Browsing by Author "Barbara Stengel"
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Farris, Amy Voss (2018-07-16)Department: Learning, Teaching and DiversityModeling is the central representational and epistemic practice of science (Giere, 1984; Nersessian, 2008) and likewise an essential practice for K12 science learners (Lehrer, 2009; NRC, 2007, 2012). However, images of ...
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Van Eaton, Grant Waller (2017-11-27)Department: Learning, Teaching and DiversityThis study explores the necessity and validity of including cultural competence as a dimension of the construct of quality teaching and classroom community. Through an analysis of existing measures, cultural competence ...
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Garner, Brette (2018-03-28)Department: Learning, Teaching and DiversitySince the enactment of No Child Left Behind, U.S. education has been dominated by test-based accountability policies and subsequent calls for data-driven decision-making (DDDM). DDDM is often framed as a method for making ...
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Self, Elizabeth Anne (2016-03-15)Department: Learning, Teaching and DiversityClinical simulations are a promising approach to preparing preservice teachers for culturally responsive teaching. These simulations use actors to portray the role of students, parents, and coworkers in common problems of ...
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Rouse, Robert James (2014-08-01)Department: Learning, Teaching and DiversityRecently, the field of science education has advocated for systematic explorations of the affordances of an integrated STEM education. Accordingly, in this three-paper dissertation I investigate how students build conceptual ...
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Keyes, Christopher Stewart (2013-12-04)Department: Learning, Teaching and DiversityThe study was designed using a multiple case study approach in which four middle school teachers engaged in a form of coaching based on Habermas' and Mezirow’s learning theories. Each participant examined their vision of ...
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Pearman, Francis Alvin II (2017-07-27)Department: Learning, Teaching and DiversityThe in-migration of relatively affluent households into disinvested central city neighborhoods—commonly referred to as gentrification—is increasingly common across the United States. There is limited quantitative evidence, ...