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The Impact Of Small Group Instruction On The Reading Ability Of Three First Grade Students, Jillian Wilson
The Impact Of Small Group Instruction On The Reading Ability Of Three First Grade Students, Jillian Wilson
Undergraduate Research Conference
This literacy project investigated the impact of small group reading instruction on the reading ability of first graders. During fall 2012, the teacher candidate conducted research in a first grade classroom in a rural East Texas elementary school three days a week for an eight-week period. One purpose of this literacy project was to enable teacher candidates to gain experience conducting reading assessments, planning age appropriate reading lessons, and implementing those lessons in a small group instructional setting. Another purpose was to administer pre and post assessments to monitor the reading development of a group of students.
The Effectiveness Of Guided Reading On Reading Achievement, Cinnamon Mckey
The Effectiveness Of Guided Reading On Reading Achievement, Cinnamon Mckey
Undergraduate Research Conference
This study investigated the impact of guided reading for 30 minutes three days a week for eight weeks on the reading achievement of three second grade students in a rural school district in East Texas during fall 2012. Within the investigation, the students were scored using three reading assessments. These assessments were used to inform the teacher candidate of the students' potential reading levels. The goal was to show an increase in the students' reading level with the assistance of guided reading instruction.
Understanding Student Gpa, Justin Rodrigues, Malcolm Recinos, Carla Torres
Understanding Student Gpa, Justin Rodrigues, Malcolm Recinos, Carla Torres
Undergraduate Research Conference
As a student of Stephen F. Austin State University have you ever wondered about the efficacy of you weekly habits as it relates towards your cumulative college GPA? Have you ever been curious of students with a higher GPA (grade point average) spent their free time than those with a lower GPAs? We decided to test various weekly habits of the everyday college student to discover if their actions are in fact a determinant of college GPA.
Reflections On Various Interviews About Reading And Reading Comprehension, Kayla King
Reflections On Various Interviews About Reading And Reading Comprehension, Kayla King
Undergraduate Research Conference
The study of reading and reading comprehension strategies into the content area classroom. This research looked students who had the "force fed" literature and those who had the option to choose what they read.
The Effects Of Physical Education Credit Producing Activities On High School Students, Jonathan Denton
The Effects Of Physical Education Credit Producing Activities On High School Students, Jonathan Denton
Undergraduate Research Conference
The original intent for this project was to see what summative information could be drawn using the FITNESSGRAM. Researchers wanted to relate the FITNESSGRAM to variables like academic performance, amount of physical education, and the student’s general idea of physical education. Over the past few years, researchers have found that students with a higher score on the FITNESSGRAM have a higher academic score on the T.A.K.S., better attendance, and less behavioral problems. Also, researchers were interested in determining if a participant’s satisfaction level of the physical education experience had any impact on the FITNESSGRAM variables. This descriptive research was designed …