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Two Marginalized Adolescents Using The Internet To Complete An Inquiry Project, Jennifer Thomas Jul 2011

Two Marginalized Adolescents Using The Internet To Complete An Inquiry Project, Jennifer Thomas

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This qualitative study focused on the strategies that two marginalized seventh graders used as they completed an Internet inquiry project about survival. The participants spent time over a four-week period in three phases—selecting a topic, locating information, and presenting information. Participants completed journals and participated in interviews. The participants' online searches and how they organized their presentations were recorded. The researcher took field notes. These four data sources were used to determine subcategories in each phase to document the strategies they employed as they completed the project. Participants used phrases and questions as they decided on key words to locate …


Team Collaboration Between Groups In The Marshall University Summer Enrichment Program, Jason B. Conaway Jan 2011

Team Collaboration Between Groups In The Marshall University Summer Enrichment Program, Jason B. Conaway

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This study investigates the collaborative process of grade level teams as they progress through the 4 stages of a group collaboration model during a summer enrichment program at Marshall University. This study used a curriculum-based questionnaire that was filled out by each of the 47 graduate students who participated in collaboration training and continued to serve as members of a grade level team. The questionnaires were evaluated using a correlations between all questions and the temperature rating scale with a criterion correlation defined of n=.50. The results indicated that 5 questions on the questionnaire correlated with each other above the …