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Emma Mary Klugman – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Statistics & data science are growing, rapidly evolving, and increasingly important for an informed citizenry in a data-saturated world. In this dissertation, I address two central questions: (1) who is taking statistics? and (2) what are statistics courses teaching? I estimate that 920,000 US students take statistics in high school each year,…
Descriptors: Data Science, Statistics Education, High School Students, Profiles
Janet Schweizer – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Many students throughout the country disengage from the traditional high school model, and all students who graduate from high school do not necessarily acquire the skills required for postsecondary success in college or careers. This action research study sought to examine and develop a competency-based model of curriculum and assessment that…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Social Emotional Learning, High School Students, Metacognition
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Zeke T. Spooner; Angela M. Encerrado-Manriquez; Tina T. Truong; Sascha C. T. Nicklisch – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2024
We created a 2-week, dual-module summer course introducing high school students to environmental toxicology by teaching them quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) as a way to quantify gene expression of chemical defense proteins in response to exposure to environmental pollutants. During the course, students are guided through the various…
Descriptors: High School Students, Science Instruction, Quality Control, Genetics
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Zari Saeedi; Hessameddin Ghanbar; Mahdi Rezaei – International Journal of Language Testing, 2024
Despite being a popular topic in language testing, cognitive load has not received enough attention in vocabulary test items. The purpose of the current study was to scrutinize the cognitive load and vocabulary test items' differences, examinees' reaction times, and perceived difficulty. To this end, 150 students were selected using…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Test Items, Difficulty Level, Vocabulary Development
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Lang Bin; Kanokporn Numtong – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2024
This research aims to analyze cultural items in the international Chinese education network course resource database found in the "Chinese Bridge" delegation online experience platform. Data were collected from 878 culture-themed courses implemented by 106 schools (including 64 universities, and 39 vocational colleges, 3 high schools)…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Cultural Awareness
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Christopher Weiler; Kathleen Brinegar – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2024
The researchers used Gorski's continuum of five approaches to multicultural education--which extends from conservative to liberal and then critical--to analyze 40 syllabi from required or elective courses for candidates seeking licensure to teach in the middle grades (grades 4-9). While the researchers found evidence of all five approaches within…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Elective Courses, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers