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Inside a school-university partnership : Participation in a community of practice as professional growth

Creator:: Bottoms, SueAnn I.
Abstract:: Research suggests that long-term participation in professional development is critical in helping teachers meet the increasing demands of reform efforts and changing practice (Gallucci, 2003; Darling-Hammond, 1995; Little, 1993). Understanding the influence that participation in a community of teachers as a community of practice may have on teachers’ professional growth...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: development as requiring different levels of knowing. As an individual develops in a profession s/he will

An iterative investigation into the implementation of handheld computers as learning tools in a science museum

Creator:: Phipps, Molly E.
Abstract:: In this study I discuss the state of Free-Choice Learning research, and an investigation into the use of personal ubiquitous technology on visitors' experiences at a science center. The three manuscripts included in this document: 1. Review published research on free-choice learning from 1997-2007 from selected journals 2. Examine visitors'...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: to thank Shawn Rowe, I couldn’t have picked a better advisor. To Céleste Barthel, Bryan Rebar

Elementary and secondary teachers use of agriculture as a context for teaching : a concerns based approach

Creator:: Anderson, Shawn M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the concerns of past participants of the Summer Agriculture Institute regarding the use of agriculture as a context for teaching and to determine how they implement curriculum integration. The study used the Concerns-Based Adoption Model as a theoretical framework, which resulted in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Teachers Use of Agriculture as a Context for Teaching: A Concerns Based Approach. by Shawn M

Making an aquarium environment interactive : a design research analysis of exhibit design processes

Creator:: Hanshumaker, Bill
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the development of an interactive aquarium design motivated by the employment of an innovative technology used in scientific research. The study was informed by research on free-choice learning describing the effects of interactive devices on visitor learning, engagement, and attitudes. The researcher...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , 2010 Title: Making an Aquarium Environment Interactive: A Design Research Analysis of Exhibit

How do engineering students develop and reason with concepts of electricity within a project-based course?

Creator:: Bledsoe, Karen E.
Abstract:: Reform in science education has often emphasized task-based learning as an instructional method to improve student understanding and retention of concepts, and to promote the development of reasoning and problem-solving. Yet studies assessing student knowledge at the beginning and end of a task-based class show mixed results. Students in task-based...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Concepts of Electricity Within a Project-Based Course? Abstract approved

Student views on science and the scientific process : studying changes made in a redesigned non-major introductory science course

Creator:: Price, Matthew F.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to understand how instruction in an introductory nonmajor astronomy course at Oregon State University affects how non-science majors view science and the scientific process. The study used research-based methods to design a reform-based lecture/lab course and implement it for students. Two top-level questions were...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Process: Studying Changes Made in A Redesigned Non-Major Introductory Science Course Abstract approved

Collegiate student's epistemologies and conceptual understanding of the role of models in precalculus mathematics : a focus on the exponential and logarithmic functions

Creator:: Melendy, Robert F.
Abstract:: Collegiate student's conceptual distinctions of what define a mathematical and a physical model seems to be affected by the epistemological beliefs they hold about this knowledge. These beliefs seem to influence student's thinking and reasoning as they embark on problem solving activities in collegiate mathematics. Student's epistemological beliefs of mathematical...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: –ct must be equal to zero:” ME: Now wait a minute, why must e–ct equal zero? STUDENT(S): Well

Outdoor Schools : Learning Impacts of Residential Environmental Education Programs as Seen by People Who Run and Work at Such Sites

Creator:: Anderson, Robyn A.
Abstract:: Outdoor schools are located all over the nation. Many students attend these programs to gain science knowledge and experience nature first hand. Outdoor schools are residential programs for students in upper elementary and middle school. Many of the messages are environmental in nature and promote stewardship. The purpose of this...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: development of ecology as a field of study in the 1920‘s. The first resident outdoor environmental education

Motivation and engagement in school among immigrant Latino middle school students

Creator:: Knudson-Martin, John
Abstract:: This study investigated how a minority population of Latino/a immigrant children attending a middle school in the Pacific Northwest made sense of engaging with school and school mathematics. A cross disciplinary theoretical framework was used to examine how individual student motivation is impacted by the social context in which the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Finally, my role as a researcher was complicated by my involvement in the study school‟s initiative to

Investigating teachers' understanding and diagnosis of students' preconceptions in the secondary science classroom

Creator:: Morrison, Judith A.
Abstract:: A large amount of research has been conducted that establishes that students of all ages hold conceptions about a variety of science topics that are not in line with accepted scientific beliefs. These preconceptions have been identified in a variety of ways in research situations; this study focused on how...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: students' preconceptions in the secondary science classroom AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Judith A

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Inside a school-university partnership : Participation in a community of practice as professional growth

An iterative investigation into the implementation of handheld computers as learning tools in a science museum

Elementary and secondary teachers use of agriculture as a context for teaching : a concerns based approach

Making an aquarium environment interactive : a design research analysis of exhibit design processes

How do engineering students develop and reason with concepts of electricity within a project-based course?

Student views on science and the scientific process : studying changes made in a redesigned non-major introductory science course

Collegiate student's epistemologies and conceptual understanding of the role of models in precalculus mathematics : a focus on the exponential and logarithmic functions

Outdoor Schools : Learning Impacts of Residential Environmental Education Programs as Seen by People Who Run and Work at Such Sites

Motivation and engagement in school among immigrant Latino middle school students

Investigating teachers' understanding and diagnosis of students' preconceptions in the secondary science classroom

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