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Composing for Social Change : Clashes of Ideographs and Ideology in the Composition Classroom

Creator:

Gasser, Chris

Abstract:

Clashes of ideology are all around us, from our computer and television screens to our composition classrooms, and they merit attention within the composition classroom. This thesis examines the justifications and pedagogies that scholars in rhetoric and composition use to infuse issues of ideology and social ethics into writing instruction...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis
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
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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Dissertation