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Investigation of Jordanian pre-service teachers' beliefs about learning and teaching of mathematics
(2013)
were compared to the findings from a similar study in South Korea (Kim, 2009), the top performing country in mathematics in 2011 and second overall in 2007 on the TIMSS assessments. The participants in this study were 441 pre-service teachers enrolled...
The Effects of Teachers' Mathematical Practices on Student Achievement in the Diverse Classroom
(2023)
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) vision for mathematics education is to provide every student with high-quality instruction from highly effective teachers. Achieving this goal requires a solid mathematics ...
Developing an understanding of cultural aspects and beliefs of Latino/a families experiencing the American educational system
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-05-24)
The purpose of this qualitative study was three fold: (a) to understand the cultural
context from where our Latino/a learners come from, (b) to explore how Latino/a families'
perspectives of the American educational ...
The Relationship Between Student Performance on ALEKS Software and Standardized Tests
(2022)
Educational technology is evolving and growing at a faster pace than ever before. Such fast-paced growth makes it difficult to evaluate and measure its effectiveness in a timely manner and creates a need for independent ...
The role of the tribal elder in teaching calculus through an ethnomathematics lens
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-04-19)
In action research study I was the classroom teacher of high school-aged African American students participating in the six-week summer portion of the Reach Up program. The purpose of Reach Up is to help students improve ...
The Holistic Course Delivery: A Novel Pedagogy for Collegiate Introductory Computer Programming
(2020)
For many years there have not been enough computer science graduates to fill open
positions. One of the chief barriers to the formation of computer science graduates is that many
students are unsuccessful in the introductory ...