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A Longitudinal Diagnostic Classification Model for Attribute Acquisition: Application to Learning Progressions
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Gertrudes Velasquez – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This study introduces a longitudinal diagnostic classification model, called the LTA+HDCM, which is a fusion of latent transition analysis (LTA; Collins & Flaherty, 2002; Collins & Wugalter, 1992) and the hierarchical diagnostic classification model (HDCM; Templin & Bradshaw, 2014). The primary goals in this study are (1) to evaluate…
Descriptors: Learning Trajectories, Measurement, Longitudinal Studies, Research Design
Teaching for Conceptual Change in a Density Unit Taught to 7th Graders: Comparing Two Teaching Methodologies--Scientific Inquiry and a Traditional Approach
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Holveck, Susan E. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This mixed methods study was designed to compare the effect of using an inquiry teaching methodology and a more traditional teaching methodology on the learning gains of students who were taught a five-week conceptual change unit on density. Seventh graders (N = 479) were assigned to five teachers who taught the same unit on density using either a…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Grade 7, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
Fostered Learning: Exploring Effects of Faculty and Student Affairs Staff Roles within Living-Learning Programs on Undergraduate Student Perceptions of Growth in Cognitive Dimensions
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Long, Nicole Natasha – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to explore effects of faculty and student affairs staff roles within living-learning programs (LLPs) on perceptions of growth in critical thinking/analysis abilities, cognitive complexity, and liberal learning among LLP participants. This study used two data sources from the National Study of Living-Learning Programs…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Student Personnel Workers, Role, Critical Thinking