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Evaluating the impacts of a classroom-based citizen science project on nature connectedness, science identity, and knowledge of curricular material

Creator:: Williams, Katherine A.
Abstract:: Environmental education programs seek to foster an appreciation for the natural world while introducing students to scientific thinking. Citizen science engages non-scientists in the systematic collection and analysis of data. The Betts Forest Landscape Ecology Lab combines both goals by inviting teachers in Corvallis, Oregon, and surrounding areas to participate...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: study, schools either had to be in the Willamette Valley and be within a 60-minute drive of Oregon

A comprehensive integration of first year engineering education

Creator:: Shuman, Matthew W.
Abstract:: Retention of engineering students is a problem for many universities, especially during the first year. The problem of introducing students to engineering while increasing retention rates has recently been addressed by many different universities. Implementing novel lab structures, adjusting the lecture to incorporate more effective teaching techniques, and using orientation...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: freshman mentor program was started for Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) students at Oregon

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:: Dictionary (Merriam-Webster Online, 2008) is “the study or theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge

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:: -engagement physics classroom at Oregon State University. Geometric reasoning as students encounter problem

Small group discussions in large lecture : connections between teacher facilitation and student participation

Creator:: Roth, Jennifer A. (Jennifer Albretsen)
Abstract:: An investigation was made to determine teacher facilitation techniques in large lecture physics classrooms that foster small group discussion. Video recordings of an introductory calculus-based physics class were taken for the 2008-2009 academic year at Oregon State University. These videos were analyzed to determine student participation in small group discussion...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: introductory calculus-based physics class were taken for the 2008-2009 academic year at Oregon State

Imagining them, reimagining ourselves : a case study of cultural appropriation and the politics of identity

Creator:: Smith-Nolan, Mary K.
Abstract:: Several popular cultural movements emphasizing indigenous spirituality have arisen in the United States and Europe within the past thirty years. Spiritual discourses attributed to Native Americans, among other groups, are borrowed by Euro-Americans in search of alternatives to dominant ideologies. In such a circumstance, Native Americans become part of a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: actual Native American lives. This study is based on participant observation of the Corvallis, Oregon

The Oregon State University Writing Center : history and context

Creator:: Weintraub, Melissa R.
Abstract:: The Oregon State University (OSU) Writing Center: History and Context provides a detailed and multi-faceted view of the Writing Center from its start in 1976 through the present. The information was gathered from interviews, annual reports, archival sources, and scholarly research. Chapter One examines the scholarly conversation about writing centers,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: degree of Master of Arts in English presented on November 13, 2006. Title: The Oregon State University

An investigation of some foundational factors as a basis for improvement of the Corvallis junior-senior high school industrial arts program

Creator:: Lovegren, Lawrence Alfred
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: their cooperation in collecting the data for this study; to the industrial arts instructors of Oregon

The agricultural club

Creator:: Griffin, F. L. (Frederick Llewellyn)
Abstract:: Issue date is unknown. Earliest possible date is 1910.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: and practical courses in Agriculture for young men and women. The work will require more study and

The Association between Ethnic Studies Course Completion and Graduation Rates of Undergraduate Students of Color at a Predominately White Institution

Creator:: Onaka, Michelle
Abstract:: Problem: The current national focus on college student success highlights the need to increase the graduation rates of students of color. To date, qualitative research has shown benefits from Ethnic Studies courses such as higher levels of student achievement, engagement and involvement, validation, mattering, and a sense of belonging for...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ). However, an updated study would be helpful in understanding whether the racial climate at Oregon State

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Evaluating the impacts of a classroom-based citizen science project on nature connectedness, science identity, and knowledge of curricular material

A comprehensive integration of first year engineering education

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

Small group discussions in large lecture : connections between teacher facilitation and student participation

Imagining them, reimagining ourselves : a case study of cultural appropriation and the politics of identity

The Oregon State University Writing Center : history and context

An investigation of some foundational factors as a basis for improvement of the Corvallis junior-senior high school industrial arts program

The agricultural club

The Association between Ethnic Studies Course Completion and Graduation Rates of Undergraduate Students of Color at a Predominately White Institution

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