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Integrating Mathematical Modeling For Undergraduate Pre-Service Science Education Learning And Instruction In The Middle School Classroom, William H. Robertson, David Carrejo

William H. Robertson

El Paso is a bicultural, bilingual community with a 76.6% Hispanic population. Combining El Paso’s population with that of its sister city, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, our community is the largest metropolitan area on any international border in the world. Students at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) are mostly female, and 50% of the total student population is made up of first-generation college students. These demographics are accompanied by low socioeconomic and educational factors: 23.6% of local families live below the poverty level, compared to 12.5% nationally; 32.9% of 25-year-olds have not graduated from high school; 19% of …

Exploring The Barriers To Independent Study And Learning In First Year Undergraduate Engineering Students?, Robert Martin Morris

Conference papers

This mixed method case study was carried out in the Technological University Dublin, Ireland and was conducted with the co-operation of four experienced lecturers of engineering and three groups of first year undergraduate engineering students.

The main aim of the research was to identify factors which represent barriers to the independent study and learning of first year engineering students.

Many first year engineering students do not return to college for the second year of their programmes. Many reasons for this are identified in the research, including the failure of students to pass assessments and exams as a result of the …

2011 Commencement - Undergraduate And Graduate - College Of Allied Health And Nursing, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Learner Experiences Of Online Pre-Lecture Resources For An Introductory Chemistry Course At An Irish Higher Education Institution, Claire M. Mcdonnell

Theses

The principal aim of this case study was to investigate students’ experiences of using online pre-lecture resources and their perceptions of their learning environment for the Introductory Chemistry module concerned. A subsidiary aim was to probe the experience of the lecturer involved of designing and piloting these resources and his perception of their impact on students’ learning. The student cohort who participated were a group of 49 first year level 8 undergraduate chemistry students at Technologicl University Dublin. These students took an Introductory Chemistry module over their first semester, the aim of which was to bring the level of understanding …

Undergraduate Elementary Teacher Education Program And Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, Deborah A. O'Connor

Dissertations

This study examined an undergraduate elementary teacher education program that had been redesigned based on outcomes of a Teacher Quality Education grant and research on culturally responsive pedagogy. This research study was a program evaluation based on data gathered from the alumni of the program using classroom observations, surveys, and focus groups as data collection methods. Focusing on the concepts of equity, inquiry, and culturally responsive pedagogy, this study indicates program graduates did practice these concepts in their classrooms well, but with superficial understanding of the theory. The study suggests that in order for teachers to be agents of change …

2011 Commencement - Graduate - Center For Psychological Studies, Criminal Justice Institute, Farquhar College Of Arts And Sciences, Graduate School Of Computer And Information Sciences, Graduate School Of Humanities And Social Sciences, H. Wayne Huizenga School Of Business And Entrepreneurship And Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

2011 Commencement - Graduate - Abraham S. Fischler School Of Education, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Pacific Review Summer 2011, Alumni Association Of The University Of The Pacific

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

2011 - Commencement Ceremonies - College Of Osteopathic Medicine, College Of Pharmacy, College Of Optometry, College Of Allied Health And Nursing, College Of Medical Sciences, College Of Dental Medicine, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

2011 Commencement - Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

2011 Commencement - Undergraduate - Farquhar College Of Arts And Sciences, Abraham S. Fischler School Of Education And Human Services And H. Wayne Huizenga School Of Business And Entrepreneurship, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Transforming Undergraduate And Graduate Candidate Social Perceptions About Diverse Learners Through Critical Reflection, Tonnie Martinez, Janet Penner-Williams, Socorro Herrera, Diane Rodriguez

Educational Considerations

Each preservice or inservice teacher who faces the prospect of student diversity in clinical experiences or practice settings does so with an individual set of assumptions about cultures and languages that differ from his or her own. Mezirow (1991) maintained that reflections on such assumptions and presuppositions about oneself and others can lead to “transformative learning”; or “learning that transforms problematic frames of reference."

Taking In: The Best Of Aib Photography 2011, Aib Students

Taking In

Taking In is a student run project featuring a selection of work created by students attending the Art Institute of Boston. The project focuses on the business of promoting art and culminates each year with a juried exhibition, publication. and website all designed to promote selected works of AIB artists. The selected pieces were chosen anonymously by a jury of distinguished members of the Boston art community to represent the best of AIB Photography in 2011. The book in your hands is the end result of a collective effort by those in the class.

Bystander Behavior: Understanding Undergraduate Male Involvement In Dangerous Drinking Situations, Christopher Allen Waugh

Dissertations

Problem drinking leaves a troubling wake on college campuses throughout the United States. This dissertation explores to what extent male college student bystanders involved in dangerous drinking situations intervene and to what extent information and training in specific bystander skills improves their likelihood to be effective, engaged bystanders. Many germane themes emerge in this study, including: a priority for undergraduate males on social activities, a lack of undergraduate male empathy for male peers, and absent sense of undergraduate male responsibility for self and others. Further, the study presents a new typology for the disengaged male, undergraduate bystander, including recommendations for …

Pacific Review Winter 2011, Alumni Association Of The University Of The Pacific

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

Characterization Of Calmodulin And Fas Interactions In Fas-Mediated Death Inducing Signaling Complex, Valentine Nwachukwu, Romone Fancy, Tiara Napier, Yuhua Song

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 47-53

Effects Of The O-Acetyltransferase Wcje On The Opsonization Of Streptococcus Pneumonia In A Multiplexed Opsonophagocytic Killing Assay, Pia Cumagun, Juan Calix, Moon Nahm

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 40-44

Nobel Prizes Awarded, Atbin Doroodchi

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

p. 5

The Missing Link, Kavita Nadendia

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

p. 8

Drug Discovery: A Potential Treatment For Heart Failure Patients, Ashruta Patel

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

p. 14

Cultivating Care: Nurturing Nurses For A New Tomorrow, Caroline J. Vafeas, Melanie Lauva, Tania Beament

Research outputs 2011

In large academic institutions, students often feel very lost, confused, lonely, and anxious or even a fraud at being there. At Edith Cowan University in Western Australia, researchers identified a gap in provision for Nursing Students which addresses these concerns. This study used a qualitative case study utilising rich narrative and aesthetic expression to explore and describe the experiences of both student mentees and academic mentors over the trajectory of the student’s Bachelor Degree programme. Findings emerging show students both want and need academic mentorship but the form upon which that takes is highly individual and changeable as the individuals …

A Proposed Model Of Apoptosis Of Pancreatic Insulin-Secreting Beta-Cells, Winnie Tsai, Nikhita Jain, Karen J. Goodwin, Xiaoyong Lei, Sasanka Ramanadham

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 29-33

Redefining Recovery: Applying Behavioral Techniques As Rehabilitation, Naveed Farrukh

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 11-13

Drugs Of Abuse On Coated Paper And Polymer Currency, Michael Longmire, Elizabeth Gardner

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 44-46

Nasa: Is It The End Or Only The Beginning?, Amlya Ahmed

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

p. 4

Interview With Stephen Barnes, Phd, Miranda Collier

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 23-24

Structure Based Design Of Inhibitors Of Trypanosoma Cruzi Dhfr As Potential Therapeutic Agents For Chagas’ Disease, Megan Mcmichael, Thao Nguyen, Tory Saunders, Paul Lee, Norbert Schormann, Debasish Chattopadhyay, Sadanandan E. Velu

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 54-59

The Effects Of Diet On Crystallin Protein Levels In The Zebrafish Lens, Miranda Collier, Kyle Floyd, Landon Wilson, Daniel Smith, Om Srivastava, Stephen Barnes

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 60-67

Inquiro 5 (Complete Issue), Inquiro Staff

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

No abstract provided.

Undergraduates And Research: From The Side Of The Pi, Dr. Sadanandan Velu, Miranda Collier

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 20-21