Environmental Literacy                                        
    

      Michigan State University

Research Reports
 
2009

Latest Papers and reports

Anderson, C. W., & Whitmer Ali. Learning Progression for Enviornmental Science Literacy. Community Workshop on Climate Change Education: Definition Needs & Key Issue. (download Handout )

Mohan, L., Chen, J., & Anderson, C. W. (In press).Developing a multi-year learning progression for carbon cycling in socio-ecological systems. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. (download Paper)

Covitt, B., Gunckel, K., & Anderson, C. W. (In Press). Students’ developing understanding of water in environmental systems. Journal of Environmental Education. (download paper) (If you would like to view this paper, please contact Beth Covitt at bcovitt@msu.edu)

 

2009 Learning Progression in Science (LeaPS) Conference

Gunckel, K.L., Covitt, B.A., & Anderson, C. W. (2009, June).Learning a Secondary Discourse: Shifts from Force-Dynamic to Model-Based Reasoning in Understanding Water in Socio-Ecological Systems. Prensented at the Learning Progressions in Science (LeaPS) Conference (http://www.education.uiowa.edu/projects/leaps/). . Iowa City, Iowa.(download Paper PPT1 PPT2 )

Jin, H., Choi, J., & Anderson, C. W. (2009, June). Development and Validation of Assessment for A Learning Progression on Carbon Cycling in Socio-ecological System. Prensented at the Learning Progressions in Science (LeaPS) Conference . Iowa City, Iowa (download Paper PPT1 PPT2)

 

Mohan, L., & Anderson, C. W. (2009, June).Teaching Experiments and the Carbon Cycle Learning Progression. Prensented at the Learning Progressions in Science (LeaPS) Conference . Iowa City, Iowa ((download Paper PPT )

Karen, D. (2009, June) . paper will come soon (download Paper PPT )

 

2009 NARST Conference

SESSION OVERVIEW

Anderson, C. W. (2009, April). Learning Progressions for Environmental Science Literacy: Overview of the Interactive Poster Symposium (Introductory slides) (Overviews) (Handout for session)

 

PAPERS AND POSTERS

CARBON

Mohan, L., Chen, J., Baek, H., Choi, J., Lee, Y. & Anderson, C. W. (2009, April). Validation of a Multi-Year Carbon Cycle Learning Progression. (download Poster) (download Paper, Poster )

Chen, J., Jin, X., & Anderson, C. W. (2009, April). American and Chinese Secondary Students’ Written Accounts of Carbon Cycling in Socio-ecological Systems. (download PPT, Paper, Poster)

Jin, H., Zhan, L., & Anderson, C. W. (2009, April). Interviews with Chinese and American Secondary Students about Carbon Cycling in Socio-ecological Systems. (download PPT, Handout, Paper, Poster)

Onyancha, K. M., Lee, Y., Choi, J., Draney, K. L., & Anderson, C. W. (2009, April)Secondary Students’ Accounts of Carbon-tran. (download Poster, Paper)

Hartley, L., Wilke, B., Schramm, J., & Anderson, C. W. (2009, April). College students’ accounts of carbon transforming processes in socio-ecological systems. (download Poster)

 

WATER
Gunckel, K. L., Covitt, B. A., Dionise, T., & Anderson, C. W. (2009, April). Developing and Validating a Learning Progression for Students’ Understanding of Water in Environmental Systems. (download Paper, Poster)

 

BIODIVERSITY
Zesaguli, J., Wilke, B., Hartley, L., Tan, E., Schenk, C., & Anderson, C. W. (2009, April). Developing a K-12 Learning Progression for Biodiversity in Environmental Systems. (download Poster)

 

CITIZENSHIP
Covitt, B. A., Tan, E., Tsurusaki, B. K., & Anderson, C. W. (2009, April). Students’ Use of Scientific Knowledge and Practices When Making Decisions in Citizens’ Roles. (download Paper, Poster)

 

2009 AERA Conference

Chen, J., Jin, X., & Anderson, C. W. (2009, April). American and Chinese Secondary Students’ Written Accounts of Carbon Cycling in Socio-ecological Systems. (download PPT, Paper, Poster)

Choi, J., Lee, Y., & Draney, K. L. (2009, April). Empirical Validation of a Learning Progression (Using the BEAR Assessment System). (download PPT)

Jin, H., Zhan, L., & Anderson, C. W. (2009, April). Understanding of Carbon Cycling: A Comparative Study in US and China.. (download PPT, Handout, Paper, Poster)

Mohan, L., & Anderson, C. W. (2009, April). A Learning Progression to Inform the Development of Standards. (download Paper, PPT)

Mohan, L., & Anderson, C. W. (2009, April).Teaching Experiments and the Carbon Cycle Learning Progressio. (download Paper, PPT)