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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...
Willingness to return to digital learning resources : information environments of students following online course completion
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
of the environment and information quality on willingness to return to digital learning resources upon completion of an online course. The findings of this study suggest that in an established environment for willingness to return (EWR), learners have the willingness...
Latino librarians on becoming LIS educators : An exploratory investigation of the barriers in recruiting Latino faculty
(Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2004)
LIS schools have produced a limited number of Latino MLS graduates, but they have not attracted them back to pursue doctoral studies and teaching positions. Using a semistructured interview technique, eight “expert” Latino librarians were...
LIS schools have produced a limited number of Latino MLS graduates, but they have not attracted them back to pursue doctoral studies and teaching positions. Using a semistructured interview technique, eight “expert” Latino librarians were...
LIS schools have produced a limited number of Latino MLS graduates, but they have not attracted them back to pursue doctoral studies and teaching positions. Using a semistructured interview technique, eight “expert” Latino librarians were...
An exploratory study of professional development experiences for new middle school science teachers in a suburban school district
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
influential variables in whether or not new middle school science teachers felt they were supported through district-sponsored training. Educational literature on adult learning theories and quality professional development support this study's findings...
Mizzou weekly, volume 33, number 08 (October 13, 2011)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Publications and Alumni Communication., 2011)
Scholarly productivity of U.S. LIS faculty
(Library & Information Science Research, 2006)
as measured by publication and citation, uses the same methodology as the previous investigations. A consistent data instrument (the Social Science Citation Index) provided publication and citation data for LIS faculty, covering the years 1999 to 2004. Tables...
Intended Mathematics Curriculum as Represented in State-Level Curriculum Standards: Consensus or Confusion?
(2006-04)
-level mathematics curriculum
specification in the U.S. and highlights a general lack of consensus across states. As
states continue to work to improve learning opportunities for all students, we hope this
report will serve as a useful summary to inform future...
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 substantive connections...
Collaborative practices with the framework of a professional learning community: elementary principals' perceptions of their role
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
and feedback," (Edmondson, 2012, p. 54). This qualitative, bounded case study, conducted in a Midwestern suburban school district, provides an analysis of collaboration at the elementary school level with a focus on professional learning communities...
Infosphere, number 36 (October 1998)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1998)
A study of learner experience design and learning efficacy of mobile microlearning in journalism education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
With the increasing number of mobile technologies, people rely on smartphones to connect with the world and obtain news and information. The emergent use of mobile technologies changes the way journalists produce and disseminate news...
Digital agriculture' implications for small farmers : evidence from Colombia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
Digital agriculture proposes to revolutionize the processes of production, marketing, and consumption within food systems through the use of tools that collect, store, analyze, and share information digitally. While its proponents emphasize...
Google Scholar and free or open access scholarly content: impact on academic libraries
(2013)
This study examines the bibliographic references that users of a social computing web application collect in order to measure the probability of the use of non-library electronic discovery services and open access content. ...
Discovering the social organization of school library work
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
in the Midwestern United States, the researcher describes social organization of school library work in the categories of collaboration, technology, and access. Viewing school library work through the institutional ethnography frame of reference reveals how...
Identification of secondary science teachers' preconceptions related to avian influenza
(National Association for Research in Science Teaching, 2009)
How secondary science teachers understand infectious disease and disease transmission has an important impact on the public. This study analyzed the conceptions of ten secondary science teacher participants in the Maps in Medicine Institute...
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...
Education for library service to youth in five countries
(Review of Children's Literature and Librarianship, 2006)
Youth services instructors from five countries (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States) were surveyed as to the content of youth-oriented courses they had taught between 2000 and 2003. A ...
Mizzou weekly, volume 32, number 30 (June 9, 2011)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Publications and Alumni Communication., 2011)
The importance of undergraduate's computer competency and information literacy skills : marketing faculty's perspectives in Thailand
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Computer technology has become a significant part of life for many people. Because of this, undergraduate students should prepare themselves to learn this technology in order to meet the needs of the workplace. Incorporating computer and related...
Infosphere, number 11 (Mar/April 1996)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1996)