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Author:

Yalvac, Bugrahan

Title:

Online Peer Review and Students' Understanding of the Nature of Science

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Nature of science
Science education
Sociology of Scientific Knowledge
Peer Review
Sociological Nature of Science
Scientific Literacy
Authentic Scientific Investigations
Philosophy of Science

File:

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Committee Members:

William Carlsen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Wenda K Bauchspies, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Carla Zembal Saul, Committee Member
Thomas M Dana, Committee Member

Author:

Manno, Jacqueline Lilja

Title:

K-5 Mentor Teachers' Journeys Toward Reform-Oriented Science Within A Professional Development School Context

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Science education
professional development school
science teaching

File:

Download MANNO_J_DISSERTATION_PSU_2011.pdf

Committee Members:

Carla Zembal Saul, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Carla Zembal Saul, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott P Mcdonald, Committee Member
Susan Mary Land, Committee Member
Susan Courson, Ph D, Committee Member

Author:

King, Seth Lawrence

Title:

Teaching Assistant Pedagogical Development: Evolution, Biological Change over Time, and Concept Based Instruction

Graduate Program:

Applied Linguistics

Keywords:

Sociocultural Theory
Vygotsky
Science education
Teacher education
Concept Based Instruction
Applied Linguistics
Teaching Assistants

File:

Download Final_draft_King_Dissertation_4.pdf

Committee Members:

James Lantolf, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Lantolf, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen E Johnson, Committee Member
Meredith Christine Doran, Committee Member
Richard Alan Duschl, Outside Member

Author:

Chiu, Yu Chen

Title:

Family learning in informal learning environments: The role of scientist, technology, and the more-than-human world in shaping families' meaning-making in science

Graduate Program:

Learning, Design, and Technology

Keywords:

Family learning
Science education
Informal learning environments
Mobile technology
Professional vision
Science communication
Education technology
More-than-human world
Outdoor learning

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Committee Members:

Heather Toomey Zimmerman, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Nicole Webster, Outside Unit & Field Member
Heather Zimmerman, Major Field Member
Ty Hollett, Major Field Member
Susan Land, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Cody, Jennifer

Title:

From Backrow Banishment to Backyard Problems: A Teacher's Tale of Transformative Learning

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Narrative inquiry
Teacher identity development
Student-led inquiry
Science education integration
Civic engagement
Transformative learning
Place-based education
Cross-disciplinary teaching
Science education
Social Studies education

File:

Download J._Cody_Dissertation_11-6-24.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Palma, Outside Unit & Field Member
Rachel Wolkenhauer, Major Field Member
Mark Kissling, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Carla Zembal-Saul, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Scott Mcdonald, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Gil, Minyoung

Title:

Kindergarten Innovators: Exploring Design Decisions in a Classroom Engineering Project

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Engineering education
Science education
Kindergarten engineering
Early childhood engineering
Engineering practices
Engineering design

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Committee Members:

Scott Mcdonald, Program Head/Chair
Allison Henward, Major Field Member
ChanMin Kim, Outside Unit & Field Member
Carla Zembal-Saul, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Matthew Johnson, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Christine Cunningham, Special Member

Author:

Alherz, Fatma

Title:

An Analysis of Kuwaiti 10th Grade Biology Curriculum for The Inclusion of Science and Engineering Practices

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Science education
NGSS
Science and engineering practices
Curriculum analysis
Biology
High school.
High school

File:

Download MS_Thesis__Fatma_Alherz.pdf

Committee Members:

Julia Plummer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Voss Farris, Committee Member
Scott Mcdonald, Program Head/Chair