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An examination of the role of culture in the transaction of reader and text
(1993)
The primary purpose of this study was to determine if students' aesthetic involvement or preference would be influenced by the culture of the student or the culture portrayed in the text. Subjects included 122 fifth-grade ...
The effects of metacognitive reading strategy training on the reading performance and student reading analysis strategies of third grade Spanish dominant students
(1990)
Spanish dominant children who attend school in the United States are faced with the challenge of obtaining an education in a second language. Bilingual education programs have been developed for these children which allow ...
The technical and safety laboratory teaching competencies needed to teach high school Chemistry I
(1990)
In 1984, the Texas State Board of Education enacted a series of curricular changes in public education. One of the changes mandated that 40% of secondary science class time be spent on "hands- on" activities. The purpose ...
Factors affecting English as a second language learning for new and returning international college students enrolled at an English Language Institute in the United States
(1995)
The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to conduct a qualitative case study of new and returning foreign students' and second language teachers' beliefs and attitudes toward English as a second language learning and ...
A longitudinal cross sectional comparison of the relationship between phonemic knowledge, prior knowledge, content knowledge, domain knowledge, discourse knowledge, and strategic knowledge to reading comprehension for readers in grades two through five
(1995)
This investigation examined the relationship between word recognition, prior knowledge, content knowledge, domain knowledge, discourse knowledge, and strategic knowledge to reading comprehension for grades two through five. ...
An assessment of the Minority Mentorship Project : educating teachers for culturally responsive classrooms
(1995)
The purpose of this study was to assess the Minority
An investigation of the role of patterns in developing algebraic thinking
(1995)
This study was designed to investigate the role of patterns in the development of algebraic thinking, specifically in the acquisition of the concept of "variable." Comparisons were made between a control classroom in which ...
The organizer : a hypertext tool to assist teachers in the development and delivery of cognitive-constructivist curriculum
(1995)
A prototype software tool for organization of curriculum