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Writing Instruction in Practice: An Investigation into the Experiences of Beginning Teachers
(2015-08-11)
Teacher education programs and PK-12 schools are contending with a shifting field
as federal and local initiatives call for different approaches in curriculum, instruction, and
assessment. Some of these changes include ...
Approaches for unveiling the kinetic mechanisms of voltage gated ion channels in neurons
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Ionic currents drive cellular function within all living cells to perform highly specific tasks. For excitable cells, such as muscle and neurons, voltage-gated ion channels have finely tuned kinetics that allow the ...
Exploring the relationship between students' level of content knowledge and their ability to engage in scientific argumentation using structural equation modeling
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
The release of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in 2013 introduced science standards that are rich in core ideas as well as science and engineering practices. The NGSS views science content and science practice ...
Mizzou, volume 106, number 1 (2017 Fall)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2017)
A Narrative Study of The Perceptions Of Education for Globalization Held by Teachers in the Urban Core
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
The purpose of this social constructivist narrative study is to understand the thoughts,
perceptions and experiences of urban K-8 educational professionals regarding education for
globalization. The goal of this study ...
Structural-morphometric examination of thalamic nuclei in individuals with autism spectrum disorders
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
in sensory processing, an area of deficit in ASD. Whereas previous research reported atypical thalamic volume patterns in this population (Hardan, et al., 2007; Lin, et al., 2015; Tsatsanis, et al., 2003), the pattern of results across studies remains...
Deep learning-based solutions for electron microscopy image analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
Electron microscopy (EM) enables capturing high resolution images of very small structures in biological and non-biological specimens such as membrane proteins, viruses, subcellular structures, nanoparticles, or material ...
Muse, number 51 (2017)
(University of Missouri, Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2017)
Resolving space-time strain paths of the Panamint and Cottonwood Mountains, eastern California, through bedrock thermochronology and detrital geochronology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
The landscape in Death Valley region is the result of a complex history that includes Miocene Basin and Range extension and Miocene to recent transtension. Despite being one of the best studied regions in the world, ...
Managerial e-learning professionals at the corporate university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
This study explores the lived experience of managerial professionals. With the pressures on higher education to generate new revenue streams, specifically the professional life and identity of instructional designers are ...
The Relationship Between In-Service Teachers’ Culturally Responsive Teaching Self-efficacy and Outcome Expectancy Beliefs, Instructional Practices (CLASS), and Student Outcomes in the Urban School Setting
(2015-06-19)
Culturally responsive teaching self-efficacy and outcome expectancy beliefs have emerged as constructs to investigate pre-service teacher preparedness for teaching children who represent culturally, ethnically, economically, ...
From farm to fraternity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
in their rural areas. Students interviewed also expressed that their rural high schools did not prepare them for the rigor of college. In this study, I recommend rural centric recruiting that starts with utilizing college recruiters familiar with the issues...
Alcohol/HIV-Induced Neurodeficit and Circumvention by Neuroprotective Agent
(2023)
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) remains a major problem in the United States, with usage varying between acute (binge) and chronic (heavy usage) staging. Alcohol Use Disorders affect 14.5 million people, with 9 million men and ...
Development and pilot test of a conscientization intervention for nurses who have experienced moral distress
(2019)
Nurses act as moral agents for patients and use their moral sensitivity to build trusting relationships to act in patients’ best interests. However, nurses also lack power in their place of employment due to inequality in ...
Dance as a Community of Practice: Exploring Dance Groups in the Kansas City Area through the Lifespan
(2015-08-04)
This dissertation examines the embodied cultural practice of dance among several
groups in the Kansas City area. The dance groups were studied as Communities of Practice
(CoP), as outlined in the Lave-Wenger model of ...
Active learning engagement classrooms at the University of Central Missouri : practical strategies to implement and sustain utilization of active learning in higher education using technology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
impact on student performance, student achievement, and other learning goals (Auerbach and Andrews, 2018; Beichner, 2014; Cattaneo, 2017; Eddy, Converse, Wenderoth, and Schinske, 2015; Freeman, Eddy, McDonough, Smith, Okoroafor, Jordt, and Wenderoth, 2014...
An Analysis of the Stellar Mass Properties of Distant Galaxy Clusters From the Massive and Distant Clusters of WISE Survey (MaDCoWS)
(2022)
The epoch at redshift z ∼ 1 and above is an important one for the study of the evolution of galaxy clusters, as this is the epoch where star formation in clus- ter cores in quenched. Most wide-area cluster surveys at this ...
Neuroscience tools in novel contexts: developing thermogenetics in Drosophila and decoding autonomic activity in mouse major pelvic ganglion
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Animal research models provide the opportunity to decode neural activity via the ability to precisely stimulate and record neural events associated with quantifiable circuit and behavioral outputs (Bernstein et al., 2012; ...
Three studies on psychological distress, health-risk behaviors, and health care access among Chinese, Filipino, and Asian Indian American Subgroups
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
among these three subgroups in Study 3. We use the pooled National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data (2011-2015) for our statistical analyses. Participants are self-identified Asian American adults who completed the Sample Adult Component...
Investigation of the thermostability and activity of biomolecules in bio-friendly deep eutectic solvents
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
The solvent environment of a biomolecule is critical to its optimal performance in various scenarios, including biocatalysis, drug delivery, therapeutics, and biosensing. This dissertation mainly discusses the implementation ...