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Motivation in Online Course Design: Action Research Using a Self-Determination Theory-Based Mathematics Unit to Improve Students' Autonomy, Competence, and Relatedness
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Emily Rose Shank – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Strong mathematics achievement is lacking in the United States, with motivation waning especially among mathematics and online students. Online mathematics students, in particular, struggle with self-regulation and self-efficacy (Kim, 2012; Sun & Rueda, 2012). Ryan and Deci (2017), in their well-established and empirical self-determination…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Online Courses, Personal Autonomy, Competence
Differences in Conceptions of Variables among Students with Typical Achievement, Low Achievement and Mathematics Learning Disabilities
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DeLeeuw, William Wayne – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This study investigated the differences in conceptions of variable among the groups of students identified as having a mathematics learning disability (MLD), other low mathematics achievement (LMA) students and typical mathematics achievement (TMA) students. This was done by analyzing the responses of these students on items involving the…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Low Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Algebra
Computing Principal Eigenvectors of Large Web Graphs: Algorithms and Accelerations Related to PageRank and HITS
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Nagasinghe, Iranga – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This thesis investigates and develops a few acceleration techniques for the search engine algorithms used in PageRank and HITS computations. PageRank and HITS methods are two highly successful applications of modern Linear Algebra in computer science and engineering. They constitute the essential technologies accounted for the immense growth and…
Descriptors: Graphs, Search Engines, Engineering, Computer Science