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Askew, Kshawna C. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Ethically diverse students consistently perform at lower levels compared to their mainstream counterparts (Rychly & Graves, 2012). Some scholars suggest that this educational deficit is due to the cultural mismatch between educators and students. Culturally relevant pedagogy is an instructional approach that addresses the cultural misalignment…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Student Diversity, Cultural Differences, Teaching Methods
Park-Martinez, Jayne Irene – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of node-link mapping on students' meaningful learning and conceptual change in a 1-semester introductory life-science course. This study used node-link mapping to integrate and apply the National Research Council's (NRC, 2005) three principles of human learning: engaging students' prior…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Introductory Courses, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping