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Visualization in environmental science

Creator:: Winters, Kirsten M.
Abstract:: The VISualization of Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems (VISTAS) software development project began with the proposition that visualization would increase the ability of scientists to explore and communicate their data, especially complex datasets that span multiple spatial and temporal scales. A case study of VISTAS articulates how and why scientists intend...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Visualization in Environmental Science AN ABSTRACT OF

Wave Energy Converter Array Optimization : Algorithm Development and Investigation of Layout Design Influences

Creator:: Sharp, Christopher J.
Abstract:: Realizing the vast amount of energy available in ocean waves, an industry has emerged that is progressing towards the deployment of grid–connected wave energy converters. Likely to be deployed in arrays, a challenge to the wave energy industry is maximizing the energy production of such arrays. We have been developing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: framework. The Pacific Marine Energy Center provided funding for this research and has been in- fluential

Applications of Soil Science in Forest Landscape Planning : Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century

Creator:: Craigg, Terry Lee
Abstract:: Soils and other resource programs in both public land management agencies and private industry are continually being adapted to the challenges of evolving knowledge and experience in the field of forestry. This dissertation explores new ways of thinking about and using soils information in forest planning and management, with a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Applications of Soil Science in Forest Landscape Planning: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century

Investigating science identity and motivation constructs in undergraduate chemistry through novel instrument development

Creator:: Wolfe, Teresa M.
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were to: 1) determine in what ways incorporating active engagement into a traditional lecture chemistry course contributed to students' science identity and their motivation to learn the science, and 2) determine how the development of a science identity could be measured through the use of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Teresa M. Wolfe for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Science Education presented on June

Reconceptualizing Science Communication: Investigating the Role of Discourse, Identity, and Cultural Models for Socially Controversial Science Topics at the Explore Evolution Exhibit in Three Museums

Creator:: Robichaux, Laia
Abstract:: Science is one of the fundamental building blocks of modern societies, and though some science topics are easily accepted by public audiences, others generate intense social controversy by challenging beliefs that are fundamental to a person’s, or group’s, identity. The Theory of Evolution is one of these “hot-button” issues, as...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: on December 15, 2017. Title: Reconceptualizing Science Communication: Investigating the Role of

Analytical performance prediction of data-parallel programs

Creator:: Clement, Mark J.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Computer Science Presented on July 25, 1994. Title: Analytical Performance Prediction of Data-Parallel

Towards architecture-adaptable parallel programming

Creator:: Kumaran, Santhosh
Abstract:: There is a software gap in parallel processing. The short lifespan and small installation base of parallel architectures have made it economically infeasible to develop platform-specific parallel programming environments that deliver performance and programmability. One obvious solution is to build architecture-independent programming environments. But the architecture independence usually comes at...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Santhosh Kumaran for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science

The readability of selected fourth, fifth and sixth grade social studies textbooks as determined by the Fry Readability Graph and group informal reading inventories

Creator:: Pruitt, Janet Louise McCracken, 1930-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the readability of three series of selected fourth, fifth and sixth grade social studies textbooks, a total of nine textbooks. Two measurements were utilized: a readability formula (Fry Readability Graph; Knapp, 1971), and group informal reading inventories. The Fry Graph was applied...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: investigation. Jim Harper, Poultry Science, Unofficial Graduate School Representative, who by virtue of the

Science education in a Philippine village

Creator:: Brush, Edwin Graham
Abstract:: Research was undertaken to describe the teaching and learning of science in a non-Western village with particular attention paid to cultural parameters. Cognitive elements in a Philippine (Tagalog) village and school were analyzed. The local language was studied for its capacity of transmitting scientific information. Verbal interaction in the science...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Science Education presented on March 12, 1976 Title: SCIENCE

The Genetics of Larval Fitness in the Pacific Oyster: Responses to Acidified Seawater and Temporally Dynamic Selection Processes

Creator:: Durland, Evan R.
Abstract:: The Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) is one of the most economically and ecologically significant shellfish species worldwide. In the Pacific Northwest United States (PNW), the sustainability oyster stocks is increasingly threatened by ocean acidification (OA), which has had significant negative effects on the aquaculture industry in this region over the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Fisheries Science presented on May 14, 2019. Title

Conceptions of the nature of science and worldviews of preservice elementary science teachers in Taiwan

Creator:: Liu, Shiang-Yao
Abstract:: This exploratory investigation aimed to identify preservice science teachers' conceptions of the nature of science (NOS), and worldviews that represent their culturally dependent beliefs about the world, in the context of Taiwan. The interrelationships between the responses elicited from both the assessments of NOS understandings and worldviews were examined. Participants...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Science Education presented on January 20, 2003. Title: Conceptions of

Characterization and Mediation of K-12 Science Teachers' Implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards

Creator:: Rogan-Klyve, Allyson M.
Abstract:: The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are a recent set of standards that leverage decades of research to present an innovative and coherent image for K 12 science education in the United States. Major themes in the NGSS include the intertwining of learning and doing science, addressing connections across scientific...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -Klyve for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Science Education presented on May 23, 2016

John Fiske's philosophy of science : the union of science and religion through the principle of evolution

Creator:: Lester, Jacob Franklin
Abstract:: Modern science was produced by a Christian society, and although science has had an effect on Christianity, it could not itself remain unaffected. In the second half of the nineteenth century, the subject of evolution was as much a religious as a scientific issue. The battle line was drawn and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: John Fiske's Philosophy of Science: The Union of Science

Life-history organization of herring (Clupea harengus pallasi) in the northeast Pacific

Creator:: Aleaziz, Farzad
Abstract:: The distribution of herring (Clupea harengus pallasi) in the Northeast Pacific extends from southern California to northern Alaska. Studies on variation in herring life-history are limited to local characteristics and recruitment populations or relatively restricted regions of the Northeast Pacific. In this study I assessed herring life-history patterns and recruitment...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ) in the northeast Pacific AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Farzad Aleaziz for the degree of Doctor of

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:: A survey of the status and the needs opinion of science

Improving Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education At Public Research Universities : Considering Students' Perspectives on Teaching-related Factors and Faculty Experiences, Motivations, and Competencies Concerning Teaching Improvement

Creator:: Collins, Jennifer Shalini
Abstract:: The underlying aim of my dissertation was to contribute knowledge that may better support and foster STEM education improvement initiatives at public research universities. The two research studies included in my dissertation advance knowledge per perspectives of key stakeholders targeted by initiatives attempting to foster change, students and faculty. In...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: OF Jennifer Shalini Collins for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Science Education

Radioactive zinc (⁶⁵Zn), zinc, cadmium, and mercury in the Pacific hake, Merluccius productus (Ayres), off the west coast of the United States

Creator:: Naidu, Janakiram Ramaswamy
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : RADIOACTIVE ZINC (65ZN), ZINC, CADMIUM, AND MERCURY IN THE PACIFIC HAKE, MERLUCCIUS PRODUCTUS (AYRES), OFF

The Application of Machine Learning Techniques on Marine Science Models

Creator:: Ellenson, Ashley
Abstract:: A variety of stakeholders require information about marine systems. In the open ocean, pilots of marine vessels require knowledge about environmental conditions for safe passage and route planning. On the coastline, communities rely on information about nearshore dynamics to increase safety from coastal hazards such as nearshore pollutants, coastal erosion,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Application of Machine Learning Techniques to Marine Science Models Abstract approved: Gregory Wilson A

Exploring the foundations of science interest development in early childhood

Creator:: Pattison, Scott A.
Abstract:: There is growing evidence that children develop science-related interests in early childhood, before they enter school, and that these interests may have long-term implications for science participation and achievement. Although researchers have made headway in describing interest development in the preschool years, little is currently known about the proximal processes...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Exploring the Foundations of Science Interest Development in

Machine learning for improving the quality of citizen science data

Creator:: Yu, Jun
Abstract:: Citizen Science is a paradigm in which volunteers from the general public participate in scientific studies, often by performing data collection. This paradigm is especially useful if the scope of the study is too broad to be performed by a limited number of trained scientists. Although citizen scientists can contribute...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Science Data AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Jun Yu for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

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