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How do engineering students develop and reason with concepts of electricity within a project-based course?

Creator:: Bledsoe, Karen E.
Abstract:: Reform in science education has often emphasized task-based learning as an instructional method to improve student understanding and retention of concepts, and to promote the development of reasoning and problem-solving. Yet studies assessing student knowledge at the beginning and end of a task-based class show mixed results. Students in task-based...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Concepts of Electricity Within a Project-Based Course? Abstract approved

An exploration of an out-of-school garden program : a case study of youth [adolescents'] perceptions

Creator:: Bailey, Deborah L.
Abstract:: Garden-based learning (GBL) with young people has long been viewed as an educational experience capable of teaching numerous types of science content including general science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), as well as discipline specific areas such as biology, horticulture, agriculture and nutrition. However, much of the GBL literature focuses...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , technology, engineering and math (STEM), as well as discipline specific areas such as biology, horticulture

Exploring the Connections Between Experiential Learning and Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Preservice Agriculture Teachers

Creator:: Stewart, Josh
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore the connections between experiential learning and pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) in preservice agriculture teachers. More specifically, utilizing a conceptual model for teacher development as a framework, this research sought to explore the development of the knowledge bases needed for teaching through experiential...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: teaching the observed lesson. 3. Observations of teaching represented what is typical of the

Evidence, explanations, and recommendations for teachers' field trip strategies

Creator:: Rebar, Bryan M.
Abstract:: Field trips are well recognized by researchers as an educational approach with the potential to complement and enhance classroom science teaching by exposing students to unique activities, resources, and content in informal settings. The following investigation addresses teachers' field trip practices in three related manuscripts: (1) A study examining the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: teachers draw from when leading field trips to an aquarium 3. A position paper that reviews and

Responsive pedagogies of practice : Researching an ambitious secondary mathematics teacher education design

Creator:: Campbell, Matthew Paul, 1983-
Abstract:: Design in secondary mathematics teacher education must prepare teacher candidates to do the work of ambitious and equitable mathematics teaching with skill by situating development in the work of teaching and incorporating opportunities to investigate and enact teaching. Teacher education designs must also be responsive to the work that mathematics...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: .................................................................................................................170 Paper 3

Communicating science : developing an exhibit with scientists and educators

Creator:: Lemagie, Emily
Abstract:: Outreach is a small, but significant component to modern research. Developing an exhibit for public display can be an effective way to communicate science to broad audiences, although it may be a less familiar method to scientists than writing papers or giving presentations. I outline the process of developing an...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of the exhibit audience, and 3) scientists should play an integral role in the development of

That’s Not in My Position Description: A Discourse Analysis Study of SBAE Teacher Migratory Context

Creator:: Haddad, Becky
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to unfold positions of migrating SBAE teachers to understand support and challenge to retain teachers in migratory contexts. Previous literature discusses problems related to teacher mobility as functions of teacher-student matching, teacher skill and effort, school environments, and advancing student learning. In an effort...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ........................................................................................... 3 The State of Teacher Mobility in the United States

What Do We Mean by "Justice"?: An Examination of How Justice is Conceptualized in K-12 Mathematics Education

Creator:: Brunner, Megan E.
Abstract:: Issues of injustice in society (e.g. racism, classism, sexism, ableism) are perpetuated in and through educational opportunities, including mathematics learning (Freire, 1970/2000). Those that are committed to disrupting the interlocking systems that create disparities and oppression in mathematics education are considered to be “pursuing justice.” Pursuit of justice can involve...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: in Mathematics Education.......1 Research Questions and Manuscript Overviews ...……………………….......3

Unspoken realities : white, female teachers discuss race, students, andachievement in the context of teaching in a majority black elementary school

Creator:: Williams, Joy K.
Abstract:: The purpose of this ethnographic study was to explore White, female teachers’ attitudes and perspectives towards their African American students, the Black/White Achievement Gap, and their teaching practice in regards to their students’ achievement, through the use of focus group discussions. The target group for this study was White, female...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ………..………………………………………………………………….1 Introduction………………………………………………………………………..3 Purpose of the Study………………………………………………………………4

Motivation and engagement in school among immigrant Latino middle school students

Creator:: Knudson-Martin, John
Abstract:: This study investigated how a minority population of Latino/a immigrant children attending a middle school in the Pacific Northwest made sense of engaging with school and school mathematics. A cross disciplinary theoretical framework was used to examine how individual student motivation is impacted by the social context in which the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , State and National policy changes can be drawn from this study‟s results. 3

ScholarsArchive@OSU

How do engineering students develop and reason with concepts of electricity within a project-based course?

An exploration of an out-of-school garden program : a case study of youth [adolescents'] perceptions

Exploring the Connections Between Experiential Learning and Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Preservice Agriculture Teachers

Evidence, explanations, and recommendations for teachers' field trip strategies

Responsive pedagogies of practice : Researching an ambitious secondary mathematics teacher education design

Communicating science : developing an exhibit with scientists and educators

That’s Not in My Position Description: A Discourse Analysis Study of SBAE Teacher Migratory Context

What Do We Mean by "Justice"?: An Examination of How Justice is Conceptualized in K-12 Mathematics Education

Unspoken realities : white, female teachers discuss race, students, andachievement in the context of teaching in a majority black elementary school

Motivation and engagement in school among immigrant Latino middle school students

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