Alyssa Abbey

Identifying Plate Boundaries, an Inquiry Lab part of Guided Inquiry Introductory Geology Labs:Activities
Average inquiry level: Guided inquiry Students working in groups will examine and discuss earthquakes, volcanoes, topography, faults, and seafloor ages and use those features to identify the boundaries of tectonic ...

Using Student-Focused Design to Develop an Undergraduate Earth Science Course part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2023:Program:Poster Sessions:Friday Poster Session
Course-based research experiences (CBREs) and applying scientific skills to "real" problems have been shown to increase students' interest and retention in STEM fields (e.g., Papendieck et al., 2018; ...

Unearthing Students' 21st Century Skills in a Geology Field Course part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2023:Program:Poster Sessions:Friday Poster Session
Field experiences have been shown to increase students' learning and retention of subject-specific skills (e.g., geology) as well as more "universal" or "transferable" skills (e.g., Paor ...