A5001370417- Science Education and Pedagogy
- Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
- Evaluation of Teaching Practices
- Education and Critical Thinking Development
- Career Development and Diversity
- Experimental Learning in Engineering
- Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
- Digital literacy in education
- Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
- Technology-Enhanced Education Studies
Cornell University
2022-2023
Florida State University
2019-2021
Although understandings of scientific inquiry (as opposed to conducting inquiry) are included in science education reform documents around the world, little is known about what students have learned during their elementary school years. This partially due lack any assessment instrument measure inquiry. However, a valid and reliable has recently been developed published, Views About Scientific Inquiry (VASI; Lederman et al. [2014], Journal Research Science Teaching, 51, 65–83). The purpose...
This study used an online survey to collect data from K-12 teachers (N=109) across twelve states in the U.S. The goal was examine teachers' experiences, digital competency, and instructional technology selfefficacy as they transitioned in-person virtual learning environments. We found that a) many had competency for classroom instruction, could not engage effectively with their students due inadequate training instruction limited tools resources, b) level of corresponded self-efficacy, c)...
Understandings of the nature scientific inquiry (NOSI), as opposed to engaging students in learning experiences, are included science education reform documents around world. However, little is known about what have learned NOSI during their pre-college school years. The purpose this large-scale follow-up international project (i.e. 32 countries and regions, spanning six continents including 3917 for high sample) was collect data on exiting NOSI. Additionally, study investigated changes 12th...
[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Instructional labs: Improving traditions and new directions.] Research nontraditional laboratory (lab) activities in physics shows that students often expect to verify predetermined results, as takes place traditional lab activities. This understanding what taking place, or epistemic framing, may impact students' behaviors lab, either productively unproductively. In this paper, we present an analysis student framing a with aim how...
Research on nontraditional laboratory (lab) activities in physics shows that students often expect to verify predetermined results, as takes place traditional activities. This understanding of what is taking place, or epistemic framing, may impact their behaviors the lab, either productively unproductively. In this paper, we present an analysis student framing a lab understand how instructional context, specifically instructor behaviors, shape framing. We video data from section taught by...
Prior work has found inequities in what experimental roles students take on during instructional labs.Research also suggests that this role division might arise implicitly and prompting explicit negotiation improve equity lab group work.To understand these various ways negotiate their groups, we use the lens of positioning to analyze two different video episodes a gender-and-race-diverse three students.In one episode, through subtle negotiations second student explicitly assigns roles.We...