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Graphing calculators in college calculus : an examination of teachers' conceptions and instructional practice

Creator:: Barton, Susan Dale
Abstract:: The study examined classroom instructional practices and teacher's professed conceptions about teaching and learning college calculus in relationship to the implementation of scientific-programmable-graphics (SPG) calculators. The study occurred at a university not affiliated with any reform project. The participants were not the catalysts seeking to implement calculus reform, but expressed...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Introduction This study will investigate teachers' conceptions about teaching and learning and actual

Evaluation of the implementation of Benin new elementary science curriculum

Creator:: Kouton, Adjoke E. J.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the current status of the implementation of Benin's new elementary science curriculum. The study used the Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM), a model designed to evaluate the implementation of educational innovations. Specifically the study attempted to ascertain teachers' concerns about the science curriculum,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: respect to each of the curriculum key components. The study was directed toward 57 third and fourth grade

An investigation of tenth grade students' views of the purpose of geometric proof

Creator:: Gfeller, Mary Katherine
Abstract:: The purpose of this investigation was to describe tenth grade students' views of the purposes of geometric proof within the context of their learning. Classroom observations, the curriculum, assessment tools, journal questions, and a preconceptions questionnaire were used to provide context for the views expressed by students from a single...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: post-instruction questionnaire and individual interviews. There were three main findings of the study

Students thought processes while engaged in computer programming

Creator:: Ahmed, Aqeel M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the thought processes of secondary level novice programmers engaged in computer programming for the purpose of generating hypotheses for consideration in future research on the relationship between computer programming and problem solving. A high school BASIC programming course with 14 students...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: University has broadened my views of life and strengthened my teaching abilities. My work could not be

Relationship of teacher behaviors and characteristics to critical thinking skills among middle level students

Creator:: Cave, Linda M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of teachers' behaviors and characteristics upon the development of student mathematical critical thinking skills. From a pool of 20 teachers, whose students had been pre- and post-tested for a measure of critical thinking skills, 10 middle level teachers were selected...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: 25% (five teachers) and the bottom-ranked 25% (five teachers) were selected for the study. Extremes

The culture of undergraduate computer science education : its role in promoting equity within the discipline

Creator:: Howell, Kathy
Abstract:: Although a concern for gender equity provided the framework for this research, the results of this study highlighted the fact that the question of equity should be broadened to include concern for the tier of talented women and men who currently choose not to persist in an undergraduate computer science...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: appreciation to five students and two instructors who were willing to share themselves with me and this study

Relationships among preservice teachers' conceptions of geometry, conceptions of teaching geometry and classroom practices

Creator:: Scholz, Janet Maria
Abstract:: Prospective teachers enter teacher education programs with previously formed conceptions of geometry and its teaching. These conceptions help them make sense of new information about teaching, their roles as teachers, and their translation of mathematics into learning activities. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among preservice...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: preservice teachers, and its relationship to teaching, is essential. This study examines the conceptions

Student understanding of functions and the use of the graphing calculator in a college algebra course

Creator:: Averbeck, Patrick J.
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to investigate students' learning of the function concept and the role of the graphing calculator in a College Algebra course. Differences between students with high symbolic manipulation skills. and students with low symbolic manipulation skills were also examined. On the basis of an algebraic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: study of many calculus concepts such as limits, continuity, derivatives, and integration (Ferrini

Elementary mathematics teacher subject matter knowledge and its relationship to teaching and learning

Creator:: Buckreis, William F.
Abstract:: The purpose of this investigation was to explore how differences in an elementary mathematics teacher's subject matter knowledge structure impact classroom teaching and student learning. The study included two phases. Phase 1 focused on the selection of a single case. An open-ended questionnaire and interview were used to identify the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: teaching and student learning. The study included two phases. Phase 1 focused on the selection of a

Strategies utilized in computer problem solving and object-oriented programming

Creator:: Zaman, Naeem
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe how novice students solved computer programming problems in a beginning college level computer science (CS) course with an introduction to object-oriented programming (OOP) and what knowledge they obtained about OOP and computer problem solving (CPS) as a result of their experiences....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -error, (3) performing a desk-check strategy and (4) using the VISUAL C++ debugger. This study

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Graphing calculators in college calculus : an examination of teachers' conceptions and instructional practice

Evaluation of the implementation of Benin new elementary science curriculum

An investigation of tenth grade students' views of the purpose of geometric proof

Students thought processes while engaged in computer programming

Relationship of teacher behaviors and characteristics to critical thinking skills among middle level students

The culture of undergraduate computer science education : its role in promoting equity within the discipline

Relationships among preservice teachers' conceptions of geometry, conceptions of teaching geometry and classroom practices

Student understanding of functions and the use of the graphing calculator in a college algebra course

Elementary mathematics teacher subject matter knowledge and its relationship to teaching and learning

Strategies utilized in computer problem solving and object-oriented programming

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