Browsing by Subject "STEM"
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(2016-05-04)In this dissertation, we use student-level high school and college entrance exam data from a city in China to explore the effects of peers, relative ranking and teacher quality on student test outcomes and track choices. ...
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(2012-10-19)Women of color, specifically African American women, within science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) are significantly underrepresented in workplace organizations. However, the majority of the research addressing ...
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(2019-04-10)This basic qualitative study explored the career experiences of women working in STEM fields in Lebanon. Guided by career construction theory (Savickas, 2002), I conducted individual, in-depth, semi-structured interviews ...
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(2017-11-03)The Marcellus Shale is the single largest U.S. natural gas resource, both currently and for the foreseeable future. Whereas the Northeast Pennsylvania Marcellus Dry Gas Window produces a significant portion of total Marcellus ...
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(2011-08-08)Many agricultural educators fail to integrate core subject concepts into their classrooms. Current research addresses the perceptions of agricultural educators regarding core subject integration, but little research notes ...
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(2017-07-31)Researchers have reported that participation in agricultural education reinforces STEM concepts. The use of projects in instruction is common in agricultural education. However, the foundational understanding of certain ...
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(2016-04-14)In order for the United States to compete globally with other countries, it is vital that the United States diversify and increase the number of information communications technology professionals (ICT) if it is to remain ...
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(2022-06-01)Through a holistic lens of the social cognitive theory of well-being (SCWB), this study aims to investigate how impostor phenomenon, general self-efficacy, and burnout are experienced among a diverse sample of working STEM ...
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(2012-11-21)In Texas, nearly half of all new teachers are alternatively certified (AC) whilst English language learners (ELL) are over one-third of the public school population in some districts. As this trend continues, the likelihood ...
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(2012-08-31)Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is intended to provide students with a cross-subject, contextual learning experience. In order to more fully prepare our nation's students for entering the ...
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(2022-08-31)Underrepresented minorities (URMs) in STEM face numerous college stressors, including racialized stressors, that negatively impact their well-being. Based on self-determination theory (SDT), we proposed that scientific ...
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(2009-05-15)Improving student achievement is a major concern across the United States. One strategy being implemented to help students achieve in math and science is the partnering of teachers with professionals in math and science ...
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(2017-11-21)Staffing high schools with highly qualified mathematics and science teachers continues to be a challenge for school districts across the U.S. One way to address this challenge is to offer financial incentives, in the form ...
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Longitudinal Examination of Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Academies (2015-08-07)The research generated from this dissertation study focuses on the effectiveness of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) schools from different perspectives. The substantial amount of investment given ...
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(2012-10-19)This dissertation examined the perceptions of high-achieving undergraduate Hispanic students majoring in engineering with regard to their academic success. As the largest and fastest growing minority group in the US, ...
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(2021-07-12)In this three-article dissertation, I present findings from three interconnected yet unique research studies. The focus of each research study was to assess the effectiveness of open source Arduino hardware in STEM classrooms. ...
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(2013-10-15)It is undeniably obvious that the United States has fallen behind many other industrialized countries in terms of STEM education of its citizenry. While many explanations, rationales, and solutions have been offered in the ...
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(2018-05-08)The purpose of this case study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the successful teacher observation protocol (STOP) Stop Light Learning (SLL) program as an effective personalized, job-embedded professional learning ...