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Marbach-Ad, Gili; Rietschel, Carly; Thompson, Katerina V. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2016
We present a novel assessment tool for measuring biology students' values and experiences across their undergraduate degree program. Our Survey of Teaching Beliefs and Practices for Undergraduates (STEP-U) assesses the extent to which students value skills needed for the workplace (e.g., ability to work in groups) and their experiences with…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Biology, Student Surveys, Test Validity
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del Prado Hill, Pixita; Friedland, Ellen S.; McMillen, Susan – Journal of Inquiry and Action in Education, 2016
This article presents two innovative tools--the Mathematics-Literacy Planning Framework and Mathematics-Literacy Implementation Checklist--which are designed to help instructional coaches and specialists support teachers to meet the challenges of the mathematics-literacy integration goals of the Common Core. Developed with teacher input, these…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Check Lists, Common Core State Standards, Literacy
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Van Dyke, Frances; Malloy, Elizabeth J.; Stallings, Virginia – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2014
This article discusses an activity designed to encourage writing to learn in mathematics. There were three stages of data collection. An assessment, requiring basic algebra only, was completed by 118 undergraduates from statistics and calculus courses. Students were given summaries of all participant responses, along with the correct answers.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Activities, Content Area Writing
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Castillo, Rigoberto; Rojas, María del Pilar – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2014
This paper reports an action research study aimed at understanding how to sensitize young English language learners towards caring for the environment. The pedagogical intervention in a 5th grade class consisted in the use of creative writing strategies to express learners' ideas. Three stages were followed: "recognizing facts,"…
Descriptors: Action Research, English Language Learners, Grade 5, Elementary School Students