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
Assessment and Modification of an Introductory Astronomy Laboratory Lesson on Astronomical Time-keeping, Adrienne Traxler
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
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
Design, Implementation and Assessment of an Earth Systems Science Course for Secondary Teachers, Jeffery C. Owen