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Stephen Hackler – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Though extensively documented, the exact mechanism responsible for pattern formation on insect bristles and scales is not completely understood. Using both scanning and transmission electron microscopy, we assemble a rough time series of pattern formation on butterfly wing scales. We also perform a numerical simulation of the Swift-Hohenberg…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Entomology, Scientific Concepts, Physics
Fischer, Heather A. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Citizen Science programs create a bi-directional flow of knowledge between scientists and citizen volunteers; this flow democratizes science in order to create an informed public (Bonney et al. 2014; Brown, Kelly, and Whitall 2014). This democratization is a fundamental part of creating a science that can address today's pressing environmental,…
Descriptors: Tourism, Design, Program Development, Science Education
Carney, Megan Strawsine – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This paper describes the confirmatory factor analysis, validity, and reliability data collection stage of the development of a scale to measure mainstream teachers' self-efficacy beliefs for teaching ELL (English Language Learner) students. Data were collected from 708 K through 12 teachers and pre-service teachers with varying degrees of…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English Instruction, Rating Scales, Test Reliability