GSA Connects 2023 Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Session No. 120
Monday, 16 October 2023: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
328 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

T27. Making Sense of Methodologies and Theoretical Frameworks in Geoscience Education Research

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT); National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Geoscience Education Research (GER) Division

 

Leilani Arthurs, Kristen Foley, Peggy McNeal, Samuel Nyarko and Emily Scribner, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
TURNING TALK INTO DATA: METHODS FOR ELICITING VERBAL DATA IN QUALITATIVE AND MIXED METHODS GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION RESEARCH (Invited Presentation)
PETCOVIC, Heather1, CALLAHAN, Caitlin2, FOLEY, Kristen3, MCNEAL, Peggy4, MORRIS, Nina5, NYARKO, Samuel6, POPOOLA, Oluwarotimi7 and WOODLEY, Christopher7, (1)Geological and Environmental Sciences & Mallinson Institute for Science Education, Western Michigan University, 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241, (2)Geology, Grand Valley State University, 118 Padnos Hall One Campus Dr., Allendale, MI 49410, (3)Mallinson Institute for Science Education, Western Michigan University, 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, (4)Department of Physics, Astronomy and Geosciences, Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252, (5)Mallinson Institute for Science Education, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49001, (6)Department of Earth Sciences, Indiana University, Indianapolis, 723 W. Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5195, (7)Mallinson Institute for Science Education, Western Michigan University, 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241
1:50 PM
THE UNDERPINNINGS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE BIOGEOCHEMISTRY CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
SOLTIS, Nicholas, Department of Physics & Earth-Space Science, University of Indianapolis, 1400 E Hanna Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46227 and MCNEAL, Karen S., Auburn University, Department of Geosciences, 2050 Beard Eaves Coliseum, Auburn, AL 36849
2:05 PM
IDENTIFYING AND ANALYZING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS' METAPHORS ABOUT SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE AND PROCESS
DOLPHIN, Glenn, University of Calgary Department of Geoscience, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, CANADA
2:20 PM
INVESTIGATING FACULTY LEARNING THROUGH A SITUATED LEARNING FRAMEWORK
IVERSON, Ellen, Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057 and O'CONNELL, Kristin, Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College St, Northfield, MN 55057
2:35 PM
THE IMPACT OF TEACHING-FOCUSED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS RELATIVE TO GEOSCIENCE FACULTY CAREER STAGE
WILFONG, Collette, Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, Campus Box 399, 2200 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, CO 80309-0399 and ARTHURS, Leilani, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2200 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, CO 80309
2:50 PM
A MODEL FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING-FOCUSED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT US PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
FORTENER, Holly, Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309 and ARTHURS, Leilani, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2200 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, CO 80309
3:05 PM
IMPACT OF UNWELCOME STUDENT BEHAVIORS ON STEM INSTRUCTORS AND INSTRUCTIONAL DECISION MAKING
ARTHURS, Leilani, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2200 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, CO 80309
 
3:20 PM
Break
3:35 PM
SOCIO-SCIENTIFIC REASONING SKILLS: BRIDGING SCIENCE AND SOCIETY (Invited Presentation)
COLLINS, Larry, Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Longwood University, 201 High Street, Farmville, VA 23909 and CLEATON, Kaylee, Department of Education and Counseling, Longwood University, 201 High Street, Farmville, VA 23909
3:50 PM
FACULTY’S INTEREST TO ADOPT A CURRICULAR MODULE TO SUPPORT UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT LEARNING ABOUT THE FOOD-ENERGY-WATER NEXUS
MOSTACEDO MARASOVIC, Silvia Jessica, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019 and FORBES, Cory T., Department of Curriculum and Instruction & Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019
4:05 PM
TEACHING DEEP TIME AND FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND METHODOLOGY
ERVIN-BLANKENHEIM, Elisabeth, School of Education, St Francis Xavier University, 4130 University Ave, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5, Canada
4:20 PM
MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL INVESTIGATION OF THE USE OF VIRTUAL REALITY IN UNDERGRADUATE INTRODUCTORY GEOSCIENCE COURSES
LAZAR, Kelly1, BABU, Sabarish2, BOYD, Evelyn3, BOYER, D. Matthew4, GLEASMAN, Gavin5, MOBLEY, Catherine6, MOYSEY, Stephen M.7 and TOLCHINSKY, Mark2, (1)Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634; Engineering and Science Education, Clemson University, 262 Sirrine Hall, Clemson, SC 29634, (2)School of Computing, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, (3)Engineering and Science Education, Clemson University, 262 Sirrine Hall, 515 Calhoun Drive, CLEMSON, SC 29634; Department of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, (4)Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences, Clemson Univeristy, Clemson, SC 29634; Engineering and Science Education, Clemson University, CLEMSON, SC 29634, (5)Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, 342 Computer Court, Anderson, SC 29625, (6)Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice, Clemson, SC 29634, (7)Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, 101 Graham Building, Greenville, NC 27858
4:35 PM
ART-GEOSCIENCE INTERSECTIONS FOR BETTER TEACHING AND LEARNING
PASEK, Emily, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Michigan State University, 288 Farm Lane, Room 207, East Lansing, MI 48824
4:50 PM
DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION OF THE GEOSCIENCE TEAMWORK ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT
MARIC, Danka, STEM Education Innovation and Research Institute, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, 755 W. Michigan, Indianapolis, IN 46202 and NYARKO, Samuel, Department of Earth Sciences, Indiana University, Indianapolis, 723 W. Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5195
 
5:05 PM
Concluding Remarks
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