Keywords

theses, action research, mathematics, science, systematic review, teachers

Abstract

The research conducted was a systemic review of 88 action research masters theses from a teacher enhancement program for K-8 mathematics and science at the University of Central Florida and the teachers that performed the studies. The purpose of this study is to synthesize existing research results of a collection of master's theses from a teacher enhancement program for K-8 mathematics and science teachers in order to arrive at meaningful conclusions regarding teachers' research interests and classroom practices. Also, the study will help teacher educators who deliver the teacher enhancement program to improve the effectiveness of the program. A summary sheet was filled out for each thesis and teacher, and then entered into a spreadsheet that was later analyzed for reoccurring themes in the data. The results showed themes in topics of action research studies, questions in action research studies, and results of action research studies. There were no trends in characteristics of teachers performing the action research studies.

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Graduation Date

2006

Semester

Summer

Advisor

Hynes, Michael

Degree

Master of Education (M.Ed.)

College

College of Education

Department

Teaching and Learning Principles

Degree Program

Mathematics Education

Format

application/pdf

Identifier

CFE0001199

URL

http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0001199

Language

English

Length of Campus-only Access

None

Access Status

Masters Thesis (Open Access)

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