Research Interests
Dr. Gus Nollmeyer has a number of research interests that revolve around transforming elementary classrooms into places that students love to be and places where they are incredibly successful both academically and socially. Therefore, he is interested in project-based learning, subject-area integration, scientific inquiry, and classroom management.
Current & Recent Projects
Currently, Gus is working on several different projects. One project that is nearing completion, is as study comparing preservice teachers’ growth in content knowledge through differing inquiry-based teaching methods. Data collection has taken several years but will be done soon. The results should be informative. A second project, still in the early days is a project-based unit. The project was developed and taught a couple years ago. Now, the work will shift to using the unit in a study of student knowledge and skill acquisition.
Recent Publications
Nollmeyer, G. E., Farris, J., & Baldwin, K. A. (Accepted). Engineering Bee Hotels, Science & Children.
Nollmeyer, G. E. & Baldwin, K. A. (2024). Strengthening elementary preservice teacher content knowledge in science through model-based inquiry. Creative Education 15(10), 2131-2150. https://doi.org/10.4236/ce.2024.1510131
Nollmeyer, G.E., & Baldwin, K.A. (2022). Inquiry-based learning: Definition, history, and frameworks. In. R. A. R. Gurung, & A. S. Richmond (Eds.) (2022). Encyclopedia of psychology in the real world: Education. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367198459-REPRW34-1
Nollmeyer, G.E., & Van Wig, A. (2022). Integrated Curriculum: Definition, Benefits, and Development. In. R. A. R. Gurung, & A. S. Richmond (Eds.) (2022). Encyclopedia of psychology in the real world: Education. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367198459-REPRW180-1
Nollmeyer, G.E., & Torres, D.R. (2022). Project-Based Learning: Definition, History, and Implementation. In. R. A. R. Gurung, & A. S. Richmond (Eds.) (2022). Encyclopedia of psychology in the real world: Education. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367198459-REPRW179-1
