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Cooperative Learning On Mathematical Problem Solving: Reflections By A Traditional Teacher And Her Students, Diana Metsisto

Critical and Creative Thinking Capstones Collection

As our society becomes more technologically complex, the educational system preparing our students to become citizens of this society must adapt to met changing demands. Mathematical literacy of the 21st century will require a different model of mathematics education than that which served in the past. This thesis argues for a model of mathematics education which includes as key components: problem solving, question posing, cooperative learning, concrete manipulatives, and teaching for thinking. This new model sets forth guidelines for a facilitative approach to the teaching of mathematics as opposed to the more traditional, authoritative model. This facilitative model is based …

Hexapod Herald - Vol. 1, No. 24, December 20, 1990

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The Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy: A Case Study Of The Creation Of An Organizational Culture, Constance Hatcher

IMSA History

The study examined the creation of an organizational culture at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. The study focused on the concept of change and the effects of change on the organization and the organizational participants since the creation of the Academy in 1985. Changes in the structure and management of the Academy provided the basis for participant response.

The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy is a public, three-year, residential school for students from the State of Illinois who are highly gifted in mathematics and science. Selected students enter having completed the ninth grade. The rigorous comprehensive curriculum, with strong …

Hexapod Herald - Vol. 1, No. 23, November 16, 1990

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Leon Lederman: Nobel Laureate And Illinois' First Science Adviser, William H. Allen

Documents

Leon N. Lederman, Illinois' first science adviser, worries about "the glaze." It coats the eyes of politicians when scientific subjects come up. The glaze might not be so important if it weren't for the fact that crucial policy issues involving science and technology are everywhere: global climate change, solid waste disposal, high-speed rail transit and stimulation of the advanced technology industry — to name just a few.

Education Research Will Not Profit From Radical Constructivism, William W. Cobern

Scientific Literacy and Cultural Studies Project

There are moments when philosophy captures the educator's attention. Such an occasion was the opening night of the 1990 annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching. Ernst von Glasersfeld gave a highly stimulating lecture on "radical constructivism." Radical constructivism is an epistemological philosophy that divorces knowing from any notion that reality is the referent of knowledge. Radical constructivists argue that adopting this view, rather than realist views, will help teachers improve science instruction. This, however, would mean a dramatic shift away from critical realism which has deep historical roots in Western thought, and which arguably was …

Hexapod Herald - Vol. 1, No. 22, October 26, 1990

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Hexapod Herald - Vol. 1, No. 21, October 12, 1990

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Comments To New Citizens, Stephanie Pace Marshall

Lectures, Speeches, and Talks

No abstract provided.

Ua66 1989-1990 Annual Report, Wku Ogden College Of Science & Engineering

WKU Archives Records

Annual report created by then Ogden College of Science, Technology and Health which highlights students, faculty, alumni, international activities, facilities and equipment and departments:

• Agriculture
• Allied Health
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Engineering Technology
• Geography & Geology
• Health & Safety
• Industrial Technology
• Mathematics
• Nursing
• Physics & Astronomy

Hexapod Herald - Vol. 1, No. 20, September 28, 1990

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Miscellaneous

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Hexapod Herald - Vol. 1, No. 17, September 14, 1990

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Hexapod Herald - Vol. 1, No. 16, August 31, 1990

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ESA Newsletter

Attention faculty

Room 214

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Gamma Sigma Delta

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Hexapod Herald - Vol. 1, No. 15, August 8, 1990

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Remarks To The Hearing Of The Sub-Committee On Education, Arts, And Humanitites, Stephanie Pace Marshall

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Hexapod Herald - Vol. 1, No. 14, July 17, 1990

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Campus wide expovision

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Hexapod Herald - Vol. 1, No. 13, July 2, 1990

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Entomological Scoiety of America, North Central Branch News

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Hexapod Herald - Vol. 1, No. 12, June 18, 1990

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Hexapod Herald - Vol. 1, No. 11, June 4, 1990

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Welcome

Answers to May 18 crossword puzzle

Follow-Up Study Of Charter Class, Stephanie Pace Marshall

Lectures, Speeches, and Talks

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Hexapod Herald - Vol. 1, No. 10, May 18, 1990

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American Express corporate card

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Crossword puzzle by Hal Ball

Hexapod Herald - Vol. 1, No. 9, May 4, 1990

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Visiting international scholar, Sr, Jaime Castillo, Universidad Nacional Agraria

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Hexapod Herald - Vol. 1, No. 8, April 20, 1990

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Hexapod Herald - Vol. 1, No. 7, April 6, 1990

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A Logico-Structural, Worldview Analysis Of The Interrelationship Between Science Interest, Gender, And Concept Of Nature, William W. Cobern, Jane E. Ellington, Daniel M. Schores

Scientific Literacy and Cultural Studies Project

A few years ago I was speaking with a distinguished professor of science explaining to him my concern for the low level of science interest among school level students. I remarked that in my view a major contributor to this lack of interest was the methodology used to teach science. Students forsake science because their own orientation to the world does not allow them to appreciate science as it is typically taught (Cobern, 1989a). The professor immediately added to my sentence "and believed by the vast majority of qualified practitioners." He went on to say that this dropping away of …

Hexapod Herald - Vol. 1, No. 6, March 23, 1990

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Entomology Newsletter - Vol. 1, No. 5, March 9, 1990

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Welcome Of U.S.S.R. Students, Stephanie Pace Marshall

Lectures, Speeches, and Talks

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A.S.C.D Presentation, Stephanie Pace Marshall

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Entomology Newsletter - Vol. 1, No. 4, February 23, 1990

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Miscellaneous

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