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Master of Science in Teaching

The Master of Science in Teaching (MST) is a 33 credit hour Master’s Degree program containing courses that integrate discipline-specific content and research-based instructional strategies. The overarching goal of this program is to improve the knowledge and skills of secondary mathematics and science teachers in order to improve the learning of their students. In addition to taking the specialized courses of the program focused on content and teaching and learning methods, MST students are required to conduct education research. Five of the required 31 hours are devoted to the completion of an education research thesis project.

Theses/Dissertations from 2006 2006

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

Assessment and Modification of an Introductory Astronomy Laboratory Lesson on Astronomical Time-keeping, Adrienne Traxler

Theses/Dissertations from 2005 2005

Student Ideas about the Moon and its Phases and the Impact of a Real 3D Model of the Sun/Earth/Moon System in an Introductory Astronomy Laboratory Course, James Cohen

Investigations of Student Understanding of Sound Propogation and Resonance, Katherine VerPlanck Menchen

Measuring the Effects of Mathematics Instruction in a Physics Classroom with Mathematics and Physics Diagnostics, Michael A. Murphy

Student Understanding of Conservation of Energy and Mass in Introductory University Science Courses, Jessica L. Odell

Advanced Students' Resource Selection in Nearly-Novel Situations, Eleanor C. Sayre

Theses/Dissertations from 2003 2003

Design, Implementation and Assessment of an Earth Systems Science Course for Secondary Teachers, Jeffery C. Owen