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Transforming Education with Community-Developed Teaching Materials: Evidence from Direct Observations of STEM College Classrooms
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Teasdale, Rachel; Ryker, Katherine; Viskupic, Karen; Czajka, C. Doug; Manduca, Cathryn – International Journal of STEM Education, 2020
Background: The Classroom Observation Project employs direct observations of geoscience teaching across the USA using the Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol (RTOP) to quantify the use of reformed teaching practices. We report on 345 RTOP observations used to evaluate the extent of teaching reform when curricular materials developed as part of…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Higher Education, College Science, Observation
Service-Learning in Undergraduate Geosciences: Proceedings of a Workshop
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Beatty, Alexandra – National Academies Press, 2017
The term "service-learning" generally refers to projects planned as components of academic coursework in which students use knowledge and skills taught in the course to address real needs in their communities. This kind of learning experience, which allows students to focus on critical, reflective thinking and civic responsibility, has…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Undergraduate Students, Earth Science, Workshops
Insights from the OEDG Program on Broadening Participation in the Geosciences
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Karsten, Jill L. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2019
The Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG) program, operational between the years 2001 and 2013, was a signature effort by the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Geosciences (NSF/GEO) to invest in broadening participation of historically underrepresented populations in geoscience education programs and careers.…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Science Education, Access to Education, Disproportionate Representation
A Simple Modeling Tool and Exercises for Incoming Solar Radiation Demonstrations
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Werts, Scott; Hinnov, Linda – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2011
We present a MATLAB script INSOLATE.m that calculates insolation at the top of the atmosphere and the total amount of daylight during the year (and other quantities) with respect to geographic latitude and Earth's obliquity (axial tilt). The script output displays insolation values for an entire year on a three-dimensional graph. This tool…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Astronomy, Geography, Science Instruction
Exploring and Developing Graduate Teaching Assistants' Pedagogies via Lesson Study
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Dotger, Sharon – Teaching in Higher Education, 2011
Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) teach many undergraduates in introductory science courses in the USA. Previous literature suggests that GTAs would prefer more context-dependent opportunities to learn to teach more effectively. This study explores the impact of participation in a lesson study cycle with GTAs responsible for an undergraduate…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, College Science, Lesson Plans, Earth Science
An Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States: Mathematical & Physical Sciences.
Jones, Lyle V., Ed.; And Others – 1982
The quality of doctoral-level chemistry (N=145), computer science (N=58), geoscience (N=91), mathematics (N=115), physics (N=123), and statistics/biostatistics (N=64) programs at United States universities was assessed, using 16 measures. These measures focused on variables related to: program size; characteristics of graduates; reputational…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Chemistry, College Faculty, College Mathematics