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Teaching Differential Equations Without Computer Graphics Solutions Is A Crime, Beverly H. West

CODEE Journal

In the early 1980s computer graphics revolutionized the teaching of ordinary differential equations (ODEs). Yet the movement to teach and learn the qualitative methods that interactive graphics affords seems to have lost momentum. There still exist college courses, even at big universities, being taught without the immense power that computer graphics has brought to differential equations. The vast majority of ODEs that arise in mathematical models are nonlinear, and linearization only approximates solutions sufficiently near an equilibrium. Introductory courses need to include nonlinear DEs. Graphs of phase plane trajectories and time series solutions allow one to see and analyze the …

Systems Thinking In A Second Grade Curriculum: Students Engaged To Address A Statewide Drought, Margaret Sauceda Curwen, Amy Ardell, Laurie Macgillivray, Rachel Lambert

Education Faculty Articles and Research

Faced with issues, such as drought and climate change, educators around the world acknowledge the need for developing students’ ability to solve problems within and across contexts. A systems thinking pedagogy, which recognizes interdependence and interconnected relationships among concrete elements and abstract concepts (Meadows, 2008; Senge et al., 2012), has potential to transform the classroom into a space of observing, theorizing, discovering, and analyzing, thus linking academic learning to the real world. In a qualitative case study in one school located in a major metropolitan area in California, USA teachers and their 7- and 8-year-old students used systems thinking in …

Stem Roles: How Students’ Ontological Perspectives Facilitate Stem Identities, Dina Verdín, Allison Godwin, Monique Ross

Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER)

Educational researchers have explored the importance of performance, recognition, and interest in establishing and maintaining a STEM identity. Research has also demonstrated that the ways students describe themselves and how they participate in STEM communities can provide insight into their role identity salience; however, there has been little work to explore the ontological beliefs of students about STEM people and how this influences their ability to see themselves as possessing a STEM identity. This research explores the ontological beliefs of high school students, with specific attention to the ways in which they describe what constitutes a math person, science person, …

Book Review: Towards Inclusion Of All Learners Through Science Teacher Education, Greg Stefanich

Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities

It is a pleasure to receive an invitation to submit a review for the book titled Towards Inclusion of All Learners through Science Teacher Education. The contributors include four wellknown leaders in inclusive science education complemented by a spectrum of authors American and international, in pre-service and graduate science education, pre-service and graduate special education, science research, special education practitioners, classroom teachers, graduate students, and students through case studies and interviews.

The book presents an excellent overview of current practices in schools, descriptions of individual and team efforts to improve practice, and emerging innovations such as the application of Universal …

Stem Stories, November 2018, #2, Brooke Wiese

STEM Stories

Faculty Profile - Tim Kidd

Imsa Allies Program: The Power Of Near-Peer Teaching, Gwen Seeley-Joosse, Megan Scherer

Publications & Research

IMSA ALLIES is a STEM leadership development program that trains high school students as teachers and group leaders to deliver inquiry based hands on science, technology, engineering and mathematics activities (STEM) in the community. In this session you will learn about the benefits of this type of program and how to implement one at your school.

An Analysis Of The Pregnancy And Childbirth Experiences Through Cultural And Mathematical Lenses, Maria T. Lopez-Flores

Shared Knowledge Conference

Being pregnant and giving birth is one of the most personal experiences. Nobody else but the pregnant woman can feel what she is feeling. However, her experiences during this process are highly influenced by her sociocultural context. In this, as in many other human activities, mathematics is present with or without realizing it. According to Frankenstein (1997), “mathematics occurs in contexts, integrated with other knowledge of the world” (p. 13). This project explores the mathematical and cultural practices that are embedded in the process of pregnancy and childbirth within two different sociocultural contexts: traditional Mexican partería (midwifery) and western medicine, …

Nasa Maa (Murep Aerospace Academy) Stem Project At York College: Ensuring Future Stem Pipeline, Nazrul I. Khandaker, Shuayb Siddique, Matthew Khargie, Brandon Dhanraj, Zachary A. Sanichar, Mildred M. Selby, Chabenauth Ramnauth, Theresa Deepan, Yougeeta Singh, Krishna Mahabir, Sashi Singh, Omadevi Singh

Publications and Research

Our ongoing K1-12 NASA-supported STEM activities has served over 5000 children since 2015, largely from groups that are undeserved and underrepresented in the sciences. These STEM activities have been successfully delivered for several years and include earth science, meteorite geology, rocketry, aerodynamics, star gazing, EV3 Mindstorm robotics, basic coding exercises, wind tunnel, 3D-printing, etc., conducted largely through our present MAA (MUREP Aerospace Academy) Project. Corporate funding from the Con Edison and National Grid ensures additional STEM dissemination to the students during the summer operation. Significant positive component of the MAA program is the availability and willingness of the former student …

Recruiting And Retaining K9–16 Students Through Field- And Laboratory - Based Geoscience Experiences, Nazrul I. Khandaker, Stanley Schleifer, Arif M. Sikder, Krishna Mahabir, Ality Aghedo, Charren Cabaroy, Mildred M. Selby, Gugu Ginindza, Leonardo Sanchez

Publications and Research

Since 2004, we have been directly involved with the GSA to provide access and opportunities for K9-16 students, particularly those interested in the broader aspects of geoscience-related topics, to present their field-and- laboratory based research outcomes at professional conferences and to learn from each other. So far, well-over 400 students from the U. S. and abroad have taken advantage of this opportunity and participated our topical sessions. It is quite gratifying to report that many of these students, as a result of their attendance at the GSA conference, felt a continuing need for exposure to high-level professional venues with effective …

Departmental Action Teams: A Five-Year Update On A Model For Sustainable Change, Daniel Reinholz, Mary Pilgrim, Karen Falkenberg, Courtney Ngai, Gina Quan, Sarah Wise, Chris Geanious, Joel Corbo, Noah Finkelstein

Faculty Publications

Fostering sustainable improvements in undergraduate education remains a formidable challenge. To address this challenge, our team has developed the Departmental Action Team (DAT) model. DATs are small working groups of faculty, students, and staff, that work collaboratively to envision, plan, develop, and build sustainable structures in their department. To support the uptake of such structures, DATs collect and analyze data to reflect on the root causes of an issue, which they use to shift beliefs, values, and practices within their context. This paper provides a five-year status report on the DAT project. We describe the history of the model, its …

Stem Stories, November 2018, #1, Brooke Wiese

STEM Stories

Student Profile - Nina Jocic

Hexapod Herald - Vol. 30, No. 4, November 2018

Hexapod Herald and Other Entomology Department Newsletters

Abstract: Welcome -- Faculty and Post-Doc News -- Student News -- University of Nebraska Service Awards -- Publications -- Blast from the Past -- Save the Dates -- Busy as a Bee -- Grants -- Meet an Online Student -- Bugfest

Between Paralysis And Empowerment: Action In Mathematics For Social Justice Work, Lidia Gonzalez

Publications and Research

In this article, I focus on my experiences teaching a seminar in critical pedagogy and the math for social justice (MfSJ) work that grew from of my students’ reflections as to how they might promote change towards justice. The course was designed to acquaint students with the research literature in critical pedagogy as we explored the social, political, cultural, and economic realities around our system of public education. Yet there came a point where students questioned the value of such exploration as they genuinely considered what to do next. I, too, struggled both to support the students I was working …

Science Education Trajectories: Charting The Course For Teachers, Educators, Researchers, And Policymakers, Julie Luft, Brooke A. Whitworth, Amanda Berry, Shannon Navy, Vanessa Kind

Publications

Science teacher professional development is complex. Phases in a teacher’s career necessitate different professional learning opportunities. Furthermore, knowledge bases, practices, and attributes need to be cultivated during these times. For science teachers, it is not always evident how to link professional learning opportunities progressively toward different outcomes, including being a department head, teacher leader, curriculum developer, or even master teacher. In order to spur a discussion about purposeful teacher learning, we use a theory of transformative learning to examine research pertaining to the professional learning of science teachers. The result is a conceptual framework that suggests that teachers should build …

Understanding Stem Identity Construction: An Ethnography Of An All-Girls Stem Club, Pasiewicz Marie Loyola

College of Education Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative ethnography follows 11 high-school girls through their experiences in an all-girls after-school STEM club in a privileged school setting. This study uses Gee’s concept of identity and a feminist poststrutural framework to understand their experiences and how they use the club to re/construct their gendered STEM identities. Through interviews, focus groups, observations, and document analysis, this study found that the after-school club offers girls a space to not only learn about STEM, but also provides a space for girls to understand the gendered nature of their interactions with peers and adults in STEM classrooms. Data shows that girls …

Reading Robot Light-Up Bookmarks, Professional Field Services

Hands-on STEM Activities

Materials: Robot Bookmark Template, LED light, 3V Lithium Battery, 3 strips of copper tape (approx. 3 in. or 8 cm.)

Developing Serious Games In Engineering Education: Innovation At The Nexus Of Food, Energy, And Water Systems, Nathan Rice

Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

At a time when food, energy, and water (FEW) are of the utmost concern to the security and health of the world, an initiative has begun to understand the interactions between these systems. The goal of Innovation at the Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water Systems (INFEWS) is to bring together research fields that typically work in their own silos to solve complex problems increasing the resiliency and sustainability of the FEW system. Stemming from this initiative was a project to produce an educational immersive simulation game to teach youth about how their food is produced, systems thinking, and sustainable …

Solutions For Fermi Questions, November 2018: Question 1: Kale; Question 2: Hurricane Angular Momentum, Larry Weinstein

Physics Faculty Publications

The article presents questions and answers related to physics estimations including the amount of kale needed to provide the right amount of calories in a year, and the angular momentum of Hurricane Florence.

Question 1: Kale; Question 2: Hurricane Angular Momentum, Larry Weinstein

Physics Faculty Publications

A quiz concerning the amount of kale needed to provide calories for a person in a year and the angular momentum of Hurricane Florence when it made landfall.

Christian High School Science Teachers' Perspective Transformation: The Journey From Evolution To Creation, Paul Leslie Thorpe

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this hermeneutical phenomenology study was to explore and describe the perspective transformations of 11 science instructors teaching at Christian high schools. These science teachers previously believed the evolutionary paradigm of origins. However, they have all experienced a transformation and now hold a young-earth creation perspective and believe the literal six-day creation event in the book of Genesis is accurate and true. Transformation of perspective regarding origins is defined as a phenomenon of transformative faith accompanied by assimilation and accommodation of new knowledge as seen through the lens of Jack Mezirow’s (1991) transformative adult learning theory, and James …

Miskonsepsi Materi Larutan Penyangga, Nurhidayatullah Nurhidayatulah, Anti Kolonial Prodjosantoso

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui miskonsepsi materi larutan penyangga, persentase miskonsepsi pada setiap indikator materi larutan penyangga, dan penyebab terjadinya miskonsepsi materi larutan penyangga pada siswa SMA Negeri 2 Mataram. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kualitatif yang melibatkan 80 siswa kelas XI IPA 4 dan XI IPA 5 SMA Negeri 2 Mataram sebagai sampel dalam penelitian yang ditentukan secara purposive sampling. Instrumen yang digunakan untuk menganalisis miskonsepsi larutan penyangga yaitu instrumen multiple choice two tier diagnostic. Instrumen di validasi oleh expert judgment dan validasi empirik oleh 38 siswa kelas XII IPA 2 SMA Negeri 2 Mataram.. Hasil analisis …

Studi Komparasi Learning Cycle 5e Dan Learning Together Dikombinasi Dengan Drill And Practice Terhadap Prestasi Belajar Kimia Ditinjau Dari Keterampilan Proses Siswa, Mita Fujiyanti, Endang Susilowati, Sulistyo Saputro

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan prestasi belajar antara siswa yang diberikan model pembelajaran Learning Cycle 5E dan Learning Together dikombinasikan dengan Drill and Practice; siswa yang memiliki keterampilan proses tinggi dan keterampilan proses rendah; serta interaksi antara pembelajaran Learning Cycle 5E dan Learning Together dikombinasi dengan Drill and Practice dengan keterampilan proses siswa terhadap prestasi belajar siswa pada materi pokok hidrolisis garam. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan metode eksperimen. Sampel penelitian terdiri dari dua kelas siswa (XI MIA 1 dan XI MIA 3) yang ditentukan dengan menggunakan teknik cluster random sampling. Data diperoleh melalui tes tertulis, angket, …

Pengaruh Servant Leadership Learning Dengan Concept Mapping Terhadap Pemahaman Konsep Dan Berpikir Kritis Siswa, Robertus Arifin Nugroho, I Gusti Putu Suryadarma

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui pengaruh model pembelajaran Servant Leadership Learning dengan strategi Concept Mapping (SLL+CM) terhadap kemampuan pemahaman konsep dan berpikir kritis siswa kelas X SMA Kolese De Britto Yogyakarta. Penelitian ini merupakan eksperimen semu dengan desain nonequivalent subject, control group-pretest posttest design. Pendekatan ini menggunakan tiga kelas eksperimen, yaitu kelas SLL+CM, kelas SLL, kelas CM, dan satu kelas kontrol menggunakan pendekatan konvensional. Populasi infinite siswa kelas X yang terbagi dalam 7 kelas. Sampel menggunakan 4 kelas dengan penarikan sampling teknik samples of convenience. Sungai Gajah Wong digunakan sebagai objek pembelajaran. Untuk menguji pengaruh model pembelajaran digunakan uji …

Desain Alat Praktikum Pembiasan Cahaya Untuk Membantu Meningkatkan Kemampuan Pemecahan Masalah Siswa, Fitriyah Fitriyah, Imam Sumpono, Bambang Subali

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan desain alat praktikum pembiasan cahaya yang dapat meningkatkan kemampuan pemecahan masalah siswa, mengetahui respon siswa terhadap alat praktikum pembaisan cahaya, dan mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan alat praktikum pembiasan cahaya terhadap kemampuan pemecahan masalah. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian dan pengembangan (R & D). Penelitian dilaksanakan pada semester genap tahun pelajaran 2017/2018 di MAN 2 Rembang. Sampel yang digunakan adalah dua kelas, yaitu XI MIA 2 (kelas eksperimen) dan XI MIA 3 (kelas kontrol). Pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Desain yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah quasi experimental design. Hasil uji kelayakan oleh ahli memperoleh nilai …

Pengembangan Modul Pop-Up Berbasis Inkuiri Terbimbing Pada Tema Tata Surya Untuk Kelas Vii Smp, Mia Novita Ningrum, Novi Ratna Dewi, Parmin Parmin

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kelayakan dan keefektifan modul pop-up berbasis inkuiri terbimbing tema tata surya. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan yang terdiri dari sepuluh langkah dalam pelaksanaannya. Modul yang dikembangkan kemudian divalidasi oleh 3 ahli materi dan 3 ahli media untuk mengetahui kelayakan produk. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penilaian kelayakan modul pop-up berbasis inkuiri terbimbing oleh ahli materi dan media memperoleh skor rata-rata 54 dan 39 dengan kriteria sangat layak. Uji coba skala kecil untuk mengetahui keterbacaan modul mendapatkan rata-rata skor 36,89 dari siswa dan 11,9 dari guru dikategorikan sangat baik. Hasil skor N-gain diperoleh kriteria sedang sampai tinggi …

Pengembangan Handout Fluida Dinamik Terintegrasi Metakognisi Untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Aplikasi Siswa Sma Dan Ma, Atep Koswara, Mundilarto Mundilarto

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan handout fluida dinamik terintegrasi metakognisi. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian dan pengembangan. Subyek penelitian ini adalah guru fisika dan siswa kelas XI IPA pada SMAN 8 Yogyakarta dan MAN Laboratorium UIN Yogyakarta. Instrumen yang digunakan berupa lembar penilaian kualitas handout oleh ahli pendidikan fisika dan guru fisika, lembar tanggapan siswa terhadap kualitas handout, tes awal dan tes akhir kemampuan menerapkan prinsip fluida dinamik, lembar tanggapan guru fisika dan siswa terhadap penggunaan handout. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis deskriptif, analisis gain score, dan analisis varians dua jalur. Hasil penilaian ahli dan guru …

Pengembangan Lkpd Inkuiri Terbimbing Untuk Meningkatkan Keterampilan Berpikir Kritis Dan Hasil Belajar Peserta Didik, Muhammad Firdaus, Insih Wilujeng

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: (1) mendeskripsikan karakteristik lembar kerja peserta didik (LKPD) inkuiri terbimbing; (2) mengetahui kriteria kelayakan LKPD inkuiri terbimbing; (3) mengetahui peningkatan keterampilan berpikir kritis dengan menggunakan LKPD yang dikembangkan, dan (4) mengetahui hasil belajar peserta didik dengan menggunakan LKPD yang dikembangkan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode research and development (R&D). Desain uji coba produk utama menggunakan LKPD inkuiri terbimbing pada kelas VIIA sebagai kelas eksperimen dan LKPD dari pendidik pada kelas VIIB sebagai kelas kontrol. Pengumpulan data menggunakan lembar observasi, angket, dan tes tertulis. Hasil penelitian ini berupa LKPD inkuiri terbimbing yang memiliki kategori sangat baik. …

Pengembangan Instrumen Penilaian Portofolio Berbasis Multiple Intelligence Untuk Mengukur Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis Dan Sikap Ilmiah, Nindi Mediartika, Nurfina Aznam

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui karakteristik, kelayakan, dan efektivitas penggunaan instrumen penilaian portofolio berbasis multiple intelligence untuk mengukur kemampuan berpikir kritis dan sikap ilmiah siswa SMA/MA. Prosedur pengembangan menggunakan model 4-D yang dikemukakan oleh Thiagarajan, yaitu define, design, develop, dan disseminate. Hasil penelitian: (1) karakteristik instrumen memiliki tingkat kesukaran pada kisaran -2,00 sampai +1,41 dengan reliabilitas pada kisaran 0,00 sampai 0,97; (2) instrumen dikatakan layak ditinjau dari validitas isi, empiris, dan reliabilitas; (3) hasil pengukuran kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa SMAN 4 Yogyakarta berada pada kategori sedang dan tinggi dengan kisaran sebesar 34,7% - 65,3% dan 72,2% …

Pengembangan Modul Biologi Berbasis Pondok Pesantren Untuk Menanamkan Sikap Spiritual Dan Kemandirian Siswa, Nunung Susanti, Djukri Djukri

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan modul biologi berbasis aktivitas siswa di pondok pesantren yang efektif untuk meningkatkan sikap spiritual dan kemandirian siswa. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian pengembangan produk yang mengadaptasi model Borg dan Gall. Langkah-langkah yang dilakukan yaitu tahap pencarian dan pengumpulan informasi, perencanaan, pengembangan draf produk, uji coba lapangan awal, merevisi hasil uji coba awal, uji coba lapangan produk utama, dan revisi hasil uji coba produk utama. Subjek penelitian adalah siswa kelas X Madrasah Aliyah Ibnul Qoyyim Sleman. Data yang dikumpulkan berupa hasil penilaian modul, sikap spiritual, dan kemandirian siswa. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah: lembar validasi modul dan observasi …

The Development Of Science Comic To Improve Student's Understanding In Elementary School, Ika Maryani, Luluk Amalia

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

This study aims to: (1) understand the steps of science comic development for grade V elementary school students, (2) understand the feasibility of comic science from learning aspect, materials aspect, and instructional media aspect, (3) understand the effectiveness of science comics to increase students understanding in elementary school. This is a research and development by using ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation). Product validation tests are carried out by material experts, learning experts, media experts, teacher response, and students respond. Product implementation is conducted on the grade V students of Muhammadiyah Ngijon 1 elementary school. Data collection is …