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Alicia N. Herrera – ProQuest LLC, 2023
To remain competitive in an innovative world, American classrooms are promoting careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by utilizing the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Students are engaged in inquiry by applying scientific practices like argumentation. However, science teachers are finding it difficult to…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Persuasive Discourse, Questioning Techniques, Teaching Methods
Geena Taite – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Modeling with mathematics (MP4) is a mathematical practice standard that can be used to engage students in mathematical content standards as well as additional mathematical practice standards. Research has shown the benefits of mathematical modeling (e.g., Aguirre et al., 2019; Cirillo et al., 2016a), but also the challenges teachers can face…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Faculty Development, Mathematics Instruction, Program Design
Abdulrahman Alhayyan – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Teachers' questioning is a key practice that influences student learning, yet not all teachers' questioning is equally effective, and fine-grained analyses uncovering the details of teachers' questioning are scarce. My study investigated the types of questions asked by three in-service elementary school math teachers, the associated levels of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Questioning Techniques, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers
Chad Gee – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The current study employs a qualitative, exploratory case study method examining the classroom practices of three 5th grade science teachers from two intermediate campuses within a school district in the Southwest. The study explores opportunities and barriers to high level questioning by teachers leading to critical thinking. Qualitative data…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Critical Thinking, Skill Development, Elementary School Teachers
Alexandra Choy Youatt – ProQuest LLC, 2023
While evidence suggests PBL teachers' roles support higher student learning outcomes, there was a general lack of data that explores how PBL teachers describe their roles in teaching (Kaplan & Garner, 2017; Leng et al., 2018). The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how high school teachers, who used project-based…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Active Learning, Student Centered Learning, Teacher Role
Perry G. Rizopoulos – ProQuest LLC, 2024
COVID-19 exacerbated a pre-existing and well-documented mental health crisis on college campuses in the United States. During COVID-19, more college students than ever before in recorded history reported feelings of anxiety and depression, among other mental health issues. There are myriad possible causes for the decline in mental health among…
Descriptors: Philosophy, Higher Education, Undergraduate Students, Introductory Courses
Tiffany Condren – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The development of clinical judgment is an important topic in nursing education, and various teaching strategies have been proposed to improve this skill among nursing students and new graduate nurses. However, the effectiveness of these strategies is not well-researched. One promising approach is using higher-order questions to guide and develop…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Nursing Students, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Clinical Diagnosis
CindyJo Fryer – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation explores the implementation of classical education in a non-classical charter high school, with a focus on science education using classical methodologies. Employing techniques like copy work, history-based science teaching (HBST), the Socratic method, and the Progymnastmata, astronomy, and chemistry were taught. To identify…
Descriptors: Science Education, Conventional Instruction, Charter Schools, High Schools
Kelly Michele Winkels – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Socratic seminars are active learning opportunities for students that create a classroom atmosphere building upon the foundational knowledge and experience of the students in the room. The teacher acts as a facilitator of learning, and students research, create questions, and converse to create a deeper understanding of learning. The purpose of…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Teaching Methods, Active Learning, Student Evaluation
Crawford, Kristen M. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The release of NGSS in 2013 brought forth uncertainty among K-12 educators on how to translate these standards into practical science lessons (Harris et al., 2017). One important instructional change that teachers still need assistance with is supporting sensemaking. To guide students in the process of sensemaking, teachers must ask questions that…
Descriptors: Science Education, National Standards, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education
Realon, Andrew Davidson – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic affected both how instructors taught their courses and how students learned in those courses. The delivery of law school instruction online in America at this scale had never occurred. This study sought to understand how American law students experienced this pivot by analyzing how those students experienced the Socratic…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Online Courses, Law Schools
Nancy E. Legath – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Becoming critical thinkers and collaborative learners is important for today's students as they develop the skills needed for success in the 21st century (National Research Council, 2012; Partnership for 21st Century Learning, 2019). One instructional strategy used to develop critical-thinking skills through collaboration is Socratic seminar. A…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Questioning Techniques, Seminars, Teaching Methods
Martha Higginbotham – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this descriptive case study was to examine the impact of the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) on student engagement in the CHEM 100 course at Rider University. The action research study was conducted during the fall semester of 2022 with seven participants. The QFT protocol was taught separately from classroom instruction.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Questioning Techniques, Learner Engagement, Chemistry
Sharon Radcliff – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this study was to measure to what extent an experimental method of teaching argument incorporating elements from both Toulmin's (2004) structural approach and Walton's (2013) dialectical approach effects first-year college students' ability to write strong arguments. This experimental instruction used critical questioning as a…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Teaching Methods, College Freshmen, Critical Thinking
Kimberly S. Hansel – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This qualitative study will address some potential reasons why reform-based mathematics has not been implemented in the secondary mathematics classroom. It will explore the beliefs, perceptions, and thoughts of mathematics teachers using a particular reform strategy called open-ended questioning. Although teacher beliefs, perceptions, and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Questioning Techniques, Diaries, Educational Change
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