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The Difficulty and Accessibility of Combinatorics Problems: Evidence from Large-Scale Assessments and Student Interviews
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Fernando Amaral Carnauba – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The objective of this dissertation was to explore the paradoxical nature of Combinatorics as both a difficult and accessible domain in Mathematics, particularly for K-12 students. This paradox in Combinatorics' nature raised questions about how students interact with problems in this domain and the factors influencing their understanding and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Difficulty Level, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Achievement
Perceptions of Preservice and Mentor Teachers of Gaining Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Phonics and Phonemic Awareness
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Montfort, Penelope Maureen – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Research has shown that, although phonics and phonemic awareness predict reading success, a majority of early learners still lack these skills. Research also showed that a majority of preservice teachers (PSTs) in early childhood education teacher (ECTE) may not have gained adequate pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) in phonics and phonemic…
Descriptors: Mentors, Faculty Development, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Phonics
Opportunity to Learn Informational Text and Literary Text and Their Relations with Student Reading Achievement: An Examination with the PIRLS 2011 and the NAEP 2011 Reading Assessments
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Li, Dan – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Several national and international studies have indicated that there is an achievement gap between student literary reading and student informational reading, with the gap favoring literary reading. One plausible explanation for this gap is that reading informational text has been neglected in early grades in the U.S. (Dreher, 2003; Kletzien &…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Assessment, Reading Tests, Reading Achievement
Investigating Structures of Reading Comprehension Attributes at Different Proficiency Levels: Applying Cognitive Diagnosis Models and Factor Analyses
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Yun, Joonmo – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Reading comprehension is an essential skill for success in school and post-school life. However, despite the importance of this skill, a considerable number of students in the U.S. have shown difficulties in reading comprehension. According to the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) of the National Center for Education…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Factor Analysis, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries
Broadband in Schools: Effects on Student Performance and Spillovers for Household Internet Adoption
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Belo, Rodrigo – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This work comprises studies on the effects of broadband Internet in schools at three different levels: student performance, household Internet adoption, and individual computer and Internet use patterns and skill acquisition. I focus in the case of Portugal, where by 2006 the Portuguese government had completed a major initiative that upgraded the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Internet, Middle School Students
Positioning Teachers: A Discourse Analysis of Russian and American Teacher Identities in the Context of Changing National Assessment Mandates
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Ignatieva, Raisa P. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of the study was to uncover the cultural beliefs and values that underlie American and Russian teachers' representations of their professional identities and their understanding of power in education in the context of globally disseminated education reforms and current educational mandates--the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB)…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Discourse Analysis, Educational Change, Foreign Countries