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A survey of the status and the needs opinion of science education in Oregon during the 1973-74 school year, grades K-12

Creator:: Thompson, Thomas Edward
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: school students, PTA officers and OSU scientists about the needs opinion of science education in Oregon

Visualizers, visualizations, and visualizees : differences in meaning-making by scientific experts and novices from global visualizations of ocean data

Creator:: Stofer, Kathryn A.
Abstract:: Data visualizations designed for academic scientists are not immediately meaningful to everyday scientists. Communicating between a specialized, expert audience and a general, novice public is non-trivial; it requires careful translation. However, more widely available visualization technologies and platforms, including new three-dimensional spherical display systems in schools and informal science education...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Hatfield Student Organization for a travel award and Oregon Sea Grant for their support. The SST

The influence of primary children's ideas in science on teaching practice

Creator:: Dickinson, Valarie L.
Abstract:: A large body of research has examined how children enter the science classroom with previously formed ideas about the content they will learn. These ideas influence how the child interprets instruction. This study reversed the investigative focus by exploring how children's ideas in science influence teaching. Specifically, the study examined...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A comparison of student performance in lower division collegiate general chemistry programs between selected community colleges and four-year institutions in Oregon

Creator:: Denney, Clifford Owen
Abstract:: This research was conducted to compare the performance of community college students to four -year institutional students both of which were enrolled in one of three different programs of general college chemistry for nonscience majors during the 1967 -68 academic year. The three programs were defined as follows: Program A...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: educa- tion. A great deal of study was given to post -high school education in Oregon and

Student views on science and the scientific process : studying changes made in a redesigned non-major introductory science course

Creator:: Price, Matthew F.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to understand how instruction in an introductory nonmajor astronomy course at Oregon State University affects how non-science majors view science and the scientific process. The study used research-based methods to design a reform-based lecture/lab course and implement it for students. Two top-level questions were...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: science and the scientific process. The study used research-based methods to design a reform-based

Geometric reasoning in an active-engagement upper-division E&M classroom

Creator:: Cerny, Leonard Thomas
Abstract:: A combination of theoretical perspectives is used to create a rich description of student reasoning when facing a highly-geometric electricity and magnetism problem in an upper-division active-engagement physics classroom at Oregon State University. Geometric reasoning as students encounter problem situations ranging from familiar to novel is described using van Zee...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: inspirational teaching in Oregon State University’s Paradigms in Physics courses and provided helpful insights

How do engineering students develop and reason with concepts of electricity within a project-based course?

Creator:: Bledsoe, Karen E.
Abstract:: Reform in science education has often emphasized task-based learning as an instructional method to improve student understanding and retention of concepts, and to promote the development of reasoning and problem-solving. Yet studies assessing student knowledge at the beginning and end of a task-based class show mixed results. Students in task-based...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , voltage, and resistance in simple and complex circuits. The study also examined how the students’ prior

Learning in a physics classroom community : physics learning identity construct development, measurement and validation

Creator:: Li, Sissi L.
Abstract:: At the university level, introductory science courses usually have high student to teacher ratios which increases the challenge to meaningfully connect with students. Various curricula have been developed in physics education to actively engage students in learning through social interactions with peers and instructors in class. This learning environment demands...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: - efficacy and social expectations about learning. Using these subscales, I present a case study of a

Validation of an instrument for mathematics enhancement teaching efficacy of Pacific Northwest agricultural educators

Creator:: Jansen, Daniel J.
Abstract:: Teacher efficacy continues to be an important area of study in educational research. This study tested an instrument designed to assess the perceived efficacy of agricultural education teachers when engaged in lessons involving mathematics instruction. The study population of Oregon and Washington agricultural educators utilized in the validation of the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Teaching Efficacy: Oregon and Washington Agricultural Educators Perceived Efficacy toward Enhancing

Unpacking docent practice in free choice science learning settings : a qualitative study documenting the what and whys of docent interpretive practice

Creator:: Good, Laura H.
Abstract:: Museum settings including aquariums, zoos and science centers rely heavily on their volunteer docent populations to interact with and communicate science and conservation concepts to the visiting public. The interactions docents have with museum visitors are important to meeting the educational expectations of museums and improving public science literacy as...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Settings: A Qualitative Study Documenting the What and Whys of Docent Interpretive Practice

ScholarsArchive@OSU

A survey of the status and the needs opinion of science education in Oregon during the 1973-74 school year, grades K-12

Visualizers, visualizations, and visualizees : differences in meaning-making by scientific experts and novices from global visualizations of ocean data

The influence of primary children's ideas in science on teaching practice

A comparison of student performance in lower division collegiate general chemistry programs between selected community colleges and four-year institutions in Oregon

Student views on science and the scientific process : studying changes made in a redesigned non-major introductory science course

Geometric reasoning in an active-engagement upper-division E&M classroom

How do engineering students develop and reason with concepts of electricity within a project-based course?

Learning in a physics classroom community : physics learning identity construct development, measurement and validation

Validation of an instrument for mathematics enhancement teaching efficacy of Pacific Northwest agricultural educators

Unpacking docent practice in free choice science learning settings : a qualitative study documenting the what and whys of docent interpretive practice

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