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The influence of primary children's ideas in science on teaching practice

Creator:: Dickinson, Valarie L.
Abstract:: A large body of research has examined how children enter the science classroom with previously formed ideas about the content they will learn. These ideas influence how the child interprets instruction. This study reversed the investigative focus by exploring how children's ideas in science influence teaching. Specifically, the study examined...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Issues experienced by community college STEM faculty implementing and using pedagogies of engagement

Creator:: Thatcher, Valory Rae Anna
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore the issues involved with implementing and using pedagogies of engagement in community college STEM courses. The rationale for this study was based on current and emerging STEM education policy directives calling for an updated approach to teaching undergraduates, focused on student engagement,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: rationale for the study. Historical context for a national science policy. Scientific and

Voices from the coast : drawing on family funds of knowledge to build ocean literacy and home school partnerships

Creator:: Roebber, Susan Merwin
Abstract:: In this qualitative study, ethnographic methods were used to identify parent funds of knowledge related to ocean literacy in a rural, coastal context. Participants included 16 parents of students in the teacher-researcher's third-grade classroom. Interactions between parent-child, parent-parent, and parent and the teacher-researcher were studied in order to determine factors...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: family night, and (3) exploration of the interactions that occurred through study activities

Middle school teachers’ use of a formative feedback guide in mathematics problem solving instruction

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
Full Text:: data for the study. Karen’s thoughtful comments and commitment to faithfully representing the

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
Full Text:: purpose of this study was to investigate the knowledge base and instructional practices of two highly

From risk to resiliency : academic persistence in Mexican-American high school English as a Second Language students

Creator:: Temes, Carla A.
Abstract:: Five student-researchers and the author engaged in a continually-evolving, student-driven qualitative research study. Despite significant disadvantages, including navigating a. foreign culture without speaking the language, these invulnerable learners succeeded. Ultimately of greatest interest to the six were an analysis of their collective knowledge and experiences, and their individual transformation over...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , and their individual transformation over the course of the study. The findings are organized

Gender differences in subjective task values in mathematics and their relations to course-taking intentions

Creator:: Conner, Daniel A.
Abstract:: There has long been discussion on whether or not there are gender differences in different academic areas, particularly mathematics. One fact that most researchers agree on is that fewer females than males take upper-level mathematics courses beginning in adolescence and continuing through college. As a result, many females severely restrict...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: take courses in this area. This study views the subjective task values in mathematics of20 1 3rd and

Factors related to the economic sustainability of two year chemistry-based technology training programs

Creator:: Backus, Bridgid A.
Abstract:: Two-year chemistry-based technology training (CBTT) programs in the U.S. are important in the preparation of the professional technical workforce. The purpose of this study was to identify, examine, and analyze factors related to the economic sustainability of CBTT programs. A review of literature identified four clustered categories of 31 sub-factors...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: study concluded with suggestions for educators, employers, professional organizations, and legislators

The effect of videotaped poetry readings on students' responses to poetry

Creator:: Bernhisel, Donna
Abstract:: This research study focused on the ways that reading poetry in print differs from viewing poetry in performance and the effect this had on comprehension and appreciation. Videotaped poetry readings provided students with opportunities to experience poetry in performance. Because very little had been researched in this area, a grounded...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Constructing Meaning ………………………...………… 128 Recommendations for Further Study and Implications for Practice

Instructional coaching and disciplinary literacy : an examination of the engagement of secondary content-area teachers in professional development

Creator:: Bamford, Barbara JoAnne Dehm
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the factors that contributed to the engagement of middle and high school teachers in professional learning with instructional coaches, relative to disciplinary literacy. The study addressed the following question: What factors appear to influence secondary content-area teachers' engagement with instructional coaches,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: instructional coaches, relative to disciplinary literacy? This study is set in a large suburban district and

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The influence of primary children's ideas in science on teaching practice

Issues experienced by community college STEM faculty implementing and using pedagogies of engagement

Voices from the coast : drawing on family funds of knowledge to build ocean literacy and home school partnerships

Middle school teachers’ use of a formative feedback guide in mathematics problem solving instruction

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

From risk to resiliency : academic persistence in Mexican-American high school English as a Second Language students

Gender differences in subjective task values in mathematics and their relations to course-taking intentions

Factors related to the economic sustainability of two year chemistry-based technology training programs

The effect of videotaped poetry readings on students' responses to poetry

Instructional coaching and disciplinary literacy : an examination of the engagement of secondary content-area teachers in professional development

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