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The Case for Biocalculus: Design, Retention, and Student Performance
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Eaton, Carrie Diaz; Highlander, Hannah Callender – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2017
Calculus is one of the primary avenues for initial quantitative training of students in all science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields, but life science students have been found to underperform in the traditional calculus setting. As a result, and because of perceived lack of its contribution to the understanding of biology, calculus…
Descriptors: Calculus, Biology, Interdisciplinary Approach, Curriculum Design
The Daily Practices of Successful Principals
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Brock, Barbara L.; Grady, Marilyn L. – Corwin, 2011
While many books outline the attributes of successful school leaders, few describe how those traits manifest in daily practice. "The Daily Practices of Successful Principals" goes beyond the outward picture of excellence and provides a compendium of daily practices used by successful principals in various settings. Written by former administrators…
Descriptors: Altruism, Humor, Teacher Leadership, Principals
Learning to Teach Inquiry: A Beginning Science Teacher of English Language Learners
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Ortega, Irasema; Luft, Julie A.; Wong, Sissy S. – School Science and Mathematics, 2013
Early career science teachers are often assigned to classrooms with high numbers of English language learners (ELLs). For the underprepared early career science teacher, these circumstances are challenging. This study examines the changes in beliefs and practices of an early career science teacher who taught high numbers of ELLs in an urban…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Beginning Teachers, English Language Learners, Urban Schools
Balancing Act: How College Students Manage Technology While in the Library during Crunch Time. Project Information Literacy Research Report
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Head, Alison J.; Eisenberg, Michael B. – Project Information Literacy, 2011
The paper presents findings from 560 interviews with undergraduates on 10 campuses distributed across the US, as part of Project Information Literacy (PIL). Overall, the findings suggest that students use a "less is more" approach to manage and control all of the IT devices and information systems available to them while they are in the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Interviews, Use Studies, Library Equipment
School Principals as Standards-Based Educational Leaders: Looking across Policy Contexts
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Marsh, David D.; LeFever, Karen – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2004
Is it possible for principals/heads to be effective educational leaders? In this study, we compared the work of principals/heads in two policy contexts. In Policy Context 1, standards for student performance were common and well-established, and authority was devolved to the school level for reshaping the school to meet those standards. In…
Descriptors: Principals, Educational Change, Theory Practice Relationship, Educational Administration
Departmental and School Leadership in Promoting Higher-Order Thinking.
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McCartney, Cameron; Schrag, Francis – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1990
Investigates the role of social studies department heads and principals in five schools involved in a project studying higher-order thinking skills. Identifies similarities and differences between department heads and administrators. Develops indicators of the success of the five schools in promoting higher-order thinking in social studies…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Comparative Analysis, Context Effect, Curriculum Development