Conceptual and Skills Development

A man named Nandana, wearing a light pink collared shirt, is smiling while seated indoors near a wall with a power outlet in Weliweriya.

Nandana Weliweriya, PhD

Lecturer, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research: Conceptual and Skills Development; Metacognition

Levels of educational research: Undergraduate

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Nathaniel Hunsu, PhD

Assistant Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research: Engagement; Motivation; Conceptual change; Cognitive skill development; Metacognition

Levels of educational research: Graduate

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Craig Wiegert, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research: Assessment; Curriculum and Instruction; Conceptual and Skills Development

Levels of educational research: Undergraduate

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Ramana M. Pidaparti, PhD

Professor, School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research: Curriculum and Instruction; Motivation; Outreach; Conceptual and Skills Development

Levels of educational research: K-12; Undergraduate; Graduate

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Paula Lemons, PhD

Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research:Assessment; Curriculum and Instruction; Professional Development; Conceptual and Skills Development; Teacher Knowledge and Practice

Levels of educational research: Undergraduate; Faculty

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Tim Foutz, PhD

Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor, School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research: Assessment; Curriculum and Instruction; Professional Development; Motivation; Outreach; Conceptual and Skills Development; Teacher Knowledge and Practice

Levels of educational research: K-12; Undergraduate

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Logan Fiorella, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology (Applied Cognition and Development)
College of Education
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research: Conceptual and Skills Development; Metacognition

Levels of educational research: K-12

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Tessa Andrews, PhD

Director
Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Genetics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Departmental Profile

Areas of educational research: Professional Development; Conceptual and Skills Development; Teacher Knowledge and Practice; Sociocultural and Psychosocial Development

Levels of educational research: Undergraduate; Faculty