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Joshua Rutberg – ProQuest LLC, 2022
It has been well-establishing in the field of educational research that traditional educational methods such as passive lectures and labs where students follow pre-designed procedures to verify information already told to them are not effective for promoting meaningful and lasting conceptual understanding. Alongside this knowledge have come a…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Laboratory Experiments
Lashawn A. Mcneil – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this study was to examine how small groups of students in an introductory undergraduate chemistry course construct CERs and the influence of race, gender, and perceived status during this construction. The small groups of students engaged in three chemistry activities that required them to generate a claim, evidence, and reasoning…
Descriptors: Race, Gender Differences, Chemistry, Science Instruction
McRae-Jones, Wanda Joycelyn – ProQuest LLC, 2017
21st Century skills such as critical-thinking and problem-solving skills are very important when it comes to Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics or STEM. But those same skills should be integrated in social studies. The impact of students' learning in social studies as a result of implementing inquiry-based instructional strategies was…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Grade 3, Social Studies
Fleming, Kae – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The primary purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore relationships between Tennessee Competency Attainment Rubric (CAR) professional development and teachers' perceptions of changes in instruction, expectations for student performance, and understanding of proficiency. The study is the result of a collaborative effort with the Tennessee…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Scoring Rubrics, Faculty Development, Teacher Attitudes
Fanning, Terry Sue – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The primary purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore relationships between Tennessee Competency Attainment Rubric (CAR) professional development and teachers' perceptions of changes in instruction, expectations for student performance, and understanding of proficiency. The study is the result of a collaborative effort with the Tennessee…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Scoring Rubrics, Faculty Development, Teacher Attitudes
Stephens, Catherine – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The primary purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore relationships between Tennessee Competency Attainment Rubric (CAR) professional development and teachers' perceptions of changes in instruction, expectations for student performance, and understanding of proficiency. The study is the result of a collaborative effort with the Tennessee…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Scoring Rubrics, Faculty Development, Teacher Attitudes
Holmes, Lisa Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to determine ways "Digital Biographies," a Project Based Learning Unit, developed 21st century skills while simultaneously supporting NCLB accountability standards. The main goal of this study was to inform professional practice by exploring ways to address two separate, seemingly opposing, demands of…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation