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Jessa Henderson – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Algorithms may be better at prediction than humans in a variety of contexts, but they are not perfect. A deeper understanding of the ways in which educators use and question algorithmic advice within their professional domain is needed. Educators are a particularly unique professional group, in comparison with the other groups studied in the…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Literacy, High School Teachers, Science Teachers
Joseph Crifo – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The present study was conducted to determine how implementing computational thinking (via a proxy in AP Computer Science Principles) into a school's curriculum impacted student proficiency rates on the New York State Geometry Regents. Recent research has suggested that computational thinking is a skill that transcends specific content areas and…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Geometry, High School Students, Mathematics Instruction
Karen E. B. Elliott – ProQuest LLC, 2024
When the purpose and meaning of grades is not well-defined by an organization, there is a disconnect between curricular/assessment practices and student engagement. This study sought to investigate origins and find solutions in regards to discerning a student's knowledge and mastery of a subject and how this is reflected in the grade, and how…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Grading, Disclosure, Grades (Scholastic)
Jessica Adams-Grigorieff – ProQuest LLC, 2023
With recent advances in generative artificial intelligence, it may come as no surprise that AI influences our society in profound ways. This dissertation project examines how educational and social media platforms and their algorithms shape educational practices and the identity, digital literacies and views of middle school youth participants.…
Descriptors: Digital Literacy, Critical Literacy, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence
Julio Rodriguez – ProQuest LLC, 2024
In this dissertation, I present an examination of the economics of education through three chapters. In the first paper, I study the overrepresentation of elite university graduates in senior positions in public administration. Using rich administrative data from Chile, I employ a stacked fuzzy regression discontinuity design to estimate the…
Descriptors: Economics, Disproportionate Representation, Public Administration, College Graduates
Patricia Alejandra Martin – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation examines how first-generation high school Students of Color from California's San Joaquin Valley navigate digital marketing and advertising during their college search and application processes, offering a timely contribution to the study of college admissions in a post-affirmative action landscape. Higher education institutions…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, First Generation College Students, Marketing, Advertising
Khue N. Tran – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The main objective of this dissertation was to investigate factors that affect decision-makers' trust in and reliance on algorithmic predictions as decision aids in the context of college admission prediction tasks. College admission officers often made predictions about the applicants' future success based on multiple pieces of available…
Descriptors: Algorithms, College Admission, Prediction, Academic Achievement
Heather Shannon Fish – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study sought to compare the effectiveness of teaching with manipulatives versus algorithms and procedures. Assessment data were collected before instruction, after instruction with algorithms and procedures, and after instruction with modeling and manipulatives. Data were collected from 113 students from the 5th, 6th, and 7th grades within…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Algorithms, Middle School Students, Manipulative Materials
Xiaoman Wang – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study presents a collaborative learning experience design aimed to promote Algorithmic Literacy (AL) among middle school students. Developed in partnership with middle school teachers and students, the design addresses the need to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate an algorithm-driven digital landscape. The…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Algorithms, Multiple Literacies, Cooperative Learning
Jenks, Theodore G. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this action research was to implement a digital game development project and describe its effects on the performance and attitudes of eighth-grade students in a required computer science course at South Carolina School District Alpha. The following research questions were explored: (1) How does the game development project impact…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Active Learning, Student Projects, Games
Adams, Candice Harris – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Significant innovations in learning technologies are encouraging individuals, especially high school students, to seek enrichment learning opportunities that they normally are not able to take advantage of due to the limitation of traditional classroom offerings in low-income school districts. With the increase in learners seeking alternatives to…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education, High School Students, Enrichment Activities