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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

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

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

Influencing fourth grade students' conceptual change about light propagation

Creator:: Hsieh, Jinmeei Kuo
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine whether teaching materials designed around fourth graders' preconceptions effectively produced conceptual change about light propagation. Four Taiwanese fourth-grade intact classes (194 subjects), taught by two teachers, participated in this study. The experimental group was exposed to the conceptual change materials (CCM), and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: between the experimental group and the control group after the teaching interventions. However, no

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

The language of mathematics : a functional definition and the development of an instrument of measure teacher perceived self-efficacy

Creator:: Gray, Virginia
Abstract:: Mathematics is permeated with language; it appears in the form of new words and some old words with new meanings. There are new symbols to be able to read and consume; much information is presented in tabular or graphic form, and finally the language in a mathematics class has its...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and then, speculating that the reason teachers avoid teaching the language of mathematics, it

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

The relationship of teachers' mathematics preparation and degree level to essential learning skills

Creator:: Balaban, Gerald M.
Abstract:: Organizations leading education reform of the 1980's have challenged teacher education programs at colleges and universities across the nation to improve the subject matter content preparation of teachers. Past methods of program development and techniques to assess teacher's knowledge competence have been one-sided in their approach. New research studies on...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and is reinforced and completed during interactive teaching" (p. 119). 27 A study of elementary

Effectiveness of integration of internet technologies in support of teaching and learning computer science programming

Creator:: Hajebi, Mojgan
Abstract:: In spite of wide spread adoption of the internet technology in teaching and learning, little research exists on the use and the effect of web incorporation in teaching and learning. Immediate clarification of how, when, and for whom the web integration in education is beneficial is needed. This qualitative study...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: teaching (Mulholland, 1999). This study aims to examine the instructor's and students' perceptions and

Thai preservice middle school mathematics teachers' subject matter knowledge and knowledge of students' conceptions of division of rational numbers with respect to their classroom practices

Creator:: Singmuang, Charuwan
Abstract:: The study investigated the impact of Thai preservice middle school mathematics teachers' knowledge of subject matter and of students' conceptions of division of rational numbers with respect to their classroom practices in a teaching environment controlled by a required national curriculum. Four preservice teachers were selected with different knowledge of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the teaching of units on division of decimals, representing fractions as decimals, and division of

ScholarsArchive@OSU

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

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

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

Influencing fourth grade students' conceptual change about light propagation

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

The language of mathematics : a functional definition and the development of an instrument of measure teacher perceived self-efficacy

Strategies utilized in computer problem solving and object-oriented programming

The relationship of teachers' mathematics preparation and degree level to essential learning skills

Effectiveness of integration of internet technologies in support of teaching and learning computer science programming

Thai preservice middle school mathematics teachers' subject matter knowledge and knowledge of students' conceptions of division of rational numbers with respect to their classroom practices

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