Search Constraints

Start Over
Filtering by: Creator Edwards, Barbara S. Remove constraint Creator: Edwards, Barbara S.

Search Results

  • Transfer and meta-cognitive intervention in conceptually non-isomorphic linear algebra problem settings

    Creator:
    Burger, Lance D.
    Abstract:
    This dissertation arose out of an awareness of difficulties undergraduate linear algebra students encounter when solving linear algebra problems from novel, non-isomorphic settings, even when the problems could be solved with matrix representations and similar procedures as problems from a more familiar setting. This mixed-methods study utilized both traditional and...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
    Full Text:
    : _______________________________________________________________ Barbara E. Edwards This dissertation arose out of an awareness of difficulties

  • Students' transfer of learning of eigenvalues and eigenvectors : Implementation of actor-oriented transfer framework

    Creator:
    Karakok, Gulden
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this study was to investigate third year college students' transfer of learning of the concepts of eigenvalues and eigenvectors from the winter term physics courses to the interviews in which they participated before, during, and after these courses. Transfer of learning of each student was explored by...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
    Full Text:
    : Barbara S. Edwards The purpose of this study was to investigate third year college students

  • College Algebra Students’ Beliefs About Mathematics and Mathematics Classes

    Creator:
    Hanussak, Debra
    Abstract:
    For several years researchers have investigated how teachers’ beliefs impact a classroom. Equally important to consider when striving to improve education are the beliefs held by the students. College Algebra is an important class for many collegiate students, and gaining an insight into their beliefs about mathematics and desires for...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
    Full Text:
    : ___________________________________________________________ Barbara Edwards, PhD. For several years researchers have investigated how

  • Spatial ability and mathematics

    Creator:
    Schmidt, Stephen M.
    Abstract:
    Understanding mathematics and teaching mathematics involve numerous factors, one of which may be an individual's spatial ability. This paper examines research conducted on the relationship between spatial abilities and mathematics, gender differences in the area of spatial ability, the types of experiences that may affect one's spatial ability, and issues...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
    Full Text:
    Mathematics. Abstract approved: Barbara S. Edwards Understanding mathematics and teaching mathematics

  • The heuristics college students use and the difficulties they encounter solving conditional probability problems : a case study analysis

    Creator:
    Bamberger, Mary E.
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this descriptive case study analysis was to provide portraits of the heuristics students used and difficulties they encountered solving conditional probability problems prior to and after two-week instruction on sample space, probability, and conditional probability. Further analysis consisted of evaluating the data in relation to a previously...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
    Full Text:
    Probability Problems: A Case Study Analysis Abstract approved: Barbara S. Edwards The purpose of this

  • Abraham's daughter

    Creator:
    Melton, Barbara
    Abstract:
    This thesis is a series of personal essays that explore themes of fundamentalism, family, loss, personal growth and the question of free will. The work reflects my study of the written word, of language, and of how people have tried to define, or have experienced, the numinous. The essays are...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
    Full Text:
    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Barbara Melton for the degree of

  • Of dragons, palaces, and gods : a mormon perspective on C. S. Lewis

    Creator:
    Garrett, Christopher Edward
    Abstract:
    During his lifetime C. S. Lewis chose to speak to Christians in plain and simple language that they could understand. Lewis taught and defended truths that he felt were discernible through reason. Morality, free will, and the divinity of Jesus Christ were fundamental to his core beliefs and teachings. His...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
    Full Text:
    Of dragons, palaces, and gods : a mormon perspective on C. S

  • Edward S. Morse, zoologist: from Maine to Meiji Japan

    Creator:
    Baer, Adela S., 1931-
    Abstract:
    From the 1860s into the 1920s Edward Sylvester Morse (1838-1925) was a staunch advocate of Darwinian evolution and of science education in the U. S. and likewise for several years in Japan. He had a major impact on the American public’s understanding of evolution, both before and after he became...
    Resource Type:
    Presentation
    Full Text:
    Edward Sylvester Morse (1838-1925 1 Edward S. Morse

  • River-dependent bird species as potential indicators of ecosystem response to removal of dams on the Elwha River, Washington

    Creator:
    Blackie, Barbara
    Abstract:
    If two dams on the Elwha River are removed, the ecosystem will be open to the downstream flow of sediments and the upstream flow of marine nutrients in the form of anadromous fish. Nutrient enrichment may influence trophic dynamics of the entire ecosystem, extending beyond the aquatic boundary. I assessed...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
    Full Text:
    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Barbara A. Blackie for the

  • Surface and subsurface geology of the Santa Barbara-Goleta metropolitan area, Santa Barbara County, California

    Creator:
    Olson, Daniel J.
    Abstract:
    The Santa Barbara-Montecito and Goleta basins are structurally continuous fault-controlled Pleistocene basins containing up to 3000 feet (925 m) of marine Pleistocene Santa Barbara Formation which were deposited on previously deformed Sisquoc and older strata. Structures subcropping against the unconformity at the base of the Santa Barbara Formation show that...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis