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Contact
Information:
Office: SL 2310
618-650-2934 (office)
618-650-3556 (fax)
rlindel@siue.edu
Research Area:
Astronomy/ Physics Education Research
Research Projects:
- Empirically
investigating conceptual learning hierarchies of basic
astronomical/ physical phenomena
- Developing the methodologies for the development of Concept
Inventories
- Determining the reliability and validity of Model Analysis
Theory.
- Development
of the Astronomy Concept
Inventories
- Inquiry-based
Hands-on Group Activities in Astronomy
Past Research
Projects:
- The Lunar Phases Concept Inventory
- The Astronomy Diagnostic Test
Publications:
- “Development Of A Standards-Based Integrated Science
Course For Elementary Teachers”, Malina, Plunk and
Lindell, Invited Paper, Proceedings of the 2005 Physics Education
Research Conference, ed. by S. Franklin, J. Marx and P. Heron.
- “Meeting the Needs of Our Future and In-Service Teachers:
The Development and Implementation of a PER-based Course
to Teach Instructional Strategies in Astronomy”, Lindell,
Franke, Peak, Withee and Foster, Invited Paper, Proceedings
of the 2005 Physics Education Research Conference, ed. by
S. Franklin, J. Marx and P. Heron.
- “ Different Views on Inquiry, A Survey Of Science
And Mathematics Methods Course Instructors”, Withee
and Lindell, submitted to Proceedings of the 2005 Physics
Education Research Conference, ed. by S. Franklin, J. Marx
and P. Heron.
- “ Searching For Common And Optimum Knowledge Acquisition
Paths In Learning Lunar Phases”, Beuckman, Heckler
and Lindell, submitted to Proceedings of the 2005 Physics
Education Research Conference, ed. by S. Franklin, J. Marx
and P. Heron.
- “ Inquiry-based, In-class Activities with Hands-On
Equipment”, Lindell and Foster, Cosmos in the Classroom,
Astronomical Society of the Pacific (2005)
- “ A Web-based tool for the Analysis of Concept Inventory
Data”. Beuckman* and Lindell, Proceedings of the 2004
Physics Education Research Conference, ed. by S. Franklin,
J. Marx and P. Heron. AIP Conference Proceedings, 2005, Vol.
790, p189-192.
- “ Measuring Conceptual Change in College Students’ Understanding
of Lunar Phases”. Lindell, submitted to the Proceedings
of the 2004 Physics Education Research Conference, ed. by
S. Franklin, J. Marx and P. Heron. AIP Conference Proceedings,
2005, Vol. 790, p53-56.
- “ Students’ Impressions Concerning Optical
Telescopes and Visible Astronomical Light”, Marx and
Lindell, Proceedings of the 2003 Physics Education Research
Conference, ed. by S. Franklin, J. Marx and K. Cummings.
AIP Conference Proceedings, 2004, Vol. 720, p69-72
- " Using the Lunar Phases Concept Inventory to Investigate
College Students’ Pre-instructional Mental Models of
Lunar Phases", Lindell, R and Sommer, S., submitted
for publication in the Proceedings of the 2003 Physics Education
Research Conference, ed. by S. Franklin, J. Marx and K. Cummings.
AIP Conference Proceedings, 2004, Vol. 720, p73-76.
- " A method for accounting for errors in Model Analysis
Theory". Sommer and Lindell, submitted for publication
in the Proceedings of the 2003 Physics Education Research
Conference, ed. by S. Franklin, J. Marx and K. Cummings.
AIP Conference Proceedings, 2004, Vol. 720, p49-52.
- “ Developing the Lunar Phases Concept Inventory”,
Lindell and Olsen, Proceedings of the 2002 Physics Education
Research Conference, ed. by S. Franklin, J. Marx and K. Cummings.
PERC Publishing, NY, (2002).
- “ Observations of Student Behavior in Collaborative
Learning Groups”, Adams, J., Brissenden, G., Lindell,
R., Slater, T. and Wallace, J. Astronomy Education Review,
1, 1 2002, http://aer.noao.edu/..
- "Pre-Course Results from the Astronomy Diagnostic
Test”, Hufnagel, Slater, Deming, Adams, Lindell Adrian,
Brick and Zeilik, Publications of the Astronomical Society
of Australia, July 2000.
- K`-Band Observations of the Evil Eye Galaxy: Are the Optical
and Near-Infrared Dust Albedos Identical", Witt, Lindell,
Block, and Evans, Astrophysical Journal, 427:227-231, 1994
May 20.
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