COS 40 - Education: Research and Assessment

Tuesday, August 4, 2009: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Sendero Blrm I, Hyatt
Presider:
Donna L. Sundre, James Madison University
1:50 PM
 Selecting a science reasoning assessment for a highly selective public liberal arts university
Karen Smith, Truman State University; Glenn Wehner, Truman State University; Ian Lindevald, Truman State University; Phil Ryan, Truman State University
2:30 PM
 Assessing students incoming status and progress in scientific reasoning and quantitative literacy at a research university
Diane Ebert-May, Michigan State University; Jennifer J. Kaplan, Michigan State University; Megan Donahue, Michigan State University; Gabriel J. Ording, Michigan State University; Elena Bray Speth, Saint Louis University; Vincent F. Melfi, Michigan State University; Dennis Gilliland, Michigan State University; Alla Sikorskii, Michigan State University; Nicole Johnson, Michigan State University
2:50 PM
 Quantifying learning objectives: an analysis of syllabi and assessments in undergraduate biology
Jennifer L. Momsen, North Dakota State University; Emily Nagler, Michigan State University; Diane Ebert-May, Michigan State University
3:10 PM
3:20 PM
 Permanent study plots on urban college campuses: Establishing a research coordination network across ecosystems and undergraduate institutions
Erin S. Lindquist, Meredith College; Amanda Powell, Meredith College; Calley Jones, Meredith College; Sara Roberson, Meredith College; Anna Simmons, Meredith College; Jillian Stancil, Meredith College
3:40 PM
 Mud, muck, and service: Action research on direct and indirect service-learning in ecology
W. Lindsay Whitlow, Seattle University; Sara Hoofnagle, Summit K-12 High School
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