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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Zhen Zhao, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Jean S. Larson, Arizona State University; Michelle Jordan, Arizona State University; Wilhelmina C. Savenye, Arizona State University; Kristi L. Eustice, Arizona State University; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; Christopher Barr, Rice University; Kimberly Farnsworth, Arizona State University

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University of Minnesota. Her research explores issues of professional development for K-12 science teachers, with a focus on beginning teachers and implementation of integrated STEM learning environments. She has received over $30 million in federal and state grants and published over 80 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. She is a former board member of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching and past president of the Association for Science Teacher Education.Dr. Christopher Barr, Rice University Rice University Office of Assessment and Evaluation of STEM Programs led by Dr. Barr is the Direc- tor of Assessment and Evaluation of STEM Programs at Rice University. He has been an evaluator and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kent J. Crippen, University of Florida; Gayle Nelson Evans, University of Florida; Chelsey Simmons, University of Florida

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Involving RET’sPrior to the inception of the NSF RET program, the first large scale evaluation of teacherresearch experience programs was initiated as The SWEPT Study [11]. Findings from this studyof eight SWEPT sites showed that participating teachers experienced a gain in science contentknowledge, positive attitudes towards science and interest in engaging in inquiry-basedinstructional practices. Following the SWEPT study, other significant evaluations indicated thatteachers engaged in literature searches and reading about concepts related to the research in theirlaboratory, performed a variety of procedures, experienced and overcame frustration, appliedlogic and creative insight to analyzing their data, presented their research to peers