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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:: . Abstract approved: Larry G. Enochs The purpose of this study was to determine the

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:: Abstract approved: Larry G. Enochs This study investigated how a minority population of Latino/a

Toward making the invisible visible : studying science teaching self-efficacy beliefs

Creator:: Perkins, Catherine J.
Abstract:: This dissertation consists of two articles to be submitted for publication. The first, a literature review, makes visible common influences on science teaching self-efficacy beliefs and also points to potentially invisible validation concerns regarding the instrument used. The second investigates the participants' invisible science teaching self-efficacy beliefs and, through the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Science Teaching Self-Efficacy Beliefs. Abstract approved: Larry G. Enochs This

Engagement in a community of learners as a mediating agent toward the construction of technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) in an online Master's program

Creator:: Gillow-Wiles, Henry
Abstract:: This study investigates how teachers develop and extend their understanding and knowledge of teaching and learning with digital technologies in a primarily online Master of Science program. The investigation focuses on exploring the relationship between developing an online community of learners and the construction of technological pedagogical and content knowledge...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: :________________________________________________ Larry Enochs This

Towards establishing the validity of the resource interpreter's self-efficacy instrument

Creator:: Smith, Grant D.
Abstract:: Interpretive rangers serve as one of the major educational resources that visitors may encounter during their visit to a park or other natural area, yet our understanding of their professional growth remains limited. This study helps address this issue by developing an instrument that evaluates the beliefs of resource interpreters...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved:____________________________________________________________ Larry G. Enochs

A multifaceted assessment of adult informal learning at the Hatfield Marine Science Center

Creator:: Lynds, Susan E.
Abstract:: Authentic assessment of visitor learning in museum settings is a challenging endeavor. Evaluation literature includes very few studies that link adult visitors' behavior to their learning. Multiple data collection methods in a naturalistic environment hold great promise for increasing understanding of informal public education. In 1997, Oregon State University's Hatfield...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Hatfield Marine Science Center AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Susan E. Lynds for the degree of Masters

Validation of an instrument for mathematics enhancement teaching efficacy of Pacific Northwest agricultural educators

Creator:: Jansen, Daniel J.
Abstract:: Teacher efficacy continues to be an important area of study in educational research. This study tested an instrument designed to assess the perceived efficacy of agricultural education teachers when engaged in lessons involving mathematics instruction. The study population of Oregon and Washington agricultural educators utilized in the validation of the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: ______________________________________________________________________ Larry G. Enochs

Learning to teach effectively : science, technology, engineering, and mathematics graduate teaching assistants' teaching self-efficacy

Creator:: DeChenne, Sue Ellen
Abstract:: Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are important in the teaching of undergraduate students (Golde & Dore, 2001). However, they are often poorly prepared for teaching (Luft, Kurdziel, Roehrig, & Turner, 2004). This dissertation addresses teaching effectiveness in three related manuscripts: 1. A position paper...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Larry G. Enochs Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) from science, technology, engineering, and

Development of a problem-based learning classification rubric for community college instruction

Creator:: Knelly, Leah J.
Abstract:: Problem-based learning (PBL) is one type of inquiry-based learning. Many community college instructors use inquiry-based learning as an instructional strategy. There is much literature on the use of problem-based learning in undergraduate, graduate and medical school education, with a multitude of examples of specific techniques and problems to be addressed,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ____________________________________________________ Larry G. Enochs Problem-based learning (PBL) is one type of inquiry-based learning. Many

Science inquiry as knowledge transformation : investigating metacognitive and self-regulation strategies to assist students in writing about scientific inquiry tasks

Creator:: Collins, Timothy A.
Abstract:: Science inquiry is central to the science education reform efforts that began in the early 1990's. It is both a topic of instruction and a process to be experienced. Student engagement in the process of scientific inquiry was the focus of this study. The process of scientific inquiry can be...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Ron Doel, Larry Enochs, Nam-Hwa Kang, and Vincent Remcho for their feedback, support, and

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

Motivation and engagement in school among immigrant Latino middle school students

Toward making the invisible visible : studying science teaching self-efficacy beliefs

Engagement in a community of learners as a mediating agent toward the construction of technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) in an online Master's program

Towards establishing the validity of the resource interpreter's self-efficacy instrument

A multifaceted assessment of adult informal learning at the Hatfield Marine Science Center

Validation of an instrument for mathematics enhancement teaching efficacy of Pacific Northwest agricultural educators

Learning to teach effectively : science, technology, engineering, and mathematics graduate teaching assistants' teaching self-efficacy

Development of a problem-based learning classification rubric for community college instruction

Science inquiry as knowledge transformation : investigating metacognitive and self-regulation strategies to assist students in writing about scientific inquiry tasks

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