Theses/Dissertations from 2023
An Investigation of the Instructional Norms of Mathematical Communication when Students Present Geometry Proofs at the Board, Bukola T. Ake
Conceptualization and Perceptions of Student Preparedness in Quantitative Reasoning Among Introductory Biology Faculty, Ann Cleveland
Horizon Content Knowledge and its Integration into Physics Education Research: Case Study Analysis on Physical Science and Physics Teachers, Trevor A. Robertson
Calculus Students’ Conceptions of Integral and Volume in a Volumes of Revolution Task, Ian West
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Youth’s Expressions of Personal Significance in an Informal Learning Setting That Bridged STEM and Experiential Learning, Gabrielle A. Brodek
Investigating Student Science Identity in a Middle School Social Studies Classroom, Hazel Cashman
Middle School Science Teachers' Vulnerability in the Written Discourse of a Professional Learning Community, Eliza Jacobs
Botanically Inclined: Elementary Students' Knowledge of Plant Structures and Their Functions Captured in Drawings, Emilie Oesterlin
Teacher Growth in Knowledge of Conservation of Energy and in Self-Efficacy, Paul H. Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
A Case Study into Middle School Students' Conceptualizations of Motion and Interpretations of Negative Velocities, Peter A. Colesworthy
The Impact of Project-Based Learning on Students in High School Chemistry in Rural Maine, Brianna DeGone
Assessing the Effectiveness of a Tool for Classifying and Assessing Student Energy Diagrams in Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Instruction, Michael Dudley
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Understanding Social Factors in Small Group Work in Undergraduate Mathematics Classrooms, Jeremy R. Bernier
Work at the Boundary: A Research-Practice Partnership to Integrate Computer Science into Middle School Science, Amelia R. Callahan
Investigating Maine Secondary Science Teachers Conceptualization of Scientific Argumentation, Erin Doran
How Students Communicate Knowledge: Written Versus Drawn Responses to Formative Assessment Questions in an Introductory Undergraduate Marine Science Course, Christina Siddons
The Impact of Elementary Mathematics Coaches on Elementary Teachers' Attitudes Towards Teaching Mathematics, Samuel R. Ward
Use of Statistics Boot Camps to Encourage Success of Students with Diverse Background Knowledge, Justin C. Willis
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Pre-service Elementary Teachers' Use of Spatial Diagrams: Investigations of Unbounded Shearing on Solid Figures, Camden G. Bock
Investigation of Student Understanding of Implicit Differentiation, Connor Chu
Teacher Professional Development Using Iterative Inquiry-Based Chemistry Workshop, Clint Eaton
Assessing Quantitative Reasoning in a Ninth Grade Science Class Using Interdisciplinary Data Story Assignments, Bryn W. Keenhold
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Assessing Student Understanding of Reasoning using Argument-based Contrast Matrices, Ethan Geheb
A Granular Account of Student's Understanding Reasoning within an Everyday and Scientific Contexts, Grace M. Gonnella
Echoes of the Past: The Effect of Background Experience on Far Transfer, Graham H. Hummel-Hall
Understanding Student Development Of Science Literacy Skills in an Undergraduate Environmental Science Course, Molly Picillo
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Examining Student Ability to Follow and Interact with Qualitative Inferential Reasoning Chains, William N. Ferm Jr.
Contrast Dependent Knowledge Development in Contrast Supported Scientific Observation, Maura B. Foley
Investigating the Assessment of Abstraction as a Key Component of the Nature of Models, Derek C. LaBarron Mr.
Investigating Student Mental Models at the Intersection of Mathematics and Physical Reasoning in Physics, Savannah E. Lodge-Scharff
Assessing Students' Understanding of Variability and Graph Interpretation Through an Authentic Science Investigation, William M. Schlager
Development of an Active-Learning Lesson that Targets Student Understanding of Population Growth in Ecology, Elizabeth Trenckmann
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Inconsistent Conceptions of Acceleration Contributing to Formative Assessment Limitations, Gregory D. Kranich
Calculus Students' Reasoning About Slope and Derivative as Rates of Change, Jennifer G. Tyne
Evaluation of the Collaborative Design Process and Classroom Implementation of a Place-Relevant Lesson in Ninth Grade Earth Science Classrooms, Marina Van der Eb
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
College Student Difficulties with Applied Optimization Problems in Introductory Calculus, Sundance James Campbell
Analysis of Struggling Student Performance in Response to Academic Intervention, Jonathan E. Dumont
Thinking Beyond the Fried Egg Model: How Accurately Do Students Perceive Cells in a Living Context?, Milissa Knox
Investigating Teachers' Content Knowledge and Pedogogical Content Knowledge in a Middle School Physical Science Curriculum on Force and Motion, Daniel Patrick Laverty
Cross-Sectional Assessment of Student Content Knowledge in an Undergraduate Marine Science Program, Ryan A. Weatherbee
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Reaching Struggling Introductory Biology Students with a Targeted Peer Tutoring Program, Zachary Batz
University Students' Graph Interpretation and Comprehension Abilities, Daniel Bragdon
Correlations Between Students' Multiple Ways of Thinking About the Derivative and their Abilities to Solve Applied Derivative Problems, Shahram Shawn Firouzian
Proof Conceptions of College Calculus Students, Jon Janelle
Using Personal Response Devices as a Method to Study Visitor Experience at Informal Science Learning Environments, Kendra J. Michaud
Paying Attention to Theory in Science Classroom Argumentation, Kalee Reid Gwarjanski
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Students' Understanding of Recursion: When Do They Use It and Why?, Adi Levy Conlogue
An Assessment of Ninth Graders' Use of Graphs and Explanations to Communicate Scientific Ideas, Mary Jean Jones
Student Understanding of Cardiovascular Physiology: The Relationship Between Pressure, Flow, and Resistance, Nitisha L. Mitchell
College students' understanding of geometric transformations, Sarah Rizzo
Assessing and enhancing student understanding of carbon cycling in organisms, Kara M. Soule
Teachers' Understandings of Inquiry and Reported Use of Scientific Practices: A Survey of NTSA Conference Attendees, Ashley M. Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Student Understanding of Definite Integrals with Relevance to Physics Using Graphical Representations, Rabindra R. Bajracharya
The Astrobiology Project: Effects on Students' Science Aspirations and Achievement, and an Analysis of Self-Handicapping Behavior, Elizabeth Burroughs
Calculus Students' Understanding of Area and Volume in Non-calculus Contexts, Allison J. Dorko
A Phenomenological Approach to Understanding the Role of Bodily Activity in Chemical Imagining, Virginia J. Flood
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Assessing Middle and High School Students' Conceptual Understanding about Photosynthesis, Katie J. Clegg
College Chemistry Students Understanding and Application of the Relationship between Algebra and Stoichiometry, Maggie Hutchinson
Answer-Seeking and Idea-Constructing During Collaborative Active-Learning Activities in a Physics Laboratory, Casey E. Murphy
Students' Qualitative Understanding of the Relationship between the Graph of a Function and the Graphs of Its Derivatives, John R. Stahley
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Procedural Skills — The Missing Link in Ninth Graders' Comprehension of Geography's Influence on Climate, Erik Krentel daSilva
Language and Area: Influences on Student Understanding of Integration, William Lloyd Hall
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Comparing the Effectiveness of Three Unique Research Based Tutorials for Introducing Newton's Second Law, Mindi Kvaal Anderson
Investigation into the Effectiveness of an Inquiry-Based Curriculum in an Introductory Biology Laboratory, Molly Ann Harris
A Qualitative Analysis of Student Behavior and Language During Group Problem Solving, Kate Hayes
Student Understanding of Error and Variability in Primary Science Communication, Megan McOsker
Assessing Impacts of the Aquatic Invaders in Maine (AIM) Workshop on Inquiry Pedagogy and Student Learning, Danielle Miniutti
Understanding the Greenhouse Effect Using a Computer Model, Lisa Schultz
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Students' Understanding of Deriving Properties of a Function's Graph from the Sign Chart of the First Derivative, Karen Diane Abbey
The Reliability of the Force and Motion Conceptual Evaluation, Glen Davenport
Comparing Student Performance on Isomorphic Math and Physics Vector Representations, Joel Van Deventer
An Investigation into the Effectiveness of Web-Based College Algebra in Conceptual and Procedural Mathematics Knowledge, Ashley A. Graves
Student Understanding of Groundwater Concepts in Two Undergraduate Geology Courses, Danielle M. Martin
The Effects of Reasoning about Vector Components on Student Understanding of Two-Dimensional Acceleration, Bhupendra Singh Nagpure
Attitude and Learning at Upward Bound in the Field of Statistics, Adam Zukowski
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Students' Epistemological Beliefs of Mathematics When Taught Using Traditional Versus Reform Curricula in Rural Maine High Schools, Glenn T. Colby
Identifying Student Concepts of Gravity, Roger Eastman Feeley
An Analysis of Variable Misconceptions before and after Various Collegiate Level Mathematics Courses, Zachary Scott McIntyre
A Comparative Study of How High School Students Understand Stem Cells, Jonathan Christian Rabe Moyer
Understanding Weather: Phase Changes of Water in the Atmosphere, Elliot D. Rappaport
Evaluating Factors Contributing to Engineering Technology Students' Introductory Physics Experience, Daniel A. Reed
Comparing the Effectiveness of Research-based Curricula for Teaching Introductory Mechanics, Trevor I. Smith
Using Online Data to Teach Science Skills to Middle School Students, Medea Hoeschen Steinman
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
The Effects of Implementing an Interactive Student Response System in a College Algebra Classroom, Dina L. Blodgett
Measuring Student Understanding of Density, with Geological Applications, Emily L. Klingler
An Investigation into the Change in the Van Hiele Levels of Understanding Geometry of Pre-service Elementary and Secondary Mathematics Teachers, Kathleen Chesley Knight
Using Analogical Models in Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratory Courses to Improve Student Understanding of Beer's Law, Matthew Leland
Effect of a Concentrated In-service Elementary Teacher Force and Motion Workshop, David Nelson
An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Physics First in Maine, Michael James O'Brien
Roles of Students and Instructors in a Pilot Computer-based College Algebra Course, Karen Hope Snyder