We recently published a paper in CBE-Life Sciences Education that came from my dissertation work on scaffolds to support undergraduate students in using metacognition to reach understanding of biological concepts. For a pdf of this paper, click here. Sabel, J.L., Dauer, … Continue reading
In July, I traveled to Minneapolis, MN to attend the annual conference for the Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER). I presented a seminar on my work with scaffolds and metacognition with undergraduate biology majors. Sabel, J. … Continue reading
At the end of September, I visited Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN to give a seminar entitled Exploring the use of formative assessment, metacognition, and scaffolds to support students in learning biological concepts. Thank you to faculty and students in … Continue reading
Our group recently published a new manuscript in the International Journal of Science Education which describes research on how inservice elementary teachers’ life science content knowledge influences their evaluation of students’ ideas. For a pdf of this paper, click here. Sabel, J.L., Forbes, … Continue reading
Our research group traveled to Baltimore, MD in April for the annual National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) conference. I presented a paper and co-presented a poster with Tina Vo. Sabel, J., Forbes, C., & Zangori, L. (2016, … Continue reading
I recently traveled to Providence, Rhode Island to attend the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) Professional Development Conference. I presented two papers, the first at the NABT Biology Education Research Symposium and the second in a general session. Sabel, … Continue reading
I recently attended a STEM Education Research Retreat held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. This included poster session as well as discussions among all STEM education researchers in attendance. I presented a poster on the that I have been doing … Continue reading
Our group recently published a new manuscript in the American Biology Teacher which describes a course we developed for preservice teachers. This was an innovative new course that integrated life science content with elementary science teaching methods. For a pdf of this paper, … Continue reading
Our group recently published a new manuscript in the Journal of Geoscience Education. This paper focused on how elementary teachers used formative assessment practices to evaluate students’ ideas about water and earth materials interactions. For a pdf of this paper, … Continue reading
In July, I presented a poster of preliminary results from my dissertation research at the Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER) conference held in Minneapolis, MN. Sabel, J., Forbes, C., & Dauer, J. (2015, July). Using rubrics … Continue reading