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Teamwork Exercises and Technological Problem Solving with First-Year Engineering Students: An Experimental Study
(Virginia Tech, 2005-07-28)
An experiment was conducted investigating the utility of teamwork exercises and problem structure for promoting technological problem solving in a student team context. The teamwork exercises were designed for participants ...
Graphic Organizers: Toward Organization and Complexity of Student Content Knowledge
(Virginia Tech, 2005-08-26)
Within the current national atmosphere of accountability and high-stakes testing, many teachers are changing their instruction to return to more traditional strategies that emphasize rote memorization. As a result, classroom ...
Classroom Assessment in Malawi: Teachers' Perceptions and Practices in Mathematics
(Virginia Tech, 2005-01-30)
This study investigated teachers' perceptions of classroom assessment in mathematics and their current classroom assessments practices. Specifically, the study sought to gain an understanding of the extent to which teachers ...
Investigating the Influence of Race on the Teaching Philosophies and Practices of Effective Teachers of Diverse Students
(Virginia Tech, 2005-12-16)
This research study examined the most salient experiences that facilitated the multicultural understanding, development, and practices of effective teachers of diverse students. Field notes collected during four months ...
Students' Perceptions of Physical Education Teachers' Caring
(Virginia Tech, 2005-05-11)
The concept of caring is reported to be an important factor in the teacher-student relationship. However, this concept has not been widely explored in the context of the teacher-student relationship in physical education. ...
Learning Language and Culture outside the Classroom: Korean Study Abroad Students' Experience
(Virginia Tech, 2005-11-07)
This qualitative study examined seven Korean students' language and culture learning experiences in a study abroad context. The purpose of this study is to gain insight about the processes of students' social interactions ...
Pre-service teachers and media: Past experiences and present practices
(Virginia Tech, 2005-11-11)
Today's students are incessantly "plugged in" to media such as film, television, and the Internet. Despite media's starring role, youth in the U.S. are not necessarily experts in critically viewing media nor is media ...
Retracing Footsteps of the Literati: Towards Understanding Literacy Development through Stories of Malawian Teacher Educators
(Virginia Tech, 2005-11-14)
If there is a single song in which nations, governments, human rights organizations, communities, and parents harmoniously blend their voices, it is that being literate is valuable and valued. Being literate entails one's ...
A Needs Assessment of Aquaculture Extension Agents, Specialists, and Program Administrators in Extension Programming
(Virginia Tech, 2005-11-18)
The purpose of this study was to identify continuing education and training needs of aquaculture Extension agents, specialists, and program administrators on the list serve AQUA-EXT. Ten competency areas were evaluated ...
The Effects of Still Images and Animated Images on Motion-Related and Non-Motion Related Learning Tasks in College Students of Different Levels of Field Dependence
(Virginia Tech, 2005-04-18)
The use of still images in instruction has a long history in the field of education. With the widespread use of microcomputers and the development of graphic software, the ability to create and use animated images has ...