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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

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:: : Elementary Mathematics Teacher Subject Matter Knowledge and Its Relationship to Teaching and Learning

Creator:: Nowlin, Donald
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to develop a valid and reliable instrument to determine cognitive domain status of preservice and inservice elementary teachers in the operation of division with rational numbers in the context of Wilson's (1971) taxonomy. The domain was defined with the cooperation of a panel of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Kuttner, Donna Holberg
Abstract:: The death toll from AIDS continues to rise in the United States. As of May 1, 1995, 441,528 cases of AIDS had been recorded in the U. S. One of the most powerful ways to control the spread of this disease is prevention education. In 1988, Oregon passed OAR 581-22-412...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -risk behaviors, b) teaching in a self-contained classroom, c) and not defining oneself as

Creator:: Chalardkid, Praphai
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to develop a valid and reliable, instrument for determining the mathematics subject matter knowledge of Thai preservice elementary teachers at eight (8) teachers' colleges in eight (8) provinces in northern Thailand. The focus of the content of interest was the operation of division of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: difficult to understand and teach. Limitations The study was limited to seniors majoring in elementary

Creator:: Kwon, Soon-chang
Abstract:: This study was undertaken to analyze the opinions of elementary school teachers in Korea about actual and desired levels of computer education and the sources of computer anxiety, with the object of developing guidelines for a teacher training program. A survey instrument was developed and tested to provide basic sample...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: This study was undertaken to analyze the opinions of elementary school teachers in Korea about actual

Creator:: Holmes, Donald Clifford
Abstract:: This study examined the values, competencies, and goals of educators related to preventing drug abuse. Its purpose was to develop a new theory to define the crisis moral community among the educators: a theory which linked the primary variables (values, competencies, and goals) in such a way as to reveal...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : anne B. Engel This study examined the values, competencies, and goals of educators related to

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