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  • Teacher argumentation in the secondary science classroom : images of two modes of scientific inquiry

    Creator:
    Gray, Ron E.
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine scientific arguments constructed by secondary science teachers during instruction. The analysis focused on how arguments constructed by teachers differed based on the mode of inquiry underlying the topic. Specifically, how did the structure and content of arguments differ between experimentally and...
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    ………………………………….. 20 Argumentation in the Science Classroom……………………………. 23 Teaching of Argumentation and Reasoning

  • Analyzing explicit teaching strategies and student discourse for scientific argumentation

    Creator:
    Park, Young-Shin
    Abstract:
    Scientific inquiry in K-12 classrooms tends to be procedural, lacking opportunities for students to gain understanding of how scientific knowledge is constructed through reflection, debate, and argument. Limited opportunity to develop scientific argumentation skills prevents students from practicing the scientific thinking needed to understand the nature of scientific knowledge and...
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    Dissertation
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    science teacher, Mr. Field, and his students at the middle school level participated in this study for

  • 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....
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    Dissertation
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    Teaching and learning in the introductory course of the undergraduate computer science curriculum often

  • Crossing the Cartesian divide : an investigation into the role of emotion in science learning

    Creator:
    Staus, Nancy L.
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    Although many science educators and researchers believe that emotion is an important part of the learning process, few researchers have dealt with the topic in a systematic fashion. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of emotion in the learning process, particularly in the learning of science...
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    Dissertation
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    Implications for Science Teaching and Learning............................................. 137