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Pathways of Knowing: Integrating Citizen Science and Critical Thinking in the Adult ELL Classroom

abstract: This action research study examines what common perceptions and constructs currently exist in educating adult immigrants in Arizona and considers how might the integration of citizen science with the current English curriculum promote higher order thinking and educational equity in this population. A citizen science project called the Mastodon Matrix Project was introduced to a Level 2 ELAA (English Language Acquisition for Adults) classroom and aligned with the Arizona Adult Standards for ELAA education. Pre and post attitudinal surveys, level tests, and personal meaning maps were implemented to assess student attitudes towards science, views on technology, English skills, and knowledge gained as a result of doing citizen science over a period of 8 weeks. / Dissertation/Thesis / Ed.D. Educational Leadership and Policy Studies 2012

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:14986
Date January 2012
ContributorsBasham, Melody Ann (Author), Carlson, David L (Advisor), Jordan, Michelle (Committee member), Lepore, Paul (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher)
Source SetsArizona State University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeDoctoral Dissertation
Format201 pages
Rightshttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved

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