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Direct linkReam, Robert K.; Lewis, James L.; Echeverria, Begoña; Page, Reba N. – Teachers College Record, 2014
Background: How do we account for the persistent difficulty the U.S. community of science has in educating larger numbers of talented and diverse undergraduates? We posit that the problem lies in the community's unremitting focus on scientific subject matter knowledge and students' ability to learn, to the neglect of interpersonal social…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Mentors, Science Education, Interpersonal Relationship
Wood, Ann L.; Lewis, James L. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2011
This study's goals were to describe an urban, blended undergraduate/teacher preparation program and to assess its effectiveness in recruiting, retaining, and preparing diverse teachers to teach in urban schools. Methods used included a 43-item, on-line survey and semi-structured interviews. One hundred nine undergraduates (68%) responded to the…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, First Generation College Students, Urban Teaching, Interviews
Con Carino: Teacher Caring, Math Self-Efficacy, and Math Achievement among Hispanic English Learners
Lewis, James L.; Ream, Robert K.; Bocian, Kathleen M.; Cardullo, Richard A.; Hammond, Kimberly A.; Fast, Lisa A. – Teachers College Record, 2012
Background/Context: How do we account for the persistence of below-average math test score performance among California Hispanics who are fluent in English, as well as Spanish-dominant English learners? Recent studies have attributed the problem to an overly rigid focus on "what works" in curriculum and fluency in English to the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Self Efficacy, Mathematics Tests
Lewis, James L.; Menzies, Holly; Najera, Edgar I.; Page, Reba N. – Science Education, 2009
Blacks, Hispanics/Latinos, and Native Americans have long been underrepresented in schools and the workplace in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Although the monitoring of representation has become a larger and more important enterprise, existing databases make it difficult to discern trends in participation at different stages…
Descriptors: American Indians, Student Diversity, Biological Sciences, Minority Groups
Menzies, Holly M.; Mahdavi, Jennifer N.; Lewis, James L. – Remedial and Special Education, 2008
This study documents the implementation of research-based strategies to minimize the occurrence of reading difficulties in a first-grade population. Three strategies were implemented: (a) A system of progress monitoring was used to assess student progress and skill acquisition; (b) instruction was characterized by high intensity through the use of…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Early Intervention, Phonemic Awareness, Reading Instruction
Fast, Lisa A.; Lewis, James L.; Bryant, Michael J.; Bocian, Kathleen A.; Cardullo, Richard A.; Rettig, Michael; Hammond, Kimberly A. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2010
We examined the effect of the perceived classroom environment on math self-efficacy and the effect of math self-efficacy on standardized math test performance. Upper elementary school students (N = 1,163) provided self-reports of their perceived math self-efficacy and the degree to which their math classroom environment was mastery oriented,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Self Efficacy, Mathematics Tests, Classroom Environment
