Alyssa Abbey

California State University-Long Beach

Workshop Participant, Website Contributor

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Activities (4)

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 ...

Conference Presentations (2)

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 ...

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