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Yeh, Yi-Fen Y.; McTigue, Erin M. – School Science and Mathematics, 2009
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent that diagrammatic literacy is necessary for success on standardized science tests at the late-elementary and middle grade levels. Towards this goal, we quantified the frequency, form and function of graphical representations on select state science tests. 985 tests items from 14 states were…
Descriptors: Science Tests, Standardized Tests, Visual Aids, Test Items
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Cowan, Kay W.; Cipriani, Sandra – Young Children, 2009
Visual intelligence is a key element in the thought processes of the most capable and creative among individuals, and this intelligence is closely related to analogical thinking, a learner's ability to make connections between prior knowledge and newly presented information. This article describes an approach to teaching scientific inquiry at…
Descriptors: Science Process Skills, Prior Learning, Visual Literacy, Cognitive Processes
McAllister, Deborah A., Ed.; Deaver, Sharon R., Ed. – Online Submission, 2008
As a part of the teacher licensure program at the graduate level at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), the M.Ed. Licensure candidate is required to complete an action research project during a 3-semester-hour course that coincides with the 9-semester-hour student teaching experience. This course, Education 590 Culminating…
Descriptors: Teacher Certification, Graduate Study, Teacher Education, Masters Degrees
McAllister, Deborah A., Ed.; Deaver, Sharon R., Ed. – Online Submission, 2008
As a part of the teacher licensure program at the graduate level at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), the M.Ed. Licensure candidate is required to complete an action research project during a 3-semester-hour course that coincides with the 9-semester-hour student teaching experience. This course, Education 590 Culminating…
Descriptors: Action Research, Research Projects, Student Projects, Student Teaching