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Direct linkOkumus, Samet – ProQuest LLC, 2016
According to the National Council of Teacher of Mathematics (NCTM) (2000), K-12 students should be given an opportunity to develop their spatial reasoning abilities. One of the topics that may allow students to develop their spatial skills is forming 3-dimensional objects using spinning and extrusion methods. Also, extrusion and spinning methods…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Abstract Reasoning, Spatial Ability, Geometric Concepts
Seward, Kristen K. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This mixed methods research investigated the relationship between student and teacher perceptions of five motivational components of instruction--appeal, challenge, choice, meaningfulness, and academic self-efficacy--and how teachers' knowledge of their students' perceptions informed their reflection on the quality of instruction. The Student…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Motivation Techniques, Correlation, Interviews
Arnold, Kari Alison Witcher – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The requirements of various educational reform movements such as No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top have left public education systems searching for ways to make sure students are reaching their highest potential. Because of the importance of accountability issues to school systems, it is important to examine ways to help students reach…
Descriptors: Summer Schools, Qualitative Research, Educational History, Summer Programs
Boesch, Julie Anne – ProQuest LLC, 2014
California allocates $550 million to expanded learning through After School Education and Safety (ASES) state grants, and $140 million of federal money in 21st Century Community Learning Center grants each year; more than all other states combined. Much variability exists in program quality, and research has identified mixed results as to the…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Summer Programs, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Quality
Scott, Catherine Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the knowledge, skills, and dispositions enabled for elementary school participants in two summer herpetology programs, one in North Carolina and one in Florida. An additional purpose of this study was to examine the normative scientific practices in which participants engaged and to describe how these…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Summer Programs, Animals
Naidu, Bhupinder – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The research literature concerning traditionally aged college mathematics students' who require remediation, in beginning Algebra topics, states that these students lack confidence in their mathematical skills, have experienced failure and frustration in the past, have low self confidence issues with respect to mathematics and often lack…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Remedial Mathematics, Algebra, Self Esteem
