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Effect Of The 6+1 Trait Writing Model On Student Writing Achievement, Nancy Kay Dejarnette
Effect Of The 6+1 Trait Writing Model On Student Writing Achievement, Nancy Kay Dejarnette
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The focus of this study was to determine the difference between teaching the 6+1 Trait Writing Model to fifth graders and the traditional writing workshop method of teaching writing on overall student writing achievement according to the data supplied by a writing rubric. The study involved 8 classes of fifth graders in 2 different schools. One school provided instruction according to the 6+1 Trait Writing Model, and the other school provided instruction using the traditional writing workshop method of teaching writing. It was hypothesized that students receiving instruction using the 6+1 Trait Writing Model would exhibit greater gains in writing …
Using Career Education To Enhance School Success And Reduce The Dropout Rate, Cindy Lue Martin
Using Career Education To Enhance School Success And Reduce The Dropout Rate, Cindy Lue Martin
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The new career education program was developed to help over-aged and under achieving 9th graders who are one or more years behind in earning their high school diplomas. This program was designed to reduce the dropout rate and provide every student with a South Carolina State Diploma and a marketable skill upon entering the workforce. This study determined if the program reduced the dropout rate and if students participating in the career education program would show an improvement in factors established as dropout indicators. The students who met the programs qualifications began in the fall of 2006 and were studied …
Reading Improvement In The Era Of No Child Left Behind, Meredith Furrow
Reading Improvement In The Era Of No Child Left Behind, Meredith Furrow
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
This mixed-methodology study described the reading curriculum and instructional changes that occurred in a small, rural, intermediate school in Virginia as a result of the No Child Left Behind legislation and Virginia’s Standards of Learning requirements. A special focus was placed on the progression of reading scores of the 2003-2004 fifth grade students to their eighth grade school year of 2006-2007. Since the Standards of Learning reading scores given in the spring of 2004 initiated the school improvement process for this school, the focus of this research was based on documenting these scores along with the school improvement process that …
The Study Of Music: A Valuable Part Of School Education, Melanye Crayton
The Study Of Music: A Valuable Part Of School Education, Melanye Crayton
Senior Honors Theses
Music has been a part of human experience since the existence of man. It has been studied throughout the ages by philosophers and students, laymen and courtesans. When America was settled, it became a part of a student's education, eventually becoming part of the curriculum of public schools. In the twentieth century, the study of music experienced a decline in the public educational systems.
The study of music is beneficial for all students. It provides students with an opportunity to excel in school work, the benefit of learning in a constructive and positive atmosphere, and the opportunity to learn about …