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Teachers’ Perceptions Of Reading Wonders: Is It Really A Wonder? A Program Evaluation, Myra A. Richardson Dec 2019

Teachers’ Perceptions Of Reading Wonders: Is It Really A Wonder? A Program Evaluation, Myra A. Richardson

Dissertations

Reading programs are essential tools for leaders to use while building literacy. The transfer from instructional delivery to student knowledge should be easily recognizable in the end-of-year assessment data. As the principal analyzing the end-of-year data, I discovered a problem when I struggled to see this transfer in my data. The purpose of this program evaluation was to determine whether teachers perceived Reading Wonders to be an effective reading program for the school district as well as whether the assessment data aligned with teachers’ perceptions. A survey was used to collect responses from the participants and an Excel spreadsheet was …


A Mixed-Methods Evaluation Of The Pilot Program Paws For Reading In A Midwest Public Library, Marie T. Baine Apr 2019

A Mixed-Methods Evaluation Of The Pilot Program Paws For Reading In A Midwest Public Library, Marie T. Baine

Dissertations

This was an evaluation of the pilot program Paws for Reading along with other children’s programs ages 5-11 or Kindergarten through fifth grade, according to their mission in a Midwest public library setting. Public libraries were incorporating more programming into the schedules for the benefit of the patrons and growing communities. In this mixedmethods study, the researcher created instruments including a survey, questionnaire, and observation form to evaluate library programming. The library patrons, staff, and managers gave their opinions about the children’s programs provided by the library and the Pilot Program Paws for Reading. Questions included preference in library schedule, …


Incidencia De Las Habilidades Lectoras Y Las Operaciones Del Pensamiento Sobre La Calidad De La Educación En Los Estudiantes Del Curso 203 Del Colegio San Agustín I.E.D: Desde Las Perspectivas De Las Docentes, Andrea Adelayda Navarrete Forero, Yerly Viviana Roa Cortés Jan 2019

Incidencia De Las Habilidades Lectoras Y Las Operaciones Del Pensamiento Sobre La Calidad De La Educación En Los Estudiantes Del Curso 203 Del Colegio San Agustín I.E.D: Desde Las Perspectivas De Las Docentes, Andrea Adelayda Navarrete Forero, Yerly Viviana Roa Cortés

Maestría en Docencia

El objetivo de esta investigación es identificar la incidencia que tienen las habilidades lectoras y las operaciones del pensamiento sobre la calidad de la educación de los estudiantes del curso 203 del Colegio San Agustín I.E.D., con base en las perspectivas de las docentes. Para esto se llevó a cabo una investigación de tipo descriptiva con un enfoque cualitativo, mediante el método de estudio de caso. Se utilizó la entrevista como técnica de recolección de la información, mediante la cual se entrevistaron las seis (6) docentes que estaban vinculadas directamente con este curso en las áreas de español, matemáticas, inglés, …


The Effect Of Comprehensive Instructional Program On Grades 3-8 Student Achievement, Marcia Shortt Jan 2019

The Effect Of Comprehensive Instructional Program On Grades 3-8 Student Achievement, Marcia Shortt

Ed.D. Dissertations

Student achievement and the state Standards of Learning testing was a critical criterion for success for school districts, administrators, and teachers. The researcher in this study investigated the efficacy of the Comprehensive Instructional Program in improving student achievement in reading and mathematics and whether school configuration impacted student achievement. The population consisted of all students in District A in Virginia who took achievement tests in reading and math in 2012-2018. The researcher determined there was a significant difference in reading and math scores between pre‑implementation and post-implementation in grades 3-8 as measured by the Virginia Standards of Learning testing program …