Session: Education: Research and Assessment (94th ESA Annual Meeting (August 2 -- 7, 2009))

PS 11-98

Helping students reason about energy and matter from cells to ecosystems with diagnostic question clusters
Charlene DAvanzo, Hampshire College; Charles W. Anderson, Michigan State University; Brook Wilke, Michigan State University; Nancy Stamp, Binghamton University - SUNY; Kathy Williams, San Diego State University; Alan B. Griffith, University of Mary Washington; Laurel Hartley, University of Colorado Denver; Nancy J. Pelaez, Purdue University

PS 11-99

Using DQCs and active learning strategies to assess ecology students’ alternative conceptions about carbon cycling in ecosystems
Heather P. Griscom, James Madison University; April C. Maskiewicz, Point Loma Nazarene University; Nicole T. Welch, Mississippi University for Women

PS 11-100

Student reasoning related to matter and energy flow through ecosystems: Lessons from diagnostic question clusters
Laurel Hartley, University of Colorado Denver; Charles W. Anderson, Michigan State University; Barbara J. Abraham, Hampton University; Charlene DAvanzo, Hampshire College; Amy Arnett, Unity College; Alan Dickman, University of Oregon; Heather Griscom, James Madison University; April Maskiewicz, Point Loma Nazarene University; Chris Picone, Fitchburg State College; Jonathon W. Schramm, Michigan State University; Brook Wilke, Michigan State University

PS 11-101

Diagnostic question clusters: Assessing student understanding of population dynamics, and evaluating effectiveness of a college laboratory activity addressing the topic
Miranda A. Kearney, State University of New York - Binghamton; Nancy E. Stamp, State University of New York - Binghamton

PS 11-102

Understanding climate change: Using diagnostic question clusters (DQCs) to correlate student perceptions and understanding of the mechanisms driving climate change
Holly A. Petrillo, University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point; Amy Arnett, Unity College; Casey J. Huckins, Michigan Technological University

PS 11-103

Diagnostic question clusters and student active learning: Their role in faculty development of scientific teaching
Alan B. Griffith, University of Mary Washington; Barbara J. Abraham, Hampton University; Chris Picone, Fitchburg State College; Charlene D'Avanzo, Hampshire College; Charles W. (Andy) Anderson, Michigan State University; Nancy J. Pelaez, Purdue University; Kathy Williams, San Diego State University; Nancy E. Stamp, State University of New York - Binghamton

PS 11 - Education: Research and Assessment