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Deepening Understanding of Prior Knowledge: What Diverse First-Generation College Students in the U.S. Can Teach Us
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Castillo-Montoya, Milagros – Teaching in Higher Education, 2017
Educational research indicates that teachers revealing and utilizing students' prior knowledge supports students' academic learning. Yet, the variation in students' prior knowledge is not fully known. To better understand students' prior knowledge, I drew on sociocultural learning theories to examine racially and ethnically diverse college…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, First Generation College Students, Student Diversity, Educational Research