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Young, Jemimah L.; Young, Jamaal R.; Capraro, Robert M. – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was to proffer the idea to "gaze" past gender and racial achievement gaps by providing a growth-based assessment of the achievement of Black girls. The study aims to elucidate how alternatives to traditional achievement gap analyses can yield information relevant to addressing classroom challenges. This…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Females, Grade 8, Achievement Gap
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Bicer, Ali; Capraro, Robert M. – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
MathForward is a program that provides teacher professional development and integrates the use of technology as a tool in the classroom. The present study examined students' mathematics growth from 2012 to 2013 and observed how students' mathematics scores changed after their school implemented the MathForward program. The sample consisted of two…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Faculty Development
Bilgin, Ali; Boedeker, Peter; Capraro, Robert M.; Capraro, Mary M. – Online Submission, 2015
Vocabulary is at the surface level of language usage; thus, students need to develop mathematical and scientific vocabulary to be able to explicitly communicate their mathematical and scientific reasoning with others. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) have both created…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Problem Based Learning, Vocabulary Skills, Vocabulary Development
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Erdogan, Niyazi; Navruz, Bilgin; Younes, Rayya; Capraro, Robert M. – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2016
Recent studies on professional development programs indicate these programs, when sustained, have a positive impact on student achievement; however, many of these studies have failed to use longitudinal data. The purpose of this study is to understand how one particular instructional practice (STEM PBL) used consistently influences student…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Active Learning, Student Projects, Science Achievement
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Piccolo, Diana L.; Capraro, Mary Margaret; Capraro, Robert M. – Teacher Educator, 2010
In this study, eleven K-8 mathematics urban interns' perceptions of their mentoring support systems and factors that influenced their ability to teach mathematics were examined. Semi-structured interviews revealed that district and grade-level campus mentors provided the greatest amount of mathematics instruction and pedagogically based support to…
Descriptors: Mentors, Interviews, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction