Essay Collection
Read about instructors' approaches to teaching quantitative skills and reasoning through these community-contributed essays.
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Using Data to Support Learning
Mustapha Kane, Florida Gateway College
An essay page from the Project EDDIE collection discussing strategies for integrating real-world environmental data—such as climate, hydrogeology, and pollution datasets—into undergraduate teaching to strengthen quantitative reasoning, critical thinking, and student engagement through hands-on data plotting and analysis activities. auto-generated
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The Importance of Teaching Quantitative Reasoning in Higher Education
Desiree Lonon, Savannah State University
An educational essay page discussing the significance of teaching quantitative reasoning (QR) in higher education, emphasizing its role in developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills through real-world data, with examples from chemistry education and student engagement strategies. auto-generated
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Engaging Students in the Analysis and Interpretation of Seismic Data
Tammy Bravo, EarthScope
This webpage is an essay from the Project EDDIE collection discussing strategies for engaging students in seismic data analysis using tools like the IRIS Earthquake Browser and jAmaSeis, emphasizing real-time data integration in geoscience education to enhance quantitative reasoning and conceptual understanding. auto-generated
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Alessandro Zanazzi's Personal Experience of Teaching Quantitative Skills
Alessandro Zanazzi, Utah Valley University
Personal experience essay page detailing Alessandro Zanazzi's strategies for teaching quantitative skills in geoscience education, covering growth mindset cultivation, math integration techniques, and resource utilization from SERC and published texts. auto-generated
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EDDIE Pre-workshop Essay for: Teaching Quantitative Reasoning with Data
Mary Beth Kolozsvary, Siena College
An educational essay page from the Project EDDIE collection discussing challenges in teaching quantitative reasoning with data, focusing on student math anxiety, mixed skill levels in environmental science courses, and collaborative learning strategies, authored by Mary Beth Kolozsvary as part of a pre-workshop contribution. auto-generated
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Improving Quantitative Attitudes in Environmental Issues
Sue Ebanks, Savannah State University
An educational essay page from the Project EDDIE collection discussing strategies to improve quantitative literacy and attitudes in non-science majors through low-stakes, scaffolded data activities in an environmental issues course, emphasizing confidence-building over technical rigor. auto-generated
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Quantitative reasoning skills in laboratory courses
Kabindra Shakya, Villanova University
This webpage is an essay from the Project EDDIE collection discussing the integration of quantitative reasoning (QR) and critical thinking in environmental science laboratory courses, emphasizing active learning, data analysis using public databases, and QR assessment techniques. auto-generated
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EDDIE workshop Essay
lina merchan, Savannah State University
Personal essay page from a Project EDDIE workshop exploring how to teach quantitative reasoning in physics using environmental data, specifically hurricane dynamics and sea-level rise, to engage life sciences students and combat scientific misinformation. auto-generated
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Helping students develop quantitative reasoning skills via classroom engagement with data
Joseph Zume, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
An essay page from the Project EDDIE collection that details strategies for teaching quantitative reasoning through data engagement in geoscience courses, featuring classroom practices in meteorology, hydrology, and geophysical imaging, with downloadable resources and context from a workshop on educational methods. auto-generated
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Non-science majors and teaching (with) data
Mathieu Richaud, California State University-Fresno
An essay page from the Project EDDIE collection discussing challenges and strategies in teaching quantitative reasoning with data to non-science majors in marine science, emphasizing barriers like math preparedness and engagement, and reflecting on scaffolded data activities in oceanography education. auto-generated
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