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Argumentation and equity in inquiry-based science instruction : reasoning patterns of teachers and students

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Irish, Tobias E. L.

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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...

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Dissertation

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the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Science Education presented on
Relationships between Piagetian cognitive development at the formal level and science background among prospective elementary school teachers

Creator:

Ehindero, Olusola Joseph

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Results of recent studies on Piagetian cognitive development, though equivocal, showed that the architectonic of formal operational schemata is not possessed by a sizeable percentage (up to 52%) of adolescents and young adults. The purpose of the present study is two fold: (i) To assess the cognitive levels of a...

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Dissertation

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. Stollberg (1962) emphasized that a teacher who possesses a neutral or negative attitude toward science can
Investigating teachers' understanding and diagnosis of students' preconceptions in the secondary science classroom

Creator:

Morrison, Judith A.

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A large amount of research has been conducted that establishes that students of all ages hold conceptions about a variety of science topics that are not in line with accepted scientific beliefs. These preconceptions have been identified in a variety of ways in research situations; this study focused on how...

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Dissertation

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the Secondary Science Classroom by Judith A. Morrison A THESIS submitted to Oregon State