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Title: A CASE STUDY OF AN EFFECTIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL ALGEBRA I TEACHER
Author: Linton, Patricia
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Mathematics--Study and teaching, Education
Description: ABSTRACTPATRICIA LORRAINE CURTIS LINTON. A case study of an effective middle school Algebra I teacher. (Under the direction of DR. DAVID K. PUGALEE)Using a qualitative case study approach, the research was an exploration of the perceptions of midd...

Title: Comparing Effects of Two Grouping Conditions to Teach Algebraic Problem-Solving to Students with Mild Disabilities in Inclusive Settings
Author: Harris, Amber
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Mathematics
Description: This study compared two grouping conditions (Direct Instruction vs. an instructional package containing Direct Instruction, Peer Assisted Learning Strategies, and self-monitoring) on 6th and 7th grade special education students' abilities to solve...

Title: A Case Study of Hispanic Middle School Students In An ESL Classroom: Discourses In Academic Reading Instruction
Author: Andrews, Horace
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, Ethnicity--Study and teaching, Hispanic Americans--Study and teaching
Description: This case study examined student teacher interaction that took place in one ESL middle school classroom with 29 Latino/a students learning to read in English. Observations in classrooms and interviews with teachers were conducted over a ten month ...

Title: Mathematics Readiness of Entering College Students
Author: Blat, Catherine
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Mathematics--Study and teaching, Education, Higher
Description: The purpose of this descriptive research study was to identify key mathematics competencies first-time college students need to succeed in entry-level college mathematics courses. The study was conducted at a large, urban public, research universi...

Title: EFFECTS AND PERCEPTIONS OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ON THE MATHEMATICAL ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS IN A STEM COURSE: A MIXED-METHOD STUDY
Author: Johnson, Sarah
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Mathematics--Study and teaching, Education
Description: To understand how to identify and examine factors that influence parental involvement and math achievement of high school students, I conducted a mixed-method study was guided by the following questions: 1. What are the perceptions of students, te...

Title: DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK FOR THRESHOLD CONCEPTS IN ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS METHODS COURSES
Author: Glavich, Courtney
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Mathematics--Study and teaching, Education, Elementary, Teachers--Training of
Description: Teacher education programs have long sought to increase preservice teachers' competency through coursework that promotes content, pedagogical knowledge, and specialized forms of knowledge that interweave the two. Still, newly licensed teachers are...

Title: Multi-Representation of Linear Functions for Pre-College Students in a STEM Context
Author: Raja, Shagufta
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Mathematics--Study and teaching, Curriculum planning
Description: In this case study, five pre-college students and a teacher were interviewed using an assessment instrument consisting of six problems involving linear functions. The qualitative research study model was inspired by Lesh, Post and Behr's Translati...

Title: Navigating the Epistemological Rocky Waters of Mathematics Education: An Instrumental Multiple Case Study
Author: Schinck, Amélie
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Mathematics--Study and teaching, Teachers--Training of, Curriculum planning
Description: The various beliefs about mathematics and its role in society led to differing beliefs about what it means to learn mathematics and how best to teach it. Mathematics education research and organizations such as the National Council of Teachers of ...

Title: PARTICIPANTS IN ADULT BASIC SKILLS CLASSES USING INTERTEXTUAL AND METACOGNITIVE SKILLS AND STRATEGIES TO AID READING COMPREHENSION AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION
Author: MacMonagle, William
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Adult education, Curriculum planning
Description: The purpose of this research was to seek evidence of awareness ofmetacognitive processes and intertextuality in the reading comprehension of students inan adult basic education class. Its purpose was to interweave several strands of researchinvest...

Title: USING THE CONTEXTUALIZED INTERACTION MODEL TO EXAMINE CHANGES IN TEACHER BELIEFS
Author: Neale, Henry
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Education, Educational leadership, Curriculum planning
Description: With the increased importance placed on the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields throughout the world but particularly in the United States, research in mathematics education has become widely recognized as critical to e...

Title: The Effects of a College Preparatory Program on Social Capital, Student Achievement, and College Matriculation
Author: Mack, Victor
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Education, Curriculum planning
Description: With an unstable economy and non-diverse populations in STEM-related majors and fields, the United States of America is faced with unprecedented challenges in meeting the growing demands of a technical society. The lack of minorities in STEM-relat...

Title: THE CASE FOR BUILDING ON STUDENTS' PROPORTIONAL REASONING FOR SLOPE-RELATED TASKS
Author: Kendrick, Curtis
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Mathematics--Study and teaching
Description: ABSTRACTCURTIS D. KENDRICK. The case for building on students’ proportional reasoning for slope-related tasks. (Under the direction of DR. DAVID K. PUGALEE)The purpose of this research was to identify the proportional reasoning strategies that sev...

Title: The Effects of Explicit Self-regulated Learning Strategy Instruction on Mathematics Achievement
Author: Jenkins, Janet
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Mathematics--Study and teaching, Curriculum planning
Description: Self-regulated learning includes the use of a set of strategies for planning, monitoring, and self-evaluating students' efforts toward reaching specific learning goals. This study examined the extent to which explicit self-regulated learning strat...

Title: WRITING TO LEARN STATISTICS IN AN ADVANCED PLACEMENT STATISTICS COURSE
Author: Northrup, Christian
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Mathematics--Study and teaching, Education, Statistics
Description: This study investigated the use of writing in a statistics classroom to learn if writing provided a rich description of problem-solving processes of students as they solved problems. Through analysis of 329 written samples provided by students, it...

Title: The effects of students' profile, communication, and discourse in an advanced placement statistics classroom
Author: Royster, Norma
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Mathematics--Study and teaching, Curriculum planning, Education, Secondary
Description: This study sought to describe the communicative aspect that should be part of any secondary mathematics classroom and, more specifically, the statistics classroom. Focusing on the observation of students allowed for a detailed account of the learn...

Title: Integration of engineering in a middle grade mathematics classroom: A conceptual framework for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) integration
Author: Pugalenthi, Premkumar
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Middle school education, Mathematics--Study and teaching
Description: In recent years, student centered approaches to learning has gained interest especially STEM based learning. It has led to educational policy and standards reforms including the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), which helps teachers, incor...

Title: WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE IS GOOD FOR THE GANDER: IMPLEMENTING THE SIOP MODEL INTO AN URBAN ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS
Author: Collins, Jennifer
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Curriculum planning
Description: Research points to many factors that contribute to the achievement gap between white and minority students however; one important issue that is often overlooked is the academic language status of the student. Knowing that lack of familiarity and p...