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Measuring Teachers’ Learning From A Problem-Based Learning Approach To Professional Development In Science Education, Ayelet Weizman, Beth A. Covitt, Matthew J. Koehler, Mary A. Lundeberg, Joy A. Oslund, Mark R. Low, Janet Eberhardt, Mark Urban-Lurain

Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning

In this study we measured changes in science teachers’ conceptual science understanding (content knowledge) and pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) while participating in a problem-based learning (PBL) model of professional development. Teachers participated in a two-week long workshop followed by nine monthly meetings during one academic year that focused on deepening their content understanding and their teaching practices. We analyzed teachers’ short writings and concept map depictions of their understanding, and found teachers significantly developed components of pedagogical content knowledge and clinical reasoning, such as knowledge of assessment. Gains on conceptual understanding of science, however, were limited to one group of …

All Problems Are Not Equal: Implications For Problem-Based Learning, David H. Jonassen, Woei Hung

Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning

Problem-based learning (PBL) is an instructional model that assumes the centrality of problems to learning. Research on PBL has focused on student learning, student roles, tutor roles, problem design, and technology use (Hung, Jonassen, & Liu, 2008), but little attention in the PBL literature has been paid to the nature of the problems that provide the focus for PBL. In this paper, we articulate a model for evaluating problem difficulty. Problem difficulty is define in terms of complexity, including breadth of knowledge, attainment level, intricacy of procedures, relational complexity, and problem structuredness including intransparency, heterogeneity of interpretations, interdisciplinarity, dynamicity, or …

Mustang Daily, October 13, 2008

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 033, Number 08, October 13, 2008, Grand Valley State University

2008-2009, Volume 33

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Minutes October 13, 2008

Minutes

No abstract provided.

On The Colored Jones Polynomial, Sutured Floer Homology, And Knot Floer Homology, J. Elisenda Grigsby, Stephan Wehrli

Mathematics - All Scholarship

Let K in S³ be a knot, and let K denote the preimage of K inside its double branched cover, Sigma(S³, K). We prove, for each integer n > 1, the existence of a spectral sequence from Khovanov's categorification of the reduced n-colored Jones polynomial of K (mirror of K) and whose E^infinity term is the knot Floer homology of (Sigma(S³,K),K) (when n odd) and to (S³, K # K) (when n even). A corollary of our result is that Khovanov's categorification of the reduced n-colored Jones polynomial detects the unknot whenever n …

Commonwealth Times 2008-10-13

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

October 13, 2008, Staff Senate

Minutes

No abstract provided.

October 13, 2008, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2000-2009

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Ua3/9/5 Presentation To Joint Committee On Education, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Presentation by WKU president Gary Ransdell to the Kentucky Joint Committee on Education. Data regarding WKU enrollment, tuition, degrees awarded, student retention, graduation statistics, transfer students, Applied Research & Technology Program, Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM), SKy Teach, student financial aid, Finish WKU, Division of Extended Learning & Outreach (DELO), WKU Glasgow, WKU E-town/Radcliff/Ft. Knox, WKU Owensboro, Gatton Academy of Mathematics & Science and doctoral programs.

The Daily Gamecock, Monday, October 13, 2008, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

October

No abstract provided.

Vol. 35, No. 07 (October 13, 2008)

Indiana Law Annotated

No abstract provided.

Design Of An Ic Controller For A Light Emitting Diode Stack, Andrew Alleman

All Theses

An integrated circuit (IC) powering up to nine series connected high brightness light emitting diodes (HBLED's) was designed. The LED's are split into three groups by color (RGB), and the average current through each group is independently varied using a separate microprocessor in conjunction with the IC controller. Integrated comparators compare the voltage across each LED group with internally generated references to check for open or short circuit diodes. In the event of an open circuit failure, the IC controller switches in a SCR to bypass the open circuit device thus maintaining light output at reduced intensity.
Silvaco CAD tools …

Revisiting Alaska's Sex Offender Registration And Public Notification Statute, Deborah Periman

UAAJC Occasional Papers

This paper provides a look at the parameters of the Alaska’s sex offender registration statute. At the time of its enactment in 1994, the Alaska Sex Offender Registration Act was one of the most stringent in the U.S., far exceeding the miniumum requirements imposed on the states by the federal Jacob Wetterling Act. The federal Adam Walsh Child Protection Act, signed into law in 2006, has the net effect of bringing all the states closer to Alaska’s registration and publication requirements. However, Alaska’s statute and its federal counterpart were based on assumptions about sex offender recidivism and the effectiveness of …

Daily Eastern News: October 13, 2008, Eastern Illinois University

October

No abstract provided.

Commons Debate - Financial Markets, Alistair Darling

Documents

No abstract provided.

Plenary Remarks By Assistant Secretary For International Affairs Clay Lowery At The Annual International Monetary Fund And World Bank Meetings, Clay Lowery

Documents

No abstract provided.

The Bg News October 13, 2008, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. October 13, 2008. Volume 99-Issue 34.

The Collegian (2008-10-13), Isis Lopez

UTB/TSC Archives - The Collegian [Newspaper]

Vol. 61, No. 9

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• Students Affected by Economic Crunch
• News
• Opinion
• Classifieds
• Sports

Board Of Directors Meeting Minutes (October 13, 2008), Dmacc

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

This file contains the minutes from the Des Moines Area Community College Board meeting held on October 13, 2008.

Parallax And Distance Estimates For Twelve Cataclysmic Variable Stars, John R. Thorstensen, Sébastien Lépine, Michael Shara

Dartmouth Scholarship

We report parallax and distance estimates for 12 more cataclysmic binaries and related objects observed with the 2.4 m Hiltner telescope at MDM Observatory. The final parallax accuracy is typically ~1 mas. Notable results include distances for V396 Hya (CE 315), a helium double degenerate with a relatively long orbital period, and for MQ Dra (SDSSJ155331+551615), a magnetic system with a very low accretion rate. We find that the Z Cam star KT Persei is physically paired with a K main-sequence star lying 15 arcsec away. Several of the targets have distance estimates in the literature that are based on …

Ohio University Faculty Senate Minutes October 13, 2008, Ohio University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Employers Can Do Youth Development Too, Eric Vogel

Journal of Youth Development

Professionals and volunteers who care about the welfare of young people know the importance of caring adults. The field has worked with all types of adults, including parents, teachers, and youth workers to enhance their understanding of youth development philosophy, approaches and practices. However, we’ve virtually ignored an entire sector of adults who play a major role in the lives of young people—employers. Given the large number of youth in the workforce, and understanding the critical role of caring adults, the question becomes, “how do we focus attention on preparing employers and other workplace adults to be more thoughtful and …

Central Florida Future, Vol. 40 No. 89, October 13, 2008

Central Florida Future

UCF joins national study; Speed kills; Student shot near campus; Jewish holiday not dampened by rain; Yom Kippur; 40 spots, 3,544 applicants.

The Eastern Echo, October 13, 2008, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.

Abraham Lincoln Vs. Stephen Douglas: U.S. Senatorial Candidates Debated In Quincy, Illinois, 150 Years Ago

Features

No abstract provided.

Lanthorn, Vol. 43, No. 16, October 13, 2008, Grand Valley State University

Volume 43, July 10, 2008 - June 7, 2009

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Curriculum Minutes 10/13/2008, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Writing Historical Fiction, Christopher Cheng

First Opinions, Second Reactions

No abstract provided.