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Impact Of Concept-Based Mathematics Instructional Strategies On Seventh Grade Student Achievement, Katherine Annette Lawley Ellsworth
Impact Of Concept-Based Mathematics Instructional Strategies On Seventh Grade Student Achievement, Katherine Annette Lawley Ellsworth
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
In a nation with declining enrollment in college math courses, it is important to examine how mathematics is being taught in the K-12 education system and to identify best practices. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact concept-based instructional strategies has on middle school student achievement in mathematics when integrated into the traditional mathematics curriculum. Participants included 424 seventh grade students from two middle schools. Students Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Fall-to-Winter data 2018 prior to implementation was used a covariate and Fall-to-Winter data 2019 data during the implementation of concept-based instructional strategies integrated into the traditional …
Does The Interactive Push-Presentation System Nearpod Effect Student Engagement In High School Anatomy?, Jan Anderson Hirtz
Does The Interactive Push-Presentation System Nearpod Effect Student Engagement In High School Anatomy?, Jan Anderson Hirtz
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The ability of the United States to succeed and compete successfully in the 21st Century will be directly related to the effectiveness of America’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education. In 2012 the U.S. President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology set a goal to add one million STEM college graduates over a 10-year period. Motivation in STEM secondary classrooms is a critical contributor to students entering college in declaring and persisting in a STEM related major. The purpose of this study is to add research findings to the literature regarding means of using technology to increase K12 …
Improving Students' Scores On The Maine Educational Assessment For Science, Suzanna M. Brawn
Improving Students' Scores On The Maine Educational Assessment For Science, Suzanna M. Brawn
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The purpose of this applied study was to solve the problem of low test scores on the Maine Educational Assessment for Science at Hartman High School, a suburban public high school in southeastern Maine, using a multimethod approach and to design a solution to the problem. The central research question was, “How can the problem of low test scores on the Maine Educational Assessment for Science be solved at Hartman High School?” Data were collected using both qualitative and quantitative approaches, including interviews with teachers and administrators familiar with students’ performance on the assessment at Hartman High School, a survey …