Rebecca L Hite
Biographic Data
| ID | 3080932 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rebecca L Hite |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rebecca L |
| FAMILY NAME | Hite |
| SIGNATURE | HITE R L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Texas Tech University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6275-3804 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
I Am the Color of—A Collaborative Poem
In this collaborative poem, faculty and staff from a West Texas university responded to an in-house call for a line or two in response to the phrase “I am the color of.” According to the call, contributors were not meant to write about an actual “color”: brown, off-white, pink, etc. Nor should they address race and/or ethnicity. Instead, they were asked to consider detailed lived experiences that colored or shaped their professional identities to…
Classifying and modeling secondary students’ active learning in a virtual learning environment through generated questions
The present research study investigated students' active learning activities at three time points during the use of a virtual learning environment (VLE) on cardiac anatomy and physiology. Because VLEs are not only immersive but also interactive, the user must engage with the instruction to move the instruction forward; thus, engaging the user in an active (rather than passive) educative experience. What types of active learning is garnered from s…
Examining the Situative Progression of Teachers’ Novice-To-Expert Development in Education Policy
Professional development in policy for K–12 teachers is relatively rare despite the indelible role that teachers play in policy implementation. This study describes the experiences of five teachers who completed the 10-month Texas Education Policy Fellowship Program. Results showed that the experienced classroom teachers garnered the most policy knowledge, situated leadership development, and networks. Additionally, they sought new professional d…
The cloak of equality in STEM education: Institutionalised masking of gender differences in STEM expectations, task values, and participation
Do gender parity and egalitarian values in STEM education mask institutionalised gender inequalities in STEM? This study uses student background questionnaire data from the 2015 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) supplemented by national level data on gender parity in educational enrolment and female participation in the STEM workforce from the United Nations and International Labor Organization to empirically examine t…
University-Facilitated Environmental Club Influences on Upper-Elementary Hispanic Students' Knowledge, Agency, and Ecological Worldviews of Distal Environmental Issues
Twenty-seven upper-elementary Hispanic students living in a land-locked Texas community participated in a year-long after-school environmental club led by university personnel, which focused on endangered marine species and oceanic conservation. Using a convergent mixed-methods intervention design including New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) surveys and journals, this study examined the participating students' changes in knowledge, understandings and …
Competent and cold: A directed content analysis of warmth and competence dimensions to identify and categorise stereotypes of scientists portrayed in meme-based GIFs
Memes within animated graphical interchange formats (GIFs) are developed and shared by Internet users to communicate cultural ideas, symbols, or practices for a wide global audience. Among the billions of GIFs shared internationally, some portray scientists engaged in scientific work. Media and science education scholarship alike have evidenced how scientists are portrayed can influence social perceptions of science and contribute to stereotypes …
The utility of 3D , haptic‐enabled , virtual reality technologies for student knowledge gains in the complex biological system of the human heart
Assembling bones, becoming dinosaur: Guests' relationships to museum objects via Deleuzian assemblage within a dinosaur gallery
Museum galleries foster engagement by creating singular experiences for guests to develop and refine their knowledge of topics related to history, art, and science. This assemblage of meaning is interesting for museums who carefully curate abstract, scientific information, like a dinosaur gallery. This study examined photographs taken by 50 patron-participants within A the Changing World dinosaur gallery. Participants’ photographs (N = 566) (e.g.…
Supporting Undergraduate STEMM Education: Perspectives from Faculty Mentors and Learning Assistants in Calculus II
In higher education, Learning Assistants (LAs)—a relatively recent evolution grounded in peer mentorship models—are gaining popularity in classrooms as universities strive to meet the needs of undergraduate learners. Unlike Teaching Assistants, LAs are undergraduate students who receive continuous training from faculty mentors in content-area coaching and pedagogical skills. As near-peers, they assist assigned groups of undergraduates (students) …
Useful Teaching Strategies in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine) Education during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the world continue. These impacts influence many aspects of life, work, healthcare, and education in the U.S., which are drastically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, a considerable challenge to tertiary-level education has been how to adapt our teaching styles and modalities to keep all stakeholders (students, faculty, teaching assistants, and staff) safe in lectures and labs. This viewpoint…
Exploring science relevancy by gender and SES in The Bahamas: Secondary Bahamian students' interests in science and attractive attributes of future careers
Relevancy, or how learners perceive science and technology (S&T) as important to their current and future lives, has grown in importance internationally. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of The Bahamas has stated that cultivating students’ science relevancy for all students, regardless of gender (male/female), or socioeconomic factors (SES) like location (rural/urban) or type (public/private) of K-12 schooling, is vital to nation…
Reflecting on Responsible Conduct of Research: A Self Study of a Research-Oriented University Community
Research-oriented universities are known for prolific research activity that is often supported by students in faculty-guided research. To maintain ethical standards, universities require on-going training of both faculty and students to ensure Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR). However, previous research has indicated RCR-based training is insufficient to address the ethical dilemmas that are prevalent within academic settings: navigating is…
Who wants to be a scientist in South Korea: Assessing role model influences on Korean students’ perceptions of science and scientists
Students from Eastern countries score well on international assessments in science yet lack interest in pursuing science careers. Several factors play into students’ perceptions of science and scientists, including their home life and attributes of the society in which they live (habitus and capital). One understudied means of examining this issue is exploring the extent to which these perceptions relate to students’ role model ideations of scien…
Reflecting on Responsible Conduct of Research: A Self Study of a Research-Oriented University Community
Research-oriented universities are known for prolific research activity that is often supported by students in faculty-guided research. To maintain ethical standards, universities require on-going training of both faculty and students to ensure Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR). However, previous research has indicated RCR-based training is insufficient to address the ethical dilemmas that are prevalent within academic settings: navigating is…
Who wants to be a scientist in South Korea: Assessing role model influences on Korean students’ perceptions of science and scientists
Students from Eastern countries score well on international assessments in science yet lack interest in pursuing science careers. Several factors play into students’ perceptions of science and scientists, including their home life and attributes of the society in which they live (habitus and capital). One understudied means of examining this issue is exploring the extent to which these perceptions relate to students’ role model ideations of scien…
Supporting Undergraduate STEMM Education: Perspectives from Faculty Mentors and Learning Assistants in Calculus II
In higher education, Learning Assistants (LAs)—a relatively recent evolution grounded in peer mentorship models—are gaining popularity in classrooms as universities strive to meet the needs of undergraduate learners. Unlike Teaching Assistants, LAs are undergraduate students who receive continuous training from faculty mentors in content-area coaching and pedagogical skills. As near-peers, they assist assigned groups of undergraduates (students) …
Useful Teaching Strategies in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine) Education during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the world continue. These impacts influence many aspects of life, work, healthcare, and education in the U.S., which are drastically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, a considerable challenge to tertiary-level education has been how to adapt our teaching styles and modalities to keep all stakeholders (students, faculty, teaching assistants, and staff) safe in lectures and labs. This viewpoint…
Exploring science relevancy by gender and SES in The Bahamas: Secondary Bahamian students' interests in science and attractive attributes of future careers
Relevancy, or how learners perceive science and technology (S&T) as important to their current and future lives, has grown in importance internationally. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of The Bahamas has stated that cultivating students’ science relevancy for all students, regardless of gender (male/female), or socioeconomic factors (SES) like location (rural/urban) or type (public/private) of K-12 schooling, is vital to nation…
Reflecting on Responsible Conduct of Research: A Self Study of a Research-Oriented University Community
Research-oriented universities are known for prolific research activity that is often supported by students in faculty-guided research. To maintain ethical standards, universities require on-going training of both faculty and students to ensure Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR). However, previous research has indicated RCR-based training is insufficient to address the ethical dilemmas that are prevalent within academic settings: navigating is…
University-Facilitated Environmental Club Influences on Upper-Elementary Hispanic Students' Knowledge, Agency, and Ecological Worldviews of Distal Environmental Issues
Twenty-seven upper-elementary Hispanic students living in a land-locked Texas community participated in a year-long after-school environmental club led by university personnel, which focused on endangered marine species and oceanic conservation. Using a convergent mixed-methods intervention design including New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) surveys and journals, this study examined the participating students' changes in knowledge, understandings and …
Competent and cold: A directed content analysis of warmth and competence dimensions to identify and categorise stereotypes of scientists portrayed in meme-based GIFs
Memes within animated graphical interchange formats (GIFs) are developed and shared by Internet users to communicate cultural ideas, symbols, or practices for a wide global audience. Among the billions of GIFs shared internationally, some portray scientists engaged in scientific work. Media and science education scholarship alike have evidenced how scientists are portrayed can influence social perceptions of science and contribute to stereotypes …
The utility of 3D , haptic‐enabled , virtual reality technologies for student knowledge gains in the complex biological system of the human heart
Assembling bones, becoming dinosaur: Guests' relationships to museum objects via Deleuzian assemblage within a dinosaur gallery
Museum galleries foster engagement by creating singular experiences for guests to develop and refine their knowledge of topics related to history, art, and science. This assemblage of meaning is interesting for museums who carefully curate abstract, scientific information, like a dinosaur gallery. This study examined photographs taken by 50 patron-participants within A the Changing World dinosaur gallery. Participants’ photographs (N = 566) (e.g.…
Classifying and modeling secondary students’ active learning in a virtual learning environment through generated questions
The present research study investigated students' active learning activities at three time points during the use of a virtual learning environment (VLE) on cardiac anatomy and physiology. Because VLEs are not only immersive but also interactive, the user must engage with the instruction to move the instruction forward; thus, engaging the user in an active (rather than passive) educative experience. What types of active learning is garnered from s…
Examining the Situative Progression of Teachers’ Novice-To-Expert Development in Education Policy
Professional development in policy for K–12 teachers is relatively rare despite the indelible role that teachers play in policy implementation. This study describes the experiences of five teachers who completed the 10-month Texas Education Policy Fellowship Program. Results showed that the experienced classroom teachers garnered the most policy knowledge, situated leadership development, and networks. Additionally, they sought new professional d…
The cloak of equality in STEM education: Institutionalised masking of gender differences in STEM expectations, task values, and participation
Do gender parity and egalitarian values in STEM education mask institutionalised gender inequalities in STEM? This study uses student background questionnaire data from the 2015 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) supplemented by national level data on gender parity in educational enrolment and female participation in the STEM workforce from the United Nations and International Labor Organization to empirically examine t…
I Am the Color of—A Collaborative Poem
In this collaborative poem, faculty and staff from a West Texas university responded to an in-house call for a line or two in response to the phrase “I am the color of.” According to the call, contributors were not meant to write about an actual “color”: brown, off-white, pink, etc. Nor should they address race and/or ethnicity. Instead, they were asked to consider detailed lived experiences that colored or shaped their professional identities to…
Psychology (12 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Mathematics education (6 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Career Development and Diversity (3 works) · Innovative Teaching Methods (3 works) · Medical education (3 works)