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HOW COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION AFFECTS ELL STUDENTS' WRITING PROCESSES AND WRITING PERFORMANCE
(2009)
The overarching purpose of this study was to examine the impact of CMC technology on ELL students' writing processes and writing performance through interacting, communicating, constructing knowledge, and collaborating ...
EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF STEM OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMMING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF STEM ATTITUDES AND 21st CENTURY SKILLS OF COMMUNITY SCHOOL STUDENTS
(2019-08)
National attention has turned to the provision of high quality science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) instruction to help prepare students for the 21st century workforce. To promote innovation, creative ...
The clearings of authentic learning in mathematics.
(2004)
This study is a hermeneutical phenomenological qualitative investigation of authenticity in mathematics learning. In the applicable literature the uses of the words "authentic" and "authenticity" are found to be problematic. ...
“We’re out in the deep,” but “This is the life. We should fight for the life.”: A Study of L2 International Students In Their First University Semester During the Coronavirus Pandemic
(2023-12-15)
This study sought to explore L2 international students’ perspectives about what challenges and accomplishments impact their academic acculturation process and success while studying in a bridge program during their first ...
Teaching what we know: Perspectives on the teaching practices and writing habits of freshman composition instructors.
(1998)
I found that each participant defined the word "writer" in a different way. They also established individual criteria for whether they were writers; for example, the participant who wrote prolifically did not consider ...
CHARTER SCHOOLS AND INCLUSIVE SCIENCE EDUCATION: THE CONCEPTUAL CHANGE AND ATTITUDES OF STUDENTS WITHOUT DISABILITIES
(2014-03-06)
As a philosophy and educational approach, inclusive education provides opportunities for all students to have effective conceptual understanding and positive social attitudes (Idol, 2006). With inclusion, educators incorporate ...
A qualitative study of General (Retired) Gordon R. Sullivan, former Army Chief of Staff.
(2006)
It may sound melodramatic, but leadership without commitment from others is like a tree falling in the forest without anyone hearing the sound. Leadership requires people and actions more than words. Leadership and team ...
Relationships among epistemological beliefs, implementation of instruction, and approaches to learning in college chemistry.
(1998)
Results of the Learning Approach Questionnaire indicated that meaningful and rote learning approaches are unrelated approaches to learning. Type of instruction was not correlated with learning approach. However, the ...
Student Acquisition of Biological Evolution-Related Misconceptions: The Role of Public High School Introductory Biology Teachers
(2011)
In order to eliminate student misconceptions concerning biological evolution, it is important to identify their sources. The purposes of this study were to: (a) identify biological evolution-related misconceptions held ...
An investigation of learning approaches of nontraditional students in mathematics.
(1997)
Analysis of the data suggests these students are serious learners who come into a course with high expectations. They approach their studies like model students: attending class regularly, taking notes of everything on the ...