Publication Date
In 2024 | 0 |
Since 2023 | 0 |
Since 2020 (last 5 years) | 5 |
Since 2015 (last 10 years) | 13 |
Since 2005 (last 20 years) | 13 |
Descriptor
Earth Science | 13 |
Undergraduate Students | 6 |
Introductory Courses | 4 |
Science Instruction | 4 |
Climate | 3 |
College Faculty | 3 |
Educational Research | 3 |
Pretests Posttests | 3 |
Science Education | 3 |
Biology | 2 |
College Science | 2 |
More ▼ |
Source
Journal of Geoscience… | 8 |
Journal of Geography in… | 2 |
Applied Environmental… | 1 |
Journal of Astronomy & Earth… | 1 |
Journal of Research in… | 1 |
Author
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 13 |
Reports - Research | 12 |
Tests/Questionnaires | 2 |
Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
Higher Education | 10 |
Postsecondary Education | 8 |
Middle Schools | 1 |
Two Year Colleges | 1 |
Audience
Teachers | 1 |
Location
Mississippi | 1 |
North Carolina (Raleigh) | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Aksit, Osman; McNeal, Karen S.; Gold, Anne U.; Libarkin, Julie C.; Harris, Sara – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2018
We evaluated influences on the climate change risk perceptions of undergraduate students in an introductory Earth Science course. For this sample, domain-specific content knowledge about climate change was a significant predictor of students' risk perception of climate change while cultural worldviews (individualism, hierarchy) and political…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Earth Science, Climate, Introductory Courses
Soltis, Nicholas A.; McNeal, Karen S.; Schnittka, Christine G. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2021
Research has shown the highest level of understanding in the geosciences to be the ability to think about the Earth as a dynamic system. The Earth system contains four spheres: the geosphere, the hydrosphere, the biosphere, and the atmosphere. These spheres are linked through the biogeochemical cycles that move matter and energy through the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation
Sherman-Morris, Kathleen; Clary, Renee M.; McNeal, Karen S.; Diaz-Ramirez, Jairo; Brown, Michael E. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2017
Summer camps have proven to be effective tools to engage students in the geosciences. Findings from this study highlight perceptions and experiences of middle school students from predominantly African American school districts in Mississippi who attended a 3-d residence camp focused on increasing interest in the geosciences through an earth…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, African American Students, Middle School Students, Resident Camp Programs
Maudlin, Lindsay C.; McNeal, Karen S. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2022
A science café and a concert with a panel discussion were held with public audiences to communicate information about global change and ecosystem soundscapes. Both events were evaluated through: (i) post-event surveys to measure global change perceptions, awareness, and attitudes; (ii) skin biosensors to measure the engagement levels of a…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Environmental Education, Music Activities
Sherman-Morris, Kathleen; McNeal, Karen S. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2016
This study augments existing literature in understanding student perceptions about the geosciences; we examined the choice of major and science courses taken by 645 students at a large southeastern research university. Differences were examined between underrepresented minority (URM) and nonminority students. We compared responses regarding not…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Earth Science
Atkins, Rachel M.; McNeal, Karen S. – Journal of Astronomy & Earth Sciences Education, 2018
Communicating climate information is challenging due to the interdisciplinary nature of the topic along with compounding cognitive and affective learning challenges. Graphs are a common representation used by scientists to communicate evidence of climate change. However, it is important to identify how and why individuals on the continuum of…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Reading Processes, Climate, Graphs
Lally, Diane; Forbes, Cory T.; McNeal, Karen S.; Soltis, Nicholas A. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2019
Scientific modeling and systems thinking (SMST) is central to the geosciences, yet few studies have documented how and to what extent undergraduate geoscience courses emphasize SMST, as well as factors that might help explain or predict these trends. Here, we present research based on data (n = 2056) from the most recent (2016) administration of…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Teacher Surveys, Science Teachers, Earth Science
McNeal, Karen S.; Petcovic, Heather L. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2017
The calls for a college-educated science and technology workforce, as well as a scientifically literate citizenry, have led to a demand for higher education faculty prepared in discipline-based education research (DBER). These faculty members conduct research on teaching and learning in the context of a specific discipline, including the…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Earth Science, Educational Research, Teacher Researchers
St. John, Kristen; McNeal, Karen S. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2017
During the past two decades, the Geoscience Education Research (GER) community has been increasingly recognized as an evidence-based research subdiscipline in the geoscience and in the larger discipline-based education research (DBER) field. Most recently, the GER community has begun to address the current state of the field and discuss the best…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Science Instruction, Expertise, Professional Personnel
St. John, Kristen; McNeal, Karen S.; MacDonald, R. Heather; Kastens, Kim A.; Bitting, Kelsey S.; Cervato, Cinzia; McDaris, John R.; Petcovic, Heather L.; Pyle, Eric J.; Riggs, Eric M.; Ryker, Katherine; Semken, Steven; Teasdale, Rachel – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2021
The geoscience education research (GER) community has produced a collaborative research framework that summarizes guiding questions for future research to inform and improve undergraduate geoscience teaching and learning. The GER Framework (St. John [Ed.], 2018a) was developed through an iterative process involving multiple stages of community…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Science Education, Educational Research, College Instruction
McNeal, Karen S.; Ryker, Katherine; Whitmeyer, Shelley; Giorgis, Scott; Atkins, Rachel; LaDue, Nicole; Clark, Christine; Soltis, Nick; Pingel, Thomas – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2020
We developed and tested different pedagogical treatments using an Augmented Reality (AR) Sandbox to teach introductory geoscience students about reading topographic maps at five institutions in both pilot and full implementation studies. The AR Sandbox treatments were characterized as 1) unstructured play, 2) a semi-structured lesson, and 3) a…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Undergraduate Students, Computer Simulation
Beane, Rachel; McNeal, Karen S.; Macdonald, R. Heather – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2019
What is the extent to which college and university geoscience faculty report using education practices that contribute to more inclusive learning environments and engage a diverse population of students? In the 2016 National Geoscience Faculty Survey, faculty answered questions about their practices in a specific introductory or major course they…
Descriptors: Earth Science, College Faculty, Teacher Surveys, Educational Practices
Soltis, Nicholas A.; McNeal, Karen S.; Atkins, Rachel M.; Maudlin, Lindsay C. – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2020
Augmented reality (AR) sandboxes are useful tools in helping students develop a three-dimensional understanding of topographic maps and landforms. Research on the AR sandbox indicates that students enjoy it, but evidence about student learning gains is inconclusive. This study aims to understand how students engage with these tools as a precedent…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Simulated Environment, Visualization, Maps