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Instructional Coaching And Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices, Hillary J. Gingerich Apr 2020

Instructional Coaching And Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices, Hillary J. Gingerich

Master's Theses & Capstone Projects

This classroom action research project compares the impact of instructional coaching with the focus on effective mathematics teaching strategies as outlined by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in the text Principles to Action. Two 3rd grade classrooms were studied with one being a control classroom and the other whose teacher enrolled in a 6-week coaching cycle focusing on student centered goals around two effective mathematics teaching practices. Those effective mathematics teaching practices are posing purposeful questions and facilitating meaningful mathematics discourse. A pretest and posttest from FastBridge’s MCAP was used to determine the growth over the 6-week study …

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Guided Math: Best Practice For The General Education Classrooms, Kaylee Cloyed Apr 2020

Guided Math: Best Practice For The General Education Classrooms, Kaylee Cloyed

Master's Theses & Capstone Projects

Flexible small grouping and Guided Math is becoming widely used in elementary mathematics instruction around the world. However, there are some different viewpoints on whether or not this is the most effective math instruction for students and teachers. Research proves that being successful in math is important in order for students to be successful later in life at their careers. Since mathematics is so important for a successful life, many teachers and researchers are studying new intervention strategies to help students be successful in math. This literature review will contain peer reviewed, scholarly journals researching the history of education, math …

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Use Of Peer Instruction And Tophat In A Pharmacology Lecture: Observation Of Students' Engagment And Perception, Hannah Espinosa Apr 2020

Use Of Peer Instruction And Tophat In A Pharmacology Lecture: Observation Of Students' Engagment And Perception, Hannah Espinosa

Student Scholars Day Posters

Different instructional practices can have different effects on student engagement and learning outcomes in a STEM course. The purpose of this study is to examine the differences in teaching practices and the engagement of students in two different sections of the same BMS course, one section with a traditional lecture style class while the other utilized an interactive online platform, TopHat, in tandem with lecture. This study also investigates the students’ perception of the usage of TopHat and whether peer discussions in the TopHat session will lead to better learning results. Data are currently being collected by observing five classes …

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Building Student Confidence And Performance Through Emphasis On Academic Language, Christopher Irick Apr 2020

Building Student Confidence And Performance Through Emphasis On Academic Language, Christopher Irick

Honors Projects

The purpose of this action research study was to observe the effects of vocabulary learning tools and reflective journaling on student confidence. Participants were from three classes of 15-20 students who attend math class for 45-90 minutes each weekday in a suburban high school setting. They were assigned Frayer Model vocabulary learning tables, as well as three journal prompts a week regarding either mathematics content or personal thoughts on classroom activities. These were completed across two units in the course. Several classroom benefits were observed over the course of the study, including but not limited to higher student confidence and …

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Development Of A Module To Address Interest And Anxiety In Learning Science For Female Secondary Pupils In Nigeria, Muhammad Tukur Apr 2020

Development Of A Module To Address Interest And Anxiety In Learning Science For Female Secondary Pupils In Nigeria, Muhammad Tukur

Student Works (2020-2029)

The purpose of this study was to develop a Module for female secondary pupils to help increase interest and anxiety (FSSMIA) in learning science at a selected public day senior secondary school in Zamfara, Nigeria. The study further intended to create awareness for parents to perceive the importance of their daughters learning science. A Type 1 Developmental Research Design was used in the study based on the ADDIE Model. First, a needs analysis with selected female pupils was conducted through a focus group interview. Analysis of related curriculum documents and textbooks was also done to establish the need for this …

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Psychometric Properties Of A Year-End Form Four Chemistry Paper 1 In Selected Schools In Petaling Utama District, Mohamed Razali Rose Enne Emellia Apr 2020

Psychometric Properties Of A Year-End Form Four Chemistry Paper 1 In Selected Schools In Petaling Utama District, Mohamed Razali Rose Enne Emellia

Student Works (2020-2029)

The low-performance of science stream students in Chemistry especially in high-stakes testing, has alarmed the stakeholders. This problem has led to the need of analyzing the instruments used to measure the achievement of students. The present study examined the psychometric properties of multiple-choice questions in the Year-end Form Four Chemistry Paper 1 using the Rasch Model in the Klang Valley. A quantitative research design has been used for this study. The sample comprised of 435 Form Four Pure Science students from four randomly selected secondary schools in the Petaling Utama district. The Rasch analysis was conducted in two stages. The …

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Program And Proceedings: Nebraska Academy Of Sciences 1880–2020, 140th Anniversary Year, One Hundred-Thirtieth Annual Meeting Apr 2020

Program And Proceedings: Nebraska Academy Of Sciences 1880–2020, 140th Anniversary Year, One Hundred-Thirtieth Annual Meeting

Nebraska Academy of Sciences: Programs and Proceedings

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A Reflection On The Changing Reality Of Science, Emily K. Faulconer Apr 2020

A Reflection On The Changing Reality Of Science, Emily K. Faulconer

Publications

From liquids on Mars to CRISPR, significant scientific discoveries are being made each year. These are just the flashy front-page innovations; there are thousands of scientific journals that continually publish discoveries and advancements in our knowledge. Were he alive today, I think Copernicus would be awed by how scientific knowledge has grown and changed over time. He may also agree that the nature of science has remained quite constant. The Nature of Science is a fundamental construct in science education, serving as a pillar in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for K–12 education. According to the NGSS, the key …

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Relationships Between Placement Criteria And Students' Online Developmental Math Final Grades, Michael P. Gibson Apr 2020

Relationships Between Placement Criteria And Students' Online Developmental Math Final Grades, Michael P. Gibson

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Students placed into developmental math courses experience significantly increased costs for obtaining a college degree. They are also considerably more likely to drop out of college without obtaining a degree. However, many students need developmental math if they are going to succeed in their college level math courses. As a result, it is vitally important to both students and educators concerned with student success that students are placed into the correct courses. Little, if any, work has done been in this area for online math courses despite the explosive growth of online college level education in the last two decades. …

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Effectiveness Of Flipped Classroom In Learning Science At A National Type Chinese School In Klang Valley, Po Shirley Apr 2020

Effectiveness Of Flipped Classroom In Learning Science At A National Type Chinese School In Klang Valley, Po Shirley

Student Works (2020-2029)

This study has identified the implementation of a flipped approach to learn science in the classroom. The goal of this project is to determine if there is an improvement in terms of learning and progressions through the implementation of a flipped classroom on the topic of Science. In this investigation, the researcher wants to find out the way flipped classroom results in six constructs of Bloom’s Taxonomy Cognitive Domain as compared to the traditional classroom in learning Science in Klang Valley. This research is intended to contribute a new academic resource for educators and researchers to overcome the limitation of …

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A Case Study Exploring The Nature Of How Prekindergarten Teachers’ Mathematics Instruction Decisions Relate To Their Mathematics Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Raleta Summers Dawkins Apr 2020

A Case Study Exploring The Nature Of How Prekindergarten Teachers’ Mathematics Instruction Decisions Relate To Their Mathematics Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Raleta Summers Dawkins

Teaching & Learning Theses & Dissertations

The mathematics knowledge students develop in prekindergarten is key to their ability to make sense of more complex mathematics in the future (C. T. Cross, Woods, & Schweingruber, 2009; Ginsburg, Lee, & Boyd, 2008). Research continues to present evidence that there is a mathematics achievement gap between minoritized students living in lower socioeconomic communities compared to their peers before entering kindergarten (Arnold, Fisher, Doctroff, & Dobbs, 2002; Duncan et al., 2007; Sonnenschein & Galindo, 2015; Wang, 2010). The joint position statement issued by the National Association for the Education of Young Children and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics …

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Using Adapted Primary Science Literature To Enhance Argumentation And Reasoning Skills In Middle School Students, Betsy Wiederin Lemus Apr 2020

Using Adapted Primary Science Literature To Enhance Argumentation And Reasoning Skills In Middle School Students, Betsy Wiederin Lemus

Graduate Research Papers

Adapted primary literature is literature adapted from primary scientific literature for the purpose of using it with school age students. The process begins with teachers finding an appropriate primary scientific literature article, written by scientists for scientists, and rewriting the article to meet the reading level and understanding of the students being taught. In the newly created article, a teacher focuses only on the part of the original article that is important to the students learning and the writer may add background information, graphics, or edit existing graphics to make them more student friendly. The goal of this project is …

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The Influence Of School Fees, Age, Gender On Children’S Education Level In Indonesia, Dian Isnawati, Maimun Sholeh Mar 2020

The Influence Of School Fees, Age, Gender On Children’S Education Level In Indonesia, Dian Isnawati, Maimun Sholeh

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

This study aims to determine the effect of school fees, age and gender on children’s education level in Indonesia. Variables in school fees are school fees, equipment and transportation. The age variable is the sample that is aged 15 to 25 years. Gender variables consist of male and female. This study uses secondary data from the Indonesian Family Life Survey 5 (IFLS 5). The sample in this study were 2,601 respondents. It employs regression analysis and quantitative approach. It proves that there is a significant effect between school fees, age and gender on children's education levels.

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The Effectiveness Of Educational Video Learning On Patient Safety Knowledge In Clinical Clerkship Studentin Teaching Hospital, Santi Anugrahsari, Hafid Abbas, Suryadi Suryadi Mar 2020

The Effectiveness Of Educational Video Learning On Patient Safety Knowledge In Clinical Clerkship Studentin Teaching Hospital, Santi Anugrahsari, Hafid Abbas, Suryadi Suryadi

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

Patient safety is the main point to consider and promote in every health service at various levels of health facilities. It is highly prominent for students, especially clinical clerkships, as future doctors. Currently, the use of educational video is a popular learning medium for students. Yet, no research reveals how clinical clerkships are exposed to patient safety after learning through videos before taking education at teaching hospitals. The current study aimed to describe the learning outcomes of patient safety education videos in clinical clerkships. It employed a descriptive-analytic method. Twenty-three clinical clerkships studied the videos about patient safety and filled …

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The Effect Of Collaborative Strategic Reading (Csr) On Muhammadiyah University Students’ Reading Comprehension And Their Perceptions, Nur Lailatul Fithriyah, Ahmad Munjin Nasih, Nunung Suryati Mar 2020

The Effect Of Collaborative Strategic Reading (Csr) On Muhammadiyah University Students’ Reading Comprehension And Their Perceptions, Nur Lailatul Fithriyah, Ahmad Munjin Nasih, Nunung Suryati

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

Reading is a language modality in which the sense of urgency is palpable despite the task difficulty. This study examined the hypotheses that CSR improves reading comprehension and fosters positive perceptions of the implementations. The result supported that using CSR produced levels of reading comprehension superior to conventional teaching instruction. The analysis of posttest among the groups revealed 5.56 greater effects for students in the experimental group. The t-test also reported that students had favorable impressions about CSR implementation. They recognized some reading strategies of CSR which assisted them at most in elevating comprehension.

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Pengembangan Media Audiovisual Adiwiyata Berbasisexmaples Non Examples Cooperative, Racy Rizky Abdillah, Mimien Henie Irawati, Suhadi Suhadi, Ruchimah Achmad Mar 2020

Pengembangan Media Audiovisual Adiwiyata Berbasisexmaples Non Examples Cooperative, Racy Rizky Abdillah, Mimien Henie Irawati, Suhadi Suhadi, Ruchimah Achmad

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

The purpose of the research is to develop audiovisual media based on examples non-examples cooperative which is valid and practical. This type of research and development uses the Lee and Owens development model. The test subjects were students of XI MIPA SMAN 2 Malang. The research instrument includes a validation questionnaire of material experts, media experts, Biology education practitioners and student responses. The percentage of material expert validation results is 100%, media experts are 97%, Biology education practitioners are 100%. The percentage of individual trials is 84%, small group is 89%, field is 93%. It was concluded that adiwiyata audiovisual …

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Keterampilan Asertif Sebagai Teknik Bimbingan Untuk Mencegah Kekerasan Seksual Melalui Permainan Kotak Ajaib Dalam Media Autoplay, Rona Rohmah Dini, M. Ramli, Arbin Janu Setiyowati Mar 2020

Keterampilan Asertif Sebagai Teknik Bimbingan Untuk Mencegah Kekerasan Seksual Melalui Permainan Kotak Ajaib Dalam Media Autoplay, Rona Rohmah Dini, M. Ramli, Arbin Janu Setiyowati

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

This study aims to produce Autoplay media containing the game "magic box" to practice asertif skills in preventing violence in junior high school students. This study adapts the development of Borg & Gall. The subjects of this study were junior high school students. The data collection instrument used a questionnaire and interviews. The validation test uses BK experts and media experts to test product acceptability. The data analysis technique using the interinter agreement model from Gregory, obtained an index value of 1, which is in the "very high" category. Next, test potential users, obtaining index 1 results, which is the …

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Does Our Relationship With Nature Influence Our Argumentation Skills About Biodiversity Conservation?, Iresha Nadeeshani Jayasinghe Mar 2020

Does Our Relationship With Nature Influence Our Argumentation Skills About Biodiversity Conservation?, Iresha Nadeeshani Jayasinghe

Theses and Dissertations

Understanding human treatment towards nature provides insight into mitigating human induced environmental issues. This study determines whether individuals’ relationships with nature (NR), emotions experienced during evidence evaluation, and conservation concern drive evaluation of arguments made about biodiversity conservation. Although we predicted that participants with strong NR would exhibit motivated reasoning, resulting in strong argument-evaluation skills as they evaluate an anti-conservation argument, we found that participants’ emotions during evidence evaluation were more predictive of their argument-evaluation skills. Further, participants with either low or high conservation concern demonstrated better argumentation skills. These findings suggest that while fostering strong relationships with nature may …

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Lava Lamp Chemistry: 3.27.20, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy, Center For Teaching And Learning Mar 2020

Lava Lamp Chemistry: 3.27.20, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy, Center For Teaching And Learning

IMSA STEM Snack Boxes

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Grades 9-12 Snack Box: 3.27.20, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy, Center For Teaching And Learning Mar 2020

Grades 9-12 Snack Box: 3.27.20, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy, Center For Teaching And Learning

IMSA STEM Snack Boxes

No abstract provided.

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Buttery Science: 3.27.20, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy, Center For Teaching And Learning Mar 2020

Buttery Science: 3.27.20, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy, Center For Teaching And Learning

IMSA STEM Snack Boxes

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Grades Prek-2 Snack Box: 3.27.20, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy, Center For Teaching And Learning Mar 2020

Grades Prek-2 Snack Box: 3.27.20, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy, Center For Teaching And Learning

IMSA STEM Snack Boxes

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Grades 6-8 Snack Box: 3.27.20, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy, Center For Teaching And Learning Mar 2020

Grades 6-8 Snack Box: 3.27.20, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy, Center For Teaching And Learning

IMSA STEM Snack Boxes

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Secondary Mathematics Teachers' And Students' Approaches To Engagement And Motivation For Mathematics Learning In The Classroom, Leenah Bouzid Mar 2020

Secondary Mathematics Teachers' And Students' Approaches To Engagement And Motivation For Mathematics Learning In The Classroom, Leenah Bouzid

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

Engagement and motivation in a mathematics classroom is an issue that educators and researchers continually examine and analyze to understand and develop ways to maintain or increase. The main goal of this thesis research project is to gain insight and understand what engagement and motivation means in a mathematics classroom by examining secondary mathematics teachers and students. The literature from researchers and educators describe components that contribute to engagement and motivation such as mathematical disposition, which is the attitudes and beliefs towards the subject and learning the subject, self-efficacy, which is about the student’s belief in one’s own capabilities, intrinsic …

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Grades 3-5 Snack Box: 3.27.20, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy, Center For Teaching And Learning Mar 2020

Grades 3-5 Snack Box: 3.27.20, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy, Center For Teaching And Learning

IMSA STEM Snack Boxes

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Developing Outreach Events That Impact Underrepresented Students: Are We Doing It Right?, Andrew J. Gall, Peter J. Vollbrecht, Tristan Tobias Mar 2020

Developing Outreach Events That Impact Underrepresented Students: Are We Doing It Right?, Andrew J. Gall, Peter J. Vollbrecht, Tristan Tobias

Faculty Publications

Many outreach programs share the common goals of serving underrepresented groups in STEM and improving public attitudes toward science. To meet these goals, scientists must find ways to both reach the appropriate audience and communicate the importance of science in meaningful and accessible ways. This requires careful consideration of the outreach method being used. Two common outreach methods include in‐school visits (scientist in the classroom) and science fairs or open houses. Here, we compare the effectiveness of these two outreach methods in meeting the goals of reaching underrepresented students and/or students with less initial interest in science. We have found …

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Examining Integration And Sense Of Belonging Among Undergraduate Students Participating In Stem Support Programs, Mackenzie J. Gray Mar 2020

Examining Integration And Sense Of Belonging Among Undergraduate Students Participating In Stem Support Programs, Mackenzie J. Gray

University Honors Theses

National calls have been made to strengthen our nation’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) workforce by improving student preparation and increasing retention rates. A sense of belonging in STEM fields is thought to be key for persistence in STEM, but many students face academic, social, and financial barriers that can impede this sense of belonging. These barriers can be more pronounced for students underrepresented in STEM. In response, many federal and non-governmental agencies have invested in the future STEM workforce by funding STEM support programs. Such programs aim to support student persistence by providing academic, social, and financial resources …

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Teaching Cybersecurity To Students With Visual Impairments And Blindness, Jesse R. Hairston, Tania Williams, Derrick W. Smith Ed.D., Coms, William T. Sabados Ph.D., Steven Forney Mar 2020

Teaching Cybersecurity To Students With Visual Impairments And Blindness, Jesse R. Hairston, Tania Williams, Derrick W. Smith Ed.D., Coms, William T. Sabados Ph.D., Steven Forney

Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities

This work showcases specific adaptations used to make cybersecurity accessible to high school students with visual impairments and blindness (VIB). The rapidly growing field of cybersecurity demands a diverse workforce; however, barriers exist which can deter students with disabilities from studying cybersecurity, let alone pursuing a career in the field. To help overcome this challenge, we launched the first GenCyber camp specifically developed and instructed for high school students with VIB in summer 2019. We created a unique learning environment by combining interactive instructional aids, accessible development environments, and innovative instructional strategies. With intent to show cybersecurity as a viable …

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Seventh-Grade Students' Use Of Heat Transfer Conceptions During An Engineering Design-Based Stem Integration Curriculum, Emilie A. Siverling, Tamara J. Moore Mar 2020

Seventh-Grade Students' Use Of Heat Transfer Conceptions During An Engineering Design-Based Stem Integration Curriculum, Emilie A. Siverling, Tamara J. Moore

Integrated Engineering Department Publications

As the integration of STEM becomes increasingly important in pre-college education, it is important to study models of STEM integration. One model, engineering design-based STEM integration, has shown promising results in terms of student science content learning. This study’s purpose was to explore one student team’s use of heat transfer conceptions as they participated in an engineering design-based STEM integration curriculum. A case study research design, along with procedures from qualitative content analysis, were used to identify scientific and alternative conceptions that the seventh-grade students communicated during the unit. The main result is that the students spoke and wrote about …

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Evidence And Rationale For Expanding The Views Of Nature Of Science Questionnaire, Ryan Summers, Fouad Abd-El-Khalick, Jeanne Brunner Mar 2020

Evidence And Rationale For Expanding The Views Of Nature Of Science Questionnaire, Ryan Summers, Fouad Abd-El-Khalick, Jeanne Brunner

Teaching, Leadership & Professional Practice Faculty Publications

In an attempt to understand nature of science (NOS) conceptions held by learners in greater detail, researchers have steadily become more reliant on open-ended measures. The Views of Science Questionnaire (VNOS) is the most frequently used open-ended instrument. Conceptually grounded in many of the same aspects emphasized in the Next Generation Science Standards, the VNOS-C is appropriate for capturing the views of secondary school students and adults along 10 dimensions related to NOS. However, it has been observed that the 10-item VNOS-C seems to have difficulty uncovering some particular NOS aspects, or rather respondents may need additional prompting. Two new …

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