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Assistant Professor Christian Doabler Publishes New Math Intervention Research
Nov. 18, 2016
Department of Special Education Assistant Professor Christian Doabler recently published new research. “Testing the Efficacy of a Tier 2 Mathematics Intervention” was published in the journal, Exceptional Children. The replication study differed from the initial randomized controlled trial (Clarke et al., 2016) on three critical elements: geographical region,…
STEM Center Director Awarded NSF Grant to Study Integrating Engineering Practices, Scientific Argumentation for Middle Schoolers
Nov. 16, 2016
Dr. Victor Sampson This September, UT College of Education STEM Center Director and Associate Professor Victor Sampson was awarded $349,815 by the National Science Foundation’s Research in the Formation of Engineers program to develop an instructional framework that integrates engineering practices along with scientific argumentation for middle school students. The…
Victor Sampson Awarded $640,163 NSF Grant to Study Integration of Chemistry Topics and Computational Thinking for Middle School Education
Nov. 11, 2016
STEM Center Director and Associate Professor Victor Sampson is currently the principal investigator on the research project Integration of Environmental Chemistry and Computing to Advance Evidence-based Reasoning, Problem Solving, and Computational Thinking in Middle School Students, which received a $640,163 grant from the National Science Foundation. This project explores the…
Victor Sampson Awarded $349,815 NSF Research Grant to Help Integrate Engineering Practices and Scientific Argumentation for Middle Schoolers
Nov. 11, 2016
STEM Center Director and Associate Professor Victor Sampson was awarded $349,815 by the National Science Foundation’s Research in the Formation of Engineers program to develop an instructional framework that integrates engineering practices along with scientific argumentation for middle school students. The project, titled The Development of a New Instructional Approach…
