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A Case Study Of A School Implementing A Constructivist Philosophy, Joseph C. Brown
A Case Study Of A School Implementing A Constructivist Philosophy, Joseph C. Brown
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Isaacson's (2004) dissertation chronicles the implementation of a constructivist instructional approach at Southwood Elementary School. Southwood's faculty experienced a change of principals, which the Tri-Partite Theory of Organizational Change and Succession, a theory of organizational entropy, predicts could lead to organizational entropy. This study examines the dynamics of the change in principal, as well as Isaacson's recommendation to study teachers' perceptions regarding the maintenance of the constructivist approach. This study answers three questions: 1) Are faculty still using constructivist strategies? 2) What are teacher perceptions regarding the maintenance and support of constructivist philosophy? 3) Is there congruence between what literature …
The Acquisition Of Spanish Through Videoconferencing And Video-Based Lessons By Individual Fifth-Graders, Annette L. Norwood
The Acquisition Of Spanish Through Videoconferencing And Video-Based Lessons By Individual Fifth-Graders, Annette L. Norwood
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to provide an in-depth examination of the language learning experiences of four fifth-grade students learning Spanish through videoconferencing and video-based lessons. This interpretive qualitative study involved intensive data collection over a period of 7 months through participant observation, audio and video recording of classes with subsequent transcription, and interviews of the students and their teachers. The following points of focus guided this research: (a) What instances of interaction and output are observed in the different instructional settings?; (b) Are patterns of change observed in learners' language production during the period under study?; (c) What …
Archival Evaluation Of A Proactive School Wide Discipline Plan, Beth Rutz-Beynart
Archival Evaluation Of A Proactive School Wide Discipline Plan, Beth Rutz-Beynart
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The study conducted was an archival review of school detailed incident discipline records and description of the school-wide proactive discipline plan developed at an elementary school. The study examined the effects of sequential changes in a proactive school-wide discipline plan. Initially, the baseline data consisted of a full year of school without a proactive school-wide discipline plan. This allowed an assessment of the variation in referrals that occurred across a school year. Subsequent years were assessed in relation to this baseline, and the effects from year to year compared to other years. After the baseline year, substantial changes were made …