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Writing for Content Learning in Science and Mathematics: A Three-Part Study of Open Educational Resource Curriculum and Learning Environments
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David-Tramantano, Johanna Sara – ProQuest LLC, 2023
That writing can support students' learning in science and mathematics has been documented, yet little is known about how empirical findings have been applied in (1) materials designed to support science and math instruction; and (2) informal learning environments mediated by peer instructors. This dissertation examines two relatively unexplored…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Science Education, Mathematics Education, Teaching Methods
Everyone a Mode, Everyone a Voice: Critical Pedagogy and Community College Student Perceptions of Multimodal Practices over Traditional Writing
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Marina DelVecchio – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Using a sequential explanatory mixed methods design, this study was designed to acquire quantitative and qualitative data that expose community college student perceptions on multimodal compositions compared to traditional writing practices. As traditional writing continues to be privileged in college writing classrooms, a critical pedagogy…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Learning Modalities, Writing Instruction, Critical Theory
Moving towards Raising Consciousness: An Inquiry into How Preservice Teachers Envision Classroom Management
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LaLonde, Courtney C. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Effective classroom management is critical in the creation of learning environments that foster academic success for all students. Preservice teachers must develop an awareness and understanding of all aspects of classroom management and their relation to the two main classroom management approaches: the discipline based approach and the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Academic Achievement, Course Content, Consciousness Raising
"I Saw Myself as Neutral in Some Ways, and Then Them as Other Things": Narrative and Positioning in a Teacher Education Course Focused on Gender and Sexuality
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McEntarfer, Heather Killelea – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Schools are often hostile and unwelcoming spaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, queer/questioning (LGBTQ), and gender-nonconforming students, teachers, and parents. This qualitative study sought to address that problem by examining the role that teacher education can play in preparing teacher candidates to transform those spaces. The…
Descriptors: Sexual Identity, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Educational Environment
Examining First-Year Non-Dominant Students' Experiences as Academic Writers: An Identity Perspective
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Panayotova, Dora Marinova – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This dissertation reports on a study investigating the identity of first-year university students as writers. The longitudinal project explored how students from educationally disadvantaged backgrounds construct their identities as undergraduates and as academic writers in their first year. The research was qualitative and interpretative, and used…
Descriptors: Self Concept, College Freshmen, Interviews, Student Attitudes
A Design-Based Research Investigation of a Web-Based Learning Environment Designed to Support the Reading Process
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Kidwai, Khusro – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This research study had two purposes, (a) to design and develop a Web-based learning environment that supports the use of a set of reading strategies, and (b) to investigate the impact of this Web-based learning environment on readers' "memory" and "understanding" of an instructional unit on the human heart (Dwyer &…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Web Based Instruction, Reading Strategies, Reading Processes