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Early childhood teacher: Navigating professional identities during times of increased accountability
(2012-07)
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Effects of concrete, virtual, and multimodal tangram manipulatives on second grade elementary students' mathematics achievement and development of spatial sense: A convergent parallel mixed methods study
(2016-05)
This convergent parallel mixed methods study sought to determine what effects, if any, the use of multimodal tangrams have on second grade students' mathematical achievement and the development of spatial sense, as compared ...
Exploring the characteristics of students from a pre-engineering program
(2017-07)
The number of students graduating with engineering degrees has been decreasing leading to many STEM career vacancies. One possible solution is an earlier exposure to engineering and preparation for the rigorous undergraduate ...
Case study of the science, engineering, mathematics, and aerospace academy: Participant and parental perceptions
(2016-07)
The science, engineering, mathematics, and aerospace academy (SEMAA) is a federally-funded national out-of-school time (OST) science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) program that provides K-12 grade ...
"My whole life is on my phone": How do you situate learning in a digital world?
(2012-07)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this teacher research study was to discover what happens in the classroom when high school social studies students enrolled in world history classes are asked to use text messaging ...
Case study of Latino/a learners' school-based learning experiences in a suburban public school district
(2016-07)
This qualitative case study explores seven multilingual Latino/a students' experiences of school-based learning in a suburban public school. The purpose of this study is to understand their learning resources and needs as ...
Foraging for spatial information: Patterns of orientation learning using desktop virtual reality
(2016-05)
The purpose of the study was to provide a description of how learners use desktop VR systems for orientation learning that instructional designers could use to improve the technology. The study used a mixed method, content ...
Effects of desktop virtual reality environment training on state anxiety and vocational identity scores among persons with disabilities during job placement/job readiness activities
(2013-05)
This study examined how desktop virtual reality environment training (DVRET) affected state anxiety and vocational identity of vocational rehabilitation services consumers during job placement/job readiness activities.
Metacognitive development in a college-level geometry course for pre-service elementary teachers: A case study
(2011-07)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this mixed methods naturalistic inquiry study was to develop a better understanding of how metacognitive development is embedded in an inquiry-based college level geometry content ...
Negotiating a curriculum balance: Perceptions of special education teachers and administrators regarding alternate assessments in Oklahoma
(2015-12)
This qualitative study sought to understand how teachers and administrators navigate the state and federal requirements for students with severe and profound disabilities in regards to alternate standards and assessments. ...