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Read 180 Participation, Ell Service Length, And Year On Literacy And Mathematics Achievement For Middle School Students, Paul A. Griep
Read 180 Participation, Ell Service Length, And Year On Literacy And Mathematics Achievement For Middle School Students, Paul A. Griep
Dissertations
The purpose of this dissertation was to add to the limited available research. In both hypotheses, the independent variables were whether or not the student used the READ 180 program, the number of years the student received ELL services in the United States (6 years or less or more than 6 years), and the year tested (2011 or 2012). The dependent variables for the first hypothesis were literacy and mathematics achievement measured by scaled scores obtained on the seventh grade Arkansas Augmented Benchmark Literacy and Mathematics examinations. The dependent variables for the second hypothesis were literacy and mathematics achievement measured …
School Size And Socioeconomic Status On Mathematics And Literacy Achievement For Students In Arkansas, Robert Childers
School Size And Socioeconomic Status On Mathematics And Literacy Achievement For Students In Arkansas, Robert Childers
Dissertations
The purpose of this dissertation was to add to the limited available research concerning the effects of size of school and socioeconomic status (SES) on literacy and mathematics achievement for students in Grades 9 through 12 in Western and Northwestern Arkansas. Of the four high schools, two were larger 6A/7A schools, and two were smaller 3A/4A schools. In all four hypotheses, the independent variables were size of school and SES measured by lunch status. In the first hypothesis, the dependent variable was literacy achievement as measured by student performance on the 2012 End of Course (EOC) literacy examination. In the …
Intrusion Detection System Of Industrial Control Networks Using Network Telemetry, Stanislav Ponomarev
Intrusion Detection System Of Industrial Control Networks Using Network Telemetry, Stanislav Ponomarev
Doctoral Dissertations
Industrial Control Systems (ICSs) are designed, implemented, and deployed in most major spheres of production, business, and entertainment. ICSs are commonly split into two subsystems - Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems - to achieve high safety, allow engineers to observe states of an ICS, and perform various configuration updates. Before wide adoption of the Internet, ICSs used "air-gap" security measures, where the ICS network was isolated from other networks, including the Internet, by a physical disconnect [1]. This level of security allowed ICS protocol designers to concentrate on the availability and safety of …
The Impact Of The C. L. E. A. R. (Challenge Leading To Engagement, Achievement, And Results) Curriculum Model On Reading Achievement At The Third Grade Level, Robin Gale Puryear
The Impact Of The C. L. E. A. R. (Challenge Leading To Engagement, Achievement, And Results) Curriculum Model On Reading Achievement At The Third Grade Level, Robin Gale Puryear
Teaching & Learning Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this mixed-methods study, employing a quantitative component, utilizing a quasi-experimental design, and a qualitative component, utilizing a post-positivist research paradigm and phenomenology research tradition, was to determine the potential impact of the C. L. E. A. R. (Challenge Leading to Engagement, Achievement, and Results) Curriculum Model on reading achievement at the third grade level. Additionally, the purpose of this study was to better understand both students and teachers perceptions of the C. L. E. A. R. Curriculum Model. Results indicated that there were no statistically significant findings between treatment group students and control group students, following an …
Strategies To Reduce Foreign Language Anxiety In Adult Efl Students Of The European Union, Kathleen Hershner
Strategies To Reduce Foreign Language Anxiety In Adult Efl Students Of The European Union, Kathleen Hershner
Master's Projects and Capstones
One of paradoxes in adult foreign language learning is that older learners must communicate in the very language, in this case English, they struggle to acquire. The discomfort that arises from needing to use deficient or non-existent skills in a new language is more acutely felt in adults than children. Adults approach learning new languages with an assumed level of control over themselves and their environment and can easily become frustrated when they're unable to maintain their usual levels of confidence and competence, which can lead to foreign language anxiety. FLA is a specific kind of anxiety defined as an …
The Gendered Image : An Art And Literature Based Curriculum For High School Audiences, Emily Erwin-Mcguire
The Gendered Image : An Art And Literature Based Curriculum For High School Audiences, Emily Erwin-Mcguire
Graduate Student Independent Studies
This curriculum uses images, artwork, literature and media to facilitate conversations to build knowledge and understanding about feminism and self-identity. It is designed to be used by educators of high school students in school, museum or after school settings.
Engaging Readers, Engaging Families : How Can Current Research And Thinking About Reading Engagement And Motivation Translate To The Family Context?, Erin Gordon
Graduate Student Independent Studies
This paper will provide a review of the research that pertains to reading engagement and motivation in general and offer some ways of considering the research through the lens of the family as a part of the larger educational community. The author also introduces readers to a website for families called "Engaging Readers." This website aims to empower families with resources, information, and opportunities for conversation and collaboration so that they can support their young readers with enthusiasm, confidence, and heart.
An Exploration Into The Gender-Based Achievement Gap In Literacy: Deficiency, Difference, And Teacher, Researcher And Measurement Bias, Theresa Orlandi
An Exploration Into The Gender-Based Achievement Gap In Literacy: Deficiency, Difference, And Teacher, Researcher And Measurement Bias, Theresa Orlandi
Graduate Student Independent Studies
This paper provides a review of the research pertaining to various explanations and causes for boys' underachievement in literacy.
Towards A Constructivist Grammar Curriculum For The United States, Tyler Crafts Jennings
Towards A Constructivist Grammar Curriculum For The United States, Tyler Crafts Jennings
Graduate Student Independent Studies
The author argues that educators must forge an alternative method to teaching grammar: the explicit, constructivist teaching of grammar within the meaningful context of a writing curriculum.
Impact Of A Freshman Academy Versus A Traditional High School On Academic Achievement In Mathematics And Literacy, Jim Buie
Dissertations
The purpose of this dissertation was to explore the impact of a freshman academy versus a traditional high school on the academic achievement in mathematics and literacy. The dissertation first outlined a brief history of school reform in the United States from colonial days to present. It then presented an extensive review of the literature related to the pivotal nature of the ninth-grade year and the use of freshman academies to improve student success during the ninth-grade year. The dissertation then outlined a study between two south-central Arkansas schools: a traditional high school with 151 participants, and a freshman academy …
Robo-Teaching? : Automated Essay Scoring And K-12 Writing Pedagogy, Swati Viren Chauhan
Robo-Teaching? : Automated Essay Scoring And K-12 Writing Pedagogy, Swati Viren Chauhan
Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects
This paper will examine the current state, and future, of AES in secondary literacy education through a review of current research in the topic. An analysis of the history of assessment will seek to explain why AES systems have gained such popularity within high-stakes assessment, and how the use of AES in secondary education, high-stakes testing affects pedagogy. This paper will also look into reliability and validity issues that are presented when using AES as a form of scoring essays. Finally, this paper explores some ways that AES can be used effectively within the K-12 writing classroom, rather than solely …
The Effects Of Incorporating Interactive Questioning During Shared Electronic Book Reading On Preschoolers' Comprehension, Lynda Gail Salmon
The Effects Of Incorporating Interactive Questioning During Shared Electronic Book Reading On Preschoolers' Comprehension, Lynda Gail Salmon
Theses and Dissertations in Early Childhood Education
The purpose of this study was to examine the potential effects of parental interactive questioning during shared electronic book reading on preschoolers' comprehension outcomes and secondly to assess the effects of parent training on post-intervention parental interactive behaviors during shared electronic book reading. Four parent-child dyads participated in this seven week multiple baseline study. Participants were recruited from a suburban preschool in southeastern Virginia and child participants' ages ranged from 48 to 68 months ( M = 55.75). Pre-intervention and post-intervention assessments evaluated the child participants' comprehension skills and the parent-child dyad's interactive behaviors during shared electronic book reading. Child …
Comparing The Receptive Vocabulary Knowledge Of Intermediate-Level Students Of Different Native Languages In An Intensive English Program, Anas Alkhofi
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Because most–if not all–intensive English programs (IEP) assign students to specific levels based on a placement test that does not involve any form of explicit vocabulary testing, some degree of variation in lexical knowledge of students within an individual class should not be surprising. However, very little research has ever quantified this variation. The current study fills the gap in this important area of TESOL research by investigating vocabulary variation among intermediate-level students at one IEP. Participants (N=79) were split into two main proficiency groups, high intermediate (N=28) and low intermediate (N=51). The 2K, 3K, and 5K levels from the …
The Q-Back Task: A Student-Managed Tool To Improve Reading Comprehension In Students With Low Working Memory, Chelsie Lynn Thielen
The Q-Back Task: A Student-Managed Tool To Improve Reading Comprehension In Students With Low Working Memory, Chelsie Lynn Thielen
Theses and Graduate Projects
This paper focuses on developing a student-managed tool to improve reading comprehension across the curriculum in students with low working memory. Chapter One includes a summary of the issue and presents a possible solution. A review of the literature in Chapter Two explores the link research has established between working rnemory and reading comprehension, existing interventions for each, as well as indirect and direct assessments. Chapter Three describes the developed product. Chapter Four outlines the development process and proposes avenues for a pilot study and future research.
Teacher Perspectives On Reading Instruction In The Primary Grades, Emily K. Crook
Teacher Perspectives On Reading Instruction In The Primary Grades, Emily K. Crook
Theses and Graduate Projects
Research shows that teachers have both a passion and desire to teach reading feel conflicted by their pedagogical education, the district in which they teach, and government policies. Research suggests political agendas drive reading programs, reading curriculum, and teacher evaluations. The objective of this qualitative action research paper is to gain insight into primary grade teachers' perspectives on their reading instruction. The teacher participants in the study feel ready and eager to teach reading. However, they routinely feel they are not supported by their individual school district, including the state and local governments, to teach reading effectively. The data collected …
The Impact Of Oral Language Instruction On Student Reading Development, Susan Sivongsay
The Impact Of Oral Language Instruction On Student Reading Development, Susan Sivongsay
Theses and Graduate Projects
The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the effects of an oral language curriculum on student's reading development specifically in the areas of reading engagement, vocabulary and comprehension. Students in a second grade classroom participated in various oral language lessons. Throughout the lessons data was collected through observation and field notes. Data was also collected on student's oral language growth and reading development through formal assessment. From the data indicators of student growth in both oral language and reading were identified. The data indicated that the amount of student talk time had the greatest impact on student's oral …
Las Funciones Mediadoras De Los Materiales Impresos Elaborados Por Los Docentes De Lengua Castellana En Tres Instituciones Educativas Distritales De Bogotá, Mauro Jordán Baquero Rodríguez, Flor María Fuertes Fagua, Brenda Lilibeth Gama Rodríguez
Las Funciones Mediadoras De Los Materiales Impresos Elaborados Por Los Docentes De Lengua Castellana En Tres Instituciones Educativas Distritales De Bogotá, Mauro Jordán Baquero Rodríguez, Flor María Fuertes Fagua, Brenda Lilibeth Gama Rodríguez
Maestría en Docencia
Esta investigación tiene como objetivo analizar las funciones mediadoras de los materiales impresos elaborados por profesores de lengua castellana. Los datos recolectados en tres escuelas públicas fueron abordados cualitativamente desde la estrategia metodológica del análisis de contenido. En consecuencia, se diseñaron dos instrumentos: una rejilla que ayudó a observar las funciones mediadoras y una entrevista semiestructurada que compiló las voces y las opiniones de los profesores acerca de sus materiales. Como resultado, se encontraron tres funciones mediadoras: una función reguladora de contenidos, una función configuradora de la realidad y una función motivadora. La primera función abarca principalmente la forma como …
El Libro De Texto Escolar Como Herramienta De Inclusión Educativa: Nivel Procesos Básicos Área De Lenguaje, Bibiana Gordillo Díaz, Luz Dayana Martínez Scarpetta
El Libro De Texto Escolar Como Herramienta De Inclusión Educativa: Nivel Procesos Básicos Área De Lenguaje, Bibiana Gordillo Díaz, Luz Dayana Martínez Scarpetta
Maestría en Docencia
No abstract provided.
Tareas Propuestas En Los Textos Escolares De Lengua Castellana De Grado Noveno Que Favorecen El Desarrollo Metacognitivo, Leidy Constanza Mendoza Puerto, Anllela Rodríguez Cedeño
Tareas Propuestas En Los Textos Escolares De Lengua Castellana De Grado Noveno Que Favorecen El Desarrollo Metacognitivo, Leidy Constanza Mendoza Puerto, Anllela Rodríguez Cedeño
Maestría en Docencia
En los procesos inmersos en el aula la relación de enseñanza y aprendizaje se ha abordado desde variadas posturas, allí confluyen sujetos y objetos con diferentes propósitos e intereses que inciden en el proceso cognitivo de los estudiantes, haciendo necesario reflexionar alrededor de cómo las tareas de los textos escolares favorecen el desarrollo metacognitivo en los estudiantes, dentro de lo cual se reconoce que la mediación realizada por el maestro, a través del texto escolar en el aula, interviene en el planteamiento de estrategias de los estudiantes para autorregular sus procesos cognitivos. Para lograr dichos propósitos se planteó una investigación …
Aprendizaje Y Evaluación Auténtica De La Argumentación Oral A Través Del Debate Escolar, Jorge Ricardo Cortés Roncancio, Alexandra Franco Vargas, Carolina Franco Vargas
Aprendizaje Y Evaluación Auténtica De La Argumentación Oral A Través Del Debate Escolar, Jorge Ricardo Cortés Roncancio, Alexandra Franco Vargas, Carolina Franco Vargas
Maestría en Docencia
Nuestro proceso investigativo hizo parte del macroproyecto Aprendizaje y Evaluación Auténtica de la Maestría en Docencia de la Universidad de la Salle, orientado por la tutora Luz Helena Pastrana Armírola. Para su desarrollo se empleó el método de Investigación Acción que por su carácter cualitativo, permitió una permanente interacción dialógica y reflexiva de los investigadores frente a la teoría y la realidad. El proyecto surge de la necesidad de mejorar el proceso de aprendizaje de la argumentación oral en estudiantes de quinto grado y cómo éste contribuye a potenciar la comunicación. En nuestras prácticas como docentes podemos evidenciar diferentes dificultades …
Escribir Es Un Cuento: El Aprendizaje De La Escritura A Partir De La Producción Del Cuento Breve, Cecilia Bustamante, Mery Clementina García Betancur, Norha Elena Herrera Torres, Sandy Yubely Ortiz Urquijo
Escribir Es Un Cuento: El Aprendizaje De La Escritura A Partir De La Producción Del Cuento Breve, Cecilia Bustamante, Mery Clementina García Betancur, Norha Elena Herrera Torres, Sandy Yubely Ortiz Urquijo
Maestría en Docencia
“Escribir es un cuento: El aprendizaje de la escritura a partir de la producción del cuento breve”, fue un proyecto en el cual se investigó acerca de la problemática que surgió a partir de las dificultades encontradas en los estudiantes del colegio Instituto Técnico Internacional, en términos de producción escrita. De acuerdo con lo anterior, la intencionalidad de la investigación giró en torno a la pregunta: ¿De qué manera la producción del cuento breve facilita el aprendizaje de la escritura en los estudiantes del grado 3° de primaria en el colegio Instituto Técnico Internacional? El objetivo general consistió en caracterizar …
First Year Teachers' Use Of Technology In Literacy Instruction: A Case Study, Emily Kearns Burke
First Year Teachers' Use Of Technology In Literacy Instruction: A Case Study, Emily Kearns Burke
Educational Studies Dissertations
The purpose of this case study is to determine how first year teachers describe their teacher preparation and use of technology to teach literacy. This is achieved by considering how teachers’ descriptions demonstrate self-efficacy, identify challenges and obstacles, and distinguish benefits of technology integration in literacy instruction. As the understanding of literacy broadens to include alternative forms of print and technology, school districts are investing significantly in technology and yet teachers are often not using technology in their practices. For these reasons it is necessary to examine first year teachers’ perceptions of their own prior training, their current technology use …
Motivating Reluctant Middle School Males To Read: The Perspectives Of Middle School Teachers, Angela Watters
Motivating Reluctant Middle School Males To Read: The Perspectives Of Middle School Teachers, Angela Watters
Theses and Graduate Projects
The purpose for conducting this study was to find ways to motivate reluctant middle school males to read. To do this qualitative research methods were used. Data was collected through participant interviews. Four teachers who teach English, Language Arts, or Communications were interviewed to find out what strategies they have used to change the attitudes of their male middle school aged students have about reading. The problem is that many middle school males struggle to be motivated to read. The three major themes that emerged from the research data were book choice, promotion of books, and knowledge of books.
The Effects Of Fluency And Close Reading Upon Comprehension, Victoria A. Lee
The Effects Of Fluency And Close Reading Upon Comprehension, Victoria A. Lee
Theses and Graduate Projects
The purpose of this study was to discover how focused instruction on fluency and close reading influence student comprehension. The study used qualitative methods to observe eight eighth grade students as they developed fluency through repeated readings and learned close reading strategies in order to evaluate what impact these skills had on their comprehension. Direct participant observation, passive observation, and teacher field notes were utilized in data collection. The frndings suggest that, despite the use of close reading strategies, students need the building of background knowledge prior to reading a complex text, as well as explicit instruction in vocabulary considered …
The Role Of Passage Topic Knowledge In Typical And Poor Comprehenders' Recall, Chelsea E. Meenan
The Role Of Passage Topic Knowledge In Typical And Poor Comprehenders' Recall, Chelsea E. Meenan
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation examines the role of topic knowledge (TK) in comprehension among typical readers and those with Specifically Poor Comprehension (SPC), i.e., those who demonstrate deficits in understanding what they read despite adequate decoding. Previous studies of poor comprehension have focused on weaknesses in specific skills, such as word decoding and inferencing ability, but this dissertation examined a different factor: whether deficits in availability and use of TK underlie poor comprehension. It is well known that TK tends to facilitate comprehension among typical readers, but its interaction with working memory and word decoding is unclear, particularly among participants with deficits …
Independent Reading: Effective Student Assessment In Middle School, Simone Simon
Independent Reading: Effective Student Assessment In Middle School, Simone Simon
Theses and Graduate Projects
The findings of the current literafure suggest that encouraging independent reading and cultivating lifelong readers, as the state standards require , are best served by activities and assessment that differ from traditional summative assessments. This paper examines current strategies and evaluates practices in teaching and assessing independent reading, and provides a toolbox for how a district can incorporate those recommendations into a revised curriculum.
Prospective Secondary Teachers' Conceptualizations Of Literacy And Literacy In Their Content Areas, Jane Costello Bonacci
Prospective Secondary Teachers' Conceptualizations Of Literacy And Literacy In Their Content Areas, Jane Costello Bonacci
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
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Cognitive And Emotional Effects Of Learning Chinese By Playing An Online Game, Shuyi Guan
Cognitive And Emotional Effects Of Learning Chinese By Playing An Online Game, Shuyi Guan
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
ABSTRACT
The Effect Of A Dual Coding Elucidation Technique On Idiom Comprehension In Esl And Efl Learners, Denis Samburskiy
The Effect Of A Dual Coding Elucidation Technique On Idiom Comprehension In Esl And Efl Learners, Denis Samburskiy
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
This study relied on the assumption that literal meaning of some idiomatic expressions (i.e., their conceptual motivation) could have a positive effect on the comprehension of their correct figurative sense. To test this hypothesis, a Dual Coding elucidation technique, in which important elements of correct figurative meaning were mapped onto literal ones, was designed to facilitate the comprehension of 15 highly imageable idioms. This technique was administered in the form of an online questionnaire to Russian- and Korean-speaking EFL and ESL learners. The facilitative effect of this technique was assessed taking into account several relevant variables: the learners’ levels of …
Eighth Grade Girls' Knowledge Building With Narrative Texts, Julie Smit
Eighth Grade Girls' Knowledge Building With Narrative Texts, Julie Smit
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
This study focused on the knowledge building work of eighth grade female avid readers who were invited to discuss their experiences with reading narrative fiction. The study examined the kinds of knowledge these students drew on and constructed and the processes they used to do so. The following research questions were asked: What kinds of experiences do eighth grade female avid readers have with narrative works? What kinds of knowledge were being built? How do these avid readers arrive at new understandings? How do these eighth grade female avid readers transform their individual and collective understandings?