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College Students’ Experiences With High School Science: Promoting Interest And Achievement In Science, Monica Wyman
College Students’ Experiences With High School Science: Promoting Interest And Achievement In Science, Monica Wyman
CGU Theses & Dissertations
Research in the past ten years has shown that there has been a lack of professionals to fill the jobs available in science. One possible reason for the lack of participation in science fields lies in students’ beliefs in their ability to do science, or science self-efficacy, which is linked to interest and achievement. Their perceptions of science are influenced by prior achievement and experiences, and serve as predictors of future interest and achievement. Since teachers provide much of early scientific experiences, this research looked at the impact of specific instructional practices as well as background factors influencing student attitudes …
Experiences Using Inquiry-Oriented Instruction In Differential Equations, Keith Nabb
Experiences Using Inquiry-Oriented Instruction In Differential Equations, Keith Nabb
CODEE Journal
Student-centered instruction can be a challenging endeavor for teachers and students. This article reports on the use of the Inquiry-Oriented Differential Equations (IO-DE) curriculum (Rasmussen, 2002) in an undergraduate differential equations course. Examples of student work are shared with specific reference to research in mathematics education.