Betty Adams

Betty Adams
Senior Lab Supervisor and Affiliate Faculty
Location:
3141 Wood Hall, Mail Stop 5444
Mailing address:
Mallinson Institute for Science Education
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5444 USA
Betty Adams
Education:
  • Ph.D., Science Education: Physics, Western Michigan University
  • M.A., Physics, Western Michigan University
  • M.A., Science Education, Western Michigan University
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University
Bio:

Dr. Betty Adams is the senior laboratory supervisor and an affiliate faculty at the Mallinson Institute for Science Education 51福利社 Michigan University. Her background is in mechanical and aerospace engineering, and her graduate studies have been in physics and science education.

Adams tends to the practical aspects of running the MISE science teaching and learning laboratories, and also to the technological needs of the institute. Her research interests include the creative use of materials and technology in teaching and learning science, the nature and effectiveness of inquiry pedagogy, the relevance of language in science instruction, challenges to understanding dualistic conceptions of matter and radiation, the history and philosophy of science, and the value and place of scientific thinking in human culture.