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A Comparison Of Student Learning Using Two Teaching Methods: Case Study And Direct Instruction, Laura Elaine Elmer
A Comparison Of Student Learning Using Two Teaching Methods: Case Study And Direct Instruction, Laura Elaine Elmer
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of using case studies as an instructional method.
Let Them Moodle: Utilizing An Open Source Learning Management System To Extend The English Classroom, Mark Randall Rousseau-Smith
Let Them Moodle: Utilizing An Open Source Learning Management System To Extend The English Classroom, Mark Randall Rousseau-Smith
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of the project was to install a Moodle installation on a server and deploy it to select teachers while developing a series of training modules to help assist teachers to utilize Moodle as an online supplement to their classroom teaching. The goal was to give the teachers involved an additional outlet for learning beyond the classroom setting. Specifically, this project centered on creating video tutorials and a demo class aimed to help teachers utilize this powerful medium. Moodle activities are items such as blogs, forums, wikis, and quizzes among many other learner-centric technologies. The participants to pilot this …
Quality Inclusion Of Students With Disabilities In General Physical Education, Natalie Jean Phillips
Quality Inclusion Of Students With Disabilities In General Physical Education, Natalie Jean Phillips
Theses Digitization Project
A study conducted in one Southern California school district found that students with disabilities are often marginalized when it comes to participating in physically demanding sports and activities. This study was conducted to examine the participation levels of students with disabilities in physical education classes. Secondary physical education teachers throughout the southern California school district were surveyed about the inclusion of students with disabilities in their classes. This study also meant to measure teachers' knowledge and behaviors surrounding inclusive practices of students with disabilities. The survey consisted of 10 questions and was distributed via e-mail to 10 chosen school sites. …
The Effect Of Cold Calling And Culture On Communication Apprehension, Kimberly Noreen Aguilar
The Effect Of Cold Calling And Culture On Communication Apprehension, Kimberly Noreen Aguilar
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether cold calling improved, maintained, or worsened students' levels of communication apprehension (CA) and sought to understand the effects that culture and cold calling may have on students with CA within the framework of Uncertainty Reduction Theory.
Bebop To Hiphop: Music Creation For Science Content Retention, Christopher Claud Markermorse
Bebop To Hiphop: Music Creation For Science Content Retention, Christopher Claud Markermorse
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is to develop a way of combining Visual and Performing Arts instructional standards and methods, instructional technology, and science instruction to maximize science content retention through song creation.
Affirmative Acts: The Need For American Black Theatre In The Classroom, Angela Batrice Brooks-Van Niel
Affirmative Acts: The Need For American Black Theatre In The Classroom, Angela Batrice Brooks-Van Niel
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to reveal that racial inequality in American Theatre is still in existence: that while our country has gained some level of integration, several societal and artistic echelons evidence a remaining tendency towards discrimination--a separatist sense of culture that unfortunately informs elementary and secondary classrooms all across the United States as well as still exists in the general arts.
Social Studies Through Web 2.0: A Study Of Online Learning, Kenneth Michael Snell
Social Studies Through Web 2.0: A Study Of Online Learning, Kenneth Michael Snell
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to develop a social network site, complete with the abilities to create home pages, blog and participate in a message board (Web 2.0) to create a learning environment, based on constructivist principles and asynchonous learning, to teach a unit of U.S. Government.
Can Use Of Technology In A Science Classroom Help Improve Reading Comprehension?, Michael Lawrence Carlin
Can Use Of Technology In A Science Classroom Help Improve Reading Comprehension?, Michael Lawrence Carlin
Theses Digitization Project
This study will show that by using technology to spark an interest in science curriculum and providing subsequent reading material related to that curriculum, educators will notice an improvement in their students' reading comprehension skills. Two classes from a high school in the Phoenix school district of comparable reading comprehension abilities were given two inquiry-based lesson plans to execute.
The Artistry Of Teaching: Commedia Dell'arte's Improvisational Strategies And Its Implications For Classroom Participation, Jean Artemis Vezzalini
The Artistry Of Teaching: Commedia Dell'arte's Improvisational Strategies And Its Implications For Classroom Participation, Jean Artemis Vezzalini
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to determine if instructor improvisation affects student participation in the classroom. The participants in this project were professors/instructors at Cal State University San Bernardino (CSUSB) and the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus.
An Online System For Tracking Class Participation, Bruce Donald Rhodewalt
An Online System For Tracking Class Participation, Bruce Donald Rhodewalt
Theses Digitization Project
This project examines an online system for tracking class participation points. The system addresses two primary issues: how to quantify class participation and how to report class participation. This will serve all stakeholders: for students and parents, quantifying participation conveys a sense of objectivity (crucial if participation is to be fairly included in the grade) ; for teachers, the daily collection and collation of partcipation data ensures that the data is reliable, i.e., worthy of including in a student's grade.
English Literacy Development In The Spanish Speaking Home: The Effects Of Training Parents In The Use Of Reading Comprehension Strategies While Their Children Read, Rommel Manuel Guerrero
English Literacy Development In The Spanish Speaking Home: The Effects Of Training Parents In The Use Of Reading Comprehension Strategies While Their Children Read, Rommel Manuel Guerrero
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to measure the impact Spanish speaking parents can have on the English reading comprehension of their children who are learning English. This study also investigated the effect of training monolingual Spanish speaking parents is reading comprehension strategies in Spanish while their children read English text.
Phonological Awareness And Its Affect On Second Language Acquisition, Mallory Ann Ruiz
Phonological Awareness And Its Affect On Second Language Acquisition, Mallory Ann Ruiz
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this thesis is to explore the role phonological awareness plays in the second language (L2) classroom among English as Second Language (ESL) learners. In order to better understand the reasons behind second language (L2) student's phonological improvements, phonological awareness was tested to see what affect, if any, it had on student's intelligible speech. Six English as Second Language (ESL) college students participated in the study in which they provided three audio recordings of their English speech over the course of ten weeks.
Ethical Decision-Making Under High-Stakes Testing, Jennifer-Jane Alene Blum
Ethical Decision-Making Under High-Stakes Testing, Jennifer-Jane Alene Blum
Theses Digitization Project
In this research project, it was found that the pressure to meet accountability standards have intensified. The pressure to conform to testing curriculum created ethical dilemmas over the focus on curriculum or on test preparation. Educators are increasingly placed in an ethical dilemma of knowing what is needed to meet students' needs but rendered unable to meet those needs because of demands to conform to testing expectations under the new accountability system.
The Benefits Of Resistance Training For Children, Colleen Michaela Vranich Kiemele
The Benefits Of Resistance Training For Children, Colleen Michaela Vranich Kiemele
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is to conduct a literature review on the topic of resistance training for children in order to educate parents, teachers, coaches, and others who may be working with children in a resistance training capacity about the benefits that can be derived from resistance training program and the safety measures which must be in place.
Guided Reading: The Effects Of Using Guided Reading In The Classroom, Betty Lynn Austin-Byrd
Guided Reading: The Effects Of Using Guided Reading In The Classroom, Betty Lynn Austin-Byrd
Theses Digitization Project
This project set out to find the best methods for use in a Guided Reading classroom as well as the results that would be produced from a year long use of guided reading in a first grade classroom. Guided Reading produces reading results in early and emergent readers as it provides structure and assessment practices for the teacher to instruct and guide students through the process of learning to read.
Self-Determination Theory And Recommendations For Its Practical Use In Basketball, Brian John Carrasquillo
Self-Determination Theory And Recommendations For Its Practical Use In Basketball, Brian John Carrasquillo
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to bring to light the strategies that make athletes more intrisically motivated and to develop motivational strategies for basketball players in high school.
Composition, Meditative Thinking, And The Writing Classroom: A Historical Analysis And Empirical Study, Gregory Todd Baran
Composition, Meditative Thinking, And The Writing Classroom: A Historical Analysis And Empirical Study, Gregory Todd Baran
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to explore whether meditation is a beneficial practice in the composition classroom and to validate theoretical claims to its efficacy. Core questions centered on whether or not meditation could help lessen writing blocks, get the writer into the "flow" of writing, spark creativity, and ease the overall writing process.
Pinch Play Puppet Project, Carolyn Faye Mattson
Pinch Play Puppet Project, Carolyn Faye Mattson
Theses Digitization Project
The project was designed to investigate issues and ideas of developing a play adapted from a children's book to bring "history to life" for a modern family. The research model was designed to be a tool for the evaluation of the material presented. It was constructed to allow student practitioners to participate in the exploration and discovery of the creative process and improve their understanding of implementing theatre practices to teach required subjects.
Why It Makes Sense To Practice Child Welfare Social Work In The Public School System: An Evaluation Study, Desiree Joanne Robinson Moody
Why It Makes Sense To Practice Child Welfare Social Work In The Public School System: An Evaluation Study, Desiree Joanne Robinson Moody
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to propose why it makes sense to practice child welfare social work in the public school system (kindergarten through 12th grade), and to evaluate why there is a need for child protective services (CPS) child welfare social workers to be active and out-stationed in the public school setting. A questionaire was developed to interview and obtain responses from nine experienced retired and prior social workers.
Student Understanding Of Scale And Structure In Astronomy: What Classroom Strategies Are Effective?, Peter Charles A'Hearn
Student Understanding Of Scale And Structure In Astronomy: What Classroom Strategies Are Effective?, Peter Charles A'Hearn
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to investigate what strategies are used by classroom teachers to teach 8th grade students about scale in astronomy and whether instruction is effective or not.
Homework And Assignments In Physical Education Incorporating National Association For Sport And Physical Education Standards, Naeemah Takiyah Robinson
Homework And Assignments In Physical Education Incorporating National Association For Sport And Physical Education Standards, Naeemah Takiyah Robinson
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to examine the attitudes and perceptions of physical educators towards the implementation of homework to satisfy the NASPE National Standards 1-6. The project was conducted to develop practical assignments/homework which can be incorporated into everyday k-12 physical education classes. The main purpose of the project is significant because the assignments/homework will be designed to meet the NASPE National Standards 1-6, while focusing on meeting the three types of learning domains: the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor. The study was initiated by conducting research on physical educators who implement homework into their physical education classes.
Using The California Content Standards With Readers Theatre In The Classroom, Arlene Frances Delgado
Using The California Content Standards With Readers Theatre In The Classroom, Arlene Frances Delgado
Theses Digitization Project
The focus of this project is to use readers theatre to enhance the language arts skills of the low socio-economic student population and the Hispanic population in the classroom. The author created some of her own activities and incorporated them with readers theatre to increase the critical thinking skills of her students in order to score proficient and advance in the assessments used in this project.
Developing Students' Reading Comprehesion Through Whole Language, Zelda Marie Thomas
Developing Students' Reading Comprehesion Through Whole Language, Zelda Marie Thomas
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of the study is to investigate the motivational affects of Transactional Strategies Instruction (TSI) and generative themes applications in the effort to change students' attitude and behavior in reading novels and volume reading materials to improve ninth grade reading comprehension. A descriptive six-week qualitative study on improving ninth grade students' reading comprehension through teaching the concept of whole language and Transactional Strategies Instruction (TSI) was conducted.
Influences Concerning Faculty Use Of Technology To Teach Distance Education, Helena Joyce Johnson
Influences Concerning Faculty Use Of Technology To Teach Distance Education, Helena Joyce Johnson
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to examine pedagogical and professional beliefs that might illuminate influences to higher education faculty decisions to teach distance education using technology.
Assessing English Learners: Authentic Evaluation At The Elementary Level, Marco Antonio Mendoza
Assessing English Learners: Authentic Evaluation At The Elementary Level, Marco Antonio Mendoza
Theses Digitization Project
This project explores various forms of assessing English learners within the language domains of reading, writing, and oral language. The project also looks ath the California English Language Development Test (CELDT) as part of its study.
The Impact Of Zero Tolerance On Student Academic Achievement And Retention, Paul Robert Robinson
The Impact Of Zero Tolerance On Student Academic Achievement And Retention, Paul Robert Robinson
Theses Digitization Project
This study showed that emerging trends showing zero tolerance policies having negative effects on school children, especially those of poor and/or minority background, make an elementary district's recently implemented zero tolerance style for fifth and sixth graders an interesting area of study. It is well accepted that when established and enforced with fidelity and consistency students will acclimate to new rules. The extreme cases like the tragic incident at Columbine aside school administration has a fiducuary duty to provide a safe learning environment, and many studies show that learning either does not occur or occurs at a diminished rate in …
Whole Language Curriculum For English Learners In Elementary Schools, Norma Alicia Alvarado
Whole Language Curriculum For English Learners In Elementary Schools, Norma Alicia Alvarado
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is to propose a pedagogy that adds, builds, and uses the student's language and culture to speak, read and write English. This project establishes the need for a comprehensive model of instruction for English learners in elementary schools.
Shifting The Literacy Paradigm In Indonesian Higher Education, Isnarti Isnarti
Shifting The Literacy Paradigm In Indonesian Higher Education, Isnarti Isnarti
Theses Digitization Project
The focus of this thesis was in postsecondary literacy in Indonesia, and how it might be improved by borrowing and applying philosophies and pedagogical practices such as the role of the writing process in the education of basic writers, the importance of acquiring academic discourse, the benefits of teacher feedback, and the role that a writing center can play in helping basic writers to become proficient writers.
Using Technology To Enhance Back To School Night, Heidi Balatico Dacio
Using Technology To Enhance Back To School Night, Heidi Balatico Dacio
Theses Digitization Project
This project was intended to build communication between the school and the home. With the use of a multimedia presentation, DVD, school and classroom expectations were communicated to the parents. A survey was given to first grade parents to determine whether this DVD would be beneficial. The results of that survey showed that there was a need, and parents were wanting information in areas of school and classroom expectations, academic standards, disciplining students, and character development. Through the Assessment, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation process (ADDIE), a DVD presentation was designed, developed, and implemented to communicate these learning objectives.
The Effect Of Music Instruction On Math And Language Arts Scores In Elementary School, Mirastasha Ashley-Briann Thomas
The Effect Of Music Instruction On Math And Language Arts Scores In Elementary School, Mirastasha Ashley-Briann Thomas
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to determine if music and academic achievement are connected to form a more cohesive unit of learning. This project attempts to show how participation in a music program in school will not only help children explore new academic experiences but will also help in their academic achievment through improvement in test scores in mathematics and languages.