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Decision-making behaviors of preservice teachers as they plan for social studies in elementary classrooms

Creator:: Basye, Cynthia
Abstract:: Instructional time for social studies in elementary classrooms has decreased since the passage of Goals 2000 and No Child Left Behind, with content contracted to align with reading goals. Consequently, opportunities for preservice teachers to observe and teach social studies lessons have diminished. This qualitative multiple case study examines the...
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Full Text:: teaching? and 3) How do preservice teachers reflect upon and revise their own teaching of social studies

Evaluation of multi-level reading materials, intra-class discussion techniques and student experimentations on achievement in fifth grade elementary science

Creator:: Fryback, William Herbert
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to statistically evaluate one kind of new elementary science curriculum materials. The materials; (1) are written at five reading levels to partially meet the reading ability spread found in the intermediate grades, (2) provide ways to stimulate class discussion, and (3) provide three levels...
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Full Text:: Physical Science Study Committee, the Biological Science Study Corn- mittee, the chern study committee and

A study of the relationship between the elementary science study unit attribute games and problems and the development of divergent-productive thinking in selected elementary school children

Creator:: Huntsberger, John Paul
Abstract:: Acquisition of divergent-productive thinking skills by using elementary science materials constitutes the basic idea of this experiment. The data collected was used to determine statistically if the materials had a significant role in inducing such skills. The Ss were fifth-grade students obtained from two public elementary schools in Oregon. Those...
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Evaluation of the influence of multi-level reading materials on the achievement of fifth grade elementary science pupils when placed at reading level by an informal reading inventory

Creator:: Daugs, Donald Roger
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to statistically evaluate the influence of student placement at reading level by means of an informal reading inventory in one kind of elementary science materials. The materials were written at five levels of reading difficulty to better meet the reading ability spread found in...
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Full Text:: science content and overall problem solving ability in a study involving 81 fifth grade pupils

Science education in a Philippine village

Creator:: Brush, Edwin Graham
Abstract:: Research was undertaken to describe the teaching and learning of science in a non-Western village with particular attention paid to cultural parameters. Cognitive elements in a Philippine (Tagalog) village and school were analyzed. The local language was studied for its capacity of transmitting scientific information. Verbal interaction in the science...
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Full Text:: undertaken to describe the teaching and learning of science in a non-Western village with particular

The relationship between the cerebral lateralization for Arabic language and achievement in science

Creator:: Hafez, Abdullah Ibrahim M.
Abstract:: The major purpose of this study was to test the relationship between students' cerebral lateralization for the Arabic language and their achievement in science. A secondary purpose was to investigate handedness as a factor in that relationship. The experiment was conducted in the City of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, using dichotic...
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Full Text:: study the relation- ship between the cerebral lateralization for Arabic language and science

Partnerships between secondary/elementary science teachers and laboratory-based scientists : delineating best practices

Creator:: Henderson, Sandra
Abstract:: Given the high probability of national and federal research laboratories continuing to sponsor science education partnerships between their staff and classroom science teachers and the dearth of research in this area, this study set out to delineate best practices associated with such partnerships for the purpose of increasing the effectiveness...
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Full Text:: Secondary/Elementary Science Teachers and Laboratory-Based Scientists: Delineating Best Practices Abstract

Automated science curriculum : an experimental science program

Creator:: Hutchinson, John Stuart
Abstract:: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine statistically the effects of an automated science curriculum on the science learnings of eighth grade students. This curriculum involved the use of Keysort cards as a flexible handbook for teachers and included in the directions for use a teaching method which...
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Full Text:: Environment 5 Social Values 6 A Learning Pattern for Science 9 Scope and Sequence 9 Classroom Pattern 12

Fostering relevance in introductory biology courses : an empirical study of the effects of a socio-scientific issues-based course on student motivation through the lens of self-determination theory

Creator:: Hewitt, Krissi M.
Abstract:: There has been a rapid increase in technological advances in the biological sciences that has contributed to an increase in societal issues that require attention from both scientists and citizens. Consequently, there is a need for the development of biologically literate citizens who have the ability to use their knowledge...
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Full Text:: social issues that intersect with science (e.g., GMOs, human genome sequencing, and local water quality

Aspects of the Nature of Engineering for K-12 Science Education : A Delphi Study

Creator:: Hartman, Brian D.
Abstract:: Recent state and national standards have increased the interest in engineering at the K-12 level. Science standards, in particular, have begun to make the case for including engineering throughout the K-12 scope of study. Despite the increased attention to engineering, the characteristics and uniqueness of the field of engineering are...
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Full Text:: the social and cultural embeddedness of science as well as the difference between theories and laws

The effects of new science materials and inservice training on teaching styles in the Ciskei, South Africa

Creator:: Macdonald, Mary Allyson
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to analyze and compare the teaching styles of a trial group of junior secondary science teachers trained to use and using new materials, and a control group of teachers using traditional materials. The new materials consisted of portable science kits, demonstration apparatus, teacher's guides,...
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Full Text:: effects of new science materials and inservice training on teaching styles in the Ciskei, South Africa

Determinants of student intention to engage in laboratory versus non-laboratory science learning behavior

Creator:: Ray, Brian Daniel
Abstract:: The purpose was to gain information about the determinants of student behavior with respect to laboratory (lab) and non-laboratory (non-lab) science learning activities. Fishbein and Ajzen's (1975) theory of reasoned action was used to investigate students' salient beliefs, correlations between determinants of intention, and the relative weights of determinants of...
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Full Text:: science/technology-related social issues, and decision making skills (National Science Teachers

Managing subject matter : does it really matter?

Creator:: Latz, Mark S.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to identify the management demands that may be unique to science classrooms. The sample consisted of three biology teachers and three language arts teachers from two high schools located within the same school district. To establish a basic framework, two quantitative questions were addressed:...
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Full Text:: emphasizing facts and terminology to the same degree. For the science teacher, a constructivist teaching

Biology teacher's perceptions of subject matter structure and its relationship to classroom practice

Creator:: Gess-Newsome, Julie
Abstract:: Current reforms in science education advocate instruction which capitalizes on broad, integrative understandings of a few underlying concepts. Such recommendations imply that science teachers already hold integrated conceptualizations and will use such understandings to guide practice. However, little research exists which delineates the global content understandings of biology teachers (herein...
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Full Text:: Structures 258 Limitations of the Study 259 Implications and Recommendations for Science Teacher Education

The use of history of science case studies with first year education students to teach skills involved in scientific thinking

Creator:: Hall, John Franz
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to prepare and statistically evaluate a series of 11 history of science case studies designed to teach the following abilities involved in scientific thinking: 1. Recognizing problems, hypotheses, experimental conditions, and conclusions. 2. Understanding the relationship of evidence to hypotheses. 3. Understanding experimental conditions...
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Full Text:: this study is to prepare and evaluate history of science case studies which have been organized

The culture of undergraduate computer science education : its role in promoting equity within the discipline

Creator:: Howell, Kathy
Abstract:: Although a concern for gender equity provided the framework for this research, the results of this study highlighted the fact that the question of equity should be broadened to include concern for the tier of talented women and men who currently choose not to persist in an undergraduate computer science...
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Full Text:: ). The study of computer science involves the student in a distinctive set of contexts, contents, and

Teacher argumentation in the secondary science classroom : images of two modes of scientific inquiry

Creator:: Gray, Ron E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine scientific arguments constructed by secondary science teachers during instruction. The analysis focused on how arguments constructed by teachers differed based on the mode of inquiry underlying the topic. Specifically, how did the structure and content of arguments differ between experimentally and...
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Full Text:: ………………………………….. 20 Argumentation in the Science Classroom……………………………. 23 Teaching of Argumentation and Reasoning

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...
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Characterization and Mediation of K-12 Science Teachers' Implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards

Creator:: Rogan-Klyve, Allyson M.
Abstract:: The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are a recent set of standards that leverage decades of research to present an innovative and coherent image for K 12 science education in the United States. Major themes in the NGSS include the intertwining of learning and doing science, addressing connections across scientific...
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Full Text:: , developing teaching practices that embrace this ambitious orientation toward science teaching and learning

Analyzing explicit teaching strategies and student discourse for scientific argumentation

Creator:: Park, Young-Shin
Abstract:: Scientific inquiry in K-12 classrooms tends to be procedural, lacking opportunities for students to gain understanding of how scientific knowledge is constructed through reflection, debate, and argument. Limited opportunity to develop scientific argumentation skills prevents students from practicing the scientific thinking needed to understand the nature of scientific knowledge and...
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Full Text:: science teacher, Mr. Field, and his students at the middle school level participated in this study for

Critical thinking abilities and understanding of science by science teacher-candidates at Oregon State University

Creator:: Craven, Gene Francis
Abstract:: This investigation was designed to determine the extent to which students who are completing planned curricula in science education are proficient in aspects of critical thinking, and possess understandings of science consistent with those of the practicing scientist. The effects of science curricula upon the development of these abilities and...
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Full Text:: freshmen, (c) elementary teacher -candidates, (d) social science teacher -candidates, and (e) in

Improving Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education At Public Research Universities : Considering Students' Perspectives on Teaching-related Factors and Faculty Experiences, Motivations, and Competencies Concerning Teaching Improvement

Creator:: Collins, Jennifer Shalini
Abstract:: The underlying aim of my dissertation was to contribute knowledge that may better support and foster STEM education improvement initiatives at public research universities. The two research studies included in my dissertation advance knowledge per perspectives of key stakeholders targeted by initiatives attempting to foster change, students and faculty. In...
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Full Text:: teaching to be studied as a complex and multidimensional phenomenon. Students in my study, additionally

Student views on science and the scientific process : studying changes made in a redesigned non-major introductory science course

Creator:: Price, Matthew F.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to understand how instruction in an introductory nonmajor astronomy course at Oregon State University affects how non-science majors view science and the scientific process. The study used research-based methods to design a reform-based lecture/lab course and implement it for students. Two top-level questions were...
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Full Text:: science and the scientific process. The study used research-based methods to design a reform-based

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...
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Full Text:: teaching should be a central component of science instruction and a primary means of educating students

The value of laboratory work in the natural sciences for students in programs of general education

Creator:: Postl, Anton
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Full Text:: gratitude to -'. H. P. Hansen, Ùean of the Graduate School and Ohairman of General Science, for his

The comparative effects of three seventh-grade science programs with different laboratory materials

Creator:: Stronck, David Richard
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Full Text:: of Study and Textbooks Grades 1-9 published by the National Science Teachers Association (73, p. 17

The influence of selected supplementary materials on standardized science achievement scores

Creator:: Frieske, Robert John
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were as follows: (1) to determine if the use of selected supplementary instructional materials, in the form of either computer assisted instruction or additional readings and worksheet presentations, could influence test scores relating to science achievement for fifth grade students, and (2) to determine whether...
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Full Text:: participating in the study. The science section of the Survey of Basic Skills - Level 34 (SRA) versions P and

Beginning the year in a fifth-grade reform-based mathematics classroom : A case study of the development of norms

Creator:: Cheval, Kathryn Meador
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative case study was to investigate the development of social norms in a fifth-grade reform-based mathematics classroom through a close examination of one teacher's actions during the first three weeks of school. This study offers insights into the following research questions: 1) How does an elementary...
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Full Text:: their article describing the research on the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study

A field study of a social cognition training program for deaf adults in vocational rehabilitation

Creator:: Blankenship, Jonathan Charles
Abstract:: The study was designed to assess the efficacy of Lou and Charlson's (1991) social cognition training program for deaf adults. Sixteen deaf adult subjects who were vocational rehabilitation clients, and who had been identified as experiencing difficulties in social functioning, were assigned to receive a eight-week training program designed to...
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Full Text:: Serfdelbaugh The study was designed to assess the efficacy of Lou and Charlson's (1991) social cognition

Toward making the invisible visible : studying science teaching self-efficacy beliefs

Creator:: Perkins, Catherine J.
Abstract:: This dissertation consists of two articles to be submitted for publication. The first, a literature review, makes visible common influences on science teaching self-efficacy beliefs and also points to potentially invisible validation concerns regarding the instrument used. The second investigates the participants' invisible science teaching self-efficacy beliefs and, through the...
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Full Text:: visible common influences on science teaching self-efficacy beliefs and also points to potentially

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,...
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Full Text:: rationale for the study. Historical context for a national science policy. Scientific and

Leadership, Mathematics, and Science Integration in Secondary Agricultural Education

Creator:: McKim, Aaron J.
Abstract:: Research exploring methods to improve student learning of leadership, mathematics, and science in the United States is critically important. In this study, I sought to delve into the potential for student learning of leadership, mathematics, and science within the context of school-based agricultural education. Recognizing the teacher as a gatekeeper...
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Full Text:: , mathematics, and science in the United States is critically important. In this study, I sought to delve into

Social capital in engineering education

Creator:: Brown, Shane
Abstract:: A theoretical argument is presented to suggest that engineering curriculum be designed to develop social capital. Additionally, the value of social capital in the retention of students in the College of Engineering, and the development, role, and value of social capital in an electrical engineering laboratory is evaluated. Data collected...
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Full Text:: social capital in engineering education. She also allowed me to work with teaching assistants and

Developing NGSS Scientific Practices Through Inquiry in an Outdoor Learning Environment

Creator:: Halsey Randall, Micki Marie
Abstract:: The National Research Council has aggregated research evidence on the pedagogy of science teaching and learning (NRC, 2012), culminating in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). These standards support emphasis on eight scientific practices as an important component for teaching science as inquiry to K-12 students. This latest framework for...
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Full Text:: pedagogy of science teaching and learning (NRC, 2012), culminating in the Next Generation Science

Gender differences in learning physical science concepts : does computer animation help equalize them?

Creator:: Jacek, Laura Lee
Abstract:: This dissertation details an experiment designed to identify gender differences in learning using three experimental treatments: animation, static graphics, and verbal instruction alone. Three learning presentations were used in testing of 332 university students. Statistical analysis was performed using ANOVA, binomial tests for differences of proportion, and descriptive statistics. Results...
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Attitudes toward and achievement in science of secondary students in Kasetsart Demonstration School, Bangkok, Thailand

Creator:: Tunhikorn, Bupphachart Photisaro
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were to develop a valid and reliable attitudes toward science instrument in the Thai language and determine the differences in attitudes toward science and achievement in physical and biological science of Thai boys and girls in lower secondary education. The population consisted of 709 students,...
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Full Text:: of this study were to develop a valid and reliable attitudes toward science instrument in the Thai

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...
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Full Text:: support of teaching and learning computer science programming AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Mojgan

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...
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Full Text:: approach with the potential to complement and enhance classroom science teaching by exposing students to

John Archibald Wheeler : a study of mentoring in modern physics

Creator:: Christensen, Terry M.
Abstract:: This dissertation has two objectives. The first objective is to determine where best to situate the study of mentoring (i.e. the 'making of scientists') on the landscape of the history of science and science studies. This task is accomplished by establishing mentoring studies as a link between the robust body...
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Full Text:: instruments in science education? And finally, what are the implications of this study for future

The nature of home economics curriculum in secondary schools

Creator:: Baldwin, Edith E.
Abstract:: As with other areas of the curriculum home economics tends to respond to the objectives of powerful interest groups rather than to the work of recognized scholars and the ideals of democracy. The philosophical orientation of this study is derived from the work of Jurgen Habermas, a dominant figure in...
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Full Text:: Background of the Study 1 Social theory and theory of knowledge 3 Socialization of the adolescent Knowledge

Geometric reasoning in an active-engagement upper-division E&M classroom

Creator:: Cerny, Leonard Thomas
Abstract:: A combination of theoretical perspectives is used to create a rich description of student reasoning when facing a highly-geometric electricity and magnetism problem in an upper-division active-engagement physics classroom at Oregon State University. Geometric reasoning as students encounter problem situations ranging from familiar to novel is described using van Zee...
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Full Text:: and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Corinne Manogue’s

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....
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Full Text:: Teaching and learning in the introductory course of the undergraduate computer science curriculum often

Saudi and non-Saudi Arab male students' attitudes toward science and science achievement in secondary schools, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Creator:: Al-Shargi, Mohammed Rashed
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was (a) to develop a valid and reliable attitude toward science instrument for use with Arabic male students at the secondary school level, (b) to determine the differences in their attitudes toward science and in their achievement, and (c) to determine the relationship between measures...
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Full Text:: . Evans The purpose of this study was (a) to develop a valid and reliable attitude toward science

Argumentation and equity in inquiry-based science instruction : reasoning patterns of teachers and students

Creator:: Irish, Tobias E. L.
Abstract:: This multiple case study explores issues of equity in science education through an examination of how teachers' reasoning patterns compare with students' reasoning patterns during inquiry-based lessons. It also examines the ways in which teachers utilize students' cultural and linguistic resources, or funds of knowledge, during inquiry-based lessons and the...
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Full Text:: ) present a vision of learning and teaching science in which all students

The development of nursing agency in the context of oppression : a study of the experiences of nurse educators

Creator:: Schneider, Alisa L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this phenomenological study was to discover the experiences nurse educators (NEs) have had with oppression and to uncover how their experiences may have impacted their teaching. This study was significant as nurse retention is negatively affected by oppressed group behaviors (Duchscher & Myrick, 2008; Tinsley & France,...
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Full Text:: with oppression and to uncover how their experiences may have impacted their teaching. This study

Serious fun : life-deep learning of koi hobbyists

Creator:: Liu, Chi-Chang
Abstract:: Hobby activities can be viewed through the lens of informal, free-choice learning. A wide range of hobbies combine fun and learning-intensive practices, and can contribute to scientific literacy. Hobby learning involves clear goal orientation, persistence and effort, and often results in more richly and strongly connected knowledge; traits highly valued...
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Full Text:: -school science learning. In this study, I used koi hobbyists as subjects to discover and explore

Unpacking docent practice in free choice science learning settings : a qualitative study documenting the what and whys of docent interpretive practice

Creator:: Good, Laura H.
Abstract:: Museum settings including aquariums, zoos and science centers rely heavily on their volunteer docent populations to interact with and communicate science and conservation concepts to the visiting public. The interactions docents have with museum visitors are important to meeting the educational expectations of museums and improving public science literacy as...
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Full Text:: Free Choice Science Learning Settings: A Qualitative Study Documenting the What and Whys of Docent

Exploring the foundations of science interest development in early childhood

Creator:: Pattison, Scott A.
Abstract:: There is growing evidence that children develop science-related interests in early childhood, before they enter school, and that these interests may have long-term implications for science participation and achievement. Although researchers have made headway in describing interest development in the preschool years, little is currently known about the proximal processes...
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Full Text:: , before they enter school, and that these interests may have long-term implications for science

Investigating science identity and motivation constructs in undergraduate chemistry through novel instrument development

Creator:: Wolfe, Teresa M.
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were to: 1) determine in what ways incorporating active engagement into a traditional lecture chemistry course contributed to students' science identity and their motivation to learn the science, and 2) determine how the development of a science identity could be measured through the use of...
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Full Text:: science identity questionnaire, designed and validated as a part of the current study, and Glynn and

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...
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Full Text:: , their parents, and the faculty of their middle school. As a result of this study, a Combined Model

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...
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Full Text:: family night, and (3) exploration of the interactions that occurred through study activities

Crossing the Cartesian divide : an investigation into the role of emotion in science learning

Creator:: Staus, Nancy L.
Abstract:: Although many science educators and researchers believe that emotion is an important part of the learning process, few researchers have dealt with the topic in a systematic fashion. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of emotion in the learning process, particularly in the learning of science...
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Full Text:: Implications for Science Teaching and Learning............................................. 137

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