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Facilitating emergent bilingual's participation in mathematics : an examination of a teacher's positioning acts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This study examined the mathematical learning opportunities provided to Latinx emergent bilinguals (EBs) in an elementary classroom. I used positioning theory (Rom Harre & van Langenhove, 1999b) to examine the acts of one ...
Elementary students' understanding of fractions with dynamic technology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
This study examines students' mathematical strategies within a novel technological environment designed to support understanding of relationships between quantities and adjustable measuring units. In particular, 30 elementary ...
A phenomenological study of lived experiences of learning communties in online courses among undergraduate pre-service teachers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This phenomenological study examined lived experiences of learning communities among pre-service teachers within online undergraduate college courses from a new literacies...
Relationships between siblings engaged in music study : an exploratory investigation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The goal of this research was to investigate interactions between siblings with respect to music study. Data were collected from five two-child families, each with a younger...
Pre-service science teachers' beliefs related to teaching and learning with socioscientific issues
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Socioscientific issues (SSI) are the hallmark of a reform-oriented approach to science teaching and learning (Sadler, Foulk, and Friedrichsen, 2017) that foregrounds controversial and unstructured societal challenges with ...
Examining secondary teachers' practical rationality of mathematical modeling
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Research on mathematical modeling is growing rapidly in the field of mathematics education, and there are numerous benefits of engaging students in modeling activities. However, mathematical modeling is still marginalized ...
Iraqi graduate students' perceptions of academic writing in the STEM fields
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
The purpose of this study is to examine Iraqi multilingual graduate PhD STEM students' experiences and perceptions of their academic writing. In this study I explore the following areas: a) Experiences that shaped multilingual ...
Preservice elementary teachers' perceptions of their understanding of scientific inquiry-based pedagogy and their confidence to teach science : influence of elementary science education methods course and science field experience
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this research was to determine from elementary preservice teachers' perspectives their understanding of inquiry-based pedagogy and their confidence to teach science after concurrently completing a traditional ...
A balancing act : negotiating the teacher roles of instructor and participant during a high school literature discussion unit
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The purpose of this naturalistic, qualitative inquiry is to provide more information about how literature discussion as a reading instructional strategy can work in the secondary classroom. Elementary teachers have known ...
The nature of talk in a kindergarten classroom : examining read aloud, guided reading, and literature discussion
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The purpose of this study was to determine the nature of talk that surrounds the literacy events of read aloud, guided reading, and literature discussion in an early childhood literacy program. This research describes how ...
Scaffolding the continua of biliterate development in the Spanish language immersion classroom
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The purpose of this qualitative research project is to describe the scaffolding strategies used by a teacher to engage and support students as they work within the continua of biliterate development in the fifth-grade ...
Educative features of upper elementary Eureka math curriculum
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
This two-phase study examined the educative features of upper elementary Eureka Math curriculum as well as examined take-up of those educative features in two classrooms at each grade level. Using an analytical framework ...
"Little people can learn about race" : thinking with the wake in a first-grade classroom
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
This dissertation sought to explore the processes and actions that unfolded in a first-grade classroom when teaching and learning about topics of race and racism. I developed a research(ing) relationship with the classroom ...
Whole-class read-alouds with diverse children's literature: primary teachers' perspectives and practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
The purpose of this qualitative research study was to investigate primary teachers' perspectives about whole-class read-alouds with diverse children's literature (DCL) and their practices for implementing and conducting ...
The role of mental-modeling ability, content knowledge, and mental models in general chemistry students' understanding about molecular polarity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This study explored general chemistry students' thinking processes about molecular polarity and related concepts. The study employed a mixed-method design to reveal how general chemistry students use their conceptual ...
Professional development for primary science teaching in Thailand : knowledge, orientations, and practices of professional developers and professional development participants
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this study was to examine an entire PD project as a case to understand the dynamic nature of science PD in a holistic manner. I used a pedagogical content knowledge model by Magnusson, Krajcik, and Borko ...
Because they care : rural community college instructors' beliefs and practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Community college instructors are influential in the lives of rural students, and they have key insights on the education of those students. Studies are needed to identify ways to support these rural students, who represent ...
Blogging about books : writing, reading, and thinking in a twenty-first century classroom
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this study is to investigate how blogging as a reader response tool influences students' writing, response to literature, and thinking. From October 2006 through January 2007, thirty students in a ninth ...
"I can't believe I just said that" : discursive filters and beginning mathematics teachers' enactment of ambitious practice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
After being introduced to "ambitious" teaching methods during teacher education, only some beginning teachers attempt to enact those methods, as others gravitate toward the conventional practices that overwhelm K-12 settings. ...
Lost in translation? : transformations of federal policy intentions for effective professional development in statewide policy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Teacher professional development is a key policy lever to redress ongoing concerns about teacher quality and student academic success. This policy lever has been and continues...