Dr. Larry Flick
Year Hired
1994
2004 to present, Chair of Science and Mathematics Education
Specialty:
Instructional strategies that teach cognitive skills supporting higher order thinking.
Concept formation in learning science.
Nature of inquiry instruction in K-12 classrooms.
Research interests:
My academic and research interests include the psychology of concept formation in science and mathematics, methods of inquiry teaching supported by teaching of relevant cognitive strategies. My current research uses analysis of classroom teaching, structured interviews, structured observation protocols, and analysis of documents from teacher planning and student products to investigate factors affecting teacher understanding and use of inquiry-oriented methods of teaching. I use discourse analysis of tape transcripts to study how teachers and students mediate classroom discussions to maintain desired levels of cognitive engagement.
Recent Publications:
Flick, L. B. (2003, May). Teaching science as inquiry by scaffolding student thinking. Science Scope, 26, 34-38.
Flick, L. B. (in press). Being An Elementary Science Teacher Educator. In K. Appleton (Ed.) Contemporary Issues In Elementary Science Teacher Education. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers
Flick, L. B. (2003). Teaching math, science, and technology by constructing investigations. The Technology Teacher. Reston, VA: International Technology Education Association.
Flick, L. B. (in press). Developing Understanding of Scientific Inquiry in Secondary Students. In L. B. Flick & N. G. Lederman (Eds.). Scientific inquiry and nature of science: Implications teaching, learning, and teacher education. The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Flick, L. B & Lederman, N. G. (in press). Introduction. In L. B. Flick & N. G. Lederman (Eds.). Scientific inquiry and nature of science: Implications teaching, learning, and teacher education. The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Wainwright, C. L., Flick, L. B., Morrell, P. (in press Fall 2003). The Development of Instruments for Assessment of Instructional Practices in Standards-Based Teaching. Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations, 6.
Flick, L. B. & Tomlinson, M. (in press). Helping students understand the minds-on side of learning science. Selected for the inaugural issue of PEERs Matter: Practical Experience and Educational Research Matter. Joint Publication of the National Science Teachers Association and the National Association for Research in Science Teaching.
Recent Grant/Funded Work
Co-PI OSU subcontract from Portland Community College, Framing Student Success: Increasing Math and Science Achievement through Construction Technology. Advanced Technological Education, NSF. Funded, $1,040,000.
Co-PI, Creating a Synergistic Community Around Innovative Engineering Education Principal Investigator: Terri S. Fiez, Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science. NSF $99,576. Pending 2003-2004.
Co-PI Oregon Collaborative for Excellence in Preparation of Teachers II, with Camille Wainwright, Pacific University and Patricia Morrell, University of Portland, NSF $100,000. Funded 2002-2004.
Co-PI Science Education component, PhysTEC Project, lead by the American Physical Society. Principal Investigator: Dr. Kenneth Krane, physics. Funded 2001-2005.
Co-PI, TekBots: An Integrated Platform for Learning. Principal Investigator: Terri S. Fiez, Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science. NSF $100,000. Funded 2002-2003.
Recent Graduate Student Dissertations
Young-shin Park, 2004
Courses Taught
SED 511, 512, 518 Analysis of Classrooms MAT Sequence
SED 597 Clinical Supervision
SED 596 Methods of Coll. Teaching
SED 580 Research & Evaluation
SED 595 Assessment and Evaluation
SED 593/594 Advanced Strategies
SED 589/588 Science/Mathematics Curriculum in Secondary Schools
SED 599 Physical Science for Middle School Teachers
SED 599 Earth Science for Middle School Teachers
SED 592 Prof. Development & Practicum
Degrees:
B.S. Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, 1968
M.A. Teaching, Northwestern University, 1973
Ph.D. Science Education, Indiana University, 1985
Office:
Weniger 253
Phone:
(541) 737-3664