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Full-Text Articles in Education
Evaluating The Quality Of Pre-Service Preparation For Teachers In Regard To Culturally Responsive Teaching For English Language Learners, Brooke Langowski
Evaluating The Quality Of Pre-Service Preparation For Teachers In Regard To Culturally Responsive Teaching For English Language Learners, Brooke Langowski
Education: Student Scholarship & Creative Works
This paper will focus on a study about culturally responsive teaching and English Language Learners. Specifically, this paper will evaluate pre-service and early service teachers and their ability to provide culturally responsive teaching to their English Language-Learning students. There will be three different subtopics, which will pertain to comfort levels with culturally responsive teaching, creating a culturally responsive classroom environment, and reflecting on pre-service training. This topic is extremely important because much of the research on culturally responsive teaching indicates a disconnect between teachers and their English Language Learners, however, it is vital that students feel comfortable and at ease …
Supporting Students With Disabilities At Elizabethtown College Through Universal Design, Grace Hardy
Supporting Students With Disabilities At Elizabethtown College Through Universal Design, Grace Hardy
Education: Student Scholarship & Creative Works
This study will tackle the issues surrounding the transition to post-secondary education for students with disabilities. Transition for any individual is often challenging. For students with disabilities, transition can be even more stressful. When students with disabilities transition to post-secondary education, they may no longer receive the accommodations they had in high school (Abreu et al.,2016). While it is important for students to be educated of the disability services offered at their institution, it is equally important that students are comfortable communicating their disability related needs. When students are accommodated through Universal Design, a proactive approach to planning that addresses …
Fine Arts Integration In Early Childhood Education Classrooms, Emily K. Flach
Fine Arts Integration In Early Childhood Education Classrooms, Emily K. Flach
Education: Student Scholarship & Creative Works
This study seeks to define the place of fine arts in all early childhood classrooms regardless of subject. This research explored how fine arts can enhance a lesson or a student’s learning experience and the perceived effects of art integration on students and teachers. Research methodology included conducting interviews with practicing teachers in both general and special area education to understand their perspectives on fine arts integration.
Writing Priorities Across Academic Disciplines, Ashley Conway
Writing Priorities Across Academic Disciplines, Ashley Conway
Summer Scholarship, Creative Arts and Research Projects (SCARP)
This project examines the writing priorities of varied disciplines at Elizabethtown College to better understand what they value in student writing. A survey sent to faculty collected discipline-specific writing concerns and information about writing requirements beyond foundational courses. It also gathered thoughts on how EN100, Etown’s introductory English composition course, supports or fails upper-level writing. Follow-up interviews were conducted with select faculty. Faculty responded that sentence mechanics errors, paragraphs that lack unity or feel disorganized, failure to find effective sources when needed, and lack of clarity at the word or sentence level were the most problematic common writing errors when …
A Peace Education-Based Social Studies Curriculum For Fourth Grade, Nicole P. Curcio
A Peace Education-Based Social Studies Curriculum For Fourth Grade, Nicole P. Curcio
Education: Student Scholarship & Creative Works
Research suggests that teaching social-emotional competencies through peace education, along with academic material, can create positive attitudes and behaviors in students and foster a positive school climate. Further, through curricula that employ peace education practices, students obtain skills, knowledge, and attitudes that prepare them for college, career, and civic duty. The focus of this project is the development of a fourth-grade curriculum that integrates social studies and social-emotional skill building, while aligning to the district’s English Language Arts standards. Lessons and project-based materials are utilized to instruct students throughout the curriculum by immersing them in an authentic and engaging learning …
An Examination Of Science Education In Different Cultural Settings, Rebecca Voler
An Examination Of Science Education In Different Cultural Settings, Rebecca Voler
Education: Student Scholarship & Creative Works
This paper investigated how science education is implemented in The Gambia, the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Pennsylvania, particularly as it applies to science curriculum and pedagogy. To compare how science education is implemented in these three different regions, a wide range of data was collected. Interviews were conducted with educators and administrators in both The Gambia and Argentina. Faculty members were interviewed about their thoughts and insights on their experience with science education, and the strengths and challenges they felt were present in their school. While no faculty members were formally interviewed in Pennsylvania, I was able to …
The Effect Of Sentence Diagramming On A Middle Level Learner's Composition, Alyssa J. Van Lenten
The Effect Of Sentence Diagramming On A Middle Level Learner's Composition, Alyssa J. Van Lenten
Education: Student Scholarship & Creative Works
Sentence diagramming, a dated form of instruction used in grammar classes beginning in the late 1800s, involves drawing lines and shapes to represent the grammatical structure of language. Wildly popular before the 1960s, the practice has since been eliminated from the national English/Language Arts standards due to its isolation from composition instruction. Haussamen (2003) reports that grammar instruction, such as sentence diagramming, completely separate from composition instruction, has no effect on students’ writing skills. Despite the history of sentence diagramming, there are a very recent few sparks of interest in sentence diagramming in education across the United States (Wilson, 2017). …
Create Interactive Data Visualizations, Paige Phillips
Create Interactive Data Visualizations, Paige Phillips
Summer Scholarship, Creative Arts and Research Projects (SCARP)
This project put data in the hands of the decision makers in a timely, secure manner. We focused on course and attrition analysis. Tableau (the business intelligence / data visualization tool) was used to create the visualizations.
The Most Effective Teaching Strategies For At Risk Students With Mathematical Learning Disabilities, Katelyn Mowery
The Most Effective Teaching Strategies For At Risk Students With Mathematical Learning Disabilities, Katelyn Mowery
Education: Student Scholarship & Creative Works
What are the most effective teaching strategies and assistive technology to support at risk students who have mathematical learning disabilities? This was the question my thesis revolved around. The problems relating to this question are the lack in definitions for at risk as well as mathematical learning disabilities and that there is no research of the overlap of these two populations. To find this overlap, I researched the best strategies for at risk students and the best for students with mathematical disabilities, and I compiled the strategies that overlapped. I thought that since they are effective for both populations, these …
Building Empathy Through Social-Emotional Learning In Advisory, Kaitlyn Dobyns
Building Empathy Through Social-Emotional Learning In Advisory, Kaitlyn Dobyns
Education: Student Scholarship & Creative Works
This research evaluates the importance of building empathy among middle school learners through social-emotional education. This paper includes a six-week curriculum that focuses on 30 minute advisory lessons, which work on building empathy skills in a diverse school community. Students are encouraged to write reflections about the process and competencies they learn in connection to how they affect the hallways of their school in hopes of seeing growth in empathetic relationships within their community.
Sel Building Blocks To Transition Students With Asd, Madisyn Palmer
Sel Building Blocks To Transition Students With Asd, Madisyn Palmer
Education: Student Scholarship & Creative Works
This paper analyzes the importance of social emotional curriculums in a general education and special education setting. The research includes descriptions of various social-emotional learning curriculums specifically designed for general education students, and descriptions of curriculums designed for students with ASD. The research compares the scope and sequence of the skills integrated in the curriculums. When investigating the various curriculums, the skills did not correlate with the necessary skills needed to help students with ASD transition from grade to grade and into postsecondary education or career. In order to address this gap in available resources for students with ASD, the …
A Curriculum For Culturally Diverse Pre-Kindergarten Students To Develop Self-Regulation, Empathy, And Problem Solving Skills, Elizabeth A. Swartz
A Curriculum For Culturally Diverse Pre-Kindergarten Students To Develop Self-Regulation, Empathy, And Problem Solving Skills, Elizabeth A. Swartz
Education: Student Scholarship & Creative Works
No abstract provided.
Un Libro Para Mí/A Book For Me: Spanish/English Bilingual Literature In Early Childhood Education, Kayla Hall
Un Libro Para Mí/A Book For Me: Spanish/English Bilingual Literature In Early Childhood Education, Kayla Hall
Education: Student Scholarship & Creative Works
With the increase of immigration in the United States, the Spanish speaking population is rapidly growing (Daly, 2018). According to the United States Census Bureau (2015), the Hispanic population of 55 million makes up 17% of the total population and is projected to grow to 119 million by 2060. Approximately 23.5% of the 55 million are elementary and high school students (United States Census Bureau, 2015). With this, there is a strong necessity to address both the needs of Spanish speaking students and preparing non-speaking Spanish students to effectively communicate in the real word.
Teacher Perceptions Of Their Ability To Teach In Inclusive Classrooms, Matthew T. Vancleef
Teacher Perceptions Of Their Ability To Teach In Inclusive Classrooms, Matthew T. Vancleef
Education: Student Scholarship & Creative Works
The number of students with special needs participating in general education classrooms has increased dramatically in the past two decades. Despite this growth, colleges and universities across the United States still neglect to teach general education teacher candidates about inclusive practices for their respective content areas. Inclusive practices in education refer to those which seek to include students with special needs – mild or profound – in the general education classroom, curriculum, and experience. Inclusive practices are required by federal law. As a result, a master’s research project was developed wherein general education teachers at a south-central Pennsylvania middle school …
Challenging Gifted Students In The General Education Classroom, Kelly Barnett
Challenging Gifted Students In The General Education Classroom, Kelly Barnett
Education: Student Scholarship & Creative Works
This Honors in Education research focuses on gifted instruction in the general education early childhood classroom. Research found that being challenged in the general education classroom (in addition to in the gifted classroom) is a vital aspect of students’ gifted education. In addition to research on the importance of gifted education, effective strategies and best practices for challenging these students were explored through teacher interviews. Common themes such as strategic grouping, differentiation, enriched curriculum, problem solving, and project-based learning emerged. These strategies were compiled and organized into a digital toolkit website. This digital toolkit can serve as a teacher resource …
Diversity In Children's Literature, Kendra Fix
Diversity In Children's Literature, Kendra Fix
Education: Student Scholarship & Creative Works
Teachers have the opportunity to make small, yet important decisions to incorporate materials and methods in their current classrooms to support students who are underrepresented, and to minimize the disconnect between the changing student population and the teacher population. While there are programs, websites, and statements about these materials, one of the easiest implementations for current teachers is through the books in classroom libraries. In 1990, Rudine Sims Bishop described books to be windows, mirrors, and sliding glass doors for young people. Children need to see themselves reflected in books like a mirror. On the other hand, children need books …
Becoming Feelings Detectives: A Curriculum Designed To Build Empathy In Students With High- Incidence Disabilities, Kathryn Niznansky
Becoming Feelings Detectives: A Curriculum Designed To Build Empathy In Students With High- Incidence Disabilities, Kathryn Niznansky
Education: Student Scholarship & Creative Works
Research indicates that many students with special needs have greater difficulty mastering social skills than their typically-developing peers (Wiley & Silperstein, 2015). Strong social skills are critical to positive school and life outcomes for students, making social skills deficits even more alarming for children with disabilities (CASEL, 2019). This curriculum aims to foster empathy in students with special needs in kindergarten through grade two by providing direct instruction and practice in social skills. Specific social skills addressed in the curriculum include: naming feelings, greeting others, demonstrating active listening behaviors, and demonstrating sharing behaviors. Through children's books, role playing, and authentic …
Mindset In Math Class: How Math Teachers Can Promote Future Success, Angela Wesneski
Mindset In Math Class: How Math Teachers Can Promote Future Success, Angela Wesneski
Mathematical Science: Student Scholarship & Creative Works
The present study examines the recently developing literature around mindset in an educational setting. Theorists believe that how we think impacts how we approach situations. How individuals think about these situations can be defined as a fixed or growth mindset. The discussion includes a novel suggestion for a math classroom intervention involving asking students to journal about the intersection of their interests with mathematical concepts and outlines the results from a study testing this intervention in a local high school. The results show that this intervention may have increased mindset pertaining to general intelligence. A discussion of limitations due to …
The Gap In Professional Development : What Types Of Professional Development Opportunities Are Available To Teachers On Technology Integration And Do These Opportunities Incorporate Best Practices On Teacher In-Service Training And Support?, Rebekah Kroll
Education: Student Scholarship & Creative Works
In the 21st century, technology is consistently changing and has become ever-present in education. A teacher’s knowledge of technology is imperative to their pedagogy in order to encourage student-centered learning and provide meaningful and engaging experiences to the students. Technology knowledge on its own will not improve classroom learning. Preparation must be present so that the teachers can support student learning with technological enhancements. Many studies have shown that technology professional development opportunities for teachers are ill suited to produce adequate understanding that can assist teachers in becoming intelligent users of technology. With the rapid expansion of technology, teachers must …
Benefits Of Using Multicultural Literature To Introduce Steam Topics To English Learners, Kristin Wilkinson
Benefits Of Using Multicultural Literature To Introduce Steam Topics To English Learners, Kristin Wilkinson
Education: Student Scholarship & Creative Works
No abstract provided.
Creating A Multiplication Pedagogical Toolkit For Upper Elementary Mathematics Educators, Amy E. Lieberman
Creating A Multiplication Pedagogical Toolkit For Upper Elementary Mathematics Educators, Amy E. Lieberman
Education: Student Scholarship & Creative Works
All elementary school students can be described as developing learners, each with unique learning styles. The wide variety of ways that students learn presents upper elementary school educators with both opportunities and challenges related to how they should best teach multiplication to their students. Students often have difficulties conceptualizing and engaging with multiplication and thus may benefit from having multiple different strategies to choose from to support their learning of multiplication. When teachers provide students with various ways of learning multiplication, they recognize that not all students learn the same way and students should have options in how they learn. …
The Empathy Machine : Using Science Fiction Films To Teach Moral Dilemmas In The High School Social Studies Classroom, Sean Mccubbin
The Empathy Machine : Using Science Fiction Films To Teach Moral Dilemmas In The High School Social Studies Classroom, Sean Mccubbin
Education: Student Scholarship & Creative Works
No abstract provided.
Underachievement In Mathematics In The Early Childhood Classroom, Amy E. Lieberman
Underachievement In Mathematics In The Early Childhood Classroom, Amy E. Lieberman
Education: Student Scholarship & Creative Works
No abstract provided.
How Do Current World History Curricula Map To A Global Perspective Approach To Multicultural Education?, Gillian Engelbrecht
How Do Current World History Curricula Map To A Global Perspective Approach To Multicultural Education?, Gillian Engelbrecht
Education: Student Scholarship & Creative Works
This thesis explores the way local world history curricula do well, and not so well, at incorporating a global perspective approach to multicultural education.
Enhancing Citizenship In The Elementary Classroom Using Peace Education Strategies, Samantha Weigle, Madisyn Palmer
Enhancing Citizenship In The Elementary Classroom Using Peace Education Strategies, Samantha Weigle, Madisyn Palmer
Education: Student Scholarship & Creative Works
No abstract provided.
The Effects Of Cyberbullying In Elementary School On Students With And Without Disabilities, Ashlee Punte
The Effects Of Cyberbullying In Elementary School On Students With And Without Disabilities, Ashlee Punte
Education: Student Scholarship & Creative Works
The purpose of this research was to determine the effects of cyberbullying on elementary aged children in both general and special education settings. Cyberbullying is an intentionally harmful act through the use of the internet or an electronic device. There is a significant amount of research done on bullying and cyberbullying at the middle school and high school levels, but the research at the elementary level is very limited. There is also a large amount of research already done on students in general education, but there is a gap in special education. Because of these gaps in the research, it …
Examine The Relationship Between Effective Classroom Communication And Student Behavior And Classroom Efficiency Or Loss Of Instruction Time, Kirstin Blass
Education: Student Scholarship & Creative Works
Special education teachers and paraprofessionals work together on a daily basis during school hours to assist individuals with disabilities. Throughout the school day, these coworkers interact directly and indirectly with each other. The conversations and interactions between these individuals could have an effect on the students within the classroom either positively or negatively, depending on the interaction. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between effective classroom communication and student behavior and classroom efficiency or loss of instruction time. This mixed methodology study included input from two different special education teachers from two schools in Pennsylvania …
Prioritizing The Delivery Of Services To Homeless Students Who Also Have Special Needs, Emily Nolte
Prioritizing The Delivery Of Services To Homeless Students Who Also Have Special Needs, Emily Nolte
Education: Student Scholarship & Creative Works
In the United States there are 234,506 children who are homeless and also identified as having special needs within the 2015/2016 school year. This population experiences extensive biological, psychological, social, and academic needs (Black & Hoeft, 2015; Chow, Mistry, & Melchor, 2015; Gargiulo, 2006; Hernandez Jozefowicz-Simbeni & Israel, 2006). Schools face varied challenges of barriers such as properly identifying students and staff and funding issues (Bowman, et al., 2008; Gargiulo, 2006; Hernandez Jozefowicz-Simbeni & Israel, 2006), while families struggle with issues such as time constraints and high stress levels (Chow, Mistry, & Melchor, 2015; Hernandez Jozefowicz-Simbeni & Israel, 2006). While …
Placement Of Young English Language Learners’ (Ells’) In Reading Support : A Question Of Ell Status Or Learning Disability, Samantha Gehly
Placement Of Young English Language Learners’ (Ells’) In Reading Support : A Question Of Ell Status Or Learning Disability, Samantha Gehly
Education: Student Scholarship & Creative Works
Across the United States, increasing numbers of children whose first language, culture, and/or heritage is not English are being served in classrooms where English is the primary language in instruction. English Language Learners (ELLs) represent more than 5 million students in the United States, of which seventy-five percent are only Spanish-speaking. Many ELLs are facing the challenge of overcoming a language barrier to be academically successful, causing a risk of failure in increasing literacy demands. For educators working with ELLs in general education-related settings, their mission is to identify the root cause of their ELL student’s reading difficulties before they …
Examining The Impact Of Cooperative Learning Groups On Social Interactions In Inclusive Classrooms, Kendra Strickler
Examining The Impact Of Cooperative Learning Groups On Social Interactions In Inclusive Classrooms, Kendra Strickler
Education: Student Scholarship & Creative Works
Inclusive classrooms are becoming more prevalent in public schools, with many schools using push-in as a support for inclusion. While there is significant research supporting the benefits of push-in on academics for students, little is known about the social impacts of push-in. This study examined the academic and social benefits of a push-in, inclusive education for students with special needs and their general education peers. Previous research has demonstrated that the use of cooperative learning groups can be an effective strategy for inclusion. The focus of this study was on cooperative learning groups in an inclusive classroom. This strategy was …