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The Role Of Native Target Cultures In The High School English-As-A-Foreign-Language Classroom, Gwendolyne Claudine Mamanua
The Role Of Native Target Cultures In The High School English-As-A-Foreign-Language Classroom, Gwendolyne Claudine Mamanua
Theses Digitization Project
The goal of this project is to provide a curriculum that allows EFL students to learn through various social settings. Learning English through various classroom activities also enables the learner to apply the knowledge outside of the classroom setting.
Improving Basic Organic Chemistry Skills Among High School Chemistry Students Through The Use Of A Webquest, Jill Elizabeth Nation
Improving Basic Organic Chemistry Skills Among High School Chemistry Students Through The Use Of A Webquest, Jill Elizabeth Nation
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of the project was to develop an Internet resource for high school teachers who teach higher level chemistry, which includes organic chemistry. This Organic Chemistry WebQuest will foster a student-directed learning environment that will enable students to do two things: (1) students will learn basic and organic chemistry nomenclature and be able to write chemical equations involving organic molecules, and (2) students will be able to use various technologies to present items to their peers and others.
Environmental Education And High School Backpacking, David Russell Ficke
Environmental Education And High School Backpacking, David Russell Ficke
Theses Digitization Project
The call of the wilderness resonates in all of our hearts, with the desire to get in touch with nature and experience wilderness at some level. This project gives the high school teacher the practical resources necessary to share the passion of being in the wilderness with high school students.
Mediational English-As-A-Foreign-Language Teaching That Supports Independent Reading, Lei Li
Mediational English-As-A-Foreign-Language Teaching That Supports Independent Reading, Lei Li
Theses Digitization Project
This study synthesizes theoretical concepts and proposes relevant curricula that can improve students' English reading ability. It especially emphasizes how to integrate these reading strategies in an EFL environment, so EFL learners can absorb real reading methods and enhance their reading abilities for practical use.
Constructivism For The English-As-A-Second-Language Learning Environment And Professional Development, Starley Beatrix Dullien
Constructivism For The English-As-A-Second-Language Learning Environment And Professional Development, Starley Beatrix Dullien
Theses Digitization Project
This project addresses the needs of the adult learner. The adult learner referred to in; this project comes from two distinguishable groups. One group of adult learners consists of the ESL students who attend adult school or community-based English programs. The other group of adult learners consists of the teachers within adult education ESL programs who themselves are students as they participate in professional development workshops.
Foreign-Language Immerision As Preferred Bilingual/Biliterate Program Model For Elementary English Education In Taiwan, Shih-Hao Huang
Foreign-Language Immerision As Preferred Bilingual/Biliterate Program Model For Elementary English Education In Taiwan, Shih-Hao Huang
Theses Digitization Project
The primary goal of this project is to clarify the contexts of English as Foreign-language instructional program in Taiwan. Bilteracy is the acquistion and learning of the decoding and encoding of print, using two linguistic and cultural sytems in order to convey mesages in a variety of contexts. Through learning biliteracy, second-language learners gain benefits in cognitive and cultural development.
"Is It Really A Natural Fit?": The Construction Of "Technology" In Composition Studies, Irina Fealy
"Is It Really A Natural Fit?": The Construction Of "Technology" In Composition Studies, Irina Fealy
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis analyzes two popular computer assisted instruction teaching platforms: Daedalus Integrated Writing Environment (DIWE) and Blackboard (BB). The major focus of the exploration is to find out whether or not these programs are really a "natural fit" with the high expectations of new rhetoric compositionists.
A Study Of The Interlanguage Of Apology By Taiwanese English-Language Learners, Ching-Yi Shih
A Study Of The Interlanguage Of Apology By Taiwanese English-Language Learners, Ching-Yi Shih
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis presents a study of the interlanguage of the speech act of apology by Taiwanese learners of English. It compares the way Taiwanese learners apoologize in English and how they apologize in Mandarin Chinese, as well as how native speakers of American English apologize.
Comparison Of Effectiveness Between Merit Software And Traditional Grammar Instruction For Ninth Grade Students, Cynthia Joann Furr
Comparison Of Effectiveness Between Merit Software And Traditional Grammar Instruction For Ninth Grade Students, Cynthia Joann Furr
Theses Digitization Project
Purpose of the project is to determine whether Merit Software program, "Write it right" could be effective in a whole class setting (using one computer) rather than in a computer lab. The further purpose was to identify if this strategy was more effective than the use of the traditional textbook method of grammar study in the ninth grade. Lesson plans and a software description are included.
Review Of The Cross-Sectional Field Of Outdoor Camps, Resiliency, And Juvenile Delinquncy, Omar Taha Safie
Review Of The Cross-Sectional Field Of Outdoor Camps, Resiliency, And Juvenile Delinquncy, Omar Taha Safie
Theses Digitization Project
Successful outdoor camp programs are being threatened by decreased funding and increased focus on the control of juvenile delinquents. To determine the success of outdoor camp programs for the juvenile delinquent, it is important to examine the recidivism rates of those who go through the programs compared to those who do not. By properly infusing outdoor camp programs with resiliency education, new programs can be created with even more success. This paper is a literature review of the present state of research in both fields. With the background information presented here, the goal is to become a 'springboard' for further …
Improving Student Achievement Through Parent Involvement, Bridget Anderson Hardesty
Improving Student Achievement Through Parent Involvement, Bridget Anderson Hardesty
Theses Digitization Project
This project consisted of four parent workshops designed to examine and strengthen home-school communication for Banks Elementary School students, teachers, and parents. The goals of the workshops were to improve parent-teacher relations, increase parent usage of school resources, and increase parent student interaction in the home. Workshop topics included providing parents with information on state-mandated testing, literacy issues, reading strategies, and homework.
Socially Situated English-As-A-Foreign-Language Instruction To Achieve Emergent Biliteracy In Taiwan, Tzu-Chen Su
Socially Situated English-As-A-Foreign-Language Instruction To Achieve Emergent Biliteracy In Taiwan, Tzu-Chen Su
Theses Digitization Project
Integrates several learning approaches for teaching English to Taiwanese children at the elementary level (grades K-6). Develops children's biliteracy in the English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) context through various learning approaches that include, child-centered learning, mediated learning, socially situated learning, and task-based learning.
The Most Effective Way To Teach Spelling, Mandy Lea Strange
The Most Effective Way To Teach Spelling, Mandy Lea Strange
Theses Digitization Project
The research in this project shows that spelling needs to be taught through patterns, rhymes and the use of analogies. Weekly spelling tests are effective to assess spelling patterns, instead of useing a pre-determined collection of random words. Additionally, spelling needs to be taught within writing, not as a completely separate subject.
Measure It!: Developing An Electronic Resource For Scientific Measurement Skills, Gregory Berenato
Measure It!: Developing An Electronic Resource For Scientific Measurement Skills, Gregory Berenato
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of the project was to develop an electronic resource that would provide a tutorial for students and offer opportunities for practice of measurement skills.
Factors Affecting Coaches With Stress And Burnout, Kirk Jack Frazer
Factors Affecting Coaches With Stress And Burnout, Kirk Jack Frazer
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to examine the factors affecting coaches with stress burnout. This project was intended for all coaches from high school to college level.
A Model For Instructional Integration For Science And English-Language Development, Patricia Diane Andreano
A Model For Instructional Integration For Science And English-Language Development, Patricia Diane Andreano
Theses Digitization Project
This project recommends a professional development model for the integration of language arts and science skills to improve the literacy and scientific proficiency of elementary students, specifically English language learners. The goal is to prepare students to score well on the fluency aspects of the advanced levels of the California English Language Development Test (CELDT).
Promoting Oral Fluency For English Learners Using Differentiated Corrective Feedback, Chien-Fang Lin
Promoting Oral Fluency For English Learners Using Differentiated Corrective Feedback, Chien-Fang Lin
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is to address the need from helping English learners to improve their oral expression. The research mainly focuses on oral expression stategies with which students can overcome their fear of speaking in public and be better understood in society. Sample curriculum/lesson plans included.
The Usage Of Internet Technologies By High School Students In The Completion Of Educational Tasks Outside Of The School Setting, Seth Freehling
The Usage Of Internet Technologies By High School Students In The Completion Of Educational Tasks Outside Of The School Setting, Seth Freehling
Theses Digitization Project
Examines the use of Information and Communicative Technologies (ICT) by high school students from economically-disadvantaged households to complete homework assignments. Results of a survey of 240 high school students at an urban, inner-city high school located in Southern California, indicated, (1) the Digital Divide is narrowing among social classes, as most students reported having Internet access from their homes, (2) students willingness to embrace new uses of ICT in their studies, (3) the speed of completing homework was increased through the use of ICT multi-tasking and the use of search engines and, (4) computer maintenance issues were not a significant …
A Curriculum Guide For Teaching Business Planning, Dennis Patrick Larney
A Curriculum Guide For Teaching Business Planning, Dennis Patrick Larney
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of the project is two-fold. First, to design a curriculum guideline for career and technical educators to teach the elements of business planning to a new population of graduates that need the material to manage their vocation successfully. Secondly, it can be used as a very practical way of integrating academic and occupational training program.
Educational Curriculum For Obesity In School Aged Youth, Carmen Vieyra Kemp, Melody Ann Mendiola
Educational Curriculum For Obesity In School Aged Youth, Carmen Vieyra Kemp, Melody Ann Mendiola
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to develop an educational program to assist educators in keeping school children healthy. This program is designed to support professionals who are working to reduce the problem of oobesity in children and adolescents in elementary and middle school setting.
Adult Learning Outcomes Based On Course Delivery Methodology, Timothy Edward Jenkins
Adult Learning Outcomes Based On Course Delivery Methodology, Timothy Edward Jenkins
Theses Digitization Project
This study compared student satisfaction and academic performance in online and face-to-face classes. 105 ITT Technical Institute students who were simultaneously enrolled in one online course and two on-campus courses were surveyed and interviewed. Factors examined included student to instructor communication, student to student interaction, content selection for online courses and course management for online courses. Sixty-four percent of the students did not pass their online courses and expressed dissatisfaction with the learning process. Course components and processes that could be improved were identified.
Using Music To Create Effective Curriculum For English Language Development, Steven John Schulz
Using Music To Create Effective Curriculum For English Language Development, Steven John Schulz
Theses Digitization Project
Research supporting the viability of music to promote language and literacy development as well as the theory of multiple intelligences suggests that any sound educational program employ a multifaceted approach to teaching and learning. This project created a thematically based multiple intelligence curriculum for first grade English language learners that emphasized the use of song.
Lessons In Character Development, Virginia Lizette Escobar
Lessons In Character Development, Virginia Lizette Escobar
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of the project was to provide first grade teachers at the Baldwin Park Unified School District with teaching approaches, tools, and strategies in instructing their students in character development education. These approaches, tools, and strategies will support students' academic learning as they develop a deeper comprehension of responsibility skills.
Proposed Marketing And Advertising Campaign For The United Negro College Fund, Rashida Patrice Hamm
Proposed Marketing And Advertising Campaign For The United Negro College Fund, Rashida Patrice Hamm
Theses Digitization Project
This project seeks to develop a marketing and advertising campaign for the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). The proposed California campaign is designed to reach an underserved target market in the state of California and to increase donations to the UNCF by one million dollars a year.
Use Of A Video Based Instruction Program To Enhance English Literature And Writing Concepts, Jeffrey Christian Pitcher
Use Of A Video Based Instruction Program To Enhance English Literature And Writing Concepts, Jeffrey Christian Pitcher
Theses Digitization Project
In this project an educational DVD about the life and writing styles of John Steinbeck was developed for use in high school freshman classrooms at Yucaipa High School. Additional activities to stimulate students' writing and composition in the style of Steinbeck were created to match educational theory and state standards.
Electronic Dictionaries In The Esl Composition Class, Rebecca Lynn Rudd
Electronic Dictionaries In The Esl Composition Class, Rebecca Lynn Rudd
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis examines the use of electronic dictionaries by ESL students. In particular, it considers how, when and why students use electronic dictionaries in their writing processes. It also explores the extent to which students use words found in an electronic dictionary appropriately in their texts and whether electronic dictionary use influences their long-term acquisition of vocabulary.
The Inclusion Of Parents In Early Childhood Language And Behavior Development, Kathryn Lee Demoville
The Inclusion Of Parents In Early Childhood Language And Behavior Development, Kathryn Lee Demoville
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to determine what language and behavior changes occur when parents are included in a curriculum that provides intervention for children with language delays and behavior and social delays. This project was a collaborative effort between the Early Intervention Special Education Program for three-five year old children in the school distrtict, and the County of Riverside, Department of Mental Health Services.
Curriculum Integration Connecting Academic And Career And Technical Education, Crystal Yvette Clark
Curriculum Integration Connecting Academic And Career And Technical Education, Crystal Yvette Clark
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to develop a curriculum that will help integrate Academic, Career, and Technical Education. The basic purpose of curriculum integration is to help student make connections between academic and technical information, to help them discover the answer to "Why do I have to learn this?" In 1990, the federal government mandated the "integration" of Academic and Career and Technical Education through amendments to the Carl D. Perkins Vocation Education Act of 1984.
A Culturally Relevant Approach: Introducing Third Graders To The Injustices Of Migrant Farm Work, CéSar CháVez, And Social Action, Beatriz Barajas GonzáLez
A Culturally Relevant Approach: Introducing Third Graders To The Injustices Of Migrant Farm Work, CéSar CháVez, And Social Action, Beatriz Barajas GonzáLez
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is to provide educators with substantial background information on the unjust history of the Mexican migrant farm worker in the United States and the life of César Chávez. The final goal is to include multiple websites and resources teachers can independently access in order to gain valuable information on migrant farm workers, César Chávez, and social action.
The Pros And Cons Of Using Technology In Primary Education, Astrid Ryterband
The Pros And Cons Of Using Technology In Primary Education, Astrid Ryterband
Theses Digitization Project
The aim of this thesis is to examine computer technology as an educative tool in primary education and to discover how it's affecting instruction and learning. The writer of this thesis believes that the integration of literacy and computer technology can be successful, provide that government, administration, faculty, parents and students work together.