Recent Reports
2011
John Asiala
A Comparison of the Effects of Inquiry-Based Cooperative Learning and Demonstrations in Science Education
Wendelien K. Benya
Is Virtuality Close Enough to Reality? A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Simulations with Traditional Laboratory Activities in a High School Biology Class
Deborah Corriveau
The Effects of Instructional Changes on Student Learning of Electrochemistry in an IB Chemistry Course
Nichole Olszowy
Improving Learning by Connecting Chemistry Curriculum to Students' Experiences
Erich Ziegler
Relevant Learning and the Effects on Deep Knowledge in a Rural Upper Peninsula of Michigan Community
2010
Emily Curry
Clean Water in the Classroom: Understanding the Importance of Water Quality
Marguerite Parino
Utilizing the "Engineering the Future" Curriculum as a Social Skills Training Device for Emotionally Disabled Students
Sarah Storm
"Engineering a Fit" The Effect of Engineering-Based Projects on Eighth Grade Student Attitudes and Achievement in Science
Sarah Van Baale
Teaching and Aligning Upper Level Mathematics Classes to Michigan High School Content Expectations in an Alternative Educational Setting: Approaches and Issues
2009
Paula McElroy
Integrating Social Studies into an Earth Science Soil Analysis Unit: A Historical Impact Study 2009
Victoria L. McPeak
Improving High School Students' Knowledge of and Attitudes about Water Quality, Treatment and Conservation
Denise Payment
Controversial Topics in the Classroom: An Investigation of Teaching Strategies and Instructional Environments for Promoting Critical Thinking in a Middle School Earth Science Curriculum
Eric Ruckert
Assessment of a High School Geological Field Course
Kim Samson
A Model for the Effective Design of Field-Based Courses: Analysis of Pre-Course and Post-Course Test Results from the Geology of Utah's National Parks and Monuments Course for Years 1999 to 2008
2008
Jennifer Carlson
Effect of Theme-Based, Guided Inquiry Instruction on Science Literacy in Ecology
2007
Jennifer Lovell (Krebs)
A Ninth Grade Introduction to the Nanotech Biosensor Project
Amy Muzzarelli
The effect of Implementing Project Based Education High School Physics:File Folder Bridge Engineering
Annikka Chrestensen
Real-World Context, Interest, Understanding, and Retention
Debra Zolynsky
Motivating Students to Become Scientifically Literate Through Inquiry
2006
Deborah Sage
Inquiry and Understanding: Educational Research with Middle Level Science Students
Angela Teubert
The Effect of an Inquiry Based Curriculum and Experiential Education on Middle School Student's Attitudes in Science
2005
Michael Dean Dallavalle
Teaching Bacteria for Understanding
Melissa D. Maxson
Teaching Water Quality through Inquiry
Charles Schepke
A Qualitative Study Using Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula's Paleomagnetic Past as a Resource for Teaching Secondary Science
Kris L. Kropp
An Introduction to Engineering Course for High School Students
2004
Jean L. Dunstan
Educational Applications of Investigating Groundwater Resources and Uranium Concentrations in Stanton Township, Houghton County, Michigan
Megan R. Palen
Cultural Exchanges in Education and their Applications to the Classroom: Enhancing Learning Outside the Comfort Zone
Jennifer Toivonen
Using GIS and Inquiry Based Education to Teach Hominid Evolution
Todd D. Waurio
A Proposed Model for Measuring the Effectiveness of Using and Activity-Based Unit in Learning Statistics
2003
Heather L. Luoto
Study of the Cranberry lake Bog with Secondary Classroom Applications
Kristin L. Schourek
A Veteran Teacher's Travels in Search of Excellence
2002
Marek Ulicny
Student Research of Local Water Treatment Trends and Predictions
