lPossible Research Topics:
l1) The use of engineering as an
integrative discipline for prospective
science teachers;
l2) The role of field trips to promote
student engagement;
l3) The value of hands-on research in
conveying the scientific
enterprise to prospective teachers;
l4) The effect of standards-based
pedagogy on changing the
epistemology of prospective science teachers;
l5) The effect of pedagogy in teaching
to diverse student populations
in upper-level science courses.