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Author:: Ward, Annmarie Rehm
Title:: Content Knowledge and Classroom Inquiry Style: Factors Influencing Inquiry-based Science Teaching Practice of Elementary Student Teachers
Graduate Program:: Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:: teacher preparation
pedagogical content knowledge
curricular vision
classroom inquiry
orientation toward teaching science
elementary science teaching
File:: Download DISSAnnmarieRWard2.pdf
Committee Members:: Carla Zembal Saul, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gregory John Kelly, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott P Mcdonald, Committee Member
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member

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Author:: Sezen, Asli
Title:: FROM THE TEACHERS’ EYES: AN ETNOGRAPHIC-CASE STUDY ON DEVELOPING MODELS OF INFORMAL FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS (IFA) AND UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES TO EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION IN SCIENCE CLASSROOMS
Graduate Program:: Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:: discourse analysis
assessment
science teacher education
CHAT
File:: Download Asli_Sezen_dissertation_May_2011.pdf
Committee Members:: Gregory John Kelly, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gregory John Kelly, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Carla Zembal Saul, Committee Member
Hoi Kin Suen, Committee Member
Susan G Strauss, Committee Member

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Author:: Emig, Brandon
Title:: ANALOGICAL-MAPPING-BASED COMPARISON TASKS AS A SCAFFOLD FOR ARGUMENTATION
Graduate Program:: Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:: scaffolding
curriculum
analogical mapping
analogy
Argumentation
File:: Download B_EMIG_Dissertation_FINAL_wtih_formating.pdf
Committee Members:: Scott Mc Donald, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott P Mcdonald, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard Alan Duschl, Committee Member
Carla Zembal Saul, Committee Member
Susan G Strauss, Committee Member

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Author:: Yalvac, Bugrahan
Title:: Online Peer Review and Students' Understanding of the Nature of Science
Graduate Program:: Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:: Nature of science
Science education
Sociology of Scientific Knowledge
Peer Review
Sociological Nature of Science
Scientific Literacy
Authentic Scientific Investigations
Philosophy of Science
File:: Download Yalvac.pdf
Committee Members:: William Carlsen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Wenda K Bauchspies, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Carla Zembal Saul, Committee Member
Thomas M Dana, Committee Member

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Author:: Schuster, Dwight A
Title:: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BY SCIENTISTS AND TEACHERS’ UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE OF SCIENCE
Graduate Program:: Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:: Professional Development
Science Education
Nature of Science
Inservice Teachers
File:: Download DissertationFinal7-13.pdf
Committee Members:: William Carlsen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Carla Zembal Saul, Committee Member
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
William Boyd, Committee Member
Patrick Willard Shannon, Committee Member

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Author:: Munford, Danusa
Title:: SITUATED ARGUMENTATION, LEARNING AND SCIENCE EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY OF PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS’ EXPERIENCES IN AN INNOVATIVE SCIENCE COURSE
Graduate Program:: Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:: teacher education
argumentation
science education
learning
File:: Download ThesisMunford.pdf
Committee Members:: Vincent Norman Lunetta, Committee Member
Barbara Allen Crawford, Committee Member
Ian E Baptiste, Committee Member
Carla Zembal Saul, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

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Author:: Diefendorf, Emily Jane
Title:: Students' written argumentation structure from an introductory oceanography course: Analysis and evaluation
Graduate Program:: Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:: written argumentation
writing
argumentation
oceanography
discourse
File:: Download Diefendorf_MSThesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Gregory John Kelly, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott Mc Donald, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Carla Zembal Saul, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Manno, Jacqueline Lilja
Title:: K-5 Mentor Teachers' Journeys Toward Reform-Oriented Science Within A Professional Development School Context
Graduate Program:: Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:: Science education
professional development school
science teaching
File:: Download MANNO_J_DISSERTATION_PSU_2011.pdf
Committee Members:: Carla Zembal Saul, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Carla Zembal Saul, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott P Mcdonald, Committee Member
Susan Mary Land, Committee Member
Susan Courson, Ph D, Committee Member

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Author:: Taylor, Joseph A
Title:: Secondary School Physics Teachers' Conceptions of Scientific Evidence: A Collective Case Study
Graduate Program:: Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:: Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education
Physics Teacher Education
Physics Education
File:: Download Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Renata S Engel, Committee Member
Thomas M Dana, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vincent Norman Lunetta, Committee Member
Carla Zembal Saul, Committee Member

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Author:: Petula, Jason
Title:: Teacher-to-Teacher Mentoring as Professional Development: Using Authentic Science as a Medium
Graduate Program:: Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:: mentoring
professional development
science education
File:: Download Jason_Petula_Dissertation_1.pdf
Committee Members:: Scott Mc Donald, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Carla Zembal Saul, Committee Member
John Daniel Marshall, Committee Member
Tanya Furman, Committee Member

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