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A Comparison Of An Oral Reading Fluency Measure And A Reading Comprehension Measure To Identify Students At Risk For Failure On A State Assessment Of Reading, Brian Engler
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Significant incentives exist for educators to efficiently identify, students at risk of failing statewide assessments. This study strives to add to the body of research on curriculum-based assessments (CBAs) used, in part, for this purpose. This study compares the ability of two commonly used CBAs to identify students at risk for failure on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA). To this end, results from the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) Oral Reading Fluency (DORF) were compared with the results from the Measures of Academic Progress Reading Comprehension Test (MAP-R). The study analyzed the scores of 93 …
Instructing Students With Pediatric And Mental Health Conditions: Predictors Of Teachers’ Self-Efficacy, Rachel Allen
Instructing Students With Pediatric And Mental Health Conditions: Predictors Of Teachers’ Self-Efficacy, Rachel Allen
PCOM Psychology Dissertations
Teachers face unique challenges when teaching children who have individualized education plans (IEPs) and/or 504 plans, including managing problematic behaviors and knowing about the symptoms and accommodations necessary when children present with health conditions. The factors that predict teachers’ self-efficacy when working with these children have not been established. This was a quantitative retrospective design utilizing a survey of teachers’ past experiences teaching children with IEP’s and/or 504 plans. K-8 elementary school teachers were surveyed using the Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale for Children with IEP/504 Plans (2017), which was developed by the authors and was adapted from a previous measure, the …
Perception Of Retained Kindergarten And First Grade Students: A Qualitative Study, Tina Mollett
Perception Of Retained Kindergarten And First Grade Students: A Qualitative Study, Tina Mollett
PCOM Psychology Dissertations
This qualitative study focuses on the experiences of 11 school-aged children who were retained during either their Kindergarten or 1st grade years. By using a semi-structured interview, the author examined these children’s beliefs about the reasons why they were retained through exploration of their memories, feelings, and outcomes associated with the experiences. Children were also encouraged to reflect on aspects of the experiences they wished had gone differently and to offer advice to other children who may be preparing for retention experiences. The results indicated that there is evidence of some resiliency; however, children generally experienced a wide variety of …
All These Deadlines And I Don’T Know Where My Papers Are: A Direct Measure Of Organizational Skills Training Of 3rd, 4th And 5th Grade General Education Students, Deanna Jo Rumohr
All These Deadlines And I Don’T Know Where My Papers Are: A Direct Measure Of Organizational Skills Training Of 3rd, 4th And 5th Grade General Education Students, Deanna Jo Rumohr
PCOM Psychology Dissertations
Although numerous studies have analyzed organizational interventions with use with children with ADHD, minimal research has evaluated the impact of teaching universal organizational skills, class wide, to elementary aged students. This study investigated the impact of teaching universal organizational skills class wide to a cohort of Grade 3, 4, and 5 general education students. The sample consists of approximately 50 mixed gender students in Grade 3, 4, 5 from a small rural elementary school in British Columbia, Canada. The current study employed a concurrent, multiple baseline design. Results of the study found that organizational skills training increased the three organizational …
Understanding The Thoughts And Attitudes Of Female Students Who Participate In Single-Gender Education, Alexandra Robinson Gilbert
Understanding The Thoughts And Attitudes Of Female Students Who Participate In Single-Gender Education, Alexandra Robinson Gilbert
PCOM Psychology Dissertations
The thoughts and perceptions of female students who attend a single-gender education school were investigated in this study. This study used a qualitative approach through one-on-one interviews with ninth- through twelfth-grade students who participated in a suburban single-gender school. Interviews were conducted with 10 students and included open-ended questions intended to elicit personal thoughts regarding their perceptions of the impact attending a single gender school had on their personalities, education, and social lives. Information from the interviews was incorporated with information gathered from a demographic questionnaire. The results were then examined for potential themes and patterns in order to draw …