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Creator:: Renne, Michael E.
Abstract:: Teachers may be attracted to the use of a game in a learning activity under the presumption that students will find the game experience to be more “fun” than typical classroom activities. The use of a game in a learning activity should help students attain important learning outcomes and engage...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Hart, Dianne K.
Abstract:: This study investigated how the use of supercalculators (HP 28S and HP 48SX) affects students' conceptual understanding of differential and integral calculus. Students (n = 324) from 12 institutions throughout the United States studied an experimental curriculum emphasizing multiple representations (symbolic, numerical, graphical). (The curriculum was developed through the Oregon...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Hale, Patricia L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate teaching models that may aid in improving student's understanding of how to interpret graphs of kinematic variables. The teaching models that were considered incorporated the use of cooperative groups and calculator-based laboratory instruments, alone and in concert. The subjects used in this...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Utter, Frederick W.
Abstract:: This study investigated associations among teachers' pedagogical content beliefs, approaches to teaching, and their students' achievement in a high school Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus setting. The three major research questions concerned: (a) how well Al' calculus teachers' pedagogical beliefs about mathematics, curriculum, and instruction aligned with a constuctivist point of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Krussel, Carolyn E. S.
Abstract:: A concept image is that collection of all images, pictures, symbols, definitions and properties associated with any given mathematical concept. One of the most important components in the mental representation of concepts in the concept image of advanced mathematical thinkers is visualization. This component, in turn, is indispensable in the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Zandieh, Michelle J.
Abstract:: This research seeks to answer the question, "What does it mean for a student to understand the concept of derivative?" A structured way to describe an individual student's understanding of derivative is developed and applied to analyzing the evolution of that understanding for each of nine high school seniors during...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Strowbridge, Jessica
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to address the implementation fidelity of one part of a professional development model developed by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL). Specifically, this research investigates middle school teachers’ use of a formative feedback guide developed by NWREL staff, examining the reliability with which teachers...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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