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An examination of parameter recovery in latent transition models with distal outcomes.
(2017-07-19)
Latent transition analysis (LTA) is an increasingly popular research method used to categorize subsets of individuals within a population. The current study is purposed to investigate parameter recovery of a distal outcome ...
Effects of Foldables® on teacher instruction.
(2016-11-18)
Teachers are continuously seeking effective methods for presenting, processing and practicing concepts that they are responsible for teaching. Note taking and graphic organizers, in many forms, are common instructional ...
Case studies of teachers participating in differentiated professional development for the purpose of student-centered technology integration.
(, 2014-09-05)
School districts are quickly adopting various technologies in hopes that students can be taught in the same way their technological world works. Common reasons given to justify these expensive purchases include increasing ...
The impact of an informal science program on students' science knowledge and interest.
(, 2012-08-08)
In this sequential explanatory mixed methods study, quantitative and qualitative data were used to measure the impact of an informal science program on eleventh grade students’ science knowledge and interest. The local ...
Mathematics anxiety and attitudes towards mathematics in adult developmental learners : an exploratory examination of the relationship between mathematics anxiety, attitudes towards mathematics, and successful adult developmental learners.
(2016-11-29)
According to Complete College America (2015), as many as 53.6% of learners may need developmental courses as they enter college or university programs, most commonly mathematics, and only 17.1% of these learners complete ...
Structure, culture, and nurture in women’s academic leadership.
(2018-06-27)
This qualitative study investigated what role structure, culture, and nurture play in women’s experiences in academic leadership. From personal interviews with 41 women in senior-level roles across Birnbaum’s four ...
Early elementary students' fractional understanding : examination of cases from a multi-year longitudinal study.
(, 2014-09-05)
For more than three decades fractions have been considered critical and foundational, yet they represent a challenge for teaching and learning higher mathematics by students, teachers, and teacher educators. The purpose ...
A dual case study : students' perceptions, self-efficacy, and understanding of the nature of science in varied introductory biology laboratories.
(2016-11-27)
Since World War II, science education has been at the forefront of curricular reforms. Although the philosophical approach to science education has changed numerous times, the importance of the laboratory has not waned. ...
Causes and differences in retention of white, African American, and Hispanic students who progressed toward graduation after first year in college.
(2010-10-08)
African American and Hispanic students' retention rates in college have revealed
that minority students are much more likely than white students to drop out of college.
Additionally, minority students' graduation rates ...
Effects of the implementation of the "Rally to Read" program : a tier 3 approach within the response to intervention process.
(2010-06-23)
This study was a mixed-method, quasi-experimental investigation that evaluated the implementation of the “Rally to Read” remediation program, designed by the Center for Learning and Development (CLD), as a Tier 3 intervention ...