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William D. Riihiluoma – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The ability to relate physical concepts and phenomena to multiple mathematical representations--and to move fluidly between these representations--is a critical outcome expected of physics instruction. In upper-division quantum mechanics, students must work with multiple symbolic notations, including some that they have not previously encountered.…
Descriptors: Quantum Mechanics, Science Instruction, Knowledge Level, College Students
Rzeszutko, Ryan; James, Dwayne T.; Petrie, Jennifer – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The typical collegiate introductory statistics course poses significant challenges for students. Many do not fully comprehend key course skills, and it is common for students to exit the class with a neutral or negative attitude toward statistics. To measure the impact of using relevant contextual examples as an instructional strategy during a…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Statistics, College Mathematics, College Students
Petrie, Jennifer; James, Dwayne T.; Rzeszutko, Ryan – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The typical collegiate introductory statistics course poses significant challenges for students. Many do not fully comprehend key course skills, and it is common for students to exit the class with a neutral or negative attitude toward statistics. To measure the impact of using relevant contextual examples as an instructional strategy during a…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Statistics Education, College Mathematics, College Students
James, Dwayne T.; Petrie, Jennifer; Rzeszutko, Ryan – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The typical collegiate introductory statistics course poses significant challenges for students. Many do not fully comprehend key course skills, and it is common for students to exit the class with a neutral or negative attitude toward statistics. To measure the impact of using relevant contextual examples as an instructional strategy during a…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Statistics Education, College Mathematics, College Students
Canan, Mustafa – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Two people in the same situation may ascribe very different meanings to their experiences. They will form different awareness, reacting differently to shared information. Various factors can give rise to this behavior. These factors include, but are not limited to, prior knowledge, training, biases, cultural factors, social factors, team vs.…
Descriptors: Participative Decision Making, Individual Differences, Perspective Taking, Cognitive Processes
Sanders, Eric – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate the comprehension of questions beginning with different wh- question words presented in two referential conditions to individuals with intellectual disability (ID). Thirty-nine school-age participants completed a battery of who, what, where, when, why, and how questions with and without a picture…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Questioning Techniques, Mental Retardation, Responses