Theses and Dissertations at Montana State University (MSU)
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Item A descriptive study of the partnership between high school students and scientists(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2018) Schwalm, Jeffrey Andrew; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Walter WoolbaughThis Action Research study investigated the impacts on high school students from participating in a field experience working alongside scientists in a hospital or lab setting. Students applied to participate in either a three-day experience with the pathology department, one-day experience in a frog embryo lab, or a one-day tour of the pathology labs. Primary sources of data were pre and post surveys and interviews that looked at any impacts the experiences may have had. Questions focused on prior lab experiences, motivation for participating, perceived value of lab work, and content understanding. Results showed the overall impacts of the experiences varied based on the design of the experience. Students who participated in the more extensive, three-day partnership were much more positive in their feedback and had a better understanding of the content than the other two experiences. Students primarily applied for the experiences to assist them in finding a career path or because they had an interest in the specific topic. Though feedback varied from student to student, all students responded that they valued the experience and would like to continue participating in authentic field experiences with scientists.Item Sun Northwest Corporate Center(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1988) Bolton, John A.; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Jerry A. BancroftItem M.S.U. Academy for Inter-disciplinary studies : a research/living facility(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1978) Sukut, Terral DeanItem An environmental studies center for the West Boulder River area, McLeod, Montana(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1970) Saunders, Allen D.Item An institute(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1977) Robinson, Reed FrenchItem Design inputs(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1980) McCaughan, Robert WilliamItem Recreational equipment testing complex located in Whitefish, Montana(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1975) Hamilton, Christopher R.Item A model for implementing microcomputers into a business education program(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Business, 1988) Uggetti, John Michael; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Norman L. MillikinMany school districts have purchased microcomputers without really designing a sound plan for use in their districts. Business educators have also purchased microcomputers for their programs without analyzing all of the options that are available with a microcomputer. An enormous amount of literature is available for use of microcomputers in various curricula. However, less information is available on specific guidelines for implementing microcomputers, into the business education curriculum. Standards for selecting hardware, software, facility planning and teacher training could be beneficial to all persons involved in designing a microcomputer laboratory. Research into this area provides school boards, administrators, teachers and students with critical information for designing a microcomputer laboratory.Item Pipetting and graphing and conversions, oh my! : motivational assessments that teach lab skills(Montana State University - Bozeman, Graduate School, 2013) Teintze, Carol A.; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Peggy Taylor.; John C. Graves and Kim Naegele were co-authors of the article submitted to the journal 'Journal of college science teaching' which is contained within this thesis.Developing lab skills is one of the purposes of the lab experience, yet students struggle with mastering them. Students are exposed to a number of common laboratory lab techniques, but they just don't get enough practice to master them. My primary goal was to design performance assessments to help students master some basic lab skills and see their relevance to their future classes and careers. A secondary goal was to design a tool that was easy for teaching assistants to use with a simple means of measuring outcomes. Five lab skills were targeted: pipetting, use of balances, metric conversions, graphing, creating standard curves, and data analysis using standard curves. By the end of the semester, 100% of students mastered pipetting and use of balances, 97% of students had mastered graphing standard curves and 100% could analyze data from a standard curve. Only 81% mastered metric conversions. Surveys and an interview showed students' awareness of the relevance of lab skills had increased and they found the performance assessments fun and motivating.Item The effects of laboratory activities on improving science content mastery(Montana State University - Bozeman, Graduate School, 2013) Slaughter, Michelle Dietz; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Peggy Taylor.The research presented in this paper was designed to evaluate whether laboratory activities provided in a science content course improved the students' content mastery as well as their performance on formal assessments. Following the completion of the week's new science content, students were given pre-lab assessments prior to attending the supporting laboratory activity via the Smart Response Clicker System. The same assessment was given using the same data collection instrument in order to measure the class's improvement. Data showed that all three class periods increased their overall class average substantially. Students who participated in the Student Survey on Laboratory Activities provided positive feedback concerning the usefulness and value of laboratory activities on their personal learning.