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Engaging with advertising media in a constructivist classroom : case study of a rural seventh grade class
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This study examined the experience of rural seventh grade students in a communication arts class where advertising media was the focus, and how these young adults talked, thought, and wrote about advertising media. Data ...
Characterizing middle and secondary preservice teachers' change in inferential reasoning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This study characterizes how a cohort of 33 middle and secondary mathematics preservice teachers' inferential reasoning changed while enrolled in a statistics course designed for future teachers. Changes in inferential ...
Articulated learning trajectories related to the development of algebraic thinking that follow from patterning concepts in middle grades mathematics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The construct of an articulated learning trajectory (ALT) was conceived of and defined to provide a lens through which to view and analyze content development in middle grades mathematics textbooks. The ALTs identified and ...
A study of teacher knowledge as secondary mathematics teachers use a new technology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Professional organizations (e.g., NCTM and NCSM) and educational leaders advocate for increased use of technology in high school mathematics. Educational researchers find that teachers' beliefs and knowledge influence use ...
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 ...
Goals of instruction : a cross case analysis of five secondary mathematics teachers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Teacher goals are an understudied component of teacher thinking. Teacher goals uncover the composite of knowledge, beliefs, and values and direction that underlie teachers' actions. In this study five experienced secondary ...
Teacher induction programs and their effectiveness on the retention of secondary trade and industrial teachers in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The purpose of this study was to ascertain the effectiveness of beginning teacher induction methods experienced by high school Trade & Industrial Career and Technical Education teachers in the state of Missouri. All of the ...
A study of elementary mathematics teachers' knowledge of equity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Currently, mathematics instruction in U.S. classrooms is far from achieving equity for African American students. Establishing an equitable classroom environment that results in student learning for African Americans ...
An examination of music student teaching seminars at midwestern universities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
This study was designed with two main purposes: (a) to provide researchers and educators with information about the structure and content of music student teaching seminars by gathering baseline data regarding current ...
Functions in contemporary secondary mathematics textbook series in the United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Textbooks play a central role in US mathematics classrooms (Stein, Remillard, & Smith, 2007) and functions are a key topic in secondary mathematics (Carlson, Jacobs, Coe, Larsen, & Hsu, 2002). This study presents results ...
The development of veteran 9th-grade physics teachers' knowledge for using representations to teach the topics of energy transformation and transfer
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The purpose of this study was to explore and identify the experiences that informed the development of three veteran (experienced) 9th-grade physics teachers' PCK for using representations to teach the topics of energy ...
Grade 4-6 student conceptions and utilization of informal and formal variable representations across mathematically equivalent tasks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This study reports how 24 grade 4-6 students in one elementary and middle school interpreted formal (e.g., x + y = 12) and informal representations of variables (e.g., □ + ∆ = 12). While interpretations for variables ...
Development and validation of two influenza assessments : exploring the impact of knowledge and social environment on health behaviors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Assessments of knowledge and perceptions about influenza were developed for high school students, and used to determine how knowledge, perceptions, and demographic variables relate to students taking precautions and their ...
A narrative inquiry about teacher identity construction : preservice teachers share their stories
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
This yearlong study considers how five elementary education preservice teachers were constructing their teacher identities during the time of the study. Data collection began at the end of the participants' junior year of ...
"Writing down is a way of letting go" : individuals using writing to return to "remembered wellness"
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
This research studies how individuals in a graduate education course, examining the therapeutic uses of language, literature, and media, practiced these theoretical concepts in their own lives. A critical case study, this ...
Poetry, media, and second language acquisition
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe and analyze how the graduate course: "Writing, Reading and Teaching Poetry" influenced American and international students' writing, thinking, response to poetry, ...
Transitioning into mathematics curriculum leadership : a study of how a graduate degree program influenced leaders' views, actions, and responses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The purpose of this study was to explore how a mathematics curriculum leadership graduate degree program influenced seven participants' views and actions as they transitioned into new mathematics curriculum leadership ...
An examination of how teachers use curriculum materials for the teaching of proof in high school geometry
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
This case study examined how three high school geometry teachers used their geometry textbooks (Prentice Hall Geometry and McDougal Littell Geometry) to teach proof. More specifically, it focused on the nature of the ...
The class blog : Chinese EFL non-English major college students' online writing experiences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
The purpose of this qualitative case study is to explore the Chinese EFL non-English major college students' online English writing and communication experiences through blogging activities. From late October 2011 through ...
Relationships between undergraduates' argumentation skills, conceptual quality of problem solutions, and problem solving strategies in introductory physics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
This study explored the effects of alternative forms of argumentation on undergraduates' physics solutions in introductory calculus-based physics. A two-phase concurrent mixed methods design was employed to investigate ...