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Showing 1 to 20 of 671 for “"Science and Mathematics"”.
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TEACHERS’ UNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS INTEGRATION
In this era dominated by the importance of mathematics, science, and technology, national organizations in science and mathematics education (e.g., National Science Teachers Association and the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics) advocate for teaching of science and mathematics concepts …
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Male and female experiences in science and mathematics undergraduate programs
… dissertation examines the experiences of males and females in science and mathematics undergraduate programs. It emphasizes particularly the undergraduates’ experiences within the STEM fields related to gender and how they negotiate gender by using a phenomenological approach. Ten STEM …
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Perceptions of Principals in a Science and Mathematics Professional Development Program
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Learning transfer of geospatial technologies in secondary science and mathematics core areas
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The Effects of Technology Education, Science, and Mathematics Integration Upon Eighth Grader's Technological Problem-Solving Ability
… the effects of technology education, science, and mathematics (TSM) curriculum integration on the technological problem-solving ability of eighth grade technology education students. The researcher used a quasi-experimental, nonequivalent control group design to compare the performance …
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Teacher Perceptions of PSInet as a Computer Teleconferencing Network for the Improvement of Science and Mathematics Education
… groups of educators in Iowa during the 1991-92 and 1992-93 school years. The researcher examined the use of People Sharing Information network (PSInet) by "new user" educators. PSInet is an asynchronous teleconferencing network that provides modifiable conferencing and private messaging to …
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A review of strategies to address the shortage of Science and Mathematics educators in grades 10-12
… its planning functions are executed effectively and efficiently. Among others this implies that the system must know what the teacher supply and demand is and how it will change in time. If the teacher supply and demand is known it could result in sound intervention strategies being developed and …
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Examining Adolescence Science and Mathematics Teachers' Views of the Characteristics of Effective Professional Development: A Q-methodological Study
<p>The design and implementation of secondary teacher professional development (PD) has been a focus of researchers for decades. Often viewed as the way to increase the quality of teaching and to improve student achievement, billions of dollars are invested in PD within the United Stated every …
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Examining Adolescence Science And Mathematics Teachers’ Views Of The Characteristics Of Effective Professional Development: A Q-methodological Study
<p>The design and implementation of secondary teacher professional development (PD) has been a focus of researchers for decades. Often viewed as the way to increase the quality of teaching and to improve student achievement, billions of dollars are invested in PD within the United Stated every …
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Promoting Preservice Elementary Teacher Acquisition of Science and Mathematics Concept Knowledge: Potential of Technological/Engineering Design Based Learning
Prior research suggests that teachers connect science and mathematics concepts to practical explanations and, when given examples where such concepts can be seen, explanations and applications of the theory are more accurate. Technology and Engineering Design Based Learning (T/E DBL) is uniquely …
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A Study of the Effect of Certain Structured Experiences in Science, Social Science, and Mathematics on Beginning Reading in Gifted Five Year Olds
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-08T21:23:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6408405.pdf: 6595472 bytes, checksum: 09305293fa60027b39cdaca5f497e4ef (MD5) Previous issue date: 1964
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Determinants of Mathematics and Science Career Choices Among Secondary School Female Students in Ilala District Dar es Salaam Region
… to assess what determines career choices in mathematics and science among secondary school female students focusing on home environment, the quality of school, and the ways of teaching of mathematics and science related subjects in ten secondary schools in Ilala district, Dar es Salaam …
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Associations Between Primetime Television Shows and Viewers' Mathematics Knowledge, Science Knowledge and Confidence
In recent years, a rise in science and mathematics content has been observed in adult television programs. The programs CSI and Numb3rs, for example, frequently contain specific references to various science and mathematics problems. It is possible that a viewer's academic self-efficacy, defined as …
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Effects of an argumentation-based instruction on grade 10 learners' understanding of the causes of pollution at a river site
This study was based on the Science and Indigenous Knowledge Systems Project (SIKSP) at the School of Science and Mathematics Education, University of the Western Cape. The project seeks to enhance educators' understanding of and ability to implement a Science-IKS curriculum (Ogunniyi, 2007) …
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The effects of topic choice in project-based instruction on undergraduate physical science students' interest, ownership, and motivation
Motivating nonscience majors in science and mathematics studies became one of the most interesting and important challenges in contemporary science and mathematics education. Therefore, designing and studying a learning environment, which enhances students' motivation, is an important task. This …
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Transforming content knowledge: a case study of an experienced science teacher teaching in a typical South African secondary school$$h[electronic resource]
… 25 years many scholars have conceptualised PCK, and only recently, with an international PCK Summit, have attempts been made to consolidate this field. South Africa’s primary and secondary public education system is continuously under scrutiny, as it continues to perform poorly in international …
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Applying integer programming techniques to find minimum integer weights of voting games
Using concepts from computer science and mathematics I develop three algorithms to find the minimum integer weights for voting games. Games with up to at least 17 players can be solved in a reasonable amount of time. First, coalitions are mapped to constraints, reducing the problem to constraint …
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Investigation of Problem Solving Skills among 12th Grade Engineering Students
… global economy depends on a workforce that is science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) literate, and has knowledge and skills to tackle complex technological problems. In response to the need for a STEM literate workforce equipped with 21st century skills there is a push for K-12 …
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Joining and aggregating datasets using CouchDB
… that involve cross-cutting entity boundaries and are awkward to implement in document-oriented databases. CouchDB, for example, models entities as documents, with highly isolated entity boundaries, and on which joins cannot be directly performed. This project shows how join and aggregation can …
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Examining the Impact of Participation in a Collaborative Professional Learning Community with a Focus on Stem Engineering Education
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teaching and learning have increasingly become a part of educational practice and pedagogy. Educators, business leaders, and policy-makers seek to get involved with funding and making decisions for STEM initiatives. Stakeholders include those …
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