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Direct linkZeng, Liang; Cunningham, Mark A.; Tidrow, Steven C.; Smith, K. Christopher; Contreras, Jerry – Education, 2016
Physical Science Day at The University of Texas--Pan American (UTPA), in collaboration with the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District, has been designed, developed and implemented to address an identified fundamental shortcoming in our educational process within this primarily (90+%) Hispanic serving border region. Physical Science Day…
Descriptors: Physical Sciences, Program Design, Program Implementation, Hispanic American Students
Zeng, Liang; Poelzer, G. Herold – Education, 2016
This study describes the trends in course credit attainment (CCA) of high school students in required and non-required science and math courses and trends in registration in non-required science and math courses in Texas between 1997 and 2009. Using Texas Public Education Information Management System data between 1997 and 2009, it presents…
Descriptors: High School Students, Hispanic American Students, Mathematics Education, Science Education
Poelzer, G. Herold; Zeng, Liang – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2008
This quasi-experimental pilot study of nonscience majors taking a physical science course at a university in South Texas was conducted on Hispanic undergraduate students, and is theory based--an application of attribution theory. That the treatment group outperformed the comparison group provides evidence of the positive effect of having students…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Attribution Theory, Undergraduate Students, Physical Sciences
Poelzer, G. Herold; Zeng, Liang; Simonsson, Marie – College Student Journal, 2007
This research, conducted at a university in South Texas (87% Hispanic), investigated how well pre-service teachers' performance on the Secondary Professional Development Examination for Certification of Educators in Texas (ExCET) can be predicted. The linear regression equation explained 51% of the total variance in the ExCET scores while the…
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), Teacher Certification, Language Skills, Prediction
Download full textSimonsson, Marie; Poelzer, Harold; Zeng, Liang – 2000
Variables that predict success on the Examination for Certification of Educators in Texas (ExCET) were studied, extending a pilot study that focused on one component of the ExCET, Secondary Professional Development (G. Poelzer, L. Zeng, and M. Simonsson, 2000). A representative sample of 87 preservice secondary education teachers was drawn from…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Prediction, Preservice Teachers, Professional Development
Poelzer, Harold; Zeng, Liang; Simonsson, Marie – 2000
In the early 1990s, Texas teacher certification requirements were changed to include a passing grade on each of a series of comprehensive examinations of subject and professional knowledge. This study identified variables that predict success on the secondary professional development component of these tests--the Examination for Certification of…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Higher Education, Hispanic American Students, Predictor Variables
