Josh Caulkins and I will be convening the following topical session at the upcoming GSA Annual Meeting in Minneapolis. A significant amount of new work is being done to understand how people think, work, and learn in field-based environments, and we look forward to hearing the latest results from our community in this session.

T173. Geocognition Research in Field-Based Environments
GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers
Eric M. Riggs

This session focuses on empirical research in cognition and learning sciences applied to the geosciences in field environments, including navigation, decision making and problem solving, visualization, and the nature of expertise.

Please also note that there is a companion session to this, convened by Sheldon Turner, that covers geocognition in other learning environments:

T172. Geocognition Research in Classroom, Laboratory, and Informal Environments
GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers
Sheldon P. Turner

This session focuses on empirical research in cognition and learning sciences applied to the geosciences in laboratory, classroom, and informal environments, including visualization, problem solving, conceptual understanding, and the nature of expertise.

Sheldon (and co-conveners) will I'm sure send out an announcement of their own soon, but we'd encourage groups who are running coupled field and classroom based geocognition research to contribute to both sessions!

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Eric M. Riggs, Ph.D.
Co-Director, CRESME
Center for Research and Engagement in Science and
Mathematics Education
Associate Professor of Geoscience Education and Geology
Departments of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences and Curriculum & Instruction

Purdue University
Felix Haas Hall, Suite 202
250 North University Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2066
CRESME: (765) 494-2781
Research Office: (765) 496-1974
http://cresme.education.purdue.edu/
http://www.purdue.edu/eas/riggslab/
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////