Dr. Louis Nadelson joined the faculty of Boise State University as an Assistant Professor in the College of Education in 2008. He earned his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology in 2007 from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Before coming to Boise he taught at the college level at the University of Florida in Orlando, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA, and has experience as a secondary teacher in math, science, and Upward Bound. Dr. Nadelson's research interests include STEM Education, inquiry curriculum and instruction, conceptual change, teacher change and instructional practices, and cultural influences on learning. He is an active presenter at conferences at both the local and national levels.
Articles
Exploring the Judgment–Action Gap: College Students and Academic Dishonesty (with Lori Olafson, Gregory Schraw, Sandra Nadelson, and Nicolas Kehrwald), Ethics & Behavior (2013)
This study examined differences between university students who were caught and sanctioned for cheating, students...
Teacher STEM Perception and Preparation: Inquiry-Based STEM Professional Development for Elementary Teachers (with Janet Callahan, Patricia Pyke, Anne Hay, Matthew Dance, and Joshua Pfiester), The Journal of Educational Research (2013)
Student foundational knowledge of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is formed in their elementary...
Why Did They Come Here? The Influences and Expectations of First-Year Students’ College Experience (with Carrie Semmelroth, Gregory Martinez, Matthew Featherstone, Casey Alex Fuhriman, and Andrew Sell), Higher Education Studies (2013)
Students’ expectations and experiences with university life are influenced by a number of variables. Many...
Measuring One Aspect of Teachers’ Affective States: Development of the Science Teachers' Pedagogical Discontentment Scale (with Sherry A. Southerland, Scot Sowell, Yavuz Saka, Murat Kahveci, and Ellen M. Granger), School Science and Mathematics (2012)
The aim of this research is to describe the development of the Science Teachers’ Pedagogical...
A Shifting Paradigm: Preservice Teachers' Multicultural Attitudes and Efficacy (with Mikaela D. Boham, Lori Conlon-Khan, Molly J. Fuentealba, Cynthia J. Hall, Gregory A. Hoetker, Diana S. Hooley, Bong Seok Jang, Kristina L. Luckey, Kelley J. Moneymaker, Matthew A. Shapiro, and A. J. Zenkert), Urban Education (2012)
Effective teaching in multicultural settings requires the awareness and ability to adapt to diverse needs...
Contributions to Books
An Intentional Approach to Teaching Evolution (with Sherry A. Southerland), Evolution Challenges: Integrating Research and Practice in Teaching and Learning about Evolution (2012)
Evolution education has been hampered by two conditions. The first is the perception that there...
Science and Religion: Ontologically Different Epistemologies? (with Gale M. Sinatra), Epistemology and Science Education: Understanding the Evolution vs. Intelligent Design Controversy (2010)
Presentations
STEM Pipeline: Inspiration to Occupation, Beyond the Blue Faculty Podcasts, Boise State University (2012)
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) has entered the public realm as a major topic...
Connecting Science with Engineering: Using Inquiry and Design in a Teacher Professional Development Course (with Patricia Pyke, Janet Callahan, Anne Hay, Joshua Pfiester, and Mark A. Emmet), 118th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition (2011)
The engineering design process has evolved over time to be the central and effective framework...
Living in a Materials World: Materials Science and Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Educators (with Amy Moll and Anne Louise Seifert), 118th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition (2011)
Advances in materials science are fundamental to technological developments and have broad societal impacts. For...
Teaching Inquiry-Based STEM in the Elementary Grades Using Manipulatives: A SySTEMic Solution Report (with Anne Hay, Pat Pyke, Janet Callahan, and Cheryl Schrader), ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition (2010)
Young learners come to school holding myriad conceptions about how the world works, particularly in...