Session: Education: Research And Assessment (97th ESA Annual Meeting (August 5 -- 10, 2012))

PS 22-51

Using DQCs to evaluate student retention of central biological concepts though a sequence of introductory biology courses
Heather P. Griscom, James Madison University; Kerry O. Cresawn, James Madison University; Patrice M. Ludwig, James Madison University

PS 22-52

Challenges to implementing an ecology-based immersion semester program for undergraduates: What influences student participation?
Lane J. Loya, Saint Francis University

PS 22-53

Human population growth: A need to raise awareness in our university curricula
Mark W. Chynoweth, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Lisa M. Ellsworth, Oregon State University; Darcey K. Iwashita, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Christopher A. Lepczyk, University of Hawaii at Manoa

PS 22-54

Helping students develop principle-based accounts of ecosystem functioning: A study of the effectiveness of an instructional intervention
April Cordero Maskiewicz, Point Loma Nazarene University; Damien D. Vanderburg, Madison High School

PS 22-55

Climate change education in free-choice-learning settings: Approaches and beliefs of education staff
Cathlyn D. Stylinski, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Appalachian Laboratory; Sasha Palmquist, Institute for Learning Innovation; Joe E. Heimlich, Institute for Learning Innovation; Renae Youngs, Institute for Learning Innovation

Cancelled

PS 22-56

Teaching principles first leads to large gains in student understanding of carbon-transforming processes (widthdrawn)
Jane Rice, Michigan State University; Jennifer H. Doherty, University of Washington; Charles W. (Andy) Anderson, Michigan State University

PS 22-57

Beyond development and dissemination: The Diagnostic Questions Clusters (DQCs) project as a model for transforming introductory level courses
Charlene D'Avanzo, Hampshire College; Jennifer H. Doherty, University of Washington; Charles W. Anderson, Michigan State University

PS 22-58

Assessing teachers’ conceptual framework for understanding climate literacy principles
Gillian H. Roehrig, University of Minnesota; Devarati Bhattacharya, University of Minnesota; Jeffrey R. Corney, University of Minnesota

PS 22-59

Diagnostic question clusters: Differences in discourse in physical and life sciences can be confusing for ecology students
Laurel Hartley, University of Colorado Denver; Charlene D'Avanzo, Hampshire College; Jennifer L. Momsen, North Dakota State University; April Maskiewicz, Point Loma Nazarene University

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