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The knowledge base and instructional practices of two highly qualified experienced secondary mathematics teachers

Creator:: Beauchman, Molly Laverne Taylor
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the knowledge base and instructional practices of two highly qualified experienced secondary mathematics teachers within the context of their classrooms during a unit in a geometry class. Data collected from interviews, classroom observations, pre and post-observation questionnaires, and detailed analyses of several...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Introductory college chemistry students' understanding of stoichiometry: connections between conceptual and computational understandings and instruction

Creator:: Wolfer, Adam J.
Abstract:: Previous research has shown a gap between chemistry students' conceptual and computational understandings of chemistry topics such as gas laws, equilibrium, and reactions. This qualitative study examined the conceptual and computational understandings of stoichiometry of college students enrolled in a large lecture Introductory Chemistry course. Factors that might influence students'...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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

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

Middle school students' mathematical dispositions in a problem-based classroom

Creator:: Katwibun, Duanghathai
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to describe middle school students' mathematical dispositions in a problem-based learning [PBL] classroom. Eight volunteer students from one 6th grade mathematics classroom participated in this study. The curriculum used was the Connected Mathematics Project [CMP]. The main sources for data collection were classroom observations,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

College student novice spreadsheet reasoning and errors

Creator:: Hoag, James A.
Abstract:: The spreadsheet has become a common technology tool and is now a predominant form of end-user programming. Some of the same features that make spreadsheets excellent tools for ad-hoc development can introduce errors into the final product. Although a variety of research has been performed investigating methods to detect errors...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A comparison of auditory and visual graphs for use in physics and mathematics

Creator:: Sahyun, Steven Carl
Abstract:: The ability to interpret graphical information is a prime concern in physics as graphs are widely used to give quick summaries of data sets, for pattern recognition, and for analysis of information. While visual graphs have been developed so that their content can be readily and concisely discerned, there is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Teaching mathematics for understanding : intentions and practices of an expert middle school mathematics teacher in the context of a reform-based curriculum

Creator:: Sadri, Pejmon
Abstract:: The movement to reform mathematics teaching and learning in schools began in the 1980s. After dedicating vast resources to support reform efforts since then, the transition to improve mathematics teaching and learning in schools has not occurred. In the majority of mathematics classrooms teachers still rely on traditional teaching strategies...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Inside a school-university partnership : Participation in a community of practice as professional growth

Creator:: Bottoms, SueAnn I.
Abstract:: Research suggests that long-term participation in professional development is critical in helping teachers meet the increasing demands of reform efforts and changing practice (Gallucci, 2003; Darling-Hammond, 1995; Little, 1993). Understanding the influence that participation in a community of teachers as a community of practice may have on teachers’ professional growth...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Developing explanations : Student reasoning about science concepts during claims-evidence inquiry lessons

Creator:: Pegg, Jerine M.
Abstract:: Recent science education reforms have placed a large emphasis on inquiry-based teaching strategies as an effective way of improving conceptual understanding of science principles, comprehension of the nature of scientific inquiry, and development of the abilities for inquiry (NRC, 1996). To better understand the relationship between inquiry-based instruction and student...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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The knowledge base and instructional practices of two highly qualified experienced secondary mathematics teachers

Introductory college chemistry students' understanding of stoichiometry: connections between conceptual and computational understandings and instruction

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

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

Middle school students' mathematical dispositions in a problem-based classroom

College student novice spreadsheet reasoning and errors

A comparison of auditory and visual graphs for use in physics and mathematics

Teaching mathematics for understanding : intentions and practices of an expert middle school mathematics teacher in the context of a reform-based curriculum

Inside a school-university partnership : Participation in a community of practice as professional growth

Developing explanations : Student reasoning about science concepts during claims-evidence inquiry lessons

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