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Teaching, Learning, and Technology Challenges in Online Geometry Classes: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
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David Donald Harwood – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The main purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the challenges faced in teaching, learning, and technology in online geometry classes. The perspectives of online geometry students and teachers provided insights into the effectiveness of online geometry learning. A qualitative descriptive design was used to gain insights into the…
Descriptors: Geometry, Online Courses, Mathematics Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness
Competency-Based Education Survey Instrument Report
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Education Policy Innovation Collaborative, 2021
Education Policy Innovation Collaborative (EPIC) partnered with the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) to conduct a multi-year study of Michigan's implementation of competency-based education in K-12 schools. This mixed-methods study seeks to investigate the implementation and effectiveness of CBE using data from surveys administered to 21j…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education
Trajectories of Change in Students' Self-Concepts of Ability and Values in Math and College Major Choice
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Musu-Gillette, Lauren E.; Wigfield, Allan; Harring, Jeffrey R.; Eccles, Jacquelynne S. – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2015
This study extends previous research on the long-term connections between motivation constructs in expectancy-value theory and achievement outcomes. Using growth mixture modelling, we examined trajectories of change for 421 students from 4th grade through college in their self-concept of ability (SCA) in math, interest in math, and perceived…
Descriptors: Self Concept, College Students, Academic Ability, Mathematics Skills
"It'll Never Be the White Kids, It'll Always Be Us": Black High School Students' Evolving Critical Analysis of Racial Discrimination and Inequity in Schools
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Hope, Elan C.; Skoog, Alexandra B.; Jagers, Robert J. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2015
We examine how Black high school students, participants in a Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) program, understand issues of racial discrimination and inequality in their schools. Through semi-structured individual interviews conducted early in the program, eight students (six boys and two girls) recount experiences of racial…
Descriptors: African American Students, High School Students, Action Research, Racial Discrimination
Assessing the Impact of an Autonomous Robotics Competition for STEM Education
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Chung, C. J. ChanJin; Cartwright, Christopher; Cole, Matthew – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2014
Robotics competitions for K-12 students are popular, but are students really learning and improving their STEM scores through robotics competitions? If not, why not? If they are, how much more effective is learning through competitions than traditional classes? Is there room for improvement? What is the best robotics competition model to maximize…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Robotics, Competition, Teaching Methods
A STUDY OF NON-INTELLECTUAL FACTORS IN SUPERIOR (AVERAGE AND SLOW) HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE CREATIVE INTELLECTUAL STYLE IN GIFTED ADOLESCENTS. MOTIVATION TO LEARN--ATTITUDES, INTERESTS AND VALUES.
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DREWS, ELIZABETH M. – 1964
A FINAL REPORT WAS GIVEN OF A THREE-PART STUDY THAT WAS MADE TO DETERMINE DIFFERENCES IN THE ATTITUDES, INTERESTS, AND VALUES OF GIFTED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RELATION TO THEIR TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. A RESEARCH DESIGN WAS DEVELOPED TO DELINEATE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THESE GIFTED STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE CHARACTERISTICS WHICH DIFFERENTIATE THE…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Environment, Gifted, Grade 10