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A collection highlighting papers, presentations, and a book from the CWSEI and CU-SEI, including results of numerous research studies.

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Collection's Items (Sorted by Item Type in Ascending order): 121 to 140 of 182
Item TypeTitleSubjectAuthor(s)Issue DateAccess
PaperUsing the Genetics Concept Assessment to document persistent conceptual difficulties in undergraduate genetics courseslife sciences; student difficulties; concept testMichelle Smith; Jennifer Knight2012Publisher
PaperMeasuring Student Knowledge of Landscapes and Their Formation Timespansearth and ocean sciences; student knowledgeAlison Jolley; Francis Jones; Sara Harris2013Publisher
PaperThe Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey (CLASS) for Use in Biologylife sciences; surveys; attitudes, beliefs, perceptionsKatharine Semsar; Jennifer Knight; Gulnur Birol; Michelle Smith2011Open
PaperWho becomes a physics major? A long-term longitudinal study examining the roles of pre-college beliefs about physics and learning physics, interest, and academic achievementphysics and astronomy; programs and curriculum; attitudes, beliefs, perceptionsKatherine Perkins; Mindy Gratny2010Publisher
PaperUpper-division student understanding of Coulomb's law: Difficulties with continuous charge distributionsphysics and astronomy; student difficulties; senior studentsBethany Wilcox; Marcos Caballero; Rachel Pepper; Steven Pollock2013Publisher
PaperOur best juniors still struggle with Gauss's Law: Characterizing their difficultiesphysics and astronomy; student difficultiesRachel Pepper; Stephanie V Chasteen; Steven J Pollock; Katherine K Perkins2010Publisher
PaperThe use of concept tests and peer instruction in upper-division physicsphysics and astronomy; concept test; peer instructionSteven Pollock; Stephanie Chasteen; Michael Dubson; Katherine Perkins2010Publisher
PaperA diagnostic assessment for Introductory Molecular and Cell Biologylife sciences; diagnosticJia Shi; William Wood; Jennifer Martin; Nancy Guild; Quentin Vicens; Jennifer Knight2010Open
PaperThe Genetics Concept Assessment: a new concept inventory for gauging student understanding of geneticslife sciences; concept inventoryMichelle Smith; William Wood; Jennifer Knight2008Open
PosterMeasuring Student Gains in an Introductory Geoscience Labearth and ocean sciences; learning gainsBrett Gilley; Sara Harris2008Open
PosterChanging the Teaching Culture in a Large Research Oriented Departmentearth and ocean sciences; teaching methods; teaching cultureBrett Gilley; Francis Jones; Sara Harris2013Open
PosterStudent Behavior, Attitudes, and Learning Using in-Class Questions with "Clickers" vs. a Show of Hands in a Large Introductory Geology Courseearth and ocean sciences; attitudes, beliefs, perceptions; clickers; large classAndrea Bair; Jennifer Stempien; David Budd2007Open
PosterTransforming An Upper-Year Mineral Deposits Class Through Interactive Engagementearth and ocean sciences; course transformationBrett Gilley; James S. Scoates; Kenneth A. Hickey2014Open
PosterLandscape Identification and Formation: The Development of a Test to measure Student Knowledge and Confidenceearth and ocean sciences; student confidence; diagnosticAlison Jolley2010Open
PosterA New Tool for Investigating Undergraduate Attitudes about Earth Scienceearth and ocean sciences; attitudes, beliefs, perceptionsAlison Jolley; Erin Lane2009Open
PosterStudents' perspectives on pre-class reading assignmentsgeneral; attitudes, beliefs, perceptions; pre-class assignmentsCynthia Heiner; Amanda Banet2012Open
PosterDoes Taking an Introductory Astronomy Course Increase Student Understanding of the Nature of Science?physics and astronomy; nature of scienceDouglas Duncan; Leilani Arthurs2009Open
PosterComparing Student, Instructor and Observer Data to Assess a 7-Year Department-wide Education Initiativeearth and ocean sciences; SEI; attitudes, beliefs, perceptionsFrancis Jones; Sara Harris; Brett Gilley2014Open
PosterImproving Metacognitive Skills of 2nd year Environmental Science Students: What to Measure?earth and ocean sciences; metacognitionFrancis Jones; Sara Harris; Douw Steyn2008Open
PosterGeologic Expertise and Field Mapping: Lessons From a 3rd Year Undergraduate Field Schoolearth and ocean sciences; field courses; senior studentsJoshua Caulkins2010Open
Collection's Items (Sorted by Item Type in Ascending order): 121 to 140 of 182