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Exploring The Strategies English As A Second Language Teachers Use To Teach Students, Unika Lasha Felton
Exploring The Strategies English As A Second Language Teachers Use To Teach Students, Unika Lasha Felton
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractIn the local school district under study located in southern United States, English as second language (ESL) students are experiencing lower than expected standardized testing scores according to expectations set forth by the state Department of Education. The purpose of this project study was to explore the strategies ESL teachers use to teach ESL students. The conceptual framework was Gagne’s conditions of learning theory, which is used to assess students’ lack of preparation for future academic and career success. The research question asked what strategies ESL teachers use to teach ESL students. A qualitative exploratory case study with purposive sampling …
Faculty Experiences Of Social Media Implementation In Online Classrooms, Ashley Lynn George
Faculty Experiences Of Social Media Implementation In Online Classrooms, Ashley Lynn George
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Social media has become an integral part of the education process, with educators incorporating social media platforms both actively and passively within the learning environment. Yet, the implementation and usefulness of social media in the online learning environment as an educational assistance tool have not been adequately investigated. The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand how the incorporation of social media into the online learning environment is experienced by university faculty and if their experiences of use or required changes in pedagogy for implementation are affecting their ability or desire to implement the new technology. Individual virtual interviews …