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The Qualities, Practices, And Theories Held By Award-Winning Second Language College Teachers, Leendert Van Beek
The Qualities, Practices, And Theories Held By Award-Winning Second Language College Teachers, Leendert Van Beek
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It is important for second language college teachers to know what kinds of teaching and learning approaches are most effective for their students. This basic qualitative study presents the perspectives exceptional second language teachers have regarding their own qualities of excellence, practices, philosophies of teaching, and theories of learning. The purpose of the study was to identify, describe, and understand these perspectives. Sixteen of such teachers, all of whom had won one or more awards of excellence from professional organizations, were interviewed, and the collected data were analyzed through three levels of coding. The main research question regarding the perspectives …
Coaching Athletes And Leading Students, Jeff Schouten
Effects Of Growth Mindset Training On Undergraduate Statistics Students, Valorie L. Zonnefeld
Effects Of Growth Mindset Training On Undergraduate Statistics Students, Valorie L. Zonnefeld
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Undergraduate introductory statistics courses have experienced numerous changes in the past century, for instance, increased enrollment and diversification of students required to take the courses. Promising research has been conducted on mathematical mindsets, however, no research is available for introductory statistics courses. This presentation addresses the effect of growth mindset training on students in mathematics.
Tribute To E.L. Hebden Taylor (1925-2006): British Export To North America, Steve Bishop
Tribute To E.L. Hebden Taylor (1925-2006): British Export To North America, Steve Bishop
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How Serving Graduate Students Is Different From Serving Adult Undergrads, Steve Holtrop
How Serving Graduate Students Is Different From Serving Adult Undergrads, Steve Holtrop
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Teacher Retention At A Tribal School, Cara Mulder
Teacher Retention At A Tribal School, Cara Mulder
Master of Education Program Theses
This action research project examined teacher retention in an extremely stressful job at a tribal school in northwest Washington. Two groups of teachers participated. The first group was made up of teachers who had been at Lummi Nation School for less than five years and the second group was made up of teachers who had been teaching there for more than ten years. The participants were interviewed about their jobs, uncovering the job stressors that they faced, the job satisfaction that they found, and the reasons they continued in their jobs. Both groups had similar responses regarding job stress and …
Parent Involvement In The Middle School, Stephanie Walhof
Parent Involvement In The Middle School, Stephanie Walhof
Master of Education Program Theses
This action research project investigated the effects of parental involvement on the education of middle school students. Parents and teachers at Sioux Center Middle School were surveyed on how they viewed the potential impact of parental involvement on student achievement. Parents and teachers were also asked about barriers that might prevent involvement and best practices that would capitalize on effective parental involvement. The results of the survey confirmed that teachers and parents see parental involvement as important for student achievement. Few barriers were noted as inhibiting parental involvement. The best practice of parent-teacher conferences was noted as the most effective …
Institutional Culture In Christian Schools, Jill Friend
Institutional Culture In Christian Schools, Jill Friend
Master of Education Program Theses
This action research project investigated the institutional culture of Christian schools and its impact on faith formation. The research was a mixed method study with Sioux Center Christian School serving as a case study for the project. A careful literature review was conducted to identify the characteristics of healthy institutional culture in education, business and religious institutions. This list was vetted and prioritized using a focus group of Sioux Center Christian School teachers as well as interviews with several experts on institutional culture and faith formation. These characteristics were then used to develop a survey using the Four Building Blocks …
Cooperative Groups And Student Engagement: Exploring Cooperative Learning Groups In Mathematics, Trisha Reszel
Cooperative Groups And Student Engagement: Exploring Cooperative Learning Groups In Mathematics, Trisha Reszel
Master of Education Program Theses
This action research project explores using cooperative learning strategies, specifically five of the structures designed by Dr. Spencer Kagan within a third grade mathematics classroom for six weeks. There were twenty-three participants in the third grade classroom, ages 8 to 9 years old. Students were given a survey of their opinion of math before the unit started, as well as after for comparison. During the unit, students participated in five different structures (or strategies based on KAGAN’s research) multiple times within each mathematics lesson. To determine if the action research was successful or not, unit scores from the current unit …
Motivation, Mindset, And Grading Systems, Russell J. Vander Molen
Motivation, Mindset, And Grading Systems, Russell J. Vander Molen
Master of Education Program Theses
This action research study examines whether students in a standards-based grading environment are more intrinsically motivated than students in traditional grading environment. Additionally, it examines whether students in a standards-based grading environment exhibit more of a fixed or growth mindset compared to students in a traditional grading environment. The participants were 72 sixth grade students in a standards-based grading classroom environment, and 32 students in a traditional grading-based classroom environment. A survey with statements reflecting students’ intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, fixed mindset, and growth mindset was administered to both groups of students. The survey results suggest that the grading environment, …
Pre-Service Teachers And Technology Integration: International Cases And Generational Attitudes Toward Technology In Education, David J. Mulder
Pre-Service Teachers And Technology Integration: International Cases And Generational Attitudes Toward Technology In Education, David J. Mulder
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The current generation of young teachers entering the profession is often presumed to have an easy comfort with and seemingly innate understanding of technology. Prensky (2001) has gone so far as to name them “digital natives” and has claimed that members of the millennial generation “think and process information fundamentally differently from their predecessors” (p. 1). However, recent studies in several English-speaking western nations call the millennial generation’s innately skillful use of technology into question, and some studies of millennial teachers indicate that they are, in fact, no better at integrating technology into their teaching than their colleagues from other …