Dissertations / Theses: 'Schools Mathematics Project'

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Frias, Ramon. "Science Scores in Title I Elementary Schools in North Georgia: A Project Study." ScholarWorks, 2011. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1098.

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The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)'s emphasis of reading, language arts, and mathematics (RLA&M) and its de-emphasis of science has been a source of great concern among educators. Through an objectivist and constructionist framework, this study explored the unforeseen effects of the NCLB on public science education among Title I (TI) and non-Title I (NTI) students. The research questions focused on the effects of NCLB on Criterion Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) scores in the high-stakes subjects of reading, language arts, mathematics and the low stakes subject of science among TI and NTI 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students in a north Georgia County during the 2010/2011 school year. This study also compared instructional time TI and NTI teachers dedicated to science. A causal-comparative quantitative methodology was used to analyze Georgia's public domain CRCT scores. Three independent-samples t tests showed that TI schools exhibited significantly lower Science CRCT scores than did NTI students at all grade levels (p < 0.0001). The data also showed CRCT scores in high-stakes subjects between TI and NTI students converging but science CRCT scores between TI and NTI students diverging. The self-report survey indicated no significant differences between TI and NTI teachers' instructional science time (t (107) = 1.49, p = 0.137). A teacher development project was designed to focus on improving teacher science content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge through a formal introduction to the nature of science. With increasing global science competition, science is more relevant than ever, and communities need students with strong science foundations. Further study is recommended to analyze the factors associated with this science gap between TI and NTI students.

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Govender, Indren. "The integration of technology in mathematics at secondary schools in the Western Cape to enhance learner performance: an evaluation of the Khanya Project." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2008. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_9131_1267666625.

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There is a dire need to transform Mathematics education in the schooling system in South Africa as this is evident by the poor learner performance in the Mathematics examination results. There is a high failure rate in Mathematics at schools and the number of learners taking Mathematics up to the grade twelve level is on the decline. This study investigates the integration of computer technology in Mathematics education to improve learner performance.

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Biggs, Ellyn M. "Evaluation of a professional development program on integrating technology into middle schools : classroom environment and student attitudes." Curtin University of Technology, Science and Mathematics Education Centre, 2008. http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=116042.

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The Alliance+ project is a teacher professional development program that integrates technology into mathematics and science lessons. The effectiveness of this innovative program was evaluated in terms of students‟ perceptions of the classroom learning environment and their attitudes towards science/mathematics. The sample consisted of 759 students of seven mathematics/science teachers (four Alliance+ participants and three non-participants) in one middle school in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The students responded to learning environment scales based on the Constructivist Learning Environment Survey (CLES) and the What Is Happening In this Class? (WIHIC) questionnaires to assess their perceptions of the classroom learning environment. Additionally, they responded to an attitude scale modeled on the Test Of Science-Related Attitudes (TOSRA) to assess their attitudes towards mathematics/science. It was found that Alliance+ teachers were more successful than the non-Alliance+ teachers in promoting a classroom environment with more cooperation among students during the science/mathematics lessons. Additionally, Alliance+ professional development model was differentially effective for mathematics and science teachers in terms of three learning environment scales (namely, Teacher Support, Cooperation, and Critical Voice), but not in terms of students‟ attitudes to science. In terms of Cooperation, Alliance+ teachers were more effective than non-Alliance+ teachers for mathematics, but comparable in effectiveness to non-Alliance+ teachers for science. For Critical Voice, Alliance+ teachers were slightly more effective than non-Alliance+ teachers for mathematics, but considerably less effective than non-Alliance+ teachers for science.
In terms of Teacher Support, Alliance+ were less effective than non-Alliance+ teachers for science, but comparable in effectiveness to non-Alliance+ teachers for mathematics. However, teachers who did not participate in the Alliance+ project were more effective than the teachers who participated in the Alliance+ project in providing a positive learning environment in which the students perceived more teacher support and in promoting positive attitudes towards science/mathematics. Qualitative data results revealed that the Alliance+ teachers had not received sufficient support from their school administrators and Alliance+ trainers and lacked the resources that were necessary for them to implement the project successfully, which could possibly be an explanation for the quantitative results in favor of the non-Alliance+ teachers. This study also investigated outcome-environment associations. It was found that associations existed between students‟ attitudes towards science/mathematics and their perceptions of the classroom leaning environment (especially personal relevance, teacher support, and cooperation).

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Lawrence, Tracy Jean. "Assessing high school students' conceptions of the size, age, and distance of astronomical objects." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2525.

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The purpose of this research study is to identify student conceptions about the size, distance, and age of various objects associated with space science. After reviewing the literature related to this study, there seems to be a need for continued research at the high school level in the field of astronomy conceptualization.

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Jacksin, Melonie Ann. "Integrating internet technology to support fraction instruction in the elementary classroon." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2000. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1704.

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Price, Jamie, and Laura Robertson. "Project-based Learning in the Middle School Classroom: An Integration of Science, Math, and Literacy Aligned to State Standards." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1317.

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For this session, we will higlight project-based learning (PBL) as a method for integrating science, math, and literacy while addressing state curriculum standards for each subject area. PBLs prompt students to interact with science, math, and literacy in a way that enhances the connection between all three subject areas and provides a real-world context for learning. In this session, we will provide ideas and strategies to begin developing PBLs for your classroom and share example PBLs that integrate math, science, and literacy at the middle school level.

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Wolfe, Kristen E. "The Core Plus Mathematics Project and high school students' mathematics achievement." Cleveland, Ohio : Cleveland State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1216499106.

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Thesis (M.Ed.)--Cleveland State University, 2008.
Abstracts. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Jan. 29, 2009). Includes bibliographical references (p. 22-23). Available online via the OhioLINK ETD Center. Also available in print.

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Clarkson, Lesa Maria Covington. "The effects of the connected mathematics project on middle school mathematics achievement /." ON-CAMPUS Access For University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Click on "Connect to Digital Dissertations", 2001. http://www.lib.umn.edu/articles/proquest.phtml.

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Deragisch, Patricia Amelia. "Electronic portfolio for mathematical problem solving in the elementary school." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1997. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1299.

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Electronic portfolio for mathematical problem solving in the elementary school is an authentic assessment tool for teachers and students to utilize in evaluating mathematical skills. It is a computer-based interactive software program to allow teachers to easily access student work in the problem solving area for assessment purposes, and to store multimedia work samples over time.

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Chappell, Julie. "Project CHILD and non-Project CHILD School Performance on FCAT Reading, Mathematics and Writing." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2010. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/2197.

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Project CHILD (Changing How Instruction for Learning is Delivered) provides an avenue for educational change using a triangulated approach. Using data from the Florida Department of Education, this research studies the Project CHILD learning approach on preparing students for success on portions of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) using results from fifteen charter schools in the state of Florida, seven participating in Project CHILD and eight non-participating charter schools for the 2008-2009 school-year. Dispersion statistics such as range and standard deviation as well as independent t tests are computed to compare the percentage of students in grades three to five scoring levels 3 and higher on the reading and mathematics portions, and fourth grade students scoring a 3.5 or higher on the writing assessment of the FCAT. Project CHILD schools had smaller ranges and standard deviations in the majority of the comparisons. Descriptively, this suggests that students in the Project CHILD schools are performing closer to the school average. There were no statistically significance differences between the Project CHILD schools and non-Project CHILD schools for grade level comparisons, nor on any grade level aggregate outcomes (i.e., grades 3-5 school FCAT reading, mathematics, or writing mean). However moderate effect sizes were seen for reading in grade four and writing assessments in grade four. The non-statistically significant findings were likely due to low power, and the moderate effect sizes suggest evidence of practical significance.
M.S.
Department of Child, Family and Community Sciences
Education
Early Childhood Development and Education MS

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McVicker, Diana Lynn. "The development of curriculum for a high school course integrating drafting and mathematics." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1997. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1333.

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Holifield, Steven Lee. "Mathematics, technology, and gender: Closing gender differences with a high school web site." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2001. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1871.

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This project focuses on using technology to help motivate young females to make use of a high school web site to lesson anxieties and increase interest in mathematics and the use of technology. Additionally, it acts as a model to create an educational web site that brings about better communication within a community.

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O'Kelley, Nancy G. "Teaching and learning through a brain-compatible approach: Implications for junior high school mathematics." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1989. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/544.

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Jones, Dorian A. "Administrative strategies in developing a real-life skills mathematics unit." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1992. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1047.

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Barkley, Cynthia Vanderwilt. "Math lessons for Fontana High School software." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1994. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/935.

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McHugh, Maighread L. "Project-Based Social Justice Mathematics| A case study of five 6th grade students." Thesis, New Mexico State University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10028952.

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The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore how five sixth grade female students navigated the process of project-based learning as they designed and implemented their own project centered on mathematics while using a social justice lens. The theoretical frameworks of Authentic Intellectual Work and Social Justice Mathematics are blended to support a proposed new pedagogy of Project Based Social Justice Mathematics (PB-SJM).

Five female participants contributed to the findings of this study, all sixth grade students attending a project-based learning, charter middle school called The Academy of Innovation and Creativity. Data collection occurred throughout the entirety of a four-week project-process, including extensive field notes, two interviews per participant, multiple physical artifacts from each participant, and formal presentations by each participant.

Adapted from Gutstein's (2006) work with 3 C's (Classical, Community, and Critical), four propositions served as the basis for analysis, also known as the four knowledge bases or the Four C's—Content Knowledge, Community Connections, Critical Inequity, and Change Agency. The major findings of the study centered on the Four C's, specifically producing nine total themes. Within Content Knowledge, three themes emerged, that of a) Learning Targets—Understanding and Application, b) Complex, Non-Algorithmic Thinking, and c) Humanization of Mathematics. Two themes emerged in Community Connections, that of d) Personalizing Context and e) Experts as Sources. Likewise, two themes emerged within Critical Inequity, specifically f) Developmental Readiness and g) Growing Understanding of Critical. Lastly, Change Agency also produced two themes of h) Belief—Personal Agency and i) Action—Voice is Power. Collectively, the Four C's and the nine themes represent the findings of this research study.

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LIMA, NAIRA DA COSTA MUYLAERT. "INFRASTRUCTURE, SCHOOL MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE IN READING AND MATHEMATICS: A STUDY FROM GERES PROJECT." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2012. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=20677@1.

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COORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DO PESSOAL DE ENSINO SUPERIOR
PROGRAMA DE EXCELENCIA ACADEMICA
Desde a década de 1970, os estudos sobre eficácia escolar voltaram seu olhar para dentro da escola com a intenção de conhecer e compreender as características escolares que interferem no desempenho acadêmico dos alunos. As pesquisas começaram a encontrar um conjunto de fatores que influenciam na aprendizagem, fazendo com que os alunos tenham um resultado acadêmico melhor do que o esperado. Ou seja, são escolas que possuem um conjunto de características que fazem com que os estudantes tenham bons resultados nas avaliações educacionais. Partindo da literatura brasileira sobre eficácia escolar segundo a qual tanto os recursos escolares como a organização e gestão da escola importam no desempenho dos alunos, esta pesquisa investiga a distribuição das características escolares relativas à infraestrutura e à gestão pedagógica das escolas, bem como analisa o impacto dessas características na proficiência dos alunos participantes do Projeto Geres, ao longo do primeiro segmento do ensino fundamental, nas disciplinas de Matemática e Leitura. Este estudo verificou que a distribuição das características escolares é muito desigual entre as redes de ensino, os municípios e os diferentes níveis socioeconômicos dos alunos. Além disso, os resultados das análises de regressão linear, realizadas a partir dos dados longitudinais do Geres, mostram que certas características das escolas são mais importantes em determinados anos escolares e que seu impacto é maior para Matemática do que para Português (Leitura).
Since the 1970s, studies of school effectiveness began to look into the school with the intent to understand, in any social context, the school characteristics that affect the students academic performance. The research find a set of factors that influence learning, letting students with a better academic results than expected. In other words, schools that have a specific set of characteristics that make the students with good results in educational assessments. From the Brazilian literature on school effectiveness which indicates that both the school resources as well as the school organization and management impacts the student performance, this study investigates the school characteristics on the distribution of infrastructure and pedagogic management of elementary schools, as well as the main factors in students proficiency in the elementary school for math and reading of Project Geres students. We chose to investigate only those students who have proficiency in all tests (waves), because these students were under the same conditions of infrastructure and pedagogic management over the four years of research. The longitudinal design allows us to analyze the data year-by-year. We found that the school characteristic distribution is unequal across school systems, cities and students socioeconomic levels. Moreover, the result shows that some school characteristics are more important at certain school year and its impact is greater for math than reading.

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Brown, Andrew. "Parental participation, positioning and pedagogy : a sociological study of the IMPACT primary school mathematics project." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1999. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10006616/.

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Sloan, Stella. "A two and three dimensional high school geometry unit implementing recommendations in the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics curriculum and evaluation standards." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1993. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/647.

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Greenfield, Norma Beth. "Perceptions and attitudes of students, teachers, and parents about middle school science fairs." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1996. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1283.

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The problem addressed in this study was to determine what students, parents, and teachers perceive to be the main reason a school has a science fair, and whether they believe science fairs accomplish their goals. Attitudes toward competition, awarding of prizes, voluntary versus required participation, and alternatives to science fairs were also examined and compared among the groups.

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O'Prey, Evelyn A. "Effects of CAI on the achievement and attitudes of high school geometry students." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1991. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/735.

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Yu, Yiting. "The Influence of Types of Homework on Opportunity to Learn and Students' Mathematics Achievement: Examples from the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project." Scholar Commons, 2015. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5808.

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ABSTRACT Public views on assigning students mathematics homework have been controversial. Although homework is designed for students to complete during non-school hours (Cooper, 1989), many see homework as excessive pressure on students. Most research placed their focus on the influence of the time spent on homework or the amount of homework on student achievement. Few studies have addressed the impact of types of mathematics homework. The purpose of this study is to examine the role of homework types in influencing opportunity to learn (OTL) on student achievement. This quantitative study used subsets of a large existing dataset collected by University of Chicago School Mathematics Project (UCSMP) in Pre-Transition Mathematics, Transition Mathematics, and Algebra. The findings showed that OTL measured by lesson coverage and by teachers’ reported posttest OTL have significant impact. Each type of homework as a mediator might have significant, positive or negative mediating effects or no mediating effects at all. The findings from having OTL measured by lesson coverage as the independent variable were more consistent with each mathematics course. The differences of the mediating effects of types of homework on the impact of OTL measured by lesson coverage on student mathematics achievement and on the impact of teachers’ reported posttest OTL on students’ mathematics achievement may be explained through the nature of the types of homework as well as through limitations of the study. Recommendations for future research and implications of the study were presented in the discussion part of the study.

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Lachman, Judy. "A study of mainstreaming in the elementary school." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1985. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/154.

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DeLeon, Adam James. "A curriculum of non-routine problems in the middle school." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2592.

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This project is a study to determine if a group of middle school students can improve their problem solving ability by means of curriculum of nonroutine problems that was presented over a six month period.

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Thereesha, Fathimath. "Students' Perceptions of the Secondary Numeracy Project." The University of Waikato, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10289/2305.

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This thesis explores the perceptions and experiences of twenty four Year 9 students from two schools in New Zealand who had participated in the Secondary Numeracy Project. The two schools were in their first year of SNP at the time of data collection. The main focus was on four areas of mathematics learning: group work, equipment, communication and teachers. Data was collected mainly by using semi-structured and clinical interviews. Findings revealed that equipment was particularly important and were used more frequently by students in Low ability group. Students liked using equipment, working in groups and sharing multiple solutions. However, communication was not used much as a means of making sense of mathematics in these classrooms. Furthermore the students' responses depended on the ability groups. These findings complemented the work of other researchers who have explored students' perspectives at the primary level. These findings suggest that the SNP would be more successful if students were explicitly taught good communication and cooperative learning skills.

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Howse, Rose M. "An examination of sex differences in attitude, ability and interest." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1988. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/233.

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Clanton, Barbara. "THE EFFECTS OF A PROJECT-BASED MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM ON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS' INTENDED CAREER PATHS RELATED TO SCIENCE, TECHN." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2005. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/3684.

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This study is an examination of whether a project-based mathematics curriculum would influence students' intended career paths related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) endeavors; perceived usefulness of mathematics; and perceived competence in doing mathematics. A review of the literature revealed that there are many shortages of professionals in STEM fields. United States women and men are not pursuing STEM endeavors in great numbers and the U.S. relies heavily on international students to fill this gap. The literature revealed that the girls who do not pursue STEM endeavors in great numbers do not perceive mathematics as a useful endeavor and do not think they are competent in doing mathematics. Boys who do not pursue STEM endeavors in great numbers also do not perceive mathematics as a useful endeavor. The study involved 7th and 8th grade school students enrolled in algebra classes in a private college-preparatory school. The students in the experimental group participated in a problem-based curriculum that integrated lecture-based methods with four major projects designed to have students apply mathematics out of the context through hands-on real-life problems. This particular quasi-experimental design was a nonequivalent pre-test/post-test control group design. Statistical analyses were done using a general linear model repeated measures. The results of the statistical analyses indicated that the students in the project-based group showed a statistically significant positive change in their perceived usefulness of mathematics when compared to the control group. A t-test revealed no statistically significant differences in academic achievement. Qualitative data analysis uncovered three emergent themes. Students indicated that they saw the usefulness of mathematics more clearly; students' independence from the teacher while doing the projects was unsettling; and students enjoyed the change of pace in class. The results of the study indicated that a project-based mathematics curriculum can help students see the usefulness of mathematics and can help students enjoy the pursuit of mathematics by this particular change of routine.
Ed.D.
Department of Educational Studies
Education
Curriculum and Instruction

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Hughes, Sarah Elizabeth. "An interdisciplinary unit on the Renaissance." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1996. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1277.

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Pidgeon, Jennifer Virginie, and Katherine Anne Yule. "A unit on proportional relationships: A preparation for algebra." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1998. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1556.

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Zhen, Yongjian. "Improving students' math problem-solving skills in a computer-assisted learning environment." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1999. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1797.

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Coulombe, Steven Louis. "Using Blackboard technologies as an instructional supplement for teaching high school chemistry." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2001. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1907.

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This project attempts to use an on-line telecommunication supplement to extend the boundary of the classroom beyond the limits of time and space in order to improve communication and extend the reach of the classroom.

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Yu, Ling. "Creating active mathematics learning opportunities for students in China : an action research project in one Chinese high school." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/54251.

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In order to keep pace with the world, China has introduced eight different National Curriculum Reforms (NCR) in basic education since 1949. In the eighth NCR, long-term success of students became the most important and fundamental objective of the reform. More importantly, with respect to mathematics learning, the most recent reform refers not only the acquisition of knowledge, but also refers to the experience of problem solving, communication, and cooperation. Amongst the various factors that may have an impact on mathematics teaching and learning, active learning stands out as having the potential to fulfill students’ long-term development. In the eighth NCR, active learning means learning through doing, learning through experiencing, learning through practicing, and engagement (Li, 2008). However, transitioning from policy design to policy implementation is not easy. In mathematics education, teachers still have to face many challenges in improving their own teaching and advancing their own professional learning. Considering the context of China, the aim of this research is therefore to explore how high school mathematics teachers in China create active learning opportunities for their students with participation in an action research project. This action research study was conducted at Renhe High School and involved 3 volunteer Grade 10 mathematics teachers and their students (128 students in total). This thesis reports the strategies that teachers have tried during the study. According to three participating teachers’ experiences, the main strategies that teachers have tried include: introducing activity into class; small group cooperative learning; peer teaching; problem-based learning; and technology-enhanced learning. Consequently, by participating in the research, teachers’ experiences revealed various understandings of their own pedagogy, which were influenced or changed during the research. Further, the results of the study show that: (1) Introducing action research approaches could help teachers better understand and utilize “The Standards” to create active learning opportunities for students; (2) Collaboration among teachers enable teachers to examine their classroom instructions, revise current practices and develop new strategies; (3) A supportive school culture can help to overcome the pressure from NCEE (National Collage Entrance Examination), which often represents an overwhelming influence of classroom practice.
Education, Faculty of
Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP), Department of
Graduate

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Vacaretu, Ariana-Stanca. "Teaching and learning high school mathematics through an interdisciplinary approach." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2012. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-83141.

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Owen, Walter Lee. "A new model of evolution education for middle school science." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2006. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2999.

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Proposes a new model for teaching inquiry and critical thinking in the middle school science classroom. This model will assist students in learning the evidence for evolution for themselves, as well as assisting them in developing skills in critical thinking and inquiry. The objective of this model is to create a more scientifically literate student body who can go on to pursue an even greater understanding of the nature of science.

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Sehlmeyer, Peter August. "Use of learning-logs in high school pre-algebra classes to improve mastery of rational numbers and linear equations for high-risk minority students." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1997. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1497.

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The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was a relationship in the use of learning-logs to traditional or current math instruction in secondary school pre-algebra classes to improve the mastery of single-variable equations by high-risk minority students.

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Holland, Earl Joseph. "Using technology to reinforce the elementary science framework." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1996. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1288.

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Arner, John De Jong. "The development of an instrument to aid in focusing on modern physics in the high school physics classroom." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1995. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1003.

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Ahearn, Mary Catherine, Kathleen Ryan Been, and Paula Reynolds. "Integrating the new California State Science Standards with successful middle school curriculum methodologies." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1999. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1942.

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Clauson, Norma M. "The effect of an activity based integrated science curriculum on secondary student attitudes." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1995. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1072.

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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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Apffel, Michael Alexis. "How can a science educator incorporate field study into their advanced high school science courses?" CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2006. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3046.

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Organizes information and opportunities for high school level science field work and categorizes it to inform the educator of the field study possibilities. Assists educators in overcoming the obstacles of implementing field science into existing science courses. Several field study lesson plans are provided.

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Flores, Vega Rishelline Anne. "Effects of using educational robotics at the elementary school level." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2006. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3059.

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Greek, Lorelee Ann. "Integrating fractions into a constructivist classroom." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1997. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1312.

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Mueller, Kristi Joanne. "Reaching the standards: An action research project using a constructivist survey to measure the effects of curricular change based on the goals of the National Science Education Standards." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1998. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1666.

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Hauser, Laura A. "Precalculus Students' Achievement When Learning Functions: Influences of Opportunity to Learn and Technology from a University of Chicago School Mathematics Project Study." Scholar Commons, 2015. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5497.

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The concept of function is one of the essential topics in the teaching and learning of secondary mathematics because of the central and unifying role it plays within secondary and college level mathematics. Organizations, such as the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, suggest students should be able to make connections across multiple representations of mathematical functions by the time they complete high school. Despite the prominent role functions play in secondary mathematics curriculum, students continue to struggle with the complex notion of functions and especially have difficulty using the different representations that are inherent to functions (algebraic, graphical and tabular). Technology is often considered an effective tool in raising student achievement, especially in learning functions where the different representations of a graphing calculator are analogous to the different representations of a function. Opportunity to learn is another important consideration when examining achievement and is generally considered one of, if not the most important, factor in student achievement. Opportunity to learn, or the measure of to what extent students have had an opportunity to learn or review a concept, is often measured with self-reports of content coverage. This study examined the relationship between opportunity to learn, students'; use of graphing calculators, and achievement within a curriculum that supports integrated use of technology and focuses on conceptual understanding of mathematical concepts. The research questions focused on what opportunities students had to learn functions from the enacted curriculum, what calculator strategies students used when solving function problems, how both opportunity to learn and calculator strategies influenced student achievement, and what relationships exist between opportunity to learn, use of calculator strategies, and student achievement. This study is an in-depth secondary analysis of a portion of data collected as part of the evaluation study of Precalculus and Discrete Mathematics (Third Edition, Field-Trial Version) developed by the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project. Participants in this study (n = 271) came from six schools, seven teachers, and 14 classes. Instruments in this study include two pretests (one with technology and one without) and three posttests (two with technology and one without) and a calculator usage survey for one posttest. In addition to five student assessments, teachers completed opportunity-to-learn surveys for the posttests and chapter evaluations forms on which they indicated the lessons taught and the homework problems assigned from the textbook. Some students (n = 151) had access to graphing calculators equipped with computer algebra systems (CAS) while others (n = 120) had access to graphing calculators. Students had multiple opportunities to learn functions as measured by lessons taught, homework assigned, and posttest items teachers reported as having taught or reviewed the content necessary for students to correctly answer the items. Overall, students showed a positive increase in achievement between the pretests and posttests. In general, achievement was positively correlated to OTL Lessons, negatively correlated to OTL Homework, and had no correlation to OTL Posttests when controlling for prior knowledge. Results indicate students appear to be, for the most part, making wise choices about when and how to use graphing calculators to solve function items. Students prefer the graphical representation and are rarely using CAS features or tables, even when they are the best choices for solving a problem. Results from hierarchical linear models (HLM) show use of strategies (beta = 0.96), access to CAS (beta = 5.12), and OTL lessons (beta = 0.75) all had significant and positive impacts on student achievement for one of the posttests, when controlling for prior knowledge. Results from path analyses also indicated use of strategies had a direct and positive effect (beta =0 .14) on student achievement but showed access to CAS had a negative indirect effect (beta = -0.64) on student achievement for the same posttest mitigated through OTL Lessons (beta = 0.30). The results of this study have implications for both researchers and mathematics educators who seek to understand ways in which teachers can increase students'; understanding of functions and student achievement. The relationship between the use of technology and student achievement in relation to opportunity to learn is complex, but use of calculator strategies appears to have a positive effect on students' opportunity to learn functions and student achievement when used in a curriculum that focuses on conceptual understanding and integrates technology.

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Stapel, Darla Kay Cadman. "Teaching science to English only and limited English proficient students in the elementary classroom." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1994. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/968.

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Tai, Chih-Che. "Reaching for Excellence in Grade 3-5 School Science- Experiences and Findings from A THEC-ETSU STEM PD Project." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3285.

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FERNANDES, Regina Alves Costa. "COLMEIA: ONTEM E HOJE A construção de uma cultura escolar de formação continuada de professores de matemática no contexto da Universidade Federal de Goiás." Universidade Federal de Goiás, 2011. http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tde/554.

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This research subject is about the continuing education proposals of Mathematics teachers of Colmeia and Revivenciando o Colmeia projects in Goiânia, State of Goiás. Such research, of historical nature, has as goals understanding the relation on both proposals, in order to identify the ruptures and continuities and the transformations in these continuing education projects, and whether they show the appearance of a school culture of Mathematics teachers continuous formation at the Federal University of Goias. For the research development, the studies of Michael and Miorim, Valente, and Chartier Certeau were used. Those authors discuss the historical making meaning as production. Theoretical frameworks of different areas were considered once they address issues concerning to the researched topic, as some concepts of Bourdieu, Geertz, Chervel, Frago, Julia and Freire. Based on Chen, Meihy, Nóvoa and Finger, Nóvoa and Fiorentini and Lorenzato reflections, we chose a planning using the biographical method. The data collecting, obtained through written and oral narratives, was done from the reading of various documents that make part of the collection of projects Colmeia and Revivenciando o Colmeia projects, of the meetings observations and an open questionnaire applied to Colmeia project coordinator and an interview with the Colmeia project coordinator. From this research it was possible to identify ruptures and what has remained on the Mathematic teachers continuing education proposals of the projects mentioned above. We noticed, based on what remained, the appearance of a school culture of Mathematics teachers continuous education at the Federal University of Goias.
O trabalho tem como tema as propostas de formação continuada do(a) professor(a) de Matemática dos projetos Colmeia e Revivenciando o Colmeia de Goiânia, Goiás. Tal pesquisa, de natureza histórica, apresenta como objetivos compreender a relação existente nas duas propostas, com o intuito de identificar as rupturas e as permanências e as transformações ocorridas nestes projetos de formação continuada, e se as mesmas evidenciam o surgimento de uma cultura escolar de formação continuada de professores de Matemática na Universidade Federal de Goiás. Para o desenvolvimento da pesquisa, foram utilizados estudos de Miguel e Miorim, Valente, Certeau e Chartier. Estudos esses que apontam o significado do fazer histórico enquanto produção. Considerou também alguns referenciais teóricos de diferentes áreas e que abordam temas concernentes à temática pesquisada, como alguns conceitos de Bourdieu, Geertz, Chervel, Frago, Julia e Freire. Com base nas reflexões de Chené, Meihy, Nóvoa e Finger, Nóvoa e Fiorentini e Lorenzato, buscou-se um planejamento fazendo uso do método biográfico. A coleta de dados, obtidos por meio de narrativas escritas e orais, foi feita a partir da leitura dos diversos documentos que fazem parte do acervo dos projetos Colmeia e Revivenciando o Colmeia; de uma entrevista feita com a coordenadora do projeto Colmeia e das observações dos encontros e de um questionário aberto aplicado ao coordenador do projeto Revivenciando o Colmeia. A partir dessa pesquisa foi possível identificar as rupturas e permanências ocorridas nas propostas de formação dos(as) professores(as) de Matemática dos projetos supracitados. Verificou-se com base nas permanências evidenciadas, o surgimento de uma cultura escolar de formação continuada de professores de Matemática na Universidade Federal de Goiás.

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Petrén, Sara. "Matematikens historia i undervisningen." Thesis, Södertörn University College, Lärarutbildningen, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-1216.

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The aim of this thesis is to examine how the history of mathematics can be used in teaching and whether pupils’ attitudes to mathematics can be affected by this. In order to do this a school project about the history of mathematics is planned, implemented and analysed.

The following questions are addressed:

▪ Why use the history of mathematics in teaching?

▪ How can the history of mathematics be used in teaching?

▪ Can a historical perspective in teaching affect pupils’ views on mathematics?

The school curriculum emphasizes the importance of history in teaching. Literature, scientific articles and government inquiries call attention to the positive effects of including a historical perspective in teaching.

The school project, which underlies this thesis, is put to practice by 25 pupils in a mathematics science profile class. The outcome is one written and one oral report. A first questionnaire is completed by the pupils before the history project is introduced and a second one after the project work is entirely finished. The result shows positive effects of using the history of mathematics in teaching.

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Miller, Jennifer R. "Effect of Makerspace Professional Development Activities on Elementary and Middle School Educator Perceptions of Integrating Technologies with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2016. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc955091/.

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This study investigated a Makerspace professional development program, the Makers' Guild, provided to teachers within north Texas over the course of a semester. The research employed a constructionist approach delivered via 2D and 3D technologies during STEM instructional activities within a creative space. Participants reported statistically significant increases in self-reported competence in technology integration, confidence levels toward integrating World Wide Web, Emerging Technologies for Student Learning, Teacher Professional Development, and attitudes toward math, technology, science, and STEM careers.

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