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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:: : __________________________________ Edith Gummer Recent science education reforms have placed a large emphasis on inquiry

Toward the development of analysis of students' cognitive processes in an online course

Creator:: Shieh, Ruey S.
Abstract:: This study examined a web-based undergraduate course structured around social learning theories through the lens of social construction as a theoretical framework and a case study research method. The purpose of the study was to investigate students' learning experiences from a cognitively guided research framework. Instructional strategies practiced in the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Development of Analysis of Students' Cognitive Processes in an Online Course Abstract approved: Edith Gummer

Investigating the validity of the Washington State performance-based pedagogy assessment process for teacher licensure

Creator:: Tisadondilok, Sita
Abstract:: This study examined the validity of the WA PPA process which was developed to assess teacher candidates for licensing purposes. Three validities were investigated using Messick’s view. Content validity was addressed using the raters’ judgment to establish alignment between the WAC standards and the INTASC. Evidential validity refers to the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : __________________________________________________________________ Edith Gummer This study examined the validity of the WA PPA process which was developed

An analysis of the in-service teacher education program for secondary schools in India

Creator:: Vedanayagam, Edith G.
Abstract:: The in-service Teacher Education Program in India has evinced a rapid growth since India gained independence in 1947. An all-India program of in-service education was established by the Ministry of Education in 1955. At present, the in-service education is carried out by 69 Extension Centers and 24 Extension Units attached...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Hot electron transport and relaxation in quantum wells and superlattices

Creator:: Lary, Jenifer Edith
Abstract:: Electron transport and relaxation may be substantially different in low-dimensional systems compared to that observed in bulk material. In the present work, Monte Carlo models are used for the solution to the Boltzmann transport equation, with scattering rates calculated quantum mechanically for superlattice and quantum wells. Carrier relaxation following optical...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , restricted to the first minizone (-nil to g/L). The two representations are equivalent since exp(ik,L), from

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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: schools AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Edith E. Baldwin for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

Conceptions of the nature of science and worldviews of preservice elementary science teachers in Taiwan

Creator:: Liu, Shiang-Yao
Abstract:: This exploratory investigation aimed to identify preservice science teachers' conceptions of the nature of science (NOS), and worldviews that represent their culturally dependent beliefs about the world, in the context of Taiwan. The interrelationships between the responses elicited from both the assessments of NOS understandings and worldviews were examined. Participants...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Approved: Norman G. Lederman This exploratory investigation aimed to identify preservice science teachers

An investigation of tenth grade students' views of the purpose of geometric proof

Creator:: Gfeller, Mary Katherine
Abstract:: The purpose of this investigation was to describe tenth grade students' views of the purposes of geometric proof within the context of their learning. Classroom observations, the curriculum, assessment tools, journal questions, and a preconceptions questionnaire were used to provide context for the views expressed by students from a single...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: also like to thank Edith Gummer for serving on my committee and for her insightful suggestions about

Perceived Patient-Provider Communication Quality (PPPCQ), Health Information Seeking Challenges (HISC), and the Intersection of Social Identities across the Cancer Care Continuum

Creator:: Torres-Estrada, Alma M.
Abstract:: Effective communication between patients and health care providers is a critical component in health care because it increases the potential for positive health outcomes. Patient-provider communication and quality health-related information are associated with health care decision-making. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationships between perceived patient-provider communication...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -Estrada for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health presented on December 11, 2020

Industrially-situated project-based learning : a study of feedback and diffusion

Creator:: Gilbuena, Debra M.
Abstract:: The Virtual Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) Process Development Project provides the context for the two areas of the research presented in this dissertation. The first area, generally referred to as feedback in this dissertation, focuses on student learning and the interactions of students and instructors that take place in the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Edith Gummer, despite her busy schedule, was so helpful in forming ideas, suggesting new perspectives

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Developing explanations : Student reasoning about science concepts during claims-evidence inquiry lessons

Toward the development of analysis of students' cognitive processes in an online course

Investigating the validity of the Washington State performance-based pedagogy assessment process for teacher licensure

An analysis of the in-service teacher education program for secondary schools in India

Hot electron transport and relaxation in quantum wells and superlattices

The nature of home economics curriculum in secondary schools

Conceptions of the nature of science and worldviews of preservice elementary science teachers in Taiwan

An investigation of tenth grade students' views of the purpose of geometric proof

Perceived Patient-Provider Communication Quality (PPPCQ), Health Information Seeking Challenges (HISC), and the Intersection of Social Identities across the Cancer Care Continuum

Industrially-situated project-based learning : a study of feedback and diffusion

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