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Westbrook, Amy Franks – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This study addresses the problem of mathematics teachers' resistance to problem-solving models that align with constructivist perspectives because they feel pressure to utilize more teaching approaches that focus on preparing students for high-stakes tests. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explain how ninth grade mathematics students…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Resistance (Psychology), Problem Solving
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Cross, Dionne; Taasoobshirazi, Gita; Hendricks, Sean; Hickey, Daniel T. – International Journal of Science Education, 2008
In this paper we explore the relationship between learning gains, measured through pre-assessment and post-assessment, and engagement in scientific argumentation. In order to do so, this paper examines group discourse and individual learning during the implementation of NASA Classroom of the Future's BioBLAST![R] (BB) software program in a high…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Coding, Biology, Science Instruction