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Towards establishing the validity of the resource interpreter's self-efficacy instrument

Creator:: Smith, Grant D.
Abstract:: Interpretive rangers serve as one of the major educational resources that visitors may encounter during their visit to a park or other natural area, yet our understanding of their professional growth remains limited. This study helps address this issue by developing an instrument that evaluates the beliefs of resource interpreters...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved:____________________________________________________________ Larry G. Enochs

Elementary and secondary teachers use of agriculture as a context for teaching : a concerns based approach

Creator:: Anderson, Shawn M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the concerns of past participants of the Summer Agriculture Institute regarding the use of agriculture as a context for teaching and to determine how they implement curriculum integration. The study used the Concerns-Based Adoption Model as a theoretical framework, which resulted in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: Larry G. Enochs The purpose of this study was to determine the

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:: Science Teaching Self-Efficacy Beliefs. Abstract approved: Larry G. Enochs This

The language of mathematics : a functional definition and the development of an instrument of measure teacher perceived self-efficacy

Creator:: Gray, Virginia
Abstract:: Mathematics is permeated with language; it appears in the form of new words and some old words with new meanings. There are new symbols to be able to read and consume; much information is presented in tabular or graphic form, and finally the language in a mathematics class has its...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Perceived Self-Efficacy Abstract approved: Larry G. Enochs Mathematics is permeated with language; it

Children's conceptions of nature as influenced by a residential environmental education program

Creator:: Rebar, Bryan M.
Abstract:: The majority of research in environmental education (EE) has focused on measuring knowledge, attitudes, and behavior using quantitative tools and methods. Few studies have attempted to elicit and characterize children's conceptions of the environment or nature, particularly those resulting from a residential EE experience, which contextualize knowledge, attitudes, and may...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Nature as Influenced by a Residential Environmental Education Program Abstract approved: Larry G

Learning to teach effectively : science, technology, engineering, and mathematics graduate teaching assistants' teaching self-efficacy

Creator:: DeChenne, Sue Ellen
Abstract:: Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are important in the teaching of undergraduate students (Golde & Dore, 2001). However, they are often poorly prepared for teaching (Luft, Kurdziel, Roehrig, & Turner, 2004). This dissertation addresses teaching effectiveness in three related manuscripts: 1. A position paper...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Larry G. Enochs Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) from science, technology, engineering, and

Toward establishing the validity of the transformative optimism construct measurement for tsunami preparedness : a structural equation model for visitors of the Pacific Northwest coast

Creator:: Ríos-Uribe, Carlos Andrés
Abstract:: Measurements of social constructs that evaluate natural hazard preparedness are important to decrease natural hazard vulnerability. Preparedness reduces natural hazard impacts and human vulnerability. Investment in education and education research contribute to human sustainable development and natural hazard preparedness. Faced with other needs, people typically do not prepare enough to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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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:: : ______________________________________________________________________ Larry G. Enochs Field trips are well recognized by researchers as an educational

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:: Abstract approved: Larry G. Enochs This study investigated how a minority population of Latino/a

Validation of an instrument for mathematics enhancement teaching efficacy of Pacific Northwest agricultural educators

Creator:: Jansen, Daniel J.
Abstract:: Teacher efficacy continues to be an important area of study in educational research. This study tested an instrument designed to assess the perceived efficacy of agricultural education teachers when engaged in lessons involving mathematics instruction. The study population of Oregon and Washington agricultural educators utilized in the validation of the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: ______________________________________________________________________ Larry G. Enochs

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Towards establishing the validity of the resource interpreter's self-efficacy instrument

Elementary and secondary teachers use of agriculture as a context for teaching : a concerns based approach

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

The language of mathematics : a functional definition and the development of an instrument of measure teacher perceived self-efficacy

Children's conceptions of nature as influenced by a residential environmental education program

Learning to teach effectively : science, technology, engineering, and mathematics graduate teaching assistants' teaching self-efficacy

Toward establishing the validity of the transformative optimism construct measurement for tsunami preparedness : a structural equation model for visitors of the Pacific Northwest coast

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

Motivation and engagement in school among immigrant Latino middle school students

Validation of an instrument for mathematics enhancement teaching efficacy of Pacific Northwest agricultural educators

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