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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 ...
Indonesian Student Teachers' Beliefs and Practices in Teaching L2 Reading
(2014-05-09)
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Student teachers’ beliefs in Indonesian contexts are rarely explored. The aims of this case study are to answer the following questions: 1) What are Indonesian student teachers’ beliefs about teaching L2 reading?, ...
Dynamics of Instructional and Perceptual Factors in Instructional Design Competence Development
(2013)
This nine-month study used mixed methods data and a qualitative analysis to examine the skill and perceptual development of 17 graduate design students. Individual differences, perceptions and preferences that apparently ...
Using Young Adult Literature as the Cornerstone of Literacy: Pairing Young Adult Novels with the Classics
(2016-05-13)
English classes are still relying on novels taught consistently since the eighties if not earlier. Though our students have changed drastically since that time, our teaching methods and texts have not. And now, only 20% ...
Academic Optimism and Collective Student Trust of Teachers: A Test of the Relationship in Urban Schools
(2014-12)
The purpose of this study was to test the relationship between academic optimism and collective student trust in urban schools after controlling for contextual conditions that can enhance or impede cooperative student-teacher ...
WHAT GENDER CHARACTERISTICS, NORMS, AND ROLES MAY BE REPRESENTED IN THE THREE POPULAR YOUNG ADULT NOVEL BOOK SERIES HARRY POTTER, TWILIGHT, AND HUNGER GAMES?
(2013-12)
This dissertation research project explores the areas of gender characteristics, norms, and roles as may be interpreted by young people through the reading of the three popular young adult book series Harry Potter, Twilight, ...
SUCCESS in Engineering Education: Applying an ID Motivational Framework to Promote Engagement and Innovation
(2013-10)
The purpose of this study was to identify motivational gaps and design to optimize for motivational needs in a current university course in mechanical engineering. The course instructor and instructional designer ...
The Unconventional Thesis of an Unconventional Educator: A Heightened Performative Autoethnography
(2016-12-16)
This is an unconventional thesis about the reflective look back at my first year of
teaching. The purpose of the thesis is to advocate for future, new, and current
teachers to start using the reflective practice to enhance ...
Investigating the Predictors of Spatial Skills Essential for Construction Science Student Success in the Digital Age
(2015-12-18)
This study investigated spatial ability, domain knowledge, and domain real-world experience as predictors of spatial skills. One hundred seventy-seven construction science students participated in the study. The study ...
HOW LEADERSHIP INFLUENCES TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS IN RESPONSE TO EDUCATIONAL REFORMS: A HERMENEUTIC PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY
(2016-05-13)
In 2009 a rash overhaul of educational reform occurred in our nation’s educational system, specifically preempted by Race to the Top. Administrators and teachers have been in a flux of understanding the importance of these ...