We are pleased to announce that two chapters have been published in a new book on geoscience education published by Springer. Libarkin, J.C., 2014, The role of scholarly publishing in geocognition and discipline-based geoscience education research. In V. Tong (Ed.) Geoscience Research and Education: Teaching at Universities, p. 69-76. Libarkin, J.C., Jardeleza, S.E., McElhinny, T.,Continue reading “Two chapters in new geoscience education book”
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Earth Systems Science Education in Research Handbook
Dr. Libarkin has co-authored a chapter on EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE EDUCATION with Nir Orion for the Handbook of Research on Science Education, Volume II. This chapter provides a new look at latest developments in Earth Systems Science education and is a companion to the chapter co-authored by Nir Orion in 2007. Learn more about theContinue reading “Earth Systems Science Education in Research Handbook”
HOW TO JOIN THE GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION RESEARCH & GEOCOGNITION INTEREST GROUP LISTSERV
I wanted to remind everyone how to subscribe to the community email listserv for people interested in Geoscience Education Research and Geocognition Research. Here’s how to subscribe: To subscribe to this list send an email to listserv@list.msu.edu with the following text in the first line of the body of the message: SUBSCRIBE GEOED-RESEARCH FirstName LastNameContinue reading “HOW TO JOIN THE GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION RESEARCH & GEOCOGNITION INTEREST GROUP LISTSERV”
INVISIBLE LIGHT CONCEPTIONS: New paper published in Astronomy Education Review (2011)
A new paper, led by GRL Director Julie Libarkin, documents conceptions of invisible light held by middle and high school students as well as teachers. This paper identifies common issues students have with infrared and ultraviolet radiation, including ideas that persist into adulthood. READ AT THE PUBLISHER’S WEBSITE: Invisible Misconceptions: Student Understanding of Ultraviolet andContinue reading “INVISIBLE LIGHT CONCEPTIONS: New paper published in Astronomy Education Review (2011)”
PLATE TECTONICS CONCEPTIONS: New paper published in Journal of Geoscience Education (2011)
A new paper, led by former GRL postdoc Scott Clark (now of University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire), documents conceptions of plate tectonics held by undergraduates. This paper identifies common issues students have with terminology, plate motion, and subsurface melting. The potential for common images to cause misunderstandings is also discussed. READ AT THE PUBLISHER’SContinue reading “PLATE TECTONICS CONCEPTIONS: New paper published in Journal of Geoscience Education (2011)”
CAPTURING COGNITION: New paper published in Computers & Geosciences (2011)
A new paper, led by GRL graduate student Sheldon Turner, documents the value of Tablet PCs for capturing cognition. This paper documents the unique data sets that Tablet PCs, coupled with video capture technologies, now allow us to collect. READ AT THE PUBLISHER’S WEBSITE: Novel applications of Tablet PCs to investigate expert cognition in theContinue reading “CAPTURING COGNITION: New paper published in Computers & Geosciences (2011)”
GEOCOGNITION RESEARCH LABORATORY 