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Restructuring Pedagogical Norms In Stem: Towards A Socially And Ethically Conscious Approach To Computer Science Higher Education, Alison Kim , '23
Restructuring Pedagogical Norms In Stem: Towards A Socially And Ethically Conscious Approach To Computer Science Higher Education, Alison Kim , '23
Senior Theses, Projects, and Awards
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Talking The Talk:” Mathematical Language, Linguistic Bias, And The Delusion Of Meritocracy In The Study And Practice Of Mathematics, Gene T. Witkowski , '21
Talking The Talk:” Mathematical Language, Linguistic Bias, And The Delusion Of Meritocracy In The Study And Practice Of Mathematics, Gene T. Witkowski , '21
Senior Theses, Projects, and Awards
Challenging the dominant narrative of meritocracy, objectivity and moral/ideological neutrality embraced by many mathematicians, this thesis critically interrogates the form and function of mathematical language within academic and professional mathematical spaces. Grounded in my own experience as a s tudent within the discipline and the frameworks of various scholars within the subdiscipline of literacy education, I offer an understanding of the language of these spaces as a veritable form of literacy implicated in a flexible sociocultural context and dependent on one’s access to forms of capital. I submit that this language serves various functions including, but not limited to: the …
Life Science Students’ Attitudes, Interest, And Performance In Introductory Physics For Life Sciences: An Exploratory Study, Catherine Hirshfeld Crouch, Panchompoo Wisittanawat , '13, Ming Cai , '11
Life Science Students’ Attitudes, Interest, And Performance In Introductory Physics For Life Sciences: An Exploratory Study, Catherine Hirshfeld Crouch, Panchompoo Wisittanawat , '13, Ming Cai , '11
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In response to national calls for improved physical sciences education for students pursuing careers in the life sciences and medicine, reformed introductory physics for life sciences (IPLS) courses are being developed. This exploratory study is among the first to assess the effect of an IPLS course on students’ attitudes, interest, and performance. The IPLS course studied was the second semester of introductory physics, following a standard first semester course, allowing the outcomes of the same students in a standard course and in an IPLS course to be compared. In the IPLS course, each physics topic was introduced and elaborated in …
Math Education In The U.S.: A Discussion Of History, Principles, And Practice, Kim Canzoneri , '17
Math Education In The U.S.: A Discussion Of History, Principles, And Practice, Kim Canzoneri , '17
Senior Theses, Projects, and Awards
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Earth Systems Science As Civic Participation: An Approach To Youth Action Research For Social Change, Ciara Williams , '16
Earth Systems Science As Civic Participation: An Approach To Youth Action Research For Social Change, Ciara Williams , '16
Senior Theses, Projects, and Awards
Just as environmental justice challenges dominant notions of "environment" that cannot account for connections between social and natural processes, earth systems science pursues connections between science and society, challenging a dominant discourse which asserts that both can be fully understood without the other. Grounding "environment" and "science" as socially situated concepts helps to foreground, in turn, the ways that race structures exposure to risk and the exercise of citizenship both nationally and globally. My thesis draws on these discourses while focusing on youth as citizens and civic participation through the creation of an elementary school science curriculum.
The Gold Standard And Education Intervention Research: A Consideration Of Middle School Mathematics Interventions As A Particular Case, Sarah Nielsen , '16
The Gold Standard And Education Intervention Research: A Consideration Of Middle School Mathematics Interventions As A Particular Case, Sarah Nielsen , '16
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This thesis explores the benefits and drawbacks of various experimental designs, outcome measures, and specific methodological techniques in education intervention research. Through an analysis of nine top-tier journals in education, I describe which experimental designs and outcome measures are most commonly used in current middle school mathematics intervention research. Then, four case intervention studies with different experimental designs are closely examined. This discussion is juxtaposed with consideration of evaluation standards published by government agencies. Each study represents different discourses about the effectiveness of the intervention reported. Although the standards for intervention research no longer only promote randomized quantitative research, I …
Initial Interest, Goals, And Changes In Class Scores In Introductory Physics For Life Sciences, Catherine Hirshfeld Crouch, Panchompoo Wisittanawat , '13, K. Ann Renninger
Initial Interest, Goals, And Changes In Class Scores In Introductory Physics For Life Sciences, Catherine Hirshfeld Crouch, Panchompoo Wisittanawat , '13, K. Ann Renninger
Educational Studies Faculty Works
To examine the effect of extensive life science applications on student attitudes to learning physics, we analyzed CLASS data from life science students in introductory physics. We compare the same students' responses from the first semester, taught with a standard syllabus, to the second semester, taught with extensive life science applications (IPLS). Although first semester responses become less favorable (pre to post), IPLS responses show an increase in favorable and a decrease in unfavorable responses. This is noteworthy because improvement is rarely observed without direct attention to attitudes/beliefs, and suggests IPLS courses are one possible approach to improving attitudes. Finally, …
Teachers And Students Investigating And Communicating About Geometry: The Math Forum, K. Ann Renninger, S. A. Weimar, Eugene A. Klotz
Teachers And Students Investigating And Communicating About Geometry: The Math Forum, K. Ann Renninger, S. A. Weimar, Eugene A. Klotz
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No abstract provided.