Postdoctoral Fellowship: STEMEdIPRF: Discipline-Based Education Research to Investigate Teamwork Process Skills in Field-Based Geoscience Education

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Abstract

Dr. Yager has been awarded a fellowship to conduct research and professional development activities under the mentorship of Dr. Samuel Nyarko at Indiana University, Indianapolis. This project advances research in geoscience education. The capacity to work in teams and having effective teamwork skills are essential in the STEM workforce, and especially in geosciences - a field highly reliant on collaborative fieldwork. Furthermore, the vision and change for the future of geoscience education is that all students should have the knowledge and skills to work in teams, and almost every STEM job advertisement lists teamwork skills as part of the position requirements. Thus, around 98% of geoscience field courses in the United States rely on teamwork as a core teaching and learning strategy, and 88% of geoscience faculty use teamwork strategy at least once in their courses. Most STEM job advertisements list teamwork skills as a position requirement, yet students rarely receive instruction on how to work in teams. This study will design and implement teamwork intervention lessons to connect teamwork skills and fieldwork to investigate how these teamwork lessons impact students learning in both science concepts and teamwork process skills. This project aims to (1) design and implement teamwork intervention lessons for geoscience students that makes explicit connection of teamwork skills to fieldwork, lab, and classroom activities and (2) evaluate the impact of the intervention on

Key facts

NSF award ID
2513981
Awardee
Indiana University (IN)
SAM.gov UEI
YH86RTW2YVJ4
PI
Stacy L Yager
Primary program
04002526DB NSF STEM Education
All programs
Translational Research, Workforce Development, STEM Learning & Learning Environments, UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION, GRADUATE INVOLVEMENT, REU SUPP-Res Exp for Ugrd Supp
Estimated total
$350,066
Funds obligated
$350,066
Transaction type
Standard Grant
Period
09/01/2025 → 08/31/2027