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STEM Education In The Elementary Classroom
(International Journal of Advanced Research and Publications, 2022-05)The teaching of the integrated subjects of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is gaining importance in Grades K–12 in the United States (U.S.). STEM is viewed by many as an opportunity to collapse the ... -
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Learning And Teaching Fractions At The Elementary Level
(2022-07)The concept of fractions is often thought of as one of the most difficult mathematical topics taught in elementary school, but why do students find fractions so confusing? It may be because fractions can represent so many ... -
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Emotional expressiveness and avoidance in narratives of unaccompanied refugee minors
(European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2016)The aim of this study was to examine a cohort of unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) by means of psycholinguistic methods in order to obtain a more subtle picture of their degree of traumatization. Methods: Twenty-eight ... -
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Passive Social Networking Site Use and Well-Being: The Mediating Roles of Social Comparison and the Fear of Missing Out
(Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberpspace, 2019)Passively browsing social networking sites (SNSs) correlates with poorer well-being (Verduyn, Ybarra, Resibois, Jonides, & Kross, 2017). However, less research has been conducted that fully examines what factors may mediate ... -
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Disrupting Equilibrium: Working for Equity and Social Justice in Education for English Learners
(2017)Many states in the western United States have seen an increase in the immigrant population. One state, in particular, has seen its foreign-born population increase 64.7% from 2000 to 2013. This increase in cultural and ... -
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Exploring Experienced Teachers' Constructions of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students in an Online Class
(2018)This article examines online discussions during a teacher education class for experienced teachers seeking licensure in teaching English learners. It seeks to understand experienced teachers' constructions of culturally ... -
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Teachers' perceptions of professional development experiences: an ongoing concern
(2018)Teachers' perceptions of professional development experiences related to process, content, and context were explored to better address leadership preparation needs. Teachers responded to the Professional Development ...