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Science for the societally liabiled : the effect of a preliminary language-technique course upon academic success

Creator:: Henderson, Gwendolyn Witherspoon
Abstract:: The study was undertaken to determine if a university-level preliminary class concentrating upon the formalism and techniques germane to success in science would serve to improve minority academic performance, minority here being defined to include certain Asian Americans, Black Americans, Native Americans, Spanish surnamed Americans, and those white Americans who...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: SUCCESS Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Dr. Thomas P. Evans The study was undertaken to

The effect of PACE on self-reported anxiety and performance in first year nursing students

Creator:: Irving, Jan Louise
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was (a) to determine the effect of a four-step learner readiness profile: positive, active, clear, and energetic (PACE) on self-reported anxiety in first year nursing students before skill performance tests, and (b) to determine the effect of PACE on the performance of first year nursing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -Reported Anxiety and Performance in First Year Nursing Students. Abstract approved: Thomas P. Evans

University mathematics students' perception of proof and its relationship to achievement

Creator:: Lewis, S. M.
Abstract:: The focus of this study was junior-level mathematics students' perception of proof and its relationship to achievement. The following problems were investigated: 1) nature of perception of proof of undergraduate mathematics students who have enrolled in Advanced Calculus; 2) relationship between students' perception of selected aspects of proof and their...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: privacy c:- Thomas P. Evans The focus of this study was junior-level mathematics students' perception of

The effects of behavioral objectives on student achievment in college chemistry

Creator:: Mongkolsiri, Pravate
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of providing behavioral objectives prior to instruction on the achievement of students in a one-semester college general chemistry course and to determine the effect of providing behavioral objectives of selected chemistry experiments in the acquisition of achievement associated with laboratory...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Thomas P. Evans The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of providing behavioral

Frequency of testing and its effects on achievement, test anxiety and attitudes toward science of students at University Technology of Malaysia

Creator:: Yamin, Sulaiman Bin
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of frequent versus conventional testing on Chemistry achievement test anxiety, and attitudes toward science of students enrolled in general chemistry classes at the University Technology of Malaysia. The subjects consisted of 278 students taking first year Chemistry at the University...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: am deeply grateful to my advisor, Dr. Thomas P. Evans, for his patience, advice, support and

Effects of advance organizers on student acheivement in general chemistry

Creator:: Ruangruchira, Natsuda
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of an expository advance organizer on the achievement of students in a general chemistry course. The subjects included 181 first year college students enrolled in 12 sections of general chemistry at the Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy, Thailand. The subjects were...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Thomas P. Evans The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of an expository advance

Guidelines for a proposed inservice teacher training program for the use of computers in Korean elementary school classrooms

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:: Computers in Korean Elementary School Classrooms Redacted for Privacy Abstract approved: Thomas P. Evans

Designing An Effective Approach to Science Teacher Educator Professional Development : Lessons from the Science Education Faculty Academy

Creator:: St. Clair, Tyler L.
Abstract:: This dissertation consists of a set of three manuscripts exploring features of effective professional development (PD) for science teacher educators. Literature about context-specific PD for science teacher educators is sparse. The first manuscript, a literature review, outlines theoretical lenses through which PD can be understood, the features of effective PD,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for future collaboration (Cordingley, Bell, Rundell & Evans, 2003). Stoll, et al. (2006

The effect of games on cognitive abilities and on attitudes toward mathematics

Creator:: Henry, Kermit Maxson
Abstract:: The purpose of this investigation was to determine if either of two selected commercial games, when used by seventh-grade mathematics teachers, would significantly improve students' (1) attitudes toward mathematics, (2) quantitative cognitive abilities, and (3) nonverbal cognitive abilities. Equations, a mathematics game, and Tac-Tickle, a strategy game, were chosen as...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: PrivacyIV" "V." V Thomas P. Evans The purpose of this investigation was to determine if either of two

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,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: Nap/ ro4.1,. - Redacted for privacy Thomas P. Evans The purpose of the study was to

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Science for the societally liabiled : the effect of a preliminary language-technique course upon academic success

The effect of PACE on self-reported anxiety and performance in first year nursing students

University mathematics students' perception of proof and its relationship to achievement

The effects of behavioral objectives on student achievment in college chemistry

Frequency of testing and its effects on achievement, test anxiety and attitudes toward science of students at University Technology of Malaysia

Effects of advance organizers on student acheivement in general chemistry

Guidelines for a proposed inservice teacher training program for the use of computers in Korean elementary school classrooms

Designing An Effective Approach to Science Teacher Educator Professional Development : Lessons from the Science Education Faculty Academy

The effect of games on cognitive abilities and on attitudes toward mathematics

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

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