Amanda E Sorensen
Biographic Data
| ID | 667394 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amanda E Sorensen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amanda E |
| FAMILY NAME | Sorensen |
| SIGNATURE | SORENSEN A E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Michigan State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2936-1144 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
“I just do not have more energy to deal with this!”: A chairperson's perspective on levels of stress among students and faculty engaged in coursework at a Midwestern University in the United States
Transitions for college age individuals can be very stressful and researchers have long called for more research. In this essay, we discuss findings from an introductory college classroom where we asked students to report on their mental health. Combined with information from the literature and personal experiences, we highlight greater concerns about student stress following the 2020 global pandemic. Here we combine our insight and professional …
Exploring students’ certainty of assumptions and evidence evaluation about socioscientific issue systems
An important goal of science instruction is to promote students’ understanding and evaluation of social issues related to science. Our study used the socioscientific issues (SSI) context of water conservation to explore evidence evaluation and certainty of assumptions among undergraduate students (n = 217) enrolled in a science literacy course at a research-intensive university. We investigated students’ ability to use evidence and certainty of a…
Promoting systems thinking through perspective taking when using an online modeling tool
Introduction Disagreements between people on different sides of popular issues in STEM are often rooted in differences in “mental models,” which include both rational and emotional cognitive associations about the issue; especially given these issues are systemic in nature. Methods In the research described here, we employ the fuzzy cognitive mapping software MentalModeler (developed by one of the authors) 1 as a tool for articulating implicit an…
Students’ Civic Engagement Self-Efficacy Varies Across Socioscientific Issues Contexts
In STEM learning focused on science literacy, socioscientific issues instruction is often proposed as a way to bolster students’ civic engagement, however few studies in science education have explicitly examined this connection. We define civic engagement as the work of influencing legitimately public matters using means within the existing political structure. In this work we investigate students’ feelings of self-efficacy for this type of civi…
The Impact of Forest Usage and Accessibility on the Perceptions of its Users and Surrounding Residents
Forests provide valuable ecosystem services to individuals that live near them and visit them. However, many forests, especially in highly developed areas, are specifically managed for resource conservation purposes. A common practice for conservation is restricting access to people to ensure minimal human-driven harm. While the restriction of human access to a forest increases its biological ecosystem services, it limits its cultural services an…
Student representations and conceptions of ecological versus social sciences in a conservation course
Citizen science and civic ecology: Merging paths to stewardship
Impacts and Implications of Researcher Identity and Academic Practice: Future Directions for Public Engagement and Ecological Research
Model-based reasoning to foster environmental and socio-scientific literacy in higher education
Model-based reasoning to foster environmental and socio-scientific literacy in higher education
Impacts and Implications of Researcher Identity and Academic Practice: Future Directions for Public Engagement and Ecological Research
Citizen science and civic ecology: Merging paths to stewardship
The Impact of Forest Usage and Accessibility on the Perceptions of its Users and Surrounding Residents
Forests provide valuable ecosystem services to individuals that live near them and visit them. However, many forests, especially in highly developed areas, are specifically managed for resource conservation purposes. A common practice for conservation is restricting access to people to ensure minimal human-driven harm. While the restriction of human access to a forest increases its biological ecosystem services, it limits its cultural services an…
Student representations and conceptions of ecological versus social sciences in a conservation course
Students’ Civic Engagement Self-Efficacy Varies Across Socioscientific Issues Contexts
In STEM learning focused on science literacy, socioscientific issues instruction is often proposed as a way to bolster students’ civic engagement, however few studies in science education have explicitly examined this connection. We define civic engagement as the work of influencing legitimately public matters using means within the existing political structure. In this work we investigate students’ feelings of self-efficacy for this type of civi…
Promoting systems thinking through perspective taking when using an online modeling tool
Introduction Disagreements between people on different sides of popular issues in STEM are often rooted in differences in “mental models,” which include both rational and emotional cognitive associations about the issue; especially given these issues are systemic in nature. Methods In the research described here, we employ the fuzzy cognitive mapping software MentalModeler (developed by one of the authors) 1 as a tool for articulating implicit an…
“I just do not have more energy to deal with this!”: A chairperson's perspective on levels of stress among students and faculty engaged in coursework at a Midwestern University in the United States
Transitions for college age individuals can be very stressful and researchers have long called for more research. In this essay, we discuss findings from an introductory college classroom where we asked students to report on their mental health. Combined with information from the literature and personal experiences, we highlight greater concerns about student stress following the 2020 global pandemic. Here we combine our insight and professional …
Exploring students’ certainty of assumptions and evidence evaluation about socioscientific issue systems
An important goal of science instruction is to promote students’ understanding and evaluation of social issues related to science. Our study used the socioscientific issues (SSI) context of water conservation to explore evidence evaluation and certainty of assumptions among undergraduate students (n = 217) enrolled in a science literacy course at a research-intensive university. We investigated students’ ability to use evidence and certainty of a…
Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Science education (4 works) · Biology (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Environmental resource management (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Political science (3 works)