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Instruments for Assessing Interest in STEM Content and Careers
Tandra Tyler-Wood; Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 18, No. 2 (April 2010) pp. 345–368
Two new instruments created to assess perceptions of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) disciplines and careers are analyzed and found to have respectable to excellent internal consistency reliability, as well as good content,...
Topics: Information Communication Technologies, Engineering, Science, Attitudes, Teachers, Computers, Assessment, Mathematics, Evaluation, Middle School Education, Research Methods, Students
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Project BUGS (Bringing Up Girls in Science): Providing Girls with an Opportunity to Develop Science and Mathematics Skills Through Technology
Tandra Tyler-Wood; Jane Pemberton; Louise Keeton
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 3215–3219
Bringing UP Girls in Science (BUGS) is a demonstration project in the Department of Technology and Cognition at the University of North Texas (UNT). The goal of this project is to provide educational experiences in an outdoor learning lab for girls ...
Topics: Cognition, Educational Technology, Science, Information Sciences
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STEM Interests for Middle Schoolers Out to Save the World (MSOSW)
Rhonda Christensen; Gerald Knezek; Tandra Tyler-Wood
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 1428–1433
Middle Schoolers Out to Save the World (MSOSW) is a U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) Project funded to span 2008 – 2011. Analysis of pre-post data gathered from 2009-2010...
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Handhelds: An Effective Assistive Technology Devices for Assisting Students with Mild Disabilities with Self-Monitoring Behavior
Tandra Tyler-Wood; Joyce Rademacher; Lemoyne Dunn; Cliff Whitworth
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 3654–3659
This paper explores the use of handhelds as effective assistive devices for students with mild disabilities who have issues with self-monitoring. Through a grant from Verizon, the Texas Center for Educational Technology has provided handhelds for...
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Measurement of STEM Dispositions in Elementary School Students
Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen; Tandra Tyler-Wood; Sita Periathiruvaldi; Curby Alexander; Garry Mayes; Charlotte Owens; Dale Magoun
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 1052–1059
This paper focuses on the development and refinement of a new instrument for measuring Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) dispositions in elementary school students. Reliability and validity indices are presented, as well as a cross...
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Contrasts in Teacher and Student Perceptions of STEM Content and Careers
Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen; Tandra Tyler-Wood
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 11, No. 1 (March 2011) pp. 92–117
Analysis of baseline attitudinal data gathered from a National Science Foundation Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers project uncovered large contrasts between the perceptions of practicing professionals and students toward...
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STEM Learning in Middle School with Games and Simulations
Teresa Franklin; Shelby Morge; Sridhar Narayan; Gene Tagliarini; Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen; Tandra Tyler-Wood; Chang Liu; David Chelberg
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 1445–1449
STEM education is a major focus of recent legislation and funding in Congress as the number of scientists and mathematicians, engineers and technologists are sadly lacking to support innovation and the ever changing economy (Ashby, 2006). Recently, ...
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Project SETS (Simulation-Enhanced Training for Science Teachers)
Tandra Tyler-Wood; Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen; Lemoyne Dunn
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 5167–5172
Project SETS (Simulation-Enhanced Training for Science Teachers) seeks to improve training for elementary level science teachers using a simulated classroom (simSchool) as a laboratory experience. Future teachers can practice teaching in an...
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The Impact of Project-Based Learning on Pre-Service Teachers’ Technology Attitudes and Skills
Curby Alexander; Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen; Tandra Tyler-Wood; Glen Bull
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 33, No. 3 (July 2014) pp. 257–282
Researchers in this study looked at the effect of content-specific, technology-rich project-based learning activities on EC-8 pre-service teachers’ competencies and skills, as well as pre-service teacher’s attitudes toward science, technology,...
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Simulating Students with Learning Disabilities in Virtual Classrooms: A Validation Study
Sita Periathiruvadi; Tandra Tyler-Wood; Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 2588–2595
This study explores the validity of using a simulation as a training tool to provide future teachers with an opportunity to work with a simulated student with a learning disability in an inclusion classroom. This study seeks to determine if a...
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The Long-term Impact of the BUGS Program for Increasing Girls’ Interest in Science
Okyoung Lim; Tandra Tyler-Wood; Amber Ellison; Sita Periathiruvadi; Rhonda Christensen; Gerald Knezek
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 1341–1344
Bringing Up Girls in Science (BUGS) was an afterschool program for 4th and 5th grade girls that provided authentic learning experiences in environmental science in an effort to increase participants’ academic achievement in science. The initial...
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Promising Technology Practices for Working with Students with Disabilities, Part 1
Mark H. Leddy; Tandra Tyler-Wood; Barbara Dougherty; Marjorie Darrah; Judy Vesel
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 5129–5130
This two-hour symposium will focus on innovative uses of technology in disabilities education. An overview of current research will be presented at the beginning the symposium. Issues of inclusion, equity, and universal design will be introduced....
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Integrating Science Curriculum into a Computerized Classroom Simulation
Rhonda Christensen; Gerald Knezek; Rebekah McPherson; Tandra Tyler-Wood
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 3550–3551
SimMentoring is a three-year project supported by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE). SimMentoring uses simSchool, a web-based program designed to provide preservice teachers with an opportunity improve their ability to...
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The Classroom FabLab Project
Tandra Tyler-Wood; Dana Arrowood
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) p. 902
Bringing engineering design concepts and related math content into the elementary classroom has become possible with the introduction of the Classroom FabLab. Based on the work of Neil Gershenfeld, the Classroom FabLab is scaled down from...
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Promising Technology Practices for Working with Students with Disabilities, Part 2
Tandra Tyler-Wood; Barbara Dougherty; Marjorie Darrah
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 5173–5175
The current proposal seeks to provide a platform for the discussion of innovative uses of technology in disabilities education. Four projects will be discussed. Each project has received funding under the National Science Foundations' Research in...
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simSchool's Progress: The SITE simSchool Modules Project
David Gibson; Stacy Kruse; Gerald Knezek; Tandra Tyler-Wood; Rhonda Christensen; Susan Hopper
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 1315–1323
This paper presents the final report of progress of the EDUCAUSE-funded SITE simSchool Modules Project from April 2011 to July 2012. The goals of the simulation-based project were to (1) facilitate initial adoption of simSchool in teacher education...
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Gender Differences in High School Student Dispositions Toward Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Careers
Rhonda Christensen; Gerald Knezek; Tandra Tyler-Wood
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 34, No. 4 (October 2015) pp. 395–408
STEM disposition surveys were completed by 364 11th and 12th grade students attending a two-year university-based residential science and mathematics academy during fall 2012. Surveys were completed by the same classes as a post test administration...
Topics: Mathematics, Engineering, Administration, Middle School Education, Post Secondary Education
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Exploring the Relationship between Middle School Student Technology Affinity and Attitudes Toward School
Leila Mills; Gerald Knezek; Tandra Tyler-Wood; Rhonda Christensen; Peter Dunn-Rankin
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 2269–2272
Abstract: Middle school student 'snapshot' data were analyzed to explore significant patterns (relationships) between technology affinity (habits/ use) and aspects of school attitude. Data collection via a hand-written survey battery that...
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Engineers Needed: Help Tamika Save the Farm
Brenda U. Quintanilla; Alicia Stansell; Tandra Tyler-Wood; Ellen Zimmerman
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 1310–1312
This poster session will provide an overview of a transmedia book and the creation process. The project was funded through an NSF grant awarded to the Department of Learning Technologies at a large North American university. The book focuses on...
Topics: Science Education, New Possibilities with Information Technologies
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Fostering Technology Integration Skills and Positive STEM Dispositions in Hawaii Middle School Science and Technology Teachers
Rhonda Christensen; Gerald Knezek; Tandra Tyler-Wood
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 1386–1393
Data gathered from 100-200 Hawaii teachers in each of the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 across 40 middle schools were analyzed to assess the impact of the Hawaii FIRST Pre-Academy Professional Development Program. STEM disposition and technology...
Topics: Science Education, Workforce Education, Research & Evaluation
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Teacher Dispositions Toward Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen; Tandra Tyler-Wood
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 1539–1545
Dispositions of middle school teachers in an NSF-funded Innovative Technologies project as well as teachers in two other STEM enrichment programs are compared with those of preservice educators from a midwestern university in the USA. Comparisons...
Topics: Preservice Teacher Education, Science Education, Engineering, Middle School Education, Workforce Education
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Including Students with Special Needs Into an Inclusion Science Classroom: Are Students Acquiring Skills for Future STEM Jobs?
Tandra Tyler-Wood; Japari Ganama
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 2400–2407
The future holds great promise for individuals who are skilled in STEM areas; thus, it is critical to determine if students with special needs participating in inclusion classrooms are gaining the knowledge base and affinity necessary for a STEM...
Topics: Workforce Education, special education, Science Education
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Scientists Make a Difference: The Results of a STEM Intervention with Elementary Students
Daniella Smith; Tandra Tyler-Wood; Stacie Milburn
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 1255–1259
Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) activities in school libraries provide an opportunity for students to share their individual experiences while learning new perspectives and discovering how to work collaboratively to solve real...
Topics: Research & Evaluation, Digital Fabrication, Information Literacy Education (Library & Media Science)
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Transmedia Books: A Pathway for Incorporating Digital Fabrication into the Curriculum in Schools
Tandra Tyler-Wood
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2015 (Oct 19, 2015) pp. 155–157
This proposed roundtable will provide examples of how transmedia books can be used to incorporate digital fabrication into the k-12 curriculum. An example of a transmedia book developed through a current National Science Foundation grant will be...
Topics: Implementation Examples & Issues, Instructional Design, Curriculum, Content Development, Standards
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Piloting Innovative Learning Experiences: Outcomes of Digital Fabrication Activities across Five Classrooms
Curby Alexander; Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen; Tandra Tyler-Wood
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 38, No. 2 (April 2019) pp. 115–152
Declining academic achievement across U.S. schools, particularly in mathematics and science, has prompted several initiatives to increase the quality of teaching in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The National Science...
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Reflections on Being New to Digital Fabrication
Alicia Stansell; Tandra Tyler-Wood
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 2357–2361
The process of using digital fabrication is exciting, but it can be fraught with setbacks and pitfalls, especially for those that are new to the technology. This paper strives to outline some of the issues digital fabrication beginners will...
Topics: Creativity, Engineering Education, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies
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Editorial: Integrated STEM and Current Directions in the STEM Community
Andrea C. Burrows; Joe Garofalo; Steven Barbato; Rhonda Christensen; Michael Grant; - Kinshuk; Jennifer Parrish; Christine Thomas; Tandra Tyler-Wood
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 17, No. 4 (December 2017) pp. 478–482
uring this National Technology Leadership Summit (NTLS; see ntls.info), concurrent “strand” deliberations took place over 2 days. One of those strands was entitled American Innovations in the Content Areas: STEM, and the discussion within that...