    CZAJKA, C. Doug, Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 and MCCONNELL, David A., Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, cdczajka@ncsu.edu
    11:15 AM
    A TIME FOR NUMERACY: RESOLVING WHETHER OR NOT PEOPLE CAN ACCURATELY SELF-ASSESS THEIR COMPETENCE
    NUHFER, Edward, California State University (retired), Niwot, CO 80503, WIRTH, Karl R., Geology Department, Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN 55105, FLEISHER, Steven C., Department of Psychology, California State University Channel Islands, One University Drive, Camarillo, CA 93012, COGAN, Christopher B., Independent Consultant, Camarillo, CA 80503 and GAZE, Eric, Mathematics, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME 04011, enuhfer@earthlink.net
    Handouts
  • nuhferetal.pptx (7.8 MB)
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    11:30 AM
    Discussion: Quantitative GER and Wrap-Up
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