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The Impact Of Extracurricular Activities And High School Students, Laurie K. Collings
The Impact Of Extracurricular Activities And High School Students, Laurie K. Collings
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Extracurricular activities have become very common in the day-to-day life of high school students, however, the reason for participating as well as the impacts may be different for each student. The purpose of this literature review is to understand the impacts of extracurricular activities on high school students and how participation in extracurricular activities impacts high school students’ academic performance and social-emotional learning. In addition, the literature review examines if the breadth and intensity of extracurricular activity participation can change those impacts for high school students. The research explores five main categories of activities and the impacts participating in the …
Effective Differentiation Strategies For The Secondary Social Studies Classroom, Emily C. Devroy
Effective Differentiation Strategies For The Secondary Social Studies Classroom, Emily C. Devroy
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The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 sought to improve academic achievement for every child in the United States, regardless of ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or background. Since NCLB, educators and researchers have given differentiation greater attention with the hope that it will provide effective strategies for ensuring that every child reaches their full potential. Differentiation, however, requires significant resources; many teachers report feeling overwhelmed when creating a differentiated classroom without proper administrative support and collaboration. This literature review seeks to answer the question of which differentiation strategies are most likely to increase student achievement by examining the research regarding …
Teaching English To Adolescent Language Learners, Carmen L. Gunderson
Teaching English To Adolescent Language Learners, Carmen L. Gunderson
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Teaching English to multilingual adolescent learners has its challenges. Pedagogy for English language learners is based on outdated language learning research. Curriculum available for the English language teacher (ELT) has relied on research related to monolinguals acquiring first language (L1). For the practitioner, these resources were not proving themselves to be effective in the classroom. The practitioner came to the literature review with these questions: What does the current brain research tell us about the language learning process for adolescents 10-24 years of age? What influence does L1 literacy skills have on the second language (L2) learning experience? What are …
Girls In Career And Technical Education Affects Women In Business, Rachel B. Hari
Girls In Career And Technical Education Affects Women In Business, Rachel B. Hari
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The purpose of this literature review is to understand why fewer girls than boys enter nontraditional careers. Most girls have opportunities to pursue business and different career and technical education (CTE) courses but girls are still lacking in number. Some girls do not choose these CTE courses because they feel like they have been unfairly stereotyped and experience unnoticed gender biases. Girls also feel like they do not have women to look up to in business because there are few female leaders in the corporate world. There are myths that women do not translate to business leaders because of the …
Promoting Youth Civic Engagement Through Various Education Methods In A Social Studies Classroom, Zachary Edward Peterson
Promoting Youth Civic Engagement Through Various Education Methods In A Social Studies Classroom, Zachary Edward Peterson
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The purpose of this thesis is to apply knowledge gained from reviewing the literature on promoting youth civic engagement through various educational methods in a Social Studies classroom. The history of civic education, current state of civic education and the importance of civic education is introduced to support the purpose of the research. Literature on service-learning, youth organizing, debate, and youth participatory action research is reviewed to give the benefits and challenges of using each educational method in a secondary Social Studies classroom. An application emphasis is included to further discuss the audience, sustainability, and resources needed to introduce civic …
Aligning Emotional Intelligence Training Of Secondary Business Students With Workplace Needs, Amy Rodriguez
Aligning Emotional Intelligence Training Of Secondary Business Students With Workplace Needs, Amy Rodriguez
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Since the concept of emotional intelligence was first introduced, it has been developed, adapted and embraced by both business and academia. Emotional intelligence skills have been strongly associated with dynamic leadership, satisfying personal life experiences and success in the workplace. Despite the call from business for educational innovation and college and career readiness, America continues to fall short in preparing its students with the skills necessary for postsecondary life. Many businesses state that recent graduates are not prepared with the essential interpersonal and soft skills, known as emotional intelligence, that are needed to succeed in the workplace. The purpose of …
Standards-Based Reforms: Impact And Future, Lucas A. Slizewski
Standards-Based Reforms: Impact And Future, Lucas A. Slizewski
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Standards-based reforms have brought about significant changes to the modern educational system. Standards-based reforms have been shown to have a positive impact on teachers’ instruction by helping to focus teaching. Standards-based reforms have also been shown to increase fairness in the classroom by allowing teachers to only focus on student achievement. Additionally, standards-based reforms help to improve the accuracy of grades and student achievement. Also, standards-based reforms impact the curriculum and the assessment of students. The assessment and grading of students also is shifted to focus exclusively on student achievement under standards-based reforms. These reforms are not without challenges, as …
Co-Teaching In The Inclusive Math Classroom, Kylie Marie Kallman Moore
Co-Teaching In The Inclusive Math Classroom, Kylie Marie Kallman Moore
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This literature review examined various aspects of co-teaching math in inclusive classrooms. Research has shown varying results on the effects of student achievement for general education students and students with special needs in co-taught math classes. School-based differences may have an effect on these outcomes and should be examined further. Continued efforts to provide students with special needs the least restrictive environment for learning, ongoing co-planning, co-assessing, and reflection are key components for a successful co-teaching pair. Additionally, administrators should recognize the role they play in helping teachers’ planning efforts. Using a combination of the six models of co-teaching with …