Larry Collins

I am a Ph.D. Candidate at Washington State University in the Immersive Science Learning Environments Laboratory directed by Dr. Andy Cavagnetto.  I am also a student representative for the Geoscience Education Division of GSA and hold a seat on GSA's Education Committee.  

My past experiences as high school earth science teacher helped shape the research interests that I have today.  My primary research interests include understanding best assessment practices for evaluating student understanding of the nature of science and how categorization tasks can be used as assessment measures that can support student learning.  I also collaborate with colleagues on an NSF grant investigating deliberative argumentation in a large lecture biology course and a second project that seeks to understand how course-based research experiences shape students career trajectories in the geosciences.  Hope to see you in Palo Alto in Summer 2020!