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Standards in the studio : how are the National Standards for Music Education implemented within the collegiate low brass studio?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which collegiate low brass studio teachers implement the nine National Standards for Music Education into their intentions, structure, curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment. This study examined...
The development of pedagogical content knowledge of a mathematics teaching intern: the role of collaboration, curriculum, and classroom context
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
teaching. Through collaboration, curriculum, and the classroom context, the teaching intern learned to incorporate his pedagogical content knowledge in instruction. Analysis revealed that as he gained new knowledge he was able to shift his focus from...
Achieving a coherent curriculum in second grade : science as the organizer
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The purpose of this study was to examine how a team of teachers used science as a means for designing and implementing a coherent curriculum.Using a phenomenological research framework and a case study method, I generated four assertions: 1...
Professional development for primary science teaching in Thailand : knowledge, orientations, and practices of professional developers and professional development participants
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
of PD curriculum, and knowledge of assessment.; (c) the professional developers' knowledge and orientations influenced their decisions in selecting PD activities and teaching approaches; (d) their orientations and PCK as well as the time factor...
A case study of fifth grade social studies curriculum for inclusion of multicultural education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
on fifth grade social studies curriculum. The questions outlined in Dr. James Banks' Checklist for Evaluating Instructional Materials provided the constructs identified in the district curricula and student textbooks. Results from this study suggest...
Development of curriculum materials to teach American children about the culture of Taiwan through Taiwanese children's songs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
A multicultural approach to music teaching has become increasingly important in music education. Due to a lack of materials about Taiwanese songs in the United States, I designed music curriculum materials for American teachers to implement...
Teacher opportunities to learn: responses and recommendations of grades 6-12 mathematics teachers from one district
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
and promotion, and district requirements for learning. Even though, novice and experienced teacher needs differed significantly, most of the teachers described needed professional development related to eight mathematics topics: content, curriculum, assessment...
Investigating science teacher knowledge of learners and learning and sequence of instruction in an alternative certification program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
the first summer of ACP coursework, and an interview-observation cycle during the teacher's first semester teaching. I constructed profiles of four individuals and generated a set of assertions from a cross-case analysis. The four prospective teachers...
Implementation of integrated mathematics textbooks in secondary school classrooms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
during a school year. When teaching textbook content, teachers used supplemental or alternative materials in nearly 40% of lessons. Results indicate that teachers placed varying emphases on the four content strands. In year 1, the composition...
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)
for the benefits of teaching and learning science in a constructivist environment, develop confidence to teach science and indicate intent to use inquiry-based science teaching strategies in their own classroom practice. Findings from this research study have...
Professional identity and curricular construction : a study of teacher interaction with mathematics curricula of two types
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
these dual-oriented communities. Results from an analysis of data from interviews, classroom observations, and teacher surveys suggest that teacher orientations to teaching, learning, and the textbooks they use vary across the 10 study teachers and were...
Teachers' knowledge of algebraic reasoning : its organization for instruction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
about the knowledge required for teaching (Ball, Lubienski, & Mewborn, 2001; RAND Mathematics Study Panel, 2003) and "there is no consensus on what critical knowledge is necessary to ensure that students learn mathematics" (Fennema & Franke, 1992, p. 147...
Alternative certification science teachers' understanding and implementation of inquiry-based instruction in their beginning years of teaching
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
years of teaching; (b) describe constraints and needs that these beginning science teachers perceived in implementing inquiry-based science instruction; and (c) understand the relation between what they learned in their ATCP and their practice...
A study of environmental education in Missouri : a survey of project wet facilitators' understandings of environmental education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
) is one of the state's nonformal, natural resource agencies involved with EE. The agency sponsors a national EE curriculum, Project WET (water education for teachers). The DNR state coordinator for Project WET is responsible for providing workshops...
Mathematics textbooks and state curriculum standards : an analysis of the alignment between the written and intended curricula
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This study documented the alignment between state curriculum standards and the treatment of fraction concepts and computation in popular elementary and middle grades mathematics textbooks. Grade-level Learning Expectations (GLEs) from the five most...
Current music practices and teachers' needs for teaching music in public preschools of South Korea
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The present study aimed to investigate the current music practices and teachers' needs for teaching music in public preschools of South Korea. The data were obtained from the public preschools in South Korea, and 66.7% (n = 606) of the total sample...
Perceptions of STARR (Select Teachers as Regional Resources) teachers concerning their professional development experience
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
This study described and analyzed the perceptions of teachers who participated in a unique professional development experience. The research framework that guided the study included components of professional development, ...
Two paths to advanced placement calculus : an examination of secondary students' mathematical understanding emerging from integrated and single-subject curricula
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
an integrated curriculum (IC) and 304 experienced a single-subject curriculum (SSC). Additional data were collected on a subset of 199 of these students who enrolled in AP Calculus, 59 studied from the integrated curriculum (APIC) and 140 studied from the single...
The effect of rhythmic pattern instruction on the sight-reading achievement of wind instrumentalists
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
. There was no evidence that teaching isolated rhythmic patterns over a brief period of time affected the students' sight-reading achievement. Further research should employ the approaches used in this study in more extensive time frames and with a larger number...
Art experiences in Waldorf education : graduates' meaning making reflections
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
study was available towards garnering the meanings Waldorf graduates attribute to arts experiences. Findings of this study addressed the nature of arts-infused curriculum within Waldorf Education and provided examination of an alternative educational...