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Kayleigh Danielle Romero – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine any correlations between an increase in knowledge from activities which utilize self-paced learning, inquiry-guided learning, and collaborative learning pedagogical strategies and students' intentions to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and computer science…
Descriptors: Pacing, Independent Study, Inquiry, Active Learning
Jankens, Adrienne – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This dissertation describes and analyzes the work of a semester-long teacher research study of inquiry-based and reflective teaching and learning strategies and their impact on students' preparation for future learning. I explore relevant scholarship on knowledge transfer, classroom ecologies, and student agency to set the stage for a discussion…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Reflective Teaching, Learning Strategies
McCay, Donald Alan – ProQuest LLC, 2011
For some time scholars have been advocating the application of adult learning techniques such as andragogy to police recruit training. This study attempted to further that discussion by determining how police recruits make meaning while attending the police academy. Through observations, interviews, and reflective journaling, data were collected.…
Descriptors: Andragogy, Police, Learning Strategies, Phenomenology
Aming-Attai, Rachael – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Recent reform efforts in mathematics education call for the development of early algebraic reasoning, and for the provision of rich mathematical experiences for all students. In spite of such emphasis, many elementary school students, especially those with mathematical learning disabilities (MLD), often experience great difficulty in early algebra…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students, Grade 6
Wang, Jui-Sheng – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examines the effect of deep approaches to learning on development of the inclination to inquire and lifelong learning over four years, as an essential graduated outcome that helps students face the challenges of a complex and rapidly changing world. Despite the importance of the inclination to inquire and lifelong learning, some…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Educational Attitudes, Lifelong Learning, Inquiry
Nickel, Christine E. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine whether cooperative versus collaborative strategies used for a group project had differential effects on students' achievement, process and solution satisfaction, value and preference for collaboration, and perceptions of community of inquiry in online and blended environments. The study sample consisted of…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Learning Strategies, Technology Integration
Chen, Ying-Chih – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine students' understanding of argumentation when talk and writing were provided as learning tools, as well as to explore how talk and writing can best support students' construction of scientific knowledge. Most current studies have examined discourse patterns over a short interval of only a few class periods…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Cognitive Processes, Scientific Literacy, Active Learning
Sessums, Christopher Davis – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Teacher professional development is a complex enterprise (Sprinthall, Reiman, and Thies-Sprinthall, 1996). While many online professional development programs have been introduced over the past several years that provide continuous, job-embedded support, empirical evidence relating what works and what does not has been limited (Whitehouse, Breit,…
Descriptors: Internet, Teacher Collaboration, Action Research, Computer Mediated Communication