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The Effect of Computer Models as Formative Assessment on Student Understanding of the Nature of Models
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Park, Mihwa; Liu, Xiufeng; Smith, Erica; Waight, Noemi – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2017
This study reports the effect of computer models as formative assessment on high school students' understanding of the nature of models. Nine high school teachers integrated computer models and associated formative assessments into their yearlong high school chemistry course. A pre-test and post-test of students' understanding of the nature of…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Pretests Posttests, Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods
The Relationship between Self-Regulated Learning Strategies and Student Academic Performance in Flipped Instructional Environments
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Long, Janna B. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between self-regulated learning (SRL) strategies and student academic performance. Academic performance was measured by final grade (out of 100 points) in courses that were part of the study, and self-regulated learning strategies were assessed by the Motivated Strategies for Learning…
Descriptors: Self Control, Self Management, Academic Achievement, Blended Learning
Examining the Effect of Enactment of a Geospatial Curriculum on Students' Geospatial Thinking and Reasoning
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Bodzin, Alec M.; Fu, Qiong; Kulo, Violet; Peffer, Tamara – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2014
A potential method for teaching geospatial thinking and reasoning (GTR) is through geospatially enabled learning technologies. We developed an energy resources geospatial curriculum that included learning activities with geographic information systems and virtual globes. This study investigated how 13 urban middle school teachers implemented and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills, Logical Thinking, Science Curriculum
Integrating Technology, Curriculum, and Online Resources: A Multilevel Model Study of Impacts on Science Teachers and Students
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Ye, Lei – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This scale-up study investigated the impact of a teacher technology tool (Curriculum Customization Service, CCS), curriculum, and online resources on earth science teachers' attitudes, beliefs, and practices and on students' achievement and engagement with science learning. Participants included 73 teachers and over 2,000 ninth-grade students…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Secondary School Science, Internet, Earth Science
Predictive Relationships of Teacher Efficacy, Geometry Knowledge for Teaching, and the Cognitive Levels of Teacher Practice on Student Achievement
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Klein, Paul – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study explored the predictive relationships of teacher efficacy, teacher knowledge, and teacher practices with student achievement. More specifically, secondary mathematics teachers' efficacy beliefs, geometry knowledge for teaching, and the cognitive complexity of the teachers' classroom practices were examined for 72 teachers in both urban…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Geometry, Secondary School Teachers, Online Surveys
Student Growth in Elementary Mathematics: A Cross Level Investigation
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Kim, Seong Hee – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The primary purpose of this study is to examine the effect of knowledge for teaching mathematics and teaching practice on student mathematics achievement growth. Thirty two teachers and 299 fourth grade students in three elementary schools from one school district in urban area participated in the study. Most of them are Hispanic in origin and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 4, Urban Schools