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Diverse Roads To Literacy: Examining The Literacy Learning Of Six First Graders., Deborah Rickards
Diverse Roads To Literacy: Examining The Literacy Learning Of Six First Graders., Deborah Rickards
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The purpose of this descriptive multiple-case qualitative study was to observe six students--three students who initially experienced difficulty with early literacy tasks and three who initially encountered success. It was conducted in a classroom with an exemplary teacher using literature-based instruction, the writing process, integration across curricular areas, and an intervention strategy designed to accelerate the learning of the students who encountered difficulties with literacy tasks. This research was conducted to examine the following questions: (a) How did each child interact with reading/writing materials and with other readers and writers within the classroom? (b) how did the teacher interact with …
The Effects Of Augmented Feedback On Students' Perceptions And Performance., Karen Anne Buckner Fredenburg
The Effects Of Augmented Feedback On Students' Perceptions And Performance., Karen Anne Buckner Fredenburg
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The focus of this study was to investigate the effects of various augmented feedback conditions on students' self-perceptions of ability (SPA), practice behaviors, and performance during motor skill instruction of a novel task. Fourth grade physical education students (n = 103) participating in a one week instructional unit on the skill of cupstacking were randomly assigned to one of four feedback conditions: (a) no feedback, (b) motivational feedback, (c) task or informational feedback, and (d) motivational and task feedback combined. While students practiced simple (3 x 6 x 3) and complex (1 x 10 x 1) cupstacking skills, instruction and …
School Restructuring, Transformational Leadership, And Teacher Participation In Decision-Making., Sherry Fontenot Cormier
School Restructuring, Transformational Leadership, And Teacher Participation In Decision-Making., Sherry Fontenot Cormier
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
This study examines teachers' perceptions of the relationship between transformational leadership behavior of principals and teacher participation in decision making in site-based managed schools. Site-based management was defined as the shift of decision making responsibility from the central office to the local school. Transformational leadership behavior was defined as the behavior of principals that helps build new relationships between teachers and principals. Teacher participation in decision making was defined as the participation of teachers in deciding issues related to school improvement and student achievement. Five main results emerged in the study. First, this school district does not contain components of …
The Impact Of Early Literacy Intervention Groups In Conjunction With Reading Recovery., Lori Ann Brocato
The Impact Of Early Literacy Intervention Groups In Conjunction With Reading Recovery., Lori Ann Brocato
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The positive, early experiences of children in school can be closely linked to their future success in school and career. Reading Recovery has been successful in helping at-risk first-grade children accelerate and become successful readers and writers. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether or not Early Literacy Intervention Groups have any effect when used in conjunction with Reading Recovery. This study will examine the following questions: (1) How do Reading Recovery children without Early Literacy Intervention compare to those with this experience on entrance scores into the program? (2) How do Reading Recovery children without Early Literacy …
A Methodological Examination Of Naturally Occurring School Improvement In Louisiana Schools., John Albert Freeman
A Methodological Examination Of Naturally Occurring School Improvement In Louisiana Schools., John Albert Freeman
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The study was conducted as an exploratory investigation of naturally occurring school improvement, which refers to improvement in a school's effectiveness status that is achieved without external change forces. The research design for the study used mixed methodologies divided into three phases to identify and examine schools that improved longitudinally in a "natural" environment. Phase I utilized regression (ordinary least squares) methods to create a database containing all elementary schools in Louisiana, categorized by their level of change. As a result, some 20% of the schools in Louisiana were identified as having improved over a three-year period. This approximated an …