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Assessment Of Student Knowledge Of The Weak And Strong Nuclear Forces, Pramila Shakya
Assessment Of Student Knowledge Of The Weak And Strong Nuclear Forces, Pramila Shakya
Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of active-learning activities to teach weak force and strong force to students enrolled in various courses at The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg campus and Gulf Park campus at different class times would increase their knowledge. There were eighty-six students that took part in this study. The study was conducted in the lab classes of an introductory astronomy survey course (AST 111), an introductory algebra-based physics course (PHY 112), and an introductory calculus-based physics course (PHY 202) during fall semester 2014. Each class was randomly assigned as active-learning or …
Pre-Service Secondary Science Teachers’ Understanding And Use Of Modeling, Bryan J. Meeker
Pre-Service Secondary Science Teachers’ Understanding And Use Of Modeling, Bryan J. Meeker
College of Education Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to examine the understandings and uses of models and modeling by pre-service secondary science teachers. Models and modeling are described at length within the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) as being useful components of an effective science curriculum and have been analyzed in the literature. However, much of this research lacks real-world examples and usable techniques for instructors, creating misunderstandings about models and modeling. This work incorporates relevant literature as well as participant interviews in an effort to clarify these terms. Results of this study demonstrate a limited understanding of the use of models …