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Gretchen S. Goode; Laurie MacGillivray; Margaret S. Curwen; Amy Lassiter Ardell; Leslee K. Bailey-Tarbett – Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, 2024
In this study, we explore systems thinking maps as a local literacy practice in a systems thinking professional development institute for PreK-8 teachers. Existing literature underscores the necessity of equipping teachers with a robust understanding of systems thinking; this study addresses a call in the research to find ways to do so. Rooted in…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Thinking Skills, Concept Mapping, Literacy
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Collins, Brady; Nyenhuis, Robert – Journal of Political Science Education, 2021
The active learning literature has greatly expanded over the past few years. This article investigates the utility of employing concept map activities in a medium-sized class, and whether or not it improves students' learning and retention of material. We find that concept mapping activities significantly enhance students' mastery and recollection…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Concept Mapping, Retention (Psychology), Active Learning
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Ross, Donna L.; Grant, Maria – Science Teacher, 2022
Science is a human endeavor; the way it is taught, applied, and in some cases exclude populations from having access to it, may affect people for generations (NGSS Lead States 2013). Science education continues to be a complex civil rights issue (Tate 2001), but there is hope. Movements to promote just, equitable, and inclusive opportunities to…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Urban Schools
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Fernández, Jesica Siham; Nguyen, Angela; Langhout, Regina Day – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 2015
We present a concept-mapping activity, developed within a youth Participatory Action Research (yPAR) after-school program, to demonstrate how the activity contributed to young people's conceptualization of social structures as interconnected. We analyze fieldnotes from the Change 4 Good yPAR program, which includes primarily Latina/o 4th and 5th…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Elementary School Students, Participatory Research, Action Research
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Borrero, Noah; Yeh, Christine – International Journal of Multicultural Education, 2016
We examined the impact of a pedagogical strategy, ecological asset mapping, on 19 pre-service teachers' self-exploration, development of respect for others, and critical examination of social injustice. Data were analyzed from participants' ecological asset maps and essays describing the experience of completing and sharing the maps. The analysis…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Cultural Capital, Ecological Factors, Ecology
Iveland, Ashley – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In this study, I sought to identify differences in the views and understandings of engineering design among individuals along the learning-to-teach continuum. To do so, I conducted a comprehensive review of literature to determine the various aspects of engineering design described in the fields of professional engineering and engineering…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Design, Internship Programs, Science Instruction
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Lopez, Enrique J.; Shavelson, Richard J.; Nandagopal, Kiruthiga; Szu, Evan; Penn, John – Journal of Chemical Education, 2014
Problem solving is a highly valued skill in chemistry. Courses within this discipline place a substantial emphasis on problem-solving performance and tend to weigh such performance heavily in assessments of learning. Researchers have dedicated considerable effort investigating individual factors that influence problem-solving performance. The…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Performance Factors, Academic Achievement, Problem Solving
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Harlow, Danielle Boyd; Leak, Anne Emerson – Computer Science Education, 2014
Recent studies in learning programming have largely focused on high school and college students; less is known about how young children learn to program. From video data of 20 students using a graphical programming interface, we identified ideas that were shared and evolved through an elementary school classroom. In mapping these ideas and their…
Descriptors: Programming, Cooperative Learning, Concept Mapping, Elementary School Science
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Kim, Johnny S.; Johnson, Toni K. – School Social Work Journal, 2012
Economic strains play an important factor in students not only dropping out of school but also for not being able to attend college. As the cost of college tuition increases, many youths may perceive that the possibility of attending college may be out of their reach for financial reasons. Using data drawn from the savings for education,…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Anxiety, Paying for College, Tuition
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Lopez, Enrique J.; Nandagopal, Kiruthiga; Shavelson, Richard J.; Szu, Evan; Penn, John – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2013
This study sought to identify ethnically diverse students' study strategies in organic chemistry and their relationships to course outcomes. Study diaries, concept maps, and problem sets were used to assess study outcomes. Findings show that students engage in four commonly used reviewing-type strategies, regardless of ethnic group affiliation.…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Organic Chemistry, Science Instruction, Diaries
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Yin, Yue; Shavelson, Richard J. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2008
In the first part of this article, the use of Generalizability (G) theory in examining the dependability of concept map assessment scores and designing a concept map assessment for a particular practical application is discussed. In the second part, the application of G theory is demonstrated by comparing the technical qualities of two frequently…
Descriptors: Generalizability Theory, Concept Mapping, Validity, Reliability
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Black, Paul; Wilson, Mark; Yao, Shih-Ying – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2011
The overall aim of this article is to analyze the relationships between the roles of assessment in pedagogy, the interactions between curriculum assessment and pedagogy, and the study of pupils' progression in learning. It is argued that well-grounded evidence of pupils' progressions in learning is crucial to the work of teachers, so that a method…
Descriptors: Evidence, Learning Strategies, Program Effectiveness, Grade 8
Kellman, Philip J.; Massey, Christine M.; Son, Ji Y. – Grantee Submission, 2009
Learning in educational settings emphasizes declarative and procedural knowledge. Studies of expertise, however, point to other crucial components of learning, especially improvements produced by experience in the extraction of information: perceptual learning (PL). We suggest that such improvements characterize both simple sensory and complex…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Mathematics, High School Students, Middle School Students
Olsen, Brad – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2008
As teacher educators better understand the recurved, holistic, and often deeply embedded ways in which teachers learn, they can better support meaningful professional preparation that serves teachers' careers, the students they teach, and the profession of teaching as a whole. This article uses the ecologically minded "teacher identity"…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Beginning Teachers, Work Attitudes, Student Educational Objectives
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Amsden, Daniel J. – Planning for Higher Education, 2005
This article looks at how behavioral research can be an effective tool to use during the redesign process of university plazas. It also summarizes the research that was conducted at University Union Plaza at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), a 30-year-old plaza that is scheduled to be redesigned. Through the use of behavioral…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Campuses, Space Utilization, Design Requirements