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Exploring An Organization Skills Intervention For Improving Executive Functioning Skills Within A Gifted Population: An Action Research Study, Lynn Gee
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Exploring an Organization Skills Intervention for Improving Executive Functioning Skills within a Gifted Population: An Action Research Study examines the impact of providing gifted and talented (GT) middle level students at Ford Middle Academy (FMA), with an instructional program called Homework, Organization, and Planning Skills (HOPS) that was designed as an intervention to teach organizational, planning, and time management skills. The identified problem of practice at this school involved the lack of an instructional program to enhance organizational and study skills at the middle school level. The participant-researcher wondered if the HOPS program would be an effective program to use …
Effects Of The Mindplay Computer Program On Student Reading Achievement: An Action Research Study, Kara Mann
Effects Of The Mindplay Computer Program On Student Reading Achievement: An Action Research Study, Kara Mann
Theses and Dissertations
This quantitative Action Research study examined how a computer-assisted reading program, called MindPlay, affected reading achievement in four second-grade classrooms within a Title I School. The identified problem of practice at Amazing Elementary School (AES) involved numerous years of underachieving reading results for underprivileged, racially diverse children. The majority of primary school students at AES are considered “at-risk” given their reading performance. The study explored whether a different intervention technique would increase student reading achievement, specifically in fluency, phonics, and comprehension, within a Title I context. Therefore, the research question that guided this study was as follows: “What is the …
Effects Of Reading Eggs On Reading Proficiency Levels, Latisha D. Lowery
Effects Of Reading Eggs On Reading Proficiency Levels, Latisha D. Lowery
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of the present action research study is to examine the effects of a technology based reading intervention program titled Reading Eggs on a small rural Title I elementary school. The identified problem of practice involves students reading below grade level by third grade, which is an indicator of future academic problems for students. To address this problem, Fairfield Magnet School for Math and Science (FMSMS) has implemented the use of Reading Eggs to supplement instruction. Reading Eggs is a web based literacy program in which modules and automated videos teach students skills to build reading comprehension, fluency, spelling, …
The Effects Of Arts Integration On Literacy Comprehension Achievement, Sara D. Tucker
The Effects Of Arts Integration On Literacy Comprehension Achievement, Sara D. Tucker
Theses and Dissertations
This study focused on the effects of arts-based instruction on student literacy achievement. The study sought to identify how incorporating arts into the reading classroom through arts-based interventions affected the literacy achievement of fifth-grade students who attended a school for science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) located in South Carolina. One group of fifth-grade student-participants, consisting of 10 students, received arts-based interventions, focusing on literacy skills. Students met with the researcher three times a week to receive arts-based literacy interventions. Data collection included a pre assessment and post assessment of literacy skills, along with surveys of student-participants’ attitudes about …
The Impact Of Repeated Reading On The Comprehension Level Of Eight Eighth Grade Students At The Middle School Level, Elizabeth C. Dotson-Shupe
The Impact Of Repeated Reading On The Comprehension Level Of Eight Eighth Grade Students At The Middle School Level, Elizabeth C. Dotson-Shupe
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The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of repeated reading on the comprehension level of eight 8th grade students. Incorporating an action research design, data was collected through utilizing a pretest and posttest, timed repeated readings, a reading semi-open ended questionnaire, a Likert-scale questionnaire, observation and the taking of field notes, and weekly assessments. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected for a total of eight weeks for a period of 20 minutes two times per week, each Tuesday and Wednesday morning. Participants were a combination of eighth-grade regular education and special education students, with the majority …
The Perceptions Of Students On A Cooperative, Gamebased Learning Latin Curriculum: An Action Research Study, Jason Dean Blackburn
The Perceptions Of Students On A Cooperative, Gamebased Learning Latin Curriculum: An Action Research Study, Jason Dean Blackburn
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This action research study describes the impact of Operation LAPIS, a cooperative gamebased Latin 1 curriculum, upon student perceptions in a large suburban high school in South Carolina. The game served as an introduction to Latin grammar, vocabulary, and the daily life of a Roman teenager for 15 Latin 1 students who participated in the study. Syntax, vocabulary acquisition, and cultural studies are essential standards-based elements of learning Latin. Students were surveyed regarding their opinions on the game’s approach to grammar, vocabulary, Roman daily life, and game-based learning in general. These surveys produced a quantitative data set that allowed the …
Modeling Instruction In Ap Physics C: Mechanics And Electricity And Magnetism, Nathan Tillman Belcher
Modeling Instruction In Ap Physics C: Mechanics And Electricity And Magnetism, Nathan Tillman Belcher
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his action research study used data from multiple assessments in Mechanics and Electricity and Magnetism to determine the viability of Modeling Instruction as a pedagogy for students in AP Physics C: Mechanics and Electricity and Magnetism. Modeling Instruction is a guided-inquiry approach to teaching science in which students progress through the Modeling Cycle to develop a fully-constructed model for a scientific concept. AP Physics C: Mechanics and Electricity and Magnetism are calculus-based physics courses, approximately equivalent to first-year calculus-based physics courses at the collegiate level. Using a one-group pretest-posttest design, students were assessed in Mechanics using the Force Concept Inventory, …
Improving Scientific Literacy Through Reading Strategies: An Action Research Study, Myra L. Finneran
Improving Scientific Literacy Through Reading Strategies: An Action Research Study, Myra L. Finneran
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The purpose of this quantitative action research study is to examine a Scientific Reading Intervention Model (SRIM) with students enrolled in Honors Chemistry at a private high school in South Carolina. Students were given a pre-test prior to the intervention. The research took place over a six-week period in the spring of 2017. A teacher-participant worked with the researcher-participant to implement the intervention that consisted of three reading activities—pre-reading, during-reading, and post-reading. These three activities were designed to enable the low-level science readers to better comprehend their chemistry texts by activating prior knowledge with an anticipation guide, identifying key concepts …
The Response Of Ells To Task-Based Instruction Within An Inclusion Classroom, Sarah E. Bularzik
The Response Of Ells To Task-Based Instruction Within An Inclusion Classroom, Sarah E. Bularzik
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This action research study describes the influence of task-based instruction on English Language Learner (ELL) motivation in a seventh grade inclusion classroom. This research study was grounded in a theoretical framework that involved inclusion education, ELLs, task-based instruction (Willis, 1996), and the ARCS Model of Motivation (Keller, 2008). This action research study employed a convergent parallel mixed methods design to explore the following research question: What is the influence of task-based instruction on ELL student motivation in a grade seven English Language Arts (ELA) inclusion classroom? The participants in this study included 5 ELL students and 10 Native English Speakers …
The Relationship Between Gender Stereotypes And Academic Performance For Rural Eighth Grade Students: A Mixed Methods Ethnographic Case Study, Elizabeth Anne Royal Witte
The Relationship Between Gender Stereotypes And Academic Performance For Rural Eighth Grade Students: A Mixed Methods Ethnographic Case Study, Elizabeth Anne Royal Witte
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Through this mixed methods ethnographic case study, the subject of gender stereotypes for middle school students, and its relationship to academic performance was investigated. Specifically, the research focused on Albert Bandura’s (1977) Social Learning Theory, gender stereotypes, and how educational institutions, peer relationships, and parental influences may dictate gender norms as they relate to academic success. It also attempted to evaluate the relationship between the issue of gender stereotypes and current experiences in a rural American middle school that led to the recurring issue of the educational gender gap and the underperformance of male students. The purpose of the study …
Pedagogy Of The Transplanted: A Study Of Selected First-Year Jamaican Immigrant Elementary School Teachers And Their Perspectives On South Carolina’S Curriculum Processes, Claudia Fletcher-Lambert
Pedagogy Of The Transplanted: A Study Of Selected First-Year Jamaican Immigrant Elementary School Teachers And Their Perspectives On South Carolina’S Curriculum Processes, Claudia Fletcher-Lambert
Theses and Dissertations
The study explores the experiences of four first-year Jamaican immigrant teachers in rural southern South Carolina regarding their descriptions of the experiences and the researcher’s observations. The main research question was concerned with first-year Jamaican immigrant elementary school teachers’ experiences as they navigate the curriculum landscape in South Carolina. The inquiry engages a qualitative research design.
Interviews, observations, and artifacts were engaged to collect data. These data were analyzed deductively and inductively through a process of content analysis. These data findings in the study covered four dominant themes these included immigrant teachers’ strengths, challenges, changes, and navigation strategies. The data …
การพัฒนารูปแบบการเรียนการสอนตามแนวคิดการเรียนรู้แบบสืบสอบ ร่วมกับแนวคิดการให้ข้อมูลป้อนกลับแบบ 360 องศา เพื่อส่งเสริมความสามารถในการเขียนภาษาอังกฤษเชิงโต้แย้งของนักศึกษาระดับปริญญาบัณฑิต, วราพร ทองจีน
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
การวิจัยและพัฒนานี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อพัฒนารูปแบบการเรียนการสอนตามแนวคิดการเรียนรู้แบบสืบสอบ ร่วมกับแนวคิดการให้ข้อมูลป้อนกลับแบบ 360 องศา เพื่อส่งเสริมความสามารถในการเขียนภาษาอังกฤษเชิงโต้แย้งของนักศึกษาระดับปริญญาบัณฑิต การดำเนินงานแบ่งเป็น 4 ระยะ คือ ระยะที่ 1 การศึกษาข้อมูลพื้นฐานเพื่อใช้ในการพัฒนารูปแบบการเรียนการสอน ระยะที่ 2 การพัฒนารูปแบบการเรียนการสอนตามแนวคิดการเรียนรู้แบบสืบสอบ ร่วมกับแนวคิดการให้ข้อมูลป้อนกลับแบบ 360 องศา เพื่อส่งเสริมความสามารถในการเขียนภาษาอังกฤษเชิงโต้แย้งของนักศึกษาระดับปริญญาบัณฑิต ระยะที่ 3 การประเมินประสิทธิผลของรูปแบบการเรียนการสอนที่พัฒนาขึ้น โดยนำไปทดลองใช้กับนักศึกษากลุ่มตัวอย่างซึ่งเป็นนักศึกษาชั้นปีที่ 2 วิชาเอกภาษาอังกฤษ คณะศิลปศาสตร์ ของมหาวิทยาลัยแห่งหนึ่ง จำนวน 36 คน โดยใช้วิธีการสุ่มแบบเฉพาะเจาะจง ใช้ระยะเวลาในการทดลอง 10 สัปดาห์ สัปดาห์ละ 3 ชั่วโมง และระยะที่ 4 การนำเสนอรูปแบบการเรียนการสอนฉบับสมบูรณ์ เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการวิจัย ได้แก่ แบบทดสอบความสามารถในการเขียนภาษาอังกฤษเชิงโต้แย้ง และเกณฑ์ในการประเมินการเขียนภาษาอังกฤษเชิงโต้แย้ง สถิติที่ใช้ในการวิเคราะห์ข้อมูล ได้แก่ ค่าเฉลี่ย ส่วนเบี่ยงเบนมาตรฐาน และค่าที (dependent t-test และ independent t-test) ผลการวิจัยพบว่า 1. รูปแบบการเรียนการสอน ประกอบด้วยหลักการ 5 ข้อ ได้แก่ 1) การเรียนรู้เกิดจากการที่ผู้เรียนถูกกระตุ้นให้เกิดความสงสัยหรือเกิดความขัดแย้งทางปัญญา แล้วแสวงหาคำตอบจากแหล่งข้อมูลต่าง ๆ โดยใช้วิจารณญาณในการคิดและคัดเลือกข้อมูลด้วยตนเองเพื่อให้ได้ข้อสรุปความรู้หรือคำตอบ 2) การมีประสบการณ์ในการสังเกต วิเคราะห์ เปรียบเทียบ ตรวจสอบ และวิพากษ์วิจารณ์ข้อมูลความรู้หรือความคิดช่วยให้ผู้เรียนมีความเข้าใจที่ชัดเจนในสิ่งที่เรียนรู้ มีมุมมองการคิดสร้างสรรค์ผลงานที่หลากหลาย และส่งเสริมกลยุทธ์ทางปัญญาของผู้เรียน ซึ่งส่งผลให้ผู้เรียนสามารถพัฒนาการเรียนรู้ของตนเองได้ดีขึ้น 3) การสะท้อนคิดและการเชื่อมโยงความรู้หรือความคิดที่ค้นพบและได้รับจากรอบด้าน ช่วยให้ผู้เรียนมีกระบวนการคิดที่เป็นระบบ 4) การเรียนรู้ผ่านกระบวนการให้ข้อมูลป้อนกลับที่มีหลายมิติช่วยเสริมต่อการเรียนรู้ ผู้เรียนได้ประเมินความรู้ความสามารถทั้งของตนเองและผู้อื่น ตระหนักถึงข้อดีข้อบกพร่องของผลงาน ได้สังเคราะห์ความรู้และมีมุมมองความคิดที่หลากหลายไปใช้ในการพัฒนาการเรียนรู้และผลงาน 5) การประยุกต์ใช้ข้อมูลความรู้เดิมและความรู้ใหม่ไปใช้ในการทำงานในสถานการณ์ต่าง ๆ ได้อย่างสมเหตุสมผล ช่วยขยายหรือปรับเปลี่ยนโครงสร้างความคิดหรือความรู้ของผู้เรียน และช่วยพัฒนาการคิดในการเขียนให้มีประสิทธิภาพ โดยมี 4 ขั้นตอนหลัก ได้แก่ ขั้นตอนที่ 1 การกระตุ้นความสงสัย ขั้นตอนที่ 2 การวางแผนการสร้างความรู้ใหม่ ขั้นตอนที่ …
An Examination Into The Instruction Of The Alphabet During Preschool Years, Amanda Titus
An Examination Into The Instruction Of The Alphabet During Preschool Years, Amanda Titus
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Instruction of the letters of the alphabet is a controversial topic among early childhood educators. Not only is it debated whether letter instruction is developmentally appropriate but there is then the discussion concerning how the letters are best taught once a program deems it is developmentally appropriate. In this study, 87 children were assessed at two separate times during the school year to determine a method of instruction that proved most effective. The study took place over three consecutive school years. The first year, 27 students were exposed to alphabetic instruction through a combination of music and mnemonic device assisted …
A Phenomenological Study On The Implementation Of Louise Rosenblatt's Transactional Theory And Its Impact On Teacher-Efficacy For Literacy Instruction In An Online Environment, Marcus Vu
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The present study sought to examine the teacher-efficacy for literacy instruction (TELI) of instructors who teach in an online environment. The phenomenological methodology sought to answer the following research questions: (1) What pedagogical practices do instructors use to provide literacy instruction in an online environment? (2) How do instructors perceive their TELI in an online environment? and (3) What impact, if any, will a Professional Learning Community (PLC) focused on Rosenblatt's Transactional Theory have on TELI in an online environment? The study consisted of a group of seven online instructors. The researcher the acting as facilitator administered the initial interviews …
Development Of An Instructional Model Integrating Webquest Learning Approach And Reflective Practice To Enhance English Critical Reading Ability Of Undergraduate Students In Cambodia, Chanchhaya Chhouk
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
The purposes of this study were 1) to develop an instructional model integrating WebQuest Learning Approach and Reflective Practice to enhance English critical reading ability of undergraduate students, 2) to investigate the effectiveness of the instructional, and 3) to investigate undergraduate students' English critical reading ability development learning with the instructional model. The research and development processes were divided into four phases: 1) studying of the significance of the problem and learning approaches, 2) developing of the instructional model integrating WebQuest Learning Approach and Reflective Practice, 3) Studying the effectiveness of the instructional model integrating WebQuest Learning Approach and Reflective …
การพัฒนาหลักสูตรรายวิชาการพูดภาษาอังกฤษเพื่อการสื่อสารสำหรับอาชีพช่างยนต์ ระดับประกาศนียบัตรวิชาชีพ, สไบทิพย์ จันทร์หอม
การพัฒนาหลักสูตรรายวิชาการพูดภาษาอังกฤษเพื่อการสื่อสารสำหรับอาชีพช่างยนต์ ระดับประกาศนียบัตรวิชาชีพ, สไบทิพย์ จันทร์หอม
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
งานวิจัยนี้มีจุดมุ่งหมายที่จะพัฒนาหลักสูตรรายวิชาการพูดภาษาอังกฤษเพื่อการสื่อสารสำหรับอาชีพช่างยนต์ ระดับประกาศนียบัตรวิชาชีพ วัตถุประสงค์ในการวิจัยเพื่อ 1) ศึกษาความต้องการจำเป็นในการพูดภาษาอังกฤษเพื่อการสื่อสารสำหรับอาชีพช่างยนต์ ในมุมมองของนักเรียนช่างยนต์ ครู และช่างยนต์ 2) พัฒนาหลักสูตรรายวิชาการพูดภาษาอังกฤษเพื่อการสื่อสารสำหรับอาชีพช่างยนต์ ระดับประกาศนียบัตรวิชาชีพ
งานวิจัยนี้เก็บข้อมูลจากการตอบแบบสอบถามและการสัมภาษณ์ ซึ่งจัดเก็บข้อมูลในภาคเรียนที่ 2 ปีการศึกษา 2560 โดยเก็บข้อมูลจากตัวอย่าง 3 กลุ่ม ประกอบด้วย นักเรียนช่างยนต์ ระดับประกาศนียบัตรวิชาชีพ จำนวน 120 คน ครู จำนวน 5 คน และช่างยนต์ จำนวน 10 คน การเก็บข้อมูลด้วยวิธีการดังกล่าวเป็นการเก็บข้อมูลเชิงลึกเกี่ยวกับความต้องการจำเป็นในการพูดภาษาอังกฤษเพื่อการสื่อสารสำหรับอาชีพช่างยนต์ ระดับประกาศนียบัตรวิชาชีพ การวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลประกอบด้วยการวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลเชิงปริมาณ ซึ่งใช้ค่าเฉลี่ยและส่วนเบี่ยงเบนมาตรฐาน ส่วนการวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลเชิงคุณภาพใช้การวิเคราะห์เนื้อหา
ผลการวิจัยปรากฏดังนี้ 1) นักเรียนช่างยนต์ ครู และช่างยนต์ มีความต้องการจำเป็นในการพูดภาษาอังกฤษเพื่อการสื่อสารตามองค์ประกอบการพูดภาษาอังกฤษเพื่อการสื่อสารมากที่สุด คือ องค์ประกอบความสามารถทางภาษาหรือไวยากรณ์ องค์ประกอบความสามารถทางวัฒนธรรมภาษา และองค์ประกอบความสามารถทางกลวิธีภาษาตามลำดับ ส่วนองค์ประกอบความสามารถในการใช้สำนวนตามรูปแบบการใช้ภาษาตามหน้าที่และสถานการณ์การใช้ภาษา พบว่า นักเรียนช่างยนต์ ครู และช่างยนต์มีความต้องการเกี่ยวกับการพูดสนทนาทั่วไป การพูดให้ข้อมูล การพูดสาธิต การพูดให้อธิบายขั้นตอนในการปฏิบัติงาน การพูดอธิบายระบบการทำงานและส่วนประกอบต่าง ๆ ของยานยนต์ และการพูดสอบถามและแสดงความคิดเห็นตามลำดับ
2) หลักสูตรรายวิชาการพูดภาษาอังกฤษเพื่อการสื่อสารสำหรับอาชีพช่างยนต์ ระดับประกาศนียบัตรวิชาชีพที่พัฒนาขึ้น ประกอบด้วย หลักการและเหตุผล วัตถุประสงค์รายวิชา คำอธิบายรายวิชา โครงสร้างเนื้อหา ประกอบด้วยหน่วยการเรียนรู้ จำนวน 12 หน่วย รวมจำนวนชั่วโมงทั้งสิ้น 36 ชั่วโมง กิจกรรมการเรียนการสอน สื่อประกอบการเรียนการสอน และการวัดและประเมินผล
Teachers' Perceptions In Developing Robust Vocabulary Instruction At An American International School, Cathleen S. M. Lee
Teachers' Perceptions In Developing Robust Vocabulary Instruction At An American International School, Cathleen S. M. Lee
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
At an international school in Taiwan, English learners have struggled to meet the U.S. national average in vocabulary on standardized testing instruments. This problem has become more significant since 2009. The purpose of this research was to conduct a case study on successful vocabulary teachers to determine their perceptions of effective teaching. Knowles' andragogy, Brookfield's self-directed, experiential learning, and Vygotsky's social constructivist framework provided the conceptual framework for this study. The research questions focused on teachers' perceptions of why they were successful in teaching vocabulary in English. The study site had access to quantitative data regarding previous standardized testing results; …
The Challenge Of Chinese Character Acquisition: Leveraging Multimodality In Overcoming A Centuries-Old Problem, Justin Olmanson, Xianquan Chrystal Liu
The Challenge Of Chinese Character Acquisition: Leveraging Multimodality In Overcoming A Centuries-Old Problem, Justin Olmanson, Xianquan Chrystal Liu
Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Faculty Publications
For learners unfamiliar with character-based or logosyllabic writing systems, the process of developing literacy in written Chinese poses significantly more obstacles than learning to read and write in a second language like Portuguese or Cherokee. In this article we describe the linguistic nature of Chinese characters; we outline traditional and new media approaches to Chinese character acquisition; we unpack how multimodal technologies combined with computational linguistics might be used to provide new types of support for Chinese character learning; and we offer a design that incorporates several of these concepts into a digital writing support tool that could work as …
Pre-Service Teachers’ Confidence And Attitudes Toward Teaching English Learners, Stephanie Wessels, Guy Trainin, Jenelle Reeves, Theresa Catalano, Qizhen Deng
Pre-Service Teachers’ Confidence And Attitudes Toward Teaching English Learners, Stephanie Wessels, Guy Trainin, Jenelle Reeves, Theresa Catalano, Qizhen Deng
Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Faculty Publications
Research has shown that many pre-service teachers do not feel confident in their abilities to work with English learners (ELs), and that attitudes toward ELs can have an effect on their confidence in working with these students. The purpose of this quantitative study is to find out what factors affect the confidence and attitudes of pre-service teachers in regard to teaching ELs. Data consisted of a four-part survey of 244 pre-service teachers entering an elementary teacher education program. Findings revealed that attitudes toward ELs’ use of L1 correlated with reported second language proficiency and diversity experience, and indirectly with international …
Perceptions Of Linguistically Responsive Teaching In Teacher Candidates/Novice Teachers, Madhavi Tandon, Kara Mitchell Viesca, Colin Hueston, Tamara Milbourn
Perceptions Of Linguistically Responsive Teaching In Teacher Candidates/Novice Teachers, Madhavi Tandon, Kara Mitchell Viesca, Colin Hueston, Tamara Milbourn
Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Faculty Publications
This qualitative study examined data from 36 teacher candidates and novice teachers to explore their perceptions and understandings of linguistic responsiveness. The findings illustrate the challenge of demonstrating linguistically responsive teaching practices in the early and initial stages of entering the teaching profession, and more research is necessary to understand how to support teachers.
Includes supplemental materials.
Interpreting Early Career Trajectories, Joan Barnatt, Dianna Gahlsdorf Terrell, Lisa Andries D’Souza, Cindy Jong, Marilyn Cochran-Smith, Kara Mitchell Viesca, Ann Marie Gleeson, Patrick J. Mcquillan, Karen Shakman
Interpreting Early Career Trajectories, Joan Barnatt, Dianna Gahlsdorf Terrell, Lisa Andries D’Souza, Cindy Jong, Marilyn Cochran-Smith, Kara Mitchell Viesca, Ann Marie Gleeson, Patrick J. Mcquillan, Karen Shakman
Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Faculty Publications
Career decisions of four teachers are explored through the concept of figured worlds in this qualitative, longitudinal case study. Participants were purposefully chosen for similarity at entry, with a range of career trajectories over time. Teacher career paths included remaining in one school, repeated changes in schools, attrition after relocation, and nonrenewal of contract. Data included interviews, observations, participants’ assessments, and pupils’ work. Cross-case analysis suggests that no single teacher attribute or workplace condition determined teachers’ career decisions; rather, teachers’ ability to refigure their identity within the figured world of teaching shaped career trajectory. Key factors such as ability to …
The Influence Of Multiple Representations On Secondary Students' Understanding Of Trigononetric Functions, Mayra Lizeth Ortiz Galarza
The Influence Of Multiple Representations On Secondary Students' Understanding Of Trigononetric Functions, Mayra Lizeth Ortiz Galarza
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
Trigonometry is a critical subject in mathematics that both high school and undergraduate students need to learn in order to be prepared for advanced mathematics. Despite the importance of trigonometry in the mathematics curriculum, little is known about best practices for teaching trigonometric functions and what difficulties students face when learning the topic. Using a Grounded Theory approach, this Dissertation presents the results of a design study (or teaching experiment) whose purpose was to examine the process by which students constructed the concept of trigonometric functions through multiple representations and how students developed meta-representational competence. The design study involved two …
Any Time, Any Place, Flexible Pace: Technology-Enhanced Language Learning In A Teacher Education Programme, Jocelyn M. Howard, Adèle Scott
Any Time, Any Place, Flexible Pace: Technology-Enhanced Language Learning In A Teacher Education Programme, Jocelyn M. Howard, Adèle Scott
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
Ongoing developments in e-learning, improved internet accessibility and increased digital citizenry provide exciting opportunities to integrate effective classroom pedagogies with online educational technologies, creating mixed-mode courses to enhance student engagement and facilitate greater autonomous learning. This research examines pre-service teacher education students’ perceptions of the effectiveness of experiential and digitally-mediated tools which take them beyond the constraints of traditional lecture-type delivery. Quantitative and qualitative results from distance and face-to-face cohorts show the value the students ascribe to tools employed in a modified language course. These are discussed in relation to reported changes in students’ proficiency in the target language and …
Developing Conceptual Understanding And Procedural Fluency In Algebra For High School Students With Intellectual Disability, Andrew J. Wojcik
Developing Conceptual Understanding And Procedural Fluency In Algebra For High School Students With Intellectual Disability, Andrew J. Wojcik
Theses and Dissertations
Teaching students with Intellectual Disability (ID) is a relatively new endeavor. Beginning in 2001 with the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act, the general education curriculum integrated algebra across the K-12 curriculum (Kendall, 2011; National Governors Association Center for Best Practices & Council of Chief State School Officers, 2010), and expansion of the curriculum included five intertwined skills (productive disposition, procedural fluency, strategic competence, adaptive reasoning, and conceptual understanding) (Kilpatrick, Swafford, & Findell, 2001). Researchers are just beginning to explore the potential of students with ID with algebra (Browder, Spooner, Ahlgrim-Delzell, Harris & Wakeman, 2008; Creech-Galloway, Collins, Knight, …
The Impact Of Kinderquest On Reading And Math In Early And Intermediate Elementary Students, Stephanie Sullivan
The Impact Of Kinderquest On Reading And Math In Early And Intermediate Elementary Students, Stephanie Sullivan
Murray State Theses and Dissertations
This paper explored the history of education, including how the focus has evolved into the current demand for a qualified workforce, and the practices of retention and social promotion. Grade level retention research examined the positive and negative impacts on students, as well as alternative intervention approaches. An in-depth study of an early intervention program, KinderQuest, was conducted to determine the relationship between students’ reading and math achievement. Data was analyzed by comparing students that participated in the KinderQuest program and students that progressed through the traditional progression of kindergarten through Grade 6. Additionally, reading and math scores of KinderQuest …
Reimagining The Stacks: Classroom Technology And Library Collaboration For Writing In The Disciplines, Jossalyn Larson, Daniel C. Reardon
Reimagining The Stacks: Classroom Technology And Library Collaboration For Writing In The Disciplines, Jossalyn Larson, Daniel C. Reardon
Journal of Student Success in Writing (Archived)
This article details the process by which one university redesigned a first year writing course to better promote discipline-specific and best-practice research techniques. The program offers experiential learning activities through scholarly collaboration, using library staff as mentors, producing an open-access peer-reviewed student journal, and emphasizing face-to-face interaction of peer research communities. It has the potential to establish for students in high school, community colleges and universities that research writing is fundamentally about joining and contributing to a conversation.
Evaluating The Attitudes Of Preservice Teachers Toward Multicultural Competence, Angela D. Marshall
Evaluating The Attitudes Of Preservice Teachers Toward Multicultural Competence, Angela D. Marshall
Theses and Dissertations
Changes in the ethnicity of the student population across the nation necessitated a change in teacher education curricula. This explanatory, sequential, mixed-method study examined how a group of preservice teachers viewed the importance of multicultural competence before and after student teaching. Specifically, an evaluation of preservice teachers’ attitudes about their own multicultural preparedness was made prior to and after being given full responsibility for an ethnically diverse classroom.
The study employed quantitative and qualitative measures to assess preservice teachers’ levels of multicultural competence as well as their awareness of self-perceptions of multicultural competence that contribute to attitudes toward teaching an …
Teacher Knowledge And Use Of Universal Design For Learning, Katherine D. Mavrovic-Glaser
Teacher Knowledge And Use Of Universal Design For Learning, Katherine D. Mavrovic-Glaser
All Capstone Projects
Today's classrooms are composed with a wide variety of students. It is important for all teachers, both special and general education, to have the ability to teach a diverse group of students. In recent years, Universal Design for Learning {UDL) has gained a positive reputation as a scientifically validated teaching method that considers individuality. The purpose of this investigation is to assess teachers on their knowledge and use ofUDL. A small pool of licensed teachers in the Chicago metropolitan area were polled by means of an electronically disbursed, anonymous survey. The results show 55% of participants claim to be familiar …
Teachers' Perceptions On English Language Arts Proficiency Of English Learners, Elaine Michelle Nelson
Teachers' Perceptions On English Language Arts Proficiency Of English Learners, Elaine Michelle Nelson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
English learners (ELs) at a middle school in California were not meeting federal accountability requirements in English language arts (ELA). ELs lacking proficiency in ELA often drop out of high school and live in poverty as adults. The purpose of the study was to examine teachers' perceptions of their self-efficacy to implement effective pedagogical strategies to help ELs develop ELA proficiency. A case study design was used to investigate the problem through the lens of second language acquisition theory. The purposeful sample included 11 middle school language arts teachers. Participants completed an online anonymous survey, and responses were analyzed using …
Classroom Approaches And Japanese College Students' Intercultural Competence, Joan Elizabeth Gilbert
Classroom Approaches And Japanese College Students' Intercultural Competence, Joan Elizabeth Gilbert
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Preparing college students to be contributing members of local and global societies requires educators to analyze the capabilities and needs of their students and to adjust instructional content and practice. The purpose of this mixed-methods study was twofold: (a) to explore how classroom approaches designed to facilitate students' questioning of assumptions and beliefs regarding different cultural beliefs, social structures, and practices might influence Japanese college students' self-reported development of intercultural competence, and (b) to investigate whether or not the students developed their potential for intercultural competence. Mezirow's transformative learning theory informed this study. Archival qualitative data were from 137 Japanese …