Deoxyribonucleic Acid and Other Words Students Avoid Speaking Aloud: Evaluating the Role of Pronunciation on Participation in Secondary School Science Classroom Conversations

Student's verbal participation in science classrooms is an essential element in building the skills necessary for proficiency in scientific literacy and discourse. The myriad of new, multisyllabic vocabulary terms introduced in one year of secondary school biology instruction can overwhelm stud...

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Main Author: Beck, Stacie Elizabeth
Format: Others
Published: PDXScholar 2013
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Online Access:https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1088
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2087&context=open_access_etds