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Voices From The Classroom: Elementary Students’ Perceptions Of Blogging, Ewa Mcgrail, Ann Davis
Voices From The Classroom: Elementary Students’ Perceptions Of Blogging, Ewa Mcgrail, Ann Davis
Middle and Secondary Education Faculty Publications
Blogging appears to be a promising instructional strategy which may provide solutions to some of the challenges in traditional writing instruction; however, few studies explore elementary students’ views on blogging. This qualitative case study gives elementary students voice as it examines their perceptions of blogging and their views of themselves as writers, readers, and learners. The researchers drew from multiple data sources, including student and teacher interviews, student and teacher blog writing, and classroom observations, to ascertain young writers’ perspectives. The findings indicate these student bloggers’ reader awareness and appreciation of the reader-writer relationship. Student bloggers also benefited from emotional …
Situating Strategies: An Examination Of Comprehension Strategy Instruction In One Upper Elementary Classroom Oriented Toward Culturally Relevant Teaching, Laura A. May
Early Childhood and Elementary Education Faculty Publications
Drawing on ethnographic and discourse analytic methods, this article examines how comprehension strategies aligned with goals in a classroom oriented toward culturally relevant teaching. Findings indicate that (a) two distinct sets of comprehension were taught in the room and (b) one set aligned more easily with culturally relevant teaching than the other.
The Visibility Of Deweyan Inquiry In An International Baccalaureate Elementary School, Sabrina Kaye May
The Visibility Of Deweyan Inquiry In An International Baccalaureate Elementary School, Sabrina Kaye May
Educational Policy Studies Dissertations
Research in the field of school curriculum and national organizations such as the National Council for the Social Studies and the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics support the use of inquiry-based curriculum in schools. However, due to the policy constraints of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), inquiry-based curriculum is not common in schools. Within these policy constraints, school principals often turn to reform models to increase student achievement on high-stakes assessments. One particular reform model, the International Baccalaureate Program (IB), requires an inquiry-based curriculum as well as teacher inquiry. Using qualitative inquiry and a normative framework based on Dewey’s …