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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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: teaching? and 3) How do preservice teachers reflect upon and revise their own teaching of social studies

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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Secondary/Elementary Science Teachers and Laboratory-Based Scientists: Delineating Best Practices Abstract

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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the social and cultural embeddedness of science as well as the difference between theories and laws

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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Citizen Science Research : A Focus on Historical Whaling Data and a Current Marine Mammal Citizen Science Project, Whale mAPP

Creator:: Hann, Courtney
Abstract:: Citizen science work has built the foundation of much of our knowledge on regional-scale large cetacean spatial patterns through historical whaling data. Historical whaling data on sperm whales was used as an example to show the type of ecological questions large-scale, long-term citizen science datasets can address. Results from the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Citizen Science Research: A Focus on Historical Whaling Data and a Current Marine Mammal Citizen Science

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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , developing teaching practices that embrace this ambitious orientation toward science teaching and learning

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

A Study on the Effect of Non-Traditional Demographic Populations in an Undergraduate Computer Science Course

Creator:: Kawell, Christopher L.
Abstract:: There is a significant amount of research analyzing the effect of race, gender, and other common demographical data on student interest and performance in computer science. However, there is relatively little research concerning less common demographic populations, such as introverts, artistic students, and visual learners. This study investigates if these...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: social group’s grades compare within each method of teaching Computer Science Orientation (CS0)? This

Effective social justice practice in higher education : a qualitative study of experienced student affairs professionals

Creator:: Folz, Amy E.
Abstract:: This thesis is a qualitative study of the social justice practice of experienced student affairs professionals employed in higher education. If we are to be truly supportive of all of our students, as is paramount in the values of student affairs professionals (Komives et al., 2003), systemic change is needed...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: contribution to the body of student affairs and 14 social justice literature. As such, this study was

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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: their article describing the research on the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study

Student Engagement : Exploring How and Why Students Engage In- and Out-of-Class

Creator:: Pascoe, Jason J.
Abstract:: Student engagement in a course plays a vital role in a student’s ability to process and construct knowledge. Student engagement research has investigated how students engage in and out of the classroom on a macro scale, through observation and survey data collection of large student populations, which lack focus on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: engagement in this study refers to the social interactions of students both inside and outside of a course

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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , mathematics, and science in the United States is critically important. In this study, I sought to delve into

Generalizing the Idea Garden : Principles and Contexts

Creator:: Jernigan, William
Abstract:: In previous work, the Idea Garden was created to help those relatively new to programming overcome their barriers in CoScripter. The goal of this thesis was to generalize the Idea Garden's success to other users and environments. We present a set of principles on how to help EUPs like this...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Science presented on October 26, 2015. Title: Generalizing the Idea Garden: Principles and Contexts

'Reclaiming Voice : Enacting Social Discourse Communities in Belizean First-Year College Composition'

Creator:: Habet, André Antonio
Abstract:: This thesis explores the evolving purposes for the teaching of first-year English composition in Belize. Starting from an analysis of the underlying cultural assumptions of U.S. composition pedagogies, this thesis argues that American composition pedagogies need to be rethought when applied in a Belizean context to fulfill the country's unique...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: theory, and academic discourse community approaches to the teaching of writing in the United States

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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: pedagogy of science teaching and learning (NRC, 2012), culminating in the Next Generation Science

Assessing Student Conceptual Understanding : Supplementing Deductive Coding with Natural Language Processing Techniques

Creator:: Arbogast, Christian
Abstract:: Assessing student conceptual understanding is a valuable method for gauging specific student learning outcomes but can be difficult and time consuming to measure. This research investigates the potential of automating some intermediary steps of a qualitative analysis of student conceptual understanding with tools from the field of Natural Language Processing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the academic study of knowledge and learning, and real-world application to improve student learning

Theoretical physics takes root in America : John Archibald Wheeler as student and mentor

Creator:: Christensen, Terry M.
Abstract:: John Archibald Wheeler (09 July 1911- ) is a familiar name to physicists and historians of physics alike. Among his many contributions to the corpus of knowledge, in 1939 John Wheeler and Niels Bohr co-authored the first paper on the generalized mechanism of nuclear fission. Beyond that seminal work, Wheeler...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Until quite recently, studies of mentoring in science were limited to 'laboratory' and/or 'field

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:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: instruments in science education? And finally, what are the implications of this study for future

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

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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -school science learning. In this study, I used koi hobbyists as subjects to discover and explore

Recognizing and overcoming the critical cultural barriers to progress in the sustainability movement : from a human perspective

Creator:: Bestvina, Bodarc
Abstract:: This thesis seeks to better understand the most pressing cultural barriers to progress in the sustainability movement, and to offer suggestions for overcoming barriers. This research includes a two-year long case study of the sustainability movement at OSU, where the researcher coordinated projects encouraging behavior change. Despite increasing severity and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: critiques current efforts which rely too heavily on science and technology to solve fundamentally human

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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Free Choice Science Learning Settings: A Qualitative Study Documenting the What and Whys of Docent

The development and evaluation of an interactive exhibit to support real-time water quality data interpretation by the public at an informal education setting

Creator:: Mikulak, Sarah E.
Abstract:: Ocean observing groups are currently making efforts to work with well-defined end-user groups, like boaters and fishermen, to provide meaningful and effective real-time data (RTD) products and visualizations. However, providing meaningful data products for undefined groups such as the general public is not straightforward. In Oregon, several industry, science, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: general public is not straightforward. In Oregon, several industry, science, and education organizations

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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , before they enter school, and that these interests may have long-term implications for science

Conservation education in free-choice learning environments : the effects of animals and interpretation

Creator:: Hodak, Eleanor
Abstract:: With 150 million people visiting accredited zoos and aquariums annually, these institutions have the unique opportunity to present conservation-oriented messages to a large and receptive audience. The purpose of this study was to explore the role of interpretation and/or the viewing of live animals in the communication of these messages....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and receptive audience. The purpose of this study was to explore the role of interpretation and/or

Free-choice family learning in a bilingual marine science program : a qualitative investigation of interactions and long-term impacts among Mexican-descent families

Creator:: Schmoock, Heidi I.
Abstract:: In the past most research of family learning in informal science learning environments has included limited diversity among participants considering ethnic, cultural, and social economic status. The diversity seen in informal learning environments such as museums does not typically reflect that of the general population. Therefore, in order to foster...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: purpose of this study is to document evidence for learning and teaching during and after participation

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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Implications for Science Teaching and Learning............................................. 137

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:: Ocean Literacy and Science Learning: The Sociocultural Setting ............... 10 Social

An experimental investigation of the effects of temperature and dissolved oxygen on the growth of juvenile English sole and juvenile Dungeness crab

Creator:: Bancroft, Morgan P.
Abstract:: In the past two decades, occurrences of summertime upwelling-driven low dissolved oxygen (DO) events, or hypoxia, have increased along the northeast Pacific coast. If hypoxic events are severe enough to cause marine species mortality, the areas affected are often called "dead zones." In 2002 and again in 2006, the events...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: methods used in this study, presents results of the temperature/oxygen experiments on English sole and

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