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Investigating and Improving Student Understanding of Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Quantum Mechanics, and Thermodynamics Using Conceptual Surveys
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Mary Jane Brundage – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Validated conceptual multiple-choice surveys administered before and after instruction in relevant concepts can be useful tools to gauge the effectiveness of curricula and pedagogical strategies. Here we discuss the use of four different validated surveys to investigate student understanding: The Energy and Momentum Conceptual Survey (EMCS), the…
Descriptors: Surveys, Comprehension, Energy, Magnets
Key Challenges Associated with School Leadership Roles at Four STEM Elementary Schools: Administrator Viewpoints on STEM Curriculum Implementation
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Dimple Pravin Patel – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This qualitative multiple case study comprised an investigation of the beliefs, understandings, and experiences of school principals charged with overseeing the curricular innovations and implementations taking place at four STEM elementary schools. The study was organized around a proposition based on five factors adopted from the "Framework…
Descriptors: Leadership Role, Elementary Schools, Principals, STEM Education
Gender Dynamics in Small Group within a Student-Centered Physics Course: An Exploratory Single Case Study
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Mark Okpanachi Akubo – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The underrepresentation of women in STEM more generally and in physics specifically has been well established (e.g., Hyater-Adams, Fracchiolla, Finkelstein, & Hinko, 2018; Johnson, Ong, Ko, Smith, & Hodari, (2017); Lock & Hazari, 2016), and the field remains challenged by the negative consequences of this underrepresentation. Women's…
Descriptors: Physics, Student Centered Learning, Active Learning, Undergraduate Students