We recently published a paper in the Journal of College Science Teaching which describes research about the factors undergraduate students in an introductory science course utilize to make decisions about scientific issues that affect them. The focus here was on issues … Continue reading
In April, I traveled to San Antonio, TX for the annual conference for the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST). I presented a paper and was co-author on a poster presented by Diane Lally who is currently a … 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 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
On April 7, I successfully defended my dissertation: “Use of scaffolds to support undergraduate students in learning and understanding biological concepts.” I will be participating in graduation at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on May 6 and then I’m off to the … 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
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