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Sheaffer, Christopher Ryan. "Patterns in Nature Forming Patterns in Minds : An Evaluation of an Introductory Physics Unit." PDXScholar, 2013. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/925.
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Educators are increasingly focused on the process over the content. In science especially, teachers want students to understand the nature of science and investigation. The emergence of scientific inquiry and engineering design teaching methods have led to the development of new teaching and evaluation methods that concentrate on steps in a process rather than facts in a topic. Research supports the notion that an explicit focus on the scientific process can lead to student science knowledge gains. In response to new research and standards many teachers have been developing teaching methods that seem to work well in their classrooms, but lack the time and resources to test them in other classroom environments. A high school Physics teacher (Bradford Hill) has developed a unit called Patterns in Nature (PIN) with objectives relating mathematical modeling to the scientific process. Designed for use in his large public school classroom, the unit was taken and used in a charter school with small classes. This study looks at specifically whether or not the PIN unit effectively teaches students how to graph the data they gather and fit an appropriate mathematical pattern, using that model to predict future measurements. Additionally, the study looks at the students' knowledge and views about the nature of science and the process of scientific investigation as it is affected by the PIN unit. Findings show that students are able to identify and apply patterns to data, but have difficulties explaining the meaning of the math. Students' show increases in their knowledge of the process of science, and the majority develop positive views about science in general. A major goal of this study is to place this unit in the cyclical process of Design-Based Research and allow for Pattern in Nature's continuous improvement, development and evaluation. Design-Based Research (DBR) is an approach that can be applied to the implementation and evaluation of classroom materials. This method incorporates the complexities of different contexts and changing treatments into the research methods and analysis. From the use of DBR teachers can understand more about how the designed materials affect the students. Others may be able to use the development and analysis of PIN study as a guide to look at similar aspects of science units developed elsewhere.
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Dixon, Charles Harwood. "The evaluation of qualitative examination questions at matriculation level in physics." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001439.
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The style and format of Physics examination papers has changed markedly over the past hundred years. Physics was regarded formerly as a sub-division of Mathematics; hence, apart from giving formal statements of scientific laws, and some account of experimental procedures, examination candidates were required to spend most of their time, and to earn most of their marks by solving numerical problems. Most Physics examination papers today retain the emphasis on problem-solving by calculation. It has been recognised, however, that the ability to obtain correct numerical answers by substition in a formula does not necessarily imply understanding of the physical principles which underly the problem. There has been a reaction against the awarding of marks for algebraic or arithmetical manipulation. Bloom and his disciples, by calling on examiners to define precise behavioural objectives, have encouraged the development of qualitative questions. These require no calculation nor numerical answer, but do aim to test the candidate's insight, by requiring him either to explain phenomena in scientific terms, or to predict the outcome of changing conditions. In this investigation samples of both quantitative and qualitative questions were extracted from Physics papers past and present. A closer study was made of qualitative questions used in the Natal Senior Certificate Physics papers (both Higher Grade and Standard Grade) in November 1987. The examiners were asked to state the objective of each question, as well as its categorization in terms of a simplified Bloom taxonomy. Candidates' answers to these questions were extracted from the scripts written at a representative sample of Natal schools. In the case of multiple-choice questions, an item analysis was performed, and discrimination indices were calculated . The responses of individual candidates to the longer questions were collected, classified and discussed. In each case the effectiveness of the question was studied, as to whether or not it was successful in detecting the presence of correct scientific concepts in the candidates' thinking. It was concluded that most of the qualitative questions used by the examiners were effective. Suggestions were made as to how their efficacy could be improved. Much further study and experimentation are needed to develop the effective use of this type of question
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White, Richard Neal. "A high school physics instructor's website: Design, implementation, and evaluation." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2002. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2062.
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In order to test the ability of the Internet to supplement classroom instruction, an instructor-authored WWW site crashwhite.com was developed for two Berkeley High courses: Advanced Placement (AP) physics, and college-prep physics class. The website was intended to supplement classroom instruction by making classroom materials available to students and parents outside the classroom, and to facilitate increased teacher-parent, teacher-student, and student-student communication.
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Davenport, Glen. "The Reliability of the Force and Motion Conceptual Evaluation." Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2008. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/DavenportG2008.pdf.
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Reed, Daniel A. "Evaluating Factors Contributing to Engineering Technology Students' Introductory Physics Experience." Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2007. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/ReedDA2007.pdf.
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Caballero, Marcos Daniel. "Evaluating and extending a novel reform of introductory mechanics." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/42705.
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The research presented in this thesis was motivated by the need to improve introductory physics courses. Introductory physics courses are generally the first courses in which students learn to create models to solve complex problems. However, many students taking introductory physics courses fail to acquire a command of the concepts, methods and tools presented in these courses. The reforms proposed by this thesis focus on altering the content of introductory courses rather than content delivery methods as most reforms do.
This thesis explores how the performance on a widely used test of conceptual understanding in mechanics compares between students taking a course with updated and modified content and students taking a traditional course. Better performance by traditional students was found to stem from their additional practice on the types of items which appeared on the test. The results of this work brought into question the role of the introductory physics course for non-majors.
One aspect of this new role is the teaching of new methods such as computation (the use of a computer to solve numerically, simulate and visualize physical problems). This thesis explores the potential benefits for students who learn computation as part of physics course. After students worked through a suite of computational homework problems, many were able to model a new physical situation with which they had no experience.
The failure of some students to model this new situation might have stemmed from their unfavorable attitudes towards learning computation. In this thesis, we present the development of a new tool for characterizing students' attitudes. Preliminary measurements indicated significant differences between successful and unsuccessful students.
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Dyer, James U. "Evaluation of physical chemistry in practice (PCIP) DVD modules." Virtual Press, 2005. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1318447.
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Tremel, Shirley Lynn. "Investigating Student Understanding of the Law of Conservation of Matter." PDXScholar, 2011. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/343.
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The purpose of this study was to gather information about how students learn the foundational concept of conservation of matter during a non-chemistry unit on the rock cycle. The unit covered the rock cycle, rock types, and the law of conservation of matter and took place in a sixth grade classroom of 30 students. A mixed methods, quasi-experimental, pre-post, delayed post design was used to measure student understanding of the concept of conservation of matter as it relates to the rock cycle. Students made significant learning gains from pre-test to post-test and showed mastery in less complex subject areas, but struggled to learn the more complex concept of conservation of matter. More research is needed in order to gain a greater understanding of how students learn difficult foundational concepts such as conservation of matter, and how they are able to apply their understanding across disciplines in science. This study offers suggestions for future work including a series of questions to assess student misconceptions about matter, and how to use those questions to measure students' ability to transfer knowledge to different learning contexts. The recommended questions ask students to transfer knowledge from the conservation of matter as it applies to the rock cycle to chemistry concepts including conservation of matter, mass and volume.
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Lopes, Bruno Bernardo Galindo. "Livros didaticos de fisica e as inovações da pesquisa em educação em ciencias." [s.n.], 2007. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/251763.
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Orientador: Jorge Megid NetoDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação
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Resumo: A presente pesquisa objetivou verificar em que medida as coleções didáticas modernas de Física incorporam aspectos dos principais movimentos da pesquisa atual em Educação em Ciências: Movimento das Concepções Alternativas e Teoria da Mudança Conceitual; História e Filosofia da Ciência; Modelos Mentais e a Resolução de Problemas; Física Moderna e Contemporânea e Atividades Experimentais, por meio da identificação dos elementos indicativos da incorporação das inovações de cada um dos movimentos acima no conjunto de textos, atividades e exercícios, entre outras partes que constituem o conjunto de cada obra didática (livro do aluno e manual do professor). Assim, foram analisadas seis coleções (livro do aluno e manual do professor) de volume único das Editoras Ática, Atual, FTD, IBEP, Moderna e Scipione, selecionadas por serem as coleções de volume único mais vendidas de cada editora e terem edições atualizadas. Inicialmente foi realizada uma descrição dos aspectos gráfico-editoriais (identificação da obra, glossário, referências bibliográficas, indicação de leituras complementares, organização de textos, configuração de ilustrações, tabelas e gráficos) do livro do aluno e manual do professor de cada coleção, seguida da análise dos capítulos de Mecânica e manual do professor das mesmas, buscando identificar as inovações incorporadas. Os resultados dessa análise qualitativa permitiram chegar à conclusão que, de modo geral, todas as coleções analisadas incorporaram apenas parcialmente as inovações da pesquisa em Educação em Ciências pelo menos quanto ao propósito, realizando muito pouco, de fato, no Livro do Aluno, sendo que, nas vezes em que o fazem, realizam uma abordagem inadequada das mesmas. Nessa incorporação parcial demonstra haver ainda falta de empenho de seus autores em superar o modelo clássico de livro didático de Física, rompendo com sua rígida estrutura "convencional", permitindo assim que este se torne uma ferramenta efetiva da aprendizagem, capaz de estimular a criatividade, a reflexão, o debate e o senso de investigação individual e coletiva dos alunos.
Abstract: The object of this research was to verify how much modern didactic Physics books incorporate aspects of the main movements of Sciences Education research: Alternative Concepts Movement and Conceptual Change Theory; History and Philosophy of Sciences; Mental Models and Problem Solving; Modern and Contemporary Physics and Experimental Activities. This would be done by identification of the incorporation of innovations derived from each movement above in each assemble of texts, activities and exercises, among other parts which constitute each didactic Physics collection analyzed (student book and teacher book). In such a way, six one book Physics collections, produced by six different publishing houses (Ática, Atual, FTD, IBEP, Moderna and Scipione) were analyzed. These particular collections were chosen because they were the best seller one book collections by each publishing house, and they had updated editions. This research began by the description of graphical-editorial aspects (book identification, glossary, bibliographical references, complementary reading indications, text organizations, illustrations tables and graphics) of each student book and teacher book of each collection, followed by an analysis of their Mechanics' chapters and teacher books, to identify if there were incorporated innovations. The results of this qualitative analysis led to the conclusion that in a general way, all these six Physics' books collections incorporated partially the research in Sciences Education innovations, mainly on its purposes, and making very few, in fact, in students' book, and when it's done, their approach is inadequate. This partial incorporation shows how poor were the efforts of these collections' authors to surpass the classic model of Physics didactic books, breaking with the rigid "conventional" frame of these books and allowing them to become an effective learning tool, able to stimulate creativity, reflection, argument, and individual and collective investigation sense on the students.
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Jin, Tae-Sang 1974. "The validity of swimming rubrics for children with and without a physical disability /." Thesis, McGill University, 2006. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=99726.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of swimming rubrics. The 10-level rubrics were designed to assess the front crawl. Participants were children, aged 8 to 13 years, with and without a physical disability (n=19) from a "reverse integration" school in Montreal. Participants swam 20 meters with each deciding if a floatation device was necessary. They evaluated themselves as well as peers using the rubric format. The physical education teacher and two teaching assistants participated as teacher assessors. Teacher, peer, and self assessments produced similar scores. In peer assessment, students with disability produced lower scores than students without disability. Boys did not differ from girls. In self assessment, students with and without a disability showed similar competence in comparison to teachers. Also, boys and girls produced similar competence in comparison to their teacher as well. Finally, video assessment was significantly correlated with assessment done immediately after performance.
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Slocum, Laura Elizabeth. "Evaluation of physical chemistry on-line modules." Virtual Press, 2001. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1221309.
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We have modeled in one-dimension two-dimensional (2-D) quantum wire structures: the notched electron stub tuner (NEST) and the double-notched electron stub tuner (D-NEST). The models consisted of square barriers representing the notches and square wells representing the stubs. We have calculated the transmission coefficient as a function of electron energy and/or device geometries to study electron transport through these quantum wire models. The transfer matrix method was used to calculate the transmission coefficient by utilizing a program written with Mathematica. The program and technique were verified using one-dimensional systems from the literature.We studied the principle of wave interference in the NEST model in the form of intersection points of several curves of the transmission coefficient versus barrier/well separation plotted with no offset. The creation of standing waves, in certain regions of the NEST model, by the interference of incident and reflected waves, gives rise to these intersection points. We have identified features in the conductance curves of the NEST and the transmission coefficient curves of the NEST model (the intersection points) that are very similar and may be explained by the same principle of wave interference.We have studied double-barrier resonant tunneling (DBRT) to assist in our study of the D-NEST model. The resonances in DBRT are attributed to the creation of standing waves between the two barriers for the tunneling and non-tunneling regimes. We attempted to prove the existence of these standing waves by studying the probability density in the D-NEST model. The well of the D-NEST model was scanned down the length of the double-barrier well region to investigate its effect on the transmission coefficient for this purpose. A small square barrier, used as a probe, was also used to study the probability density in the same way as the well was used. Initial scans of the probe above a simple square barrier gave us insight into the possibility of using it to scan for the probability density in the well region. The "over-the-barrier" resonances (attributed to standing waves) were studied in this case.We have developed knowledge of the transmission properties of these models that may aid in the understanding of the electron transport through the 2-D devices. We believe that to "fine tune" the conductance output of the D-NEST device, the second notch should be placed at a location that permits the creation of standing waves, for a specific electron energy value, between the two notches of the device. The "fine tuning" of the conductance output into a square-wave pattern could improve the devices performance as a potential switching mechanism.Department of Chemistry
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Booi, Kwanele. "The implications of the introduction of outcomes based education in the natural sciences curriculum at Cape College of Education: the assessment of perceptions of squatter camp teachers in Khayelitsha towards the outcomes based education." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003451.
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1. This pilot study is a survey of practices of natural sciences educators at Cape College of Education to establish if they reflect the conceptual development, development of skills, change of attitudes and values that are the pillars of the Outcomes Based Education (OBE). Their approaches of lecturing have been assessed to determine if they incorporate investigative approaches based on social constructivism, the theory underpinning Curriculum 2005. The status of science education in the college has been analyzed to establish whether the curriculum can adapt itself to the specifications of the new curriculum. It has been concluded that the educators at Cape College of Education need to be empowered about strategies that will help them function along the principles embracing Curriculum 2005 specifications. The educators have shown not to be ready to practice social constructivism and the assessment strategies incorporated in their programmes do not embrace a variety of approaches that will enable their learners to develop conceptually, skill wise and enable them to develop change in attitudes and values. Investigative approaches to practical work appear to be lacking in the college teaching/learning and this also indicates that Curriculum 2005 will take time to be properly implemented at Cape College of Education. 2. This study is based on the practices of science educators in the squatter-camp school in Khayelitsha, a densely populated area for blacks near Cape Town. Teachers at Vuselela primary school were interviewed about their teaching assessment strategies to establish whether they incorporate a learner centred approach, which is the necessity for the Outcomes Based Education approach. Also some of the lessons they taught were observed in order to find out whether they validate what transpired from the interviews through a process of triangulation. It has become evident that the teachers are to some extent aware of the changes the education system is going through in South Africa. It also became clear from the study that the teachers are still lacking expertise as to how to practice along the lines of Curriculum 2005, the South African version of Outcomes Based Education (OBE). They also showed that they are keen to learn and practice OBE even though more opportunities need to be created for their epistemological empowerment as well as empowerment on the content of science.
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Cousineau, William J. "The relationship of teachers' expectations and academic learning time in grade six physical education classes." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26803.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between teachers' expectations of performance, teacher training, and student gender, with student achieved Academic Learning Time (A.L.T.) of grade six students.
To examine the following relationships four main hypotheses were generated. It was hypothesized that:
1 There would be a positive relationship between A.L.T. and teachers' expectations of performance in Physical Education.
2 Teachers with Physical Education majors would have greater A.L.T. than those with Physical Education minors, or generalist classroom teachers.
3 There would be no difference in A.L.T. totals between student gender.
4 There would be less student off-task time in Physical Education majors classes, than in the Physical Education minors, and the generalist teachers'.
This study also examines the relationship between teachers' perception of student effort, student grades in physical education, and student achieved Academic Learning Time. Finally, it was possible to investigate how student expectations of performance are developed by teachers in Physical Education. Six, grade six, classes taught by male teachers were selected for observation in the study. Two P.E. majors, two P.E. minors, and two generalist teachers' classes were observed. Each of these teachers conducted a rank-ordering of students in their class, based on their expectation of student performance. From this rank ordering, six students from each class were selected for observation during the study. Each class was observed three times, using the Academic Learning Time Version II instrument to collect data. At the conclusion of the study, teachers were also asked to submit student grades for the first and second term, rate student effort over the three observed lessons, and complete a teacher demographic information sheet.
Results indicated that a positive relationship existed between teachers' expectancy and A.L.T.. It was found that P.E. majors had higher A.L.T. than did P.E. minors, or generalist teachers. No significant difference was found between student gender groups. Differences in off-task time levels were not noted between teacher training groups. A significant relationship was found between student perceived effort and student A.L.T.. Finally, it was indicated that teachers primarily use student ability and skill level in determining students' expectancy level.
Recommendations for future research on this topic suggest that a larger sample size be used and that lesson and activity structure be controlled in comparative A.L.T. studies. It appears that more research is needed to substantiate the relationship between A.L.T. and teacher training, and the relationship between student achievement and A.L.T..Education, Faculty of
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Bowman, Winifred Edna. "The evaluation of an accreditation programme for quality improvement in private physiotherapy practice in South Africa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52525.
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Thesis (PhD)--University of Stellenbosch, 2001.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: "Quality" has different meanings to different people. Even quality experts do not agree on a single definition: Juran's definition of quality revolves around his concept of "fitness for use", Crosby defines quality in terms of performance that produces "zero defects" and Deming defines quality as a "never ending cycle of continuous improvement". One element, however, that is common to all three approaches is that management must accept and demonstrate leadership if quality is to be achieved. Quality is rarely thought of as others perceive it. What is apparent is that if providers of care wish to maintain leadership in defining quality, they need to - Actively participate in the public debate about quality. Review the way in which they have been defining quality. Question whether their definitions are aligned with what the purchasers of health care define as being important. Develop meaningful measures of quality and data collection systems that will allow them to demonstrate quality and value. - Willingly share data not only on outcomes, and also measures that are specific to individual procedures and service providers. The PhysioFocus practice accreditation programme attempted to achieve the above factors. By realising the goal of the research this was determined. The goal of the research was to evaluate the PhysioFocus practice accreditation programme and to make recommendations on the educational programme for accreditation in private physiotherapy practices. This goal was realised by means of an exploratory and descriptive research design with a qualitative orientation. The evaluation of the PhysioFocus practice accreditation programme was performed by means of a validated evaluation instrument. The group interview revealed components of the PhysioFocus practice accreditation programme that require remediation. Recommendations included professional-ethical issues, business management and legislative issues. The recommendations will be implemented by the PhysioFocus practice accreditation committee. The PhysioFocus practice accreditation learning programme was evaluated by means of a semi-structured questionnaire, containing eleven questions and a section for comments. The general consensus was that the PhysioFocus practice accreditation programme is essential in private physiotherapy practice in South Africa. The implementation of the PhysioFocus practice accreditation programme resulted in the facilitation of quality physiotherapy; professional and personal development; monitoring of quality improvement processes; and the evaluation and remediation of these processes. This supported the central theoretical assumption of the research. Concerns were voiced about the lack of standards, lack of quality improvement skills, the public image of the physiotherapy profession and the lack of basic business management training. The researcher concluded that the implementation of the PhysioFocus practice accreditation programme is essential in private physiotherapy practice in South Africa. At present the current PhysioFocus practice accreditation programme does not address all the needs of private physiotherapy practices. Recommendations based on the research included remediation of the current PhysioFocus practice accreditation programme, formal education included business management, professional-ethical-Iegal issues, standards and scientific methods to analyse process variation and the development of improvement strategies in quality improvement. Other recommendations include informal education, physiotherapy management and structured quality improvement activities. The issue of the image of the professional physiotherapist was also addressed. Topics for future research were identified. The uniqueness of the research lies in the fact that this is the only physiotherapy practice accreditation programme implemented in South Africa. It is also the only physiotherapy practice accreditation programme in South Africa that has been evaluated.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: "Gehalte" het verskillende betekenisse vir verskillende mense. Selfs kenners op die gebied van gehalte stem nie saam met 'n enkele definisie nie. Juran se omvattende definisie is "gebruikswaarde", terwyl Crosby gehalte in terme van produksie, naamlik "zero defek", definieer. Deming definieer gehalte as "'n nimmereindigende siklus van voortdurende verbetering". Die een aspek wat al drie die kenners egter gemeen het, is dat bestuur leierskap moet aanvaar en demonstreer indien gehalte bereik wil word. Geen twee persone ervaar gehalte eenders nie. Indien diensverskaffers leiding wil behou ten opsigte van gehalte-definiëring, sal hulle verplig wees om: aktief deel te neem aan openbare debat oor gehalte; die aanvaarde definisie van gehalte te herevalueer; die aanvaarde definisie van gehalte op te weeg teenoor dié van die mediese hulpfonds-administrasie; gehalte- en data insamelingsisteme te ontwikkel om gehalte en waarde te bewys; en gewillig alle data te deel - nie net uitkomsdata nie, maar ook data wat spesifiek op individuele prosedures en diensverskaffers van toepassing is. Die PhysioFocus praktyk-akkreditasieprogram het gepoog om bogenoemde te bereik. Die navorsing het gerealiseer deurdat die doelstelling bereik is. Die doelstelling van die navorsing was om die PhysioFocus praktykakkreditasieprogram te evalueer en aanbevelings te maak vir 'n leerprogram vir die akkreditasieprogram. Die doelstelling het gerealiseer deur "n verkennende en beskrywende navorsingsontwerp vanuit 'n kwalitatiewe oriëntasie. Die evaluering van die PhysioFocus praktyk-akkreditasieprogram het deur middel van 'n gevalideerde evalueringsinstrument geskied. Die groepsonderhoud het areas van die PhysioFocus praktyk- akkreditasieprogram wat remediëring benodig, geïdentifiseer. Aanbevelings het professionele-etiese aspekte, besigheidsbestuur en wetlike aspekte ingesluit. Die aanbevelings sal deur die PhysioFocus praktykakkreditasiekommitee geïmplementeer word. Die evaluering van die PhysioFocus praktyk-akkreditasieleerprogram het deur middel van 'n semi-gestruktureerde vraelys met 11 oop vrae, tesame met 'n afdeling vir opmerkings, geskied. Die algemene aanname was dat die PhysioFocus praktyk-akkreditasieprogram noodsaaklik is in privaat fisioterapiepraktyk in Suid-Afrika. Die implementering van die PhysioFocus praktyk-akkreditasieprogram het gehalte fisioterapie, professionele en persoonlike ontwikkeling, die monitering van gehalteverbeteringsprosesse, asook evaluering en remediëring van hierdie prosesse, tot gevolg gehad. Dit het die sentraalteoretiese aanname van die navorsing ondersteun. Daar was egter kommer oor die gebrek aan standaarde, die beeld van die fisioterapieprofessie, asook die gebrek aan besigheidsbestuuropleiding. Die navorser het tot die gevolgtrekking gekom dat die implementering van die PhysioFocus praktyk-akkreditasieprogram noodsaaklik is in privaat fisioterapiepraktyk in Suid-Afrika. Die huidige PhysioFocus praktykakkreditasieprogram voldoen nie aan al die vereistes van privaat fisioterapiepraktyk in Suid Afrika nie. Aanbevelings vanuit die navorsing sluit die volgende in: remediëring van die huidige PhysioFocus praktyk-akkreditasieprogram; formele opleiding, insluitende profesionele-etiese-wetlike aspekte; standaarde; wetenskaplike metodes om die praktykprosesveranderinge te analiseer; en die ontwikkeling van 'n gestruktureerde gehalteverbeteringstrategie. Die beeld van die fisioterapieprofessie is ook aangespreek. Onderwerpe vir toekomstige navorsing is geïdentifiseer. Die navorsing is uniek omdat die PhysioFocus praktyk-akkreditasieprogram die enigste akkreditasieprogram vir fisioterapie in Suid Afrika is. Dit is ook die enigste fisioterapie-akkreditasieprogram wat in Suid Afrika geëvalueer is.
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Pierce, Greg L. "A PILOT STUDY EXAMINING HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS' UNDERSTANDING AND USE OF MOSSTON'S STYLE (S) OF TEACHING." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2010. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/424.
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The purpose of this project was to develop a questionnaire that could lend insight to physical educations teachers’ perceptions and use of Mosston's Teaching Styles. The researcher designed a pilot study in which he distributed the questionnaire to six teachers from three Santa Barbara District High Schools. Results show that the six teachers were familiar with all Mosston’s Styles. However, citing circumstances such as class time and class sizes, the participants in this study did not use all of Mosston’s Styles. These results may be useful for physical education teacher educators to help them understand teachers’ knowledge of Mosston’s Styles, and what they can do to help teachers by giving them strategies to help use different teaching styles, despite reasons such as limited time and large class sizes.
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Clark, Jonathan, and Jonathan Clark. "An ethnographic investigation into the development and trialing of more accessible text materials for second language teaching and learning in physical science." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23665.
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This dissertation discusses the development of alternative science curriculum materials for a secondary schooling context where English, the medium of instruction, is a second language for both teachers and students. The research is located in an interpretative ethnographic framework and the data gathered during the classroom-based trialing of the materials highlights the vital role of language in the teaching and learning of school science. An interactive reading model coupled with a discourse approach to text analysis explores some of the language difficulties which black students experience with their science textbooks. That many students fail to develop adequate reading strategies is identified as lying at the heart of many learning problems. It is suggested that the key to comprehension is instruction from a base of more accessible text materials. Furthermore, although science practical work does not automatically advance students' knowledge and understanding, relevant and contextualised learning activities do equip students to become more self-directed and reflective learners of science.
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Fonseca, Monaliza da. "O laboratório virtual como atividade complementar de disciplinas introdutórias de mecânica: análise a partir da experiência do giroscópio." Universidade de São Paulo, 2015. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/81/81131/tde-25112015-142723/.
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O Laboratório Virtual é um ambiente de estudo que visa complementar a ação docente em sala de aula, a fim de trabalhar conceitos abstratos de maneira experimental e que usa recursos virtuais como estratégia de ensino para aulas de física. Este laboratório foi desenvolvido a partir da filmagem de sistemas reais com o objetivo de observar todo o movimento de um objeto junto a um instrumento que possibilitou a medida de sua posição. Posteriormente, foi incorporado ao vídeo um código de tempo, de modo que, ao transformá-lo em quadros independentes, as imagens extraídas permitem medir a posição ocupada pelo corpo em instantes conhecidos. Com uma tabela de posição por tempo, toda a evolução dinâmica do sistema pode ser obtida. As experiências, alocadas em http://www.fep.if.usp.br/~fisfoto/index.html, vem sendo usadas desde 2004 em cursos de mecânica da graduação em Licenciatura em Física da Universidade de São Paulo e são uma inovação no método de desenvolvimento curricular, que busca na tecnologia uma outra maneira de trazer a experimentação para o contexto do ensino. Analisamos o experimento do Giroscópio, objeto de frequente estudo nas aulas de mecânica, a fim de adquirir elementos para avaliar o comportamento do Laboratório Virtual como ferramenta didática. Foram entrevistados 12 alunos que participaram da atividade, com o intuito de verificar se os objetivos da proposta tinham sido atingidos, a fim de analisar o grau de apropriação dos conceitos trabalhados na mencionada experiência. Para fundamentar essa análise, recorreu-se à equilibração e ao subsunçor propostos por Piaget e Ausubel, respectivamente. Dos relatos dos alunos foi possível localizar as situações que denotavam assimilação e/ou acomodação. A categorização de partes das entrevistas permitiu a elaboração do esquema de raciocínio desenvolvido pelos alunos, identificando suas concepções prévias ou os conhecimentos de que se apropriaram para explicar o funcionamento do giroscópio. Da análise das entrevistas, pode inferir-se que os objetivos do laboratório foram alcançados e que o mesmo pode ser aceito como material didático complementar às disciplinas presenciais, dando suporte para que conteúdos teóricos possam ser trabalhados em situações reais com o auxílio de Tecnologia de Informação, de maneira experimental.The Virtual Laboratory is a study environment that complements lecture activities, aiming the understanding of abstract concepts from the analysis of recorded experiments as a physics-teaching strategy. This lab was developed from the videos of real systems, where the object under study moves over an instrument that allows measuring its position. A time code is incorporated to this video, which is subsequently unfolded. The extracted images permit the measurement of the position occupied by the object at known instants. With a table of position and time, the dynamic evolution of the system can be obtained. The experiences, located at http://www.fep.if.usp.br/~fisfoto/index.html, have been used since 2004 with students of Bachelor in Physics Education of the University of São Paulo mechanics courses. It is an innovative methodology in the curriculum, since demands information technology to approach the experimental activities in the lecture context. We analyzed the gyroscope experiment, frequently studied in lectures of mechanics, to assess how the Virtual Laboratory behaves as a teaching tool. Twelve students who participated were interviewed, in order to evaluate whether the proposed goals were met, trying to analyze the appropriation of concepts by means of the Virtual Lab. We applied the balancing and subsumer concepts proposed by Piaget and Ausubel, respectively, in this analysis. Students\' comments allowed sorting out situations denoting assimilation and / or accommodation. The categorization of elements of the interviews made it possible to describe the development of the reasoning scheme developed by these students, identifying preconceptions or knowledge needed to explain properly the physical phenomenon. From the interviews analysis, it can be inferred that the lab objectives have been achieved and that it can be accepted as a complementary material to teach theoretical concepts by working with real situations, using the Information Technology to provide access to experiments.
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Hutton, Heidi C. "Evaluation of the outcomes for students undertaking an externally provided physical activity programme." University of Western Australia. School of Human Movement and Exercise Science, 2007. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2007.0166.
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[Truncated abstract] Many primary schools in Western Australia do not employ a specialist physical education (PE) teacher, leaving the teaching of this subject to the class teacher. There are concerns that some of these teachers lack the skills, confidence or knowledge to successfully implement a developmentally appropriate PE programme. A potential solution to this problem involves utilising an externally provided physical activity programme (EPPAP). Before considering this option, it is important to ensure these programmes adequately meet the needs of students, teachers and the educational curriculum. Outcomes for one such EPPAP were evaluated and compared against the outcomes attained in regular primary school PE classes. These outcomes were then compared to the Health and Physical Education (HPE) learning area outcomes (LAO) within Outcomes Based Education (OBE) of the Western Australian Curriculum Framework (CF). Approximately 460 primary school students in the Peel Region of WA participated in the EPPAP and subsequent research in 2004. In addition, approximately 135 students from the same area were invited to participate as controls. All students completed self-report questionnaires pre and post-participation in the EPPAP. ... Although not originally promoted as a programme to replace PE, the EPPAP is delivered within curriculum time with some schools intending to replace their traditional PE programme with the EPPAP. Therefore, reference to the CF is warranted. There were few opportunities to develop `skills for physical activity? (SPA) transferable to the sporting context and explicit teaching points were not consistently provided, or reinforced through teacher feedback. Activities in the lessons were generally delivered uniformly to all participants across Year 4-7 with no developmental theme, negating the opportunity for differentiation, progression or extension. In summary, the main objectives of the EPPAP was to provide students with a range of fun activities and games that were inclusive and encouraged participation. These objectives were fulfilled in this two-term evaluation. The disadvantages of the programme were it?s uniform delivery across all year groups, lack of developmental progression in both skills and games and a teacher centred approach that did not allow for student differentiation. The programme delivery and content was most suited to the students within Years K-3.
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Ernstzen, Dawn V. "Students' and clinical teachers' views on effective clinical education in Physiotherapy at Stellenbosch University." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1598.
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Thesis (MPhil (Curriculum Studies))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006.Clinical education in health sciences is an important and distinct part of health care education. In clinical education situations, students learn to integrate the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values of the profession. The attainment of clinical competence is one of the main outcomes of the Clinical Physiotherapy module for physiotherapy students at Stellenbosch University (SU). In its Strategy for Teaching and Learning (2001:3), SU embraces a student-centered approach to teaching. In a student-centered approach towards teaching, the focus is on the quality and quantity of student learning. In the current changing context of higher education, all spheres of education need to be assessed to determine the meaning of student-centeredness and to establish whether it is achieved. The above-mentioned approach may lead to quality management in teaching and learning.
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Kgwadi, Ntate Daniel. "Inexpensive conceptual experiments/demonstrations for physics teaching." Virtual Press, 1992. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/834635.
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Current research on cognitive learning is applied to the designing of several experiments for use in high school physical science and physics classes. The goal of the project was to use simple inexpensive materials to construct experiments and demonstrations that illustrate physics concepts and can easily be modeled using simple mathematics.Saline solutions are used to show simple examples of refraction and effects of a solution of varying density. The refractive index of two liquids is measured. The continuous refraction of a stratified fluid is demonstrated. Fluid flow is investigated. This leads to a simple experiment that leads to an easy way to measure the acceleration of gravity.The goal was met with several simple experiments using inexpensive materials, modeling techniques, and simple mathematics derivations were designed and tested. Data from the experiments gives results that are very close to the accepted values.Department of Physics and Astronomy
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Al-seaidy, Hassan Abdul-Amear. "Interactive video : an evaluation study." Thesis, University of Exeter, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.363425.
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Pillay, Seshini. "The evaluation of a research-based curriculum for teaching measurements in the first year physics laboratory." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6545.
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A new interactive introductory physics laboratory course, based on the ISO-recommended probabilistic interpretation of measurement and uncertainty has been developed. The course was piloted with first year physics students at the University of Cape Town in 2003. The present work evaluates this course.
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Wong, Denis. "Development and evaluation of a microcomputer dynamic modelling system for teaching A-level physics." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1986. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10019593/.
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Little, James. "A Study of Divergent TA Teaching Styles in Inquiry Based Laboratory Education." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/193856.
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This dissertation is a study of the divergent behaviors evidenced by different TAs teaching inquiry based physics laboratories with minimal preparation on how to use techniques such as Socratic dialogue, wait time, and time management. The revised physics laboratory curricula, a four semester laboratory sequence, were studied over the course of two years and one of the laboratory manuals was rewritten and new techniques of TA training developed in order to align TA behavior with the ideals of inquiry based education. This revision was only partially successful, aiding TAs dramatically in improving their time management skills and use of their time, however not yielding dramatic improvements in their use of Socratic dialogue or leading questions.
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Jain, Nibha. "Exploring interactive tangrams for teaching basic school physics." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/34755.
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This Thesis explores the application of Tangible User Interfaces to Education. For this, a research study was conducted by building and testing an interactive game called Tangram Bridge. This Tangram based game was designed to teach players about basic physics principles such as balance, friction and motion on inclined planes.
The focus of this Tangram Bridge is middle school physics, and therefore concerns children aged 11 years and up, their instructors and care givers. This research also lays a lot of emphasis on constructive play amongst children.
Tangram Bridge is a versatile platform that can be scaled for younger or older populations
A comparative study of existing Tangible User Interfaces ( TUIs) revealed opportunity spaces for this project. Through a compilation of related research in the fields of education, hands on learning, Tangible interaction and understanding play and learning amongst children, the constructionist views on learning are explored as guidelines for the design of this study.
Through the analysis of comparative research studies, trends on TUI with relation to education emerged, informing the design process for Tangram Bridge.
This research study discusses the application of Tangible user interfaces to education. It combines the research data collected through market research, user testing and literature reviews to explore the efficacy of TUI as teaching tool for abstract concepts that require imagination and experimentation.
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Lower, Michael Andrew. "A study of principals' and teachers' perceptions of and attitudes toward the evaluation of teachers." Connect to resource, 1987. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc%5Fnum=osu1261061529.
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Bouchard, Josée. "Physics students' approaches to learning and cognitive processes in solving physics problems." Thesis, McGill University, 2005. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=100325.
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This study examined traditional instruction and problem-based learning (PBL) approaches to teaching and the extent to which they foster the development of desirable cognitive processes, including metacognition, critical thinking, physical intuition, and problem solving among undergraduate physics students. The study also examined students' approaches to learning and their perceived role as physics students. The research took place in the context of advanced courses of electromagnetism at a Canadian research university. The cognitive science, expertise, physics and science education, instructional psychology, and discourse processes literature provided the framework and background to conceptualize and structure this study. A within-stage mixed-model design was used and a number of instruments, including a survey, observation grids, and problem sets were developed specifically for this study. A special one-week long problem-based learning (PBL) intervention was also designed. Interviews with the instructors participating in the study provided complementary data.Findings include evidence that students in general engage in metacognitive processes in the organization of their personal study time. However, this potential, including the development of other cognitive processes, might not be stimulated as much as it could in the traditional lecture instructional context. The PBL approach was deemed as more empowering for the students. An unexpected finding came from the realisation that a simple exposure to a structured exercise of problem-solving (pre-test) was sufficient to produce superior planning and solving strategies on a second exposure (post-test) even for the students who had not been exposed to any special treatment. Maturation was ruled out as a potential threat to the validity of this finding. Another promising finding appears to be that the problem-based learning (PBL) intervention tends to foster the development of cognitive competencies, particularly physical intuition, even if it was only implemented for a short period of time. Other findings relate to the nature of the cognitive actions and activities that the students engage in when learning to solve electromagnetism problems in a PBL environment for the first time and the tutoring actions that guide students in this context.
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Tam, Ka-lok Patrick. "A study of teachers' conceptions and teaching strategies in relation to students' alternative ideas about force and motion." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1994. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B13833431.
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Van, Deventer Joel. "Comparing Student Performance on Isomorphic Math and Physics Vector Representations." Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2008. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/VanDeventerJ2008.pdf.
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羅勤忠 and Kan-chung Kenneth Law. "Collaborative learning: web-based teaching insecondray physics classroom." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2002. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31256351.
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Embury, Dusty C. "Does Co-Teaching Work? A Mixed Method Case Study Evaluation of Co-Teaching as an Intervention." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1275919855.
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Lombard, Elsa Helena. "Triggering physics lecturers' reflections on the instructional affordance of their use of representations: a design-based study." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/2899.
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There is growing awareness in the physics education research community about the importance of using representations in physics teaching and the need for lecturers to reflect on their practice. This research study adopted a design-based research approach in an attempt to design a reliable, valid and practically useful artefact (framework/strategy) that could be used to trigger introductory physics lecturers’ reflections on their instructional use of representations. The artefact, which was instantiated with physics lecturers, comprised an observation protocol, an accompanying definitions key, a communication platform, and an instrument to assess the outcome (the levels of reflection). The video-data of lecturer practice were analysed using a priori codes to generate profiles of teaching practice. The resulting profiles were used to trigger individual video-stimulated reflection. The levels of reflection were assessed using a purpose-designed ‘Expectations of Reflection’ taxonomy. Thereafter a set of design guidelines and design principles were generated to guide further similar design-based educational studies. The process was validated via interview data but, while it was deemed a valid and reliable solution to the research problem, there were varying levels of perceived value of the artefact among the participating lecturers.
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Snyder, Brian Lyn. "A study of pedagogical approaches to teaching problem solving." Thesis, Kansas State University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/9880.
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Pollock, Evan B. "Student Understanding of P-V Diagrams and the Associated Mathematics." Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2008. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/PollockEB2008.pdf.
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Nashon, Samson Madera. "Teaching and learning high school physics through analogies, case study of Kenyan classrooms." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/NQ58950.pdf.
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Cheng, Ka-lok, and 鄭嘉樂. "Translation of nature of science content in the official physics curriculums in mainland China and Hong Kong into the corresponding textbooks." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/198822.
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International studies, such as the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study, reveal that most teachers rely on textbooks as the basis of their instruction. This is particularly true for new curriculum components. Thus a good alignment between the official curriculums and textbooks is necessary for the classroom implementation of the official curriculums. However, the study of the translation of official curriculums into textbooks is missing in the education literature. The Nature of Science (NOS) content in the Physics curriculums in Mainland China and Hong Kong serves as the context of this exploratory research on official curriculum-textbook translation.
In this study, the extent and manner of the translation of the NOS content in the official curriculums into the text book was first investigated through the analysis of the NOS content found in the official Physics curriculums and the Physics text books in Mainland China and Hong Kong respectively. Two sets of textbooks that were widely adopted by schools in each of the two sites were studied against the corresponding Physics curriculum. The findings of the investigation then paved the way for the subsequent identification of the factors that affect the translation of the NOS content in the official curriculums into the textbook content through interviews with the authors, consultants and editors who assisted in determining the content in the textbooks of the two sites.
It was found that the major NOS ideas found in the official Physics curriculums at both sites were thoroughly included in the corresponding textbooks, yet the translation of the official curriculums into textbook content was not perfect. In some cases, the textbooks nicely illustrated and elaborated upon the NOS ideas with relevant contexts intended by the official curriculums. In other cases, the alignment was simply are-statement of the curricular specifications onto the textbooks.
A number of factors influencing the official curriculum-textbook translation of the NOS content were found in the study. These include authors’ and editors’ belief regarding the benefits brought about by students’ learning of NOS content, students’ background knowledge and reading skills, textbook approval systems and selection practices, teachers’ acceptance towards new NOS content, the absence of NOS-related questions in high-stake examinations and the academic and vocational background of the authors and editors. In addition, the study also revealed other factors that operate differently in the two sites. These include teachers’ criteria of textbook selection, the trial and revision system of textbooks, teachers’ reluctance towards the teaching of new content, and the demand for examination-oriented materials in textbooks.
Through synthesizing the factors that influence curriculum implementation found in the literature and the factors that influence the official curriculum-textbook translation as reported by the informants, a model of the factors that affect the translation of official curriculums into textbook content was proposed. The model builds upon and could be analogously compared to the existing model of classroom-level curriculum implementation.
Through an enhanced understanding of the official curriculum-textbook translation, the current study provides the missing link in the existing literature on curriculum implementation.published_or_final_version
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Leesinsky, Peter. "Student designs of experiments as indicators of physics reasoning." Thesis, McGill University, 1991. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=70250.
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The purpose of this study was the assessment of physics reasoning on the basis of students' understanding of motion on an inclined plane. Subjects were presented with a video tape showing a motion experiment in steps and were asked to formulate hypotheses and design an experiment to test these. Subjects thought aloud while specifying the designs and goals of an experiment. Protocols were analyzed by an original method using schema representation techniques. Adequancy of subjects' reasoning was evaluated by comparison to a composite model built from physics domain principles. As more information was presented to subjects, processing differences were observed. Using a hierarchy of processes from recognition to generation, five groups of subjects were defined. Subjects differed in recognition and inclusion processes, use of incoming information, ability to generate experimental designs, and responses to falsification. Concepts of average velocity and differences in directionality of reasoning were analyzed.
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Paddack, Gael M. "Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Creative Parenting Program." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26893.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the Creative Parenting Program on the parent participants in the program. The investigation was conducted using a scientific research approach with standardized instruments designed to measure change or lack of change in the parents' perceptions of their approaches to child-rearing.
A critical review of the related literature showed no evaluation of parent education programs such as the Creative Parenting Program, based theoretically in the psychology of human development using a lecture style format. The parent education programs evaluated were primarily skill training programs. As each study used different instruments to measure different effects and also different populations, it was not possible to accurately assess the overall effectiveness of the programs. The literature suggested that more research is required to establish significant statistical evidence that the programs change the parental attitudes toward the parent-child relationship.
It was hypothesized (null form) that there would be no statistically significant difference between the experimental groups and the control groups of the parents' perceptions in: (1) acceptance of their children; (2) family cohesion and family adaptability; (3) use of authority with their children and (4) family disharmony. The post test score means among groups showed statistically significant changes toward a higher level of acceptance of their children and a decrease in parental use of their authority. On the family interactional dimensions of family cohesion and family adaptability no significant changes were shown. With the dimension of family disharmony no significant changes were shown on the post test score means among groups.
The results of the study suggest that the Creative Parenting program is effective in promoting change in the parental attitudes of acceptance of children and reduced use of authority, two factors thought to be basic to effective parenting. It is felt that the principles and concepts presented in the Creative Parenting Program offer a significant contribution to the field of parent education.Education, Faculty of
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Sayre, Eleanor C. "Advanced Students' Resource Selection in Nearly-Novel Situations." Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2005. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/SayreEC2005.pdf.
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Feeley, Roger Eastman. "Identifying Student Concepts of Gravity." Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2007. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/FeeleyRE2007.pdf.
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O'Brien, Michael James. "An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Physics First in Maine." Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2006. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/OBrienMJ2006.pdf.
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Tam, Ka-lok Patrick, and 譚家樂. "A study of teachers' conceptions and teaching strategies in relation to students' alternative ideas about force and motion." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1994. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31957468.
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Lee, Wai-shing, and 李威成. "An evaluation on the teaching and learning of chemical bonding and structure." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2010. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B50176845.
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The problematics of the teaching and learning of chemical bonding has been widely reported in the literature. Following this, Taber (2001) proposed a teaching sequence alternative to those available in existing curriculum documents and textbooks. He proposed that teaching be started from metallic structure to ionic structure, then giant covalent structure and finally simple molecular structure. During teaching, teachers should be cautioned about the use of language, the undue emphasis on the role of atoms (atomic ontology), the explication of the nature of bonding (based on electrostatic forces rather than electron transfer or sharing), and a better integration of the relationship between bonding and structure. In relation to the literature about scientific modelling, bonding should be taught as an ‘explanation’ of properties of chemicals, rather than a mere ‘description’ of structure.
This paper reports an empirical study of a class of Year 10 students’ learning outcomes based on the proposed teaching sequence and emphases. Throughout the learning of the topic ‘chemical bonding’ which spanned two months, three students ranged from the highest to medium achieving students in the class were selected for interviews. Each student was interviewed on four separate occasions in the course of their learning of ‘chemical bonding’. Their understanding of concepts in relation to chemical bonding was probed through their verbal and visual representations. The effectiveness of the teaching sequence was evaluated in the light the alternative conceptions reported in the literature, strategy and suggestions for further improvements were discussed.published_or_final_version
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Yusof, Sadiah. "The effects of pre-laboratory quizzes on students' performance on laboratory reports and on laboratory related questions on tests." 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/27629.
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Van, Niekerk Celesté. "Student misconceptions in a high stakes grade 12 physics examination." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/6740.
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M.Ed.The grade 12 Physical Sciences students of 2008 were the first group of South African students to write a National Senior Certificate (NSC) on the new outcomes-based education (OBE) curriculum – the National Curriculum Statement (NCS). Society scrutinised the performance of students in this high stake examination. The outcome was disappointing: 71,3% of the students achieved a mark of less than 40%, and 45% of the group achieved a mark of less than 30%. Concern amongst the educational community, specifically the Department of Education (DOE), initiated a request for research into the possible causes of the poor performance by students in this examination. There are many factors that affect the performance of students, including the misconceptions held by students regarding subject content. This study aims to contribute knowledge about the common misconceptions held by science students regarding Physics. It also investigates the performance of students in explanation-type questions and what explanation-types reveal about student misconceptions. The research design for this study is a content analysis which was carried out qualitatively in two phases. In the primary phase, a sample of student examination scripts was analysed. During the secondary phase, interviews were conducted with grade 12 Physical Sciences students and teachers from one school. The findings of this study are that the following misconceptions are commonly held by students: • Heavier objects exert more force on lighter objects during a collision; • Total external resistance decreases when an external resistor, connected in parallel, is removed; • Energy is lost in certain situations; • A split-ring is found in an AC generator; • The voltage increases when appliances are added to a multi-plug.
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Kudukey, John Henry. "An evaluation of UPDATE: A study of the effect of participation in a teacher enhancement program on secondary physics instruction." 1997. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9737552.
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Secondary physics education in the United States has been shown to be sub-standard, and not even offered in many high schools. National assessment results have suggested that changes in secondary physics education are greatly needed and are slow in coming. One attempt to enhance physics instruction is the UPDATE program. UPDATE is a physics teacher enhancement program offered by the University of Massachusetts. The program is primarily designed to enhance physics teacher knowledge in topical and important areas of contemporary physics that are not always well represented in secondary classrooms. This study assesses the impact of participation in the UPDATE program on the high school physics instruction of the 1995-96 program participants. Focus group interviews, individual interviews, and a questionnaire are methods used to collect data. This document includes transcriptions from both focus group and individual interviews, as well as quantitative results from a questionnaire. Commonalities are drawn from the three sources of data to illustrate the impact of the UPDATE program on participants' high school physics instruction. Aspects of the program which have contributed to enhancement of instruction are also identified and recommendations are made for subsequent teacher enhancement programs. The findings generally indicate that participants became more confident, enthusiastic, gained more physics knowledge, and changed their teaching practices to include more UPDATE related topics. In addition, laboratory experiences as well as laboratory equipment offered to participants during the program contributed significantly to their perceived instructional enhancement.
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Chuang, Ching-Hui, and 莊靜惠. "A Study on the Teaching Behavior of a Physical Education Teacher Participating in the Teacher Professional Development Evaluation." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/9hrc5k.
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The purpose of this article was to investigate the teaching behavior of a physical education teacher participating in the teacher professional development evaluation. The samples of this study were a physical education teacher participating in the teacher professional development evaluation and another not participating in. To achieve the purpose above, the PETAI and the observation checklist of teacher professional development evaluation were adopted to collect and analyze the data in this research. Eight classes were video and audio-recorded, and data were collected through classroom observations, interviews with stimulated recall and formal interviews, and then the data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and constant comparison. the research findings showed : First, on the teaching time aspect, the percentage of time allocation were the same in two teachers
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Mhlongo, Motlalepula Rebecca. "The contribution of simulations to the practical work of foundation physics students at the University of Limpopo." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3907.
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Practical work is regarded as an essential part of learning; hence most tertiary institutions have included a practical component in their physics courses. There is a concern about the effectiveness of the practical work in most universities. The present study is a case study that assessed the contributions of simulations on Foundation Physics students’ practical work. In assessing the contribution of simulations, two tests, Determining and Interpreting Resistive Electric Circuits Concepts Test (DIRECT) and the Test of Integrated Science Process Skills (TISP) were used. A class test, observations and worksheets from students’ practical work were analyzed and interviews with a selected group were conducted. There were 20 Foundation Physics students participating from the University of Limpopo. Results indicated that the simulations contributed positively on students’ understanding of electric circuits. However the study revealed that the students who did simulations do not differ from those who did not do the simulations with regards to the development of process skills.Institute of Science and Technology Education
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"Implementation of other learning experiences of the new senior secondary curriculum in Hong Kong schools." 2014. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b6115427.
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在香港的中學教育，考試主導文化乃主流，相比學科學習，非學科學習一直處於次等位置，尤以高中為甚。自二零零九年開始，其他學習經歷實施成為新高中課程中一個正規的必修部分，它包羅了五個不同非學科學習範疇，所有高中學生必需參加每一範疇的活動。鼓吹全人發展的擁護者對其他學習經歷產生莫大希冀，期望學生能從中發展均衡人生，並培養出難以從書本中學習、卻需在真實的學習經歷上體會到的正確價值觀和態度。博士生研究員進行了這項質化個案研究，以了解香港學校實施了甚麼其他學習經歷、怎樣、並為何推行。當中審視兩間學校其他學習經歷實施情況，和其中因由的相互影響過程。在批判分析並綜合校長及教師訪問，加上檢視文件後，本研究對有效實施其他學習經歷或類似的教育計畫提出了建議。以 Fullan (2001a) 和Leithwood (1981) 的理論為分析框架，是次研究結果顯示政府由上而下推出的其他學習經歷已改變了香港高中學生的非學科學習。學校實施其他學習經歷得到的主要成果，乃達致了教育局在五個範疇的學習時間要求，同時，當非學科學習以具結構、並規定的其他學習經歷課程出現時，校長、教師和學生便更願意投放時間及其他資源於其中，然而尚需有更多措施以提昇其他學習經歷的質素。在各因素之中，影響其他學習經歷實施最大的因素，是社會文化觀念認為非學科學習只附屬於學科學習，這因素更抵消了學校和教師推動其他學習經歷值得敬佩的努力。在三個要素類別中，本土要素包含最多影響因素，其中教師因素最有利課程。不過實施新高中課程，包括：其他學習經歷卻令教師工作量大幅增加，妨礙其他學習經歷進一步發展。
建基於 Fullan (2001a)的清單，並根據本研究結果，研究員提出了十一項影響香港教育改革的因素，作為日後參考。研究對政府促進學校實施其他學習經歷作出不少建議，包括：投放更多資源，並更積極游說大學和向公眾推廣其他學習經歷。同時，學校、公眾和政府亦需要有足夠耐性，讓一個新課程慢慢在學校制度化。
In Hong Kong, Non-academic Learning (NAL) has long played a peripheral role to academic learning in secondary school education, especially the senior secondary, because of the predominantly examination-oriented culture. First implemented in 2009, Other Learning Experiences (OLE) is now a formal, compulsory component of the New Senior Secondary Curriculum (NSSC), requiring student participation in in five areas of NAL. It has brought hopes to advocates of Whole-person Development (WPD) that students could develop a balanced life and values and attitudes that could not be learnt in textbooks but through authentic learning experiences. To understand what, how and why the OLE has been implemented, the doctoral researcher has carried out a qualitative case study examining the implementation of OLE and the interplay of factors underlying the process at two schools. Based on a critical analysis of the interviews with the parties involved in OLE implementation, including the principals and teachers, alongside scrutiny of related documents, this study presents recommendations on how OLE and similar educational initiatives can be more effectively implemented.
Analyzed using a framework developed from Fullan (2001) and Leithwood (1981), results in this study indicate that the top-down OLE stipulated by the government has effectively initiated changes in NAL of senior secondary students in Hong Kong. OLE has achieved partial success mainly in terms of meeting time requirements for the five areas set by the Education Bureau (EDB). There has also been a rise in the status of NAL now required and structured as OLE, which heightened the willingness of the principals, teachers and students to inject time and other resources to OLE. However, measures in bolstering quality of OLE have yet to be intensified. Amid the many factors, cultural and societal perceptions of NAL as subsidiary to academic learning are the major factor that counteracts the praiseworthy effort made by schools and teachers. Local factors were the most influential among the three categories of factors, with factors of the teachers presenting the most favorable effects to the curriculum. Nevertheless, the large teachers’ workload incurred by NSSC implementation hindered further development of OLE.
From the findings of this study and Fullan’s (2001a) list, the researcher has proposed a list of 11 factors to be considered in Hong Kong-based education reform initiatives. There are many recommendations concerning how the government may facilitate OLE implementation in schools, for example, by allocating more resources to relieve teachers’ workload and by being more proactive in lobbying universities as well as promoting OLE to the public. Considerable patience is also suggested for the schools, the public and the government to allow gradual institutionalization of a new curriculum in schools.
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Detailed summary in vernacular field only.
Detailed summary in vernacular field only.
Leung, Kwok Wai Masa.
Thesis (Ed.D) Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2014.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 293-313).
Abstracts also in Chinese.
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Huang, Heng Chin, and 黃恒欽. "Study on the Semi-Structured Interview Evaluation Instrument of Basic Teaching Competencies and Knowledge for Junior High School Physical Science Teachers." Thesis, 2000. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/00574496672442226791.
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碩士國立高雄師範大學
物理學系
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ABSTRACT Based on Shulman’s idea on teaching conception that teaching is an intellectual and imaginative process, not merely a behavioral one, this study was aimed to offer a reliable semi-structured interview evaluation instrument for the purpose of evaluating the basic teaching competence and knowledge of physical science (PS) teachers in junior high school. There were two components in this study: 1) the establishment of a semi-structured interview evaluation instrument, and 2) the practice of this evaluation instrument. The establishment of such an instrument included defining the domains of teachers’ essential teaching knowledge and competence, setting the criteria of teacher’s teaching performance, and fixing the standard teachers should attain. References included relevant literature, research group discussions, and experts’ suggestions. The established of this instrument was completed after the pilot evaluation had been conducted and further amendments had been made. To examine the reliability of this instrument, the evaluators were divided into two groups to do the evaluation. The first group had received training of evaluation procedure before they used the instrument for evaluation; the second group had read only user’s manuals before they conducted an evaluation. The result was that both the inter-raters reliability and the mutual agreement ration in the first group were better than that in the second group. That meant the first group owned higher consistency and stability. Therefore, it is essential for the evaluators to receive training of evaluation procedure before they do the evaluation to increase the reliability of this instrument. Regarding the instrument itself, there are four characteristics of this instrument: 1. Evaluators are required to receive training of evaluation procedure to ensure a high reliability of this instrument. 2. Evaluators should adopt the high-inference evaluation method and record actual contents of interviews as the base for evaluation. 3. There are five methods provided to meet the different needs of schools or institutions in examining the qualification of teachers. 4. A complete user’s manual of this instrument is provided to facilitate the application of this instrument.