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Moderating Relationships: Online Learners' Cognitive Presence and Non-Designer Instructor's Teaching Presence
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Silva, Laura Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Adult online learners represent the largest demographic in higher education. Academic leaders increasingly use non-designer instructors (NDIs) to meet demands. NDIs have little control over course design, part of teaching presence valued by learners. This quantitative, predictive correlational study investigated (1) to what frequency online…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Statistical Analysis, Correlation, Educational Media
High School Science Teachers' Attitudes toward, Beliefs about, and Implementation of Inquiry-Based Science Methods
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Gaylor, Kevin Lutrelle – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study was designed to investigate differences in high school science teachers' attitudes toward teaching inquiry-based science, beliefs about and practice of implementing inquiry-based methods according to the National Science Education Standards, and the frequency of implementing inquiry-based classroom lessons based on the gender,…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, High Schools, Teacher Attitudes, Science Instruction
Using Science Inquiry Methods to Promote Self-Determination and Problem-Solving Skills for Students with Moderate Intellectual Disability
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Miller, Bridget T. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of guided science inquiry methods with self-monitoring checklists to support problem-solving for students with moderate cognitive disabilities in both science and functional daily activities. The present study contributes to the literature examining guided inquiry methods as a means for student…
Descriptors: Science Process Skills, Scientific Methodology, Inquiry, Self Determination