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Dr. Doug Czajka

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Dr. Doug Czajka

Biography

I am a geoscience education researcher, with a focus on assessing, eliciting, and improving process skills (e.g. teamwork, critical thinking, metacognition, etc.) among introductory geoscience students. I am also interested in the teaching practices and beliefs of geoscience instructors, the interplay between the two, and the impacts they have on student learning. I also spend part of my summers chasing dinosaurs in Montana with field crews from NC State and the Museum of the Rockies.

Education

Ph D, North Carolina State University, 2018

Major: Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

MS, North Carolina State University, 2014

Major: Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

BS, North Carolina State University, 2002

Major: Geology

Teaching

GEO 1010

Introduction to Geology PP, Fall 2021

GEO 1010

Introduction to Geology PP, Fall 2021

GEOG 1000

Introduction to Physical Geography PP, Fall 2021

GEO 202R

Science Excursion, Fall 2021

GEO 4600

Field Experience, Summer 2021

GEO 1015

Introduction to Geology Laboratory, Spring 2021

GEO 1010

Introduction to Geology PP, Spring 2021

GEO 1010

Introduction to Geology PP, Spring 2021

GEO 1010

Introduction to Geology PP, Spring 2021

GEO 202R

Science Excursion, Spring 2021

Presentations

Czajka, Charles Doug, Great Basin Chapter Meeting, "How we perceive geologic time and rates_ Why it matters and how paleontology can help", Utah Friends of Paleontology, Salt Lake City, UT. (February 13, 2020)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Czajka, Doug , Reynders, Gil , Stanford, Courtney , Cole, Renee , Lantz, Juliette , Ruder, Suzanne , (2021) "A Novel Rubric Format for Providing Feedback on Process Skills to STEM Undergraduate Students" (Issue: 6, vol. 50). Journal of College Science Teaching.
Teasdale, Rachel , Ryker, Katherine , Viskupic, Karen , Czajka, Doug , Manduca, Cathy , (2020) "Transforming education with community-developed teaching materials_ evidence from direct observations of STEM college classrooms" (Issue: 1, vol. 7). International Journal of STEM Education.
Schweitzer, Mary Higby, Schroeter, Elena R, Czajka, Doug , (2020) "Dinosaurs: How we know what we know" . CRC Press.
Czajka, Doug , McConnell, David , (2019) "The adoption of student-centered teaching materials as a professional development experience for college faculty" (Issue: 5, vol. 41). International Journal of Science Education.
Czajka, Doug , McConnell, David , (2018) "An exploratory study examining undergraduate geology students’ conceptions related to geologic time and rates" (Issue: 3, vol. 66). Journal of Geoscience Education.
McConnell, David A, Chapman, LeeAnna , Czajka, Doug , Jones, Jason P, Ryker, Katherine D, Wiggen, Jennifer , (2017) "Instructional utility and learning efficacy of common active learning strategies" (Issue: 4, vol. 65). Journal of Geoscience Education.