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Full-Text Articles in Education
The Effect Of Homework On Summative Assessments, Elizabeth Anderson
The Effect Of Homework On Summative Assessments, Elizabeth Anderson
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The purpose of this action research study was to determine if homework completion had an effect on how students performed on summative assessments. This action research study was conducted in a high school classroom in Northwest Iowa. An Algebra and Algebra 2 class were used during this research process. Quantitative data was collected on homework completion and summative assessment scores for three consecutive chapters covered in each respective class. The results of this study showed while there is a positive correlation between the two variables, no significant conclusions could be made from the collected data.
Examining Teachers Perceptions Of Inclusive Practices In Secondary Education, Jill A. Phillips
Examining Teachers Perceptions Of Inclusive Practices In Secondary Education, Jill A. Phillips
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The aim of this literature review is to examine inclusive education in the mainstream secondary education classroom, namely how participation in training, support, and attitudes and perceptions influence the success of inclusive education. Several articles were reviewed that researched inclusive education to determine the opinions of teachers who have implemented inclusive education into the mainstream secondary classroom and whether or not support and training influenced the success of inclusion. Teachers’ perceptions on inclusive education are important to investigate. This will determine where teachers’ perceptions and attitudes towards and knowledge of inclusive education as well as principals’ support and expectations of …
Social-Emotional-Learning And The Impact On Student Achievement, Kristina Pitlik
Social-Emotional-Learning And The Impact On Student Achievement, Kristina Pitlik
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The purpose of this literature review is to gather evidence on the effect of implementing socialemotional- learning (SEL) in schools and the impact of SEL curriculum has on student achievement. Social emotional skills are essential skills people use to interact with others, manage and regulate their own emotions, make appropriate decisions, and address social circumstances. Teachers use SEL programs to directly and indirectly address social skills and social interactions in the classroom. This review of the research shares the outcomes of studies that highlight a variety of methods available to teach children social skills and the benefits of mastering those …
How To Promote Self-Determination In Students With Disabilities, Elissa J. Meadows
How To Promote Self-Determination In Students With Disabilities, Elissa J. Meadows
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Self-determination is defined as “a combination of skills, knowledge, and beliefs that enable a person to engage in goal-directed, self-regulated, autonomous behavior. An understanding of one's strengths and limitations together with a belief in oneself as capable and effective. When acting on the basis of these skills and attitudes, individuals have greater ability to take control of their lives and assume the role of successful adults” (Denney & Daviso, 2012, pp. 43-44). A lack of self-determination can add to the problems of students with behavior concerns or disabilities. Many of them are on an Individual Education Plan (IEP) because their …
The Lifelong Effects Of Childhood Trauma, Jacayla Litwiller
The Lifelong Effects Of Childhood Trauma, Jacayla Litwiller
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) continue in a cycle, as evidence in research literature. Those who have experienced ACEs are likely to continue the cycle with their own children. As a result, children with ACEs are an increasing reality for educators who often see the immediate and short-term effects of trauma. What is not commonly understood among educators are the significant lifelong health effects of ACEs. This literature review examines the life-long effects of ACEs on physical, mental, intellectual, and occupational health. The effects include a shorter life expectancy and a lower quality of life.
The Implementation Of Positive Behavior Supports And Interventions To Support And Encourage Appropriate Behavior And A Positive Climate In The School, Grace Hiveley
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The purpose of this literature review was to examine the behavioral framework Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports and the effects it has on a school climate. A specific interest was the impact of behavioral strategies on individual students and overall school climate. The question is how can schools positively impact students’ behavioral changes while also improving the school environment. As a whole, studies support that when school personnel implement PBIS with fidelity, school-wide expectations established, and behavioral strategies are used explicitly schools see positive impact on students, teachers, and overall climate. The purpose of this literature review is to investigate …
Social Interaction With Students Who Have A Visual Impairment In Early Childhood, Sarah Harms
Social Interaction With Students Who Have A Visual Impairment In Early Childhood, Sarah Harms
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The purpose of this integrative literature review is to research how social interaction can affect children in early childhood who are blind and visually impaired. It will delve into how children with visual impairments learn, what social interaction can provide, and what parents and educators can do to foster positive outcomes. Different assessment tools and skillsets that make evaluation appropriate for this age group will also be examined.
Explicit Instruction To Improve Phonics And Decoding Skills In Elementary Newcomers, Madison Gates
Explicit Instruction To Improve Phonics And Decoding Skills In Elementary Newcomers, Madison Gates
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The present study investigated the effects of daily phonics and decoding instruction on Newcomer English Language Learners (ELL). Participants (n = 10) were identified as first year students in the United States, attending the same elementary school in Iowa. Participants’ literacy scores were measured using the FAST Early Reading Letter Sounds assessment, FAST Early Reading Nonsense Words assessment, and the FAST CBMReading assessment. Upon receiving their scores on the assessments, participants received fifteen minutes of explicit instruction each day, in their respective ELL class, for eight weeks. Results from the dependent samples two-tailed t-test revealed that there was not a …
Using Differentiated Spelling Groups And Word Sorts To Authentically Teach Spelling, Grace Finnegan
Using Differentiated Spelling Groups And Word Sorts To Authentically Teach Spelling, Grace Finnegan
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Finding a purposeful way to teach spelling can be challenging. There are different strategies, interventions, and opinions about spelling instruction. Teachers often struggle with confidence and knowledge about metalinguistics and therefore stick to traditional ways of teaching spelling. This study uses the spelling inventory from Words Their Way spelling curriculum to develop differentiated spelling groups. Students used word sorting strategies to learn spelling patterns and transfer spelling to their writing. Students were able to transfer their orthographic knowledge and spelling patterns to their everyday writing. The purpose of this action research project is to prove Word Their Way is an …
A Technology Implementation Plan Using Group Professional Development Sessions, Peer Coaching, And Tutorial Videos, Amber Bradley
A Technology Implementation Plan Using Group Professional Development Sessions, Peer Coaching, And Tutorial Videos, Amber Bradley
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Technology is an integral component of a 21st century education. In order to streamline digital learning, many schools are turning to digital learning management sites like Schoology. Sites like Schoology allow educators to organize and deliver content to improve student learning for both in-person and at-home education models. Coupled with platforms like Google Workspace for Education, they are effective tools in a teacher's digital toolbox for integrating and managing online components of learning. However, their effectiveness is dependent on a teacher's digital fluency including teachers' self-efficacy. This school improvement plan seeks to build teachers' digital fluency, especially in these two …
Standards-Based Grading At The Secondary Level: A Review Of Literature, Jacie White
Standards-Based Grading At The Secondary Level: A Review Of Literature, Jacie White
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Grading systems have become a topic of interest at the secondary level. Even though the shift to standards-based grading is a daunting task for districts, post-secondary educational institutions are taking on grading reform at even higher educational levels. It is challenging for secondary teachers to narrow down the key elements of grading and prepare for the shift in mindset needed for a standards-based system. Research shows beneficial elements for learning after implementing a full standards-based system, but transforming a district’s grading system is a major undertaking. While there are benefits for all stakeholders involved when reforming beliefs about grading practices, …
The Effectiveness Of The Co-Teaching Model, Jennifer Stortenbecker
The Effectiveness Of The Co-Teaching Model, Jennifer Stortenbecker
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
This literature review explores instructional strategies and cooperative teaching (co-teaching) strategies, based on information gathered from recent research. It is an analysis of various studies that address how co-teaching was implemented in classrooms of students with and without disabilities. Considered are both teacher and student perspectives on the effectiveness of co-taught classrooms. The results of this literature review observed positive perceptions from all parties involved. Collectively, the research emphasizes the importance of having full support of the administrative staff, and how all teachers involved need to have an open, honest line of communication between each other. However, the research also …
The Impacts Of Intervention On Emotional Awareness & Self-Regulation On Students With Disabilities, Lydia Smith
The Impacts Of Intervention On Emotional Awareness & Self-Regulation On Students With Disabilities, Lydia Smith
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The purpose of this study is to analyze the impacts an intervention has on the emotional awareness and self-regulation skills of students with disabilities. Previous research has examined one or more of the components of emotional awareness, self0regulation,social emotional learning (SEL) programs, and students with disabilities; but none have examined all four of the components in conjunction with each other. This research was able to inspect all of these components through a mixed-methods study which implemented an intervention for eight weeks. The intervention consisted of instructing the student on recognizing, understanding, labeling, expressing, and regulating emotions, as well as learning …
Play It Again Mathematics, Michelle Sherman
Play It Again Mathematics, Michelle Sherman
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
This action research project focuses on implementing game-based learning into a first-grade math lesson, to help improve addition facts and fluency. The study was conducted over a ten-day period in one first grade classroom. Data was collected at the beginning of this study and at the end to determine if playing games in math increases a student's addition fact fluency . After the initial one-minute addition pre-test, the students were divided into two groups according to ability. One of the groups was the control group who learned addition math facts through paper and pencil activities and the other group was …
Mathematics Online Assessment Tools, Eric Schultz
Mathematics Online Assessment Tools, Eric Schultz
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
This paper explores which online assessment tool is preferred within a classroom setting. Four Geometry classes were given weekly formative assessments using DeltaMath, Classkick, and Desmos. The students’ scores from these assessments and opinions were collected and analyzed to find which program would be most beneficial for the classroom. The literature review covers a variety of resources that determine effective classroom teaching in which technology is used within the classroom. The articles vary in what practices most benefit the students when utilizing online assessments, and allows a better view into what processes should be considered before implementing online assessments into …
Trauma-Informed Practices And Their Effects On Student Performance And Behaviors, Ashley Roberts
Trauma-Informed Practices And Their Effects On Student Performance And Behaviors, Ashley Roberts
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Trauma occurs when a young child experiences an event that causes actual harm or poses a serious threat to the child's emotional and physical well-being. The research shows that there are many factors that influence a child's life and can cause a child trauma. Many children exposed to trauma will experience difficulties with coping, building relationships, self-regulation, lack of social skills, difficulties with peers; many will develop PTSD. Educators and parents alike are looking to trauma-informed practices for the benefit of all children. This literature review will explain the importance of these practices and how they affect children's behavior and …
Using Communication To Improve Parental Involvement In The Sixth-Grade Classroom, Ashley Reese
Using Communication To Improve Parental Involvement In The Sixth-Grade Classroom, Ashley Reese
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The purpose of this action research project is to determine the impact of communication on parental engagement and student achievement. Various types of communication were sent home to help initiate parental engagement. During the first communication session, parents had access to a class website that was updated daily. During the second communication session, a weekly newsletter was sent home. In the final communication session, parents received a weekly email outlining what was happening in class and what homework students should be working on. Qualitative data was collected at the end of each communication period to determine parental engagement levels and …
Adverse Childhood Experiences: The Effect On Students' Social And Academic Success, Leslie Ray
Adverse Childhood Experiences: The Effect On Students' Social And Academic Success, Leslie Ray
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Adverse childhood experiences are defined as potentially traumatic events that occur before the age of 17 and include experiences such as violence or abuse in the home, substance abuse or mental health problems of a direct caretaker, neglect, incarceration of a parent, divorce, and other events that can negatively affect a child's sense of safety and stability in their home. These adverse experiences are commonly referred to as ACEs, and research has shown a direct link between a child's ACEs score and chronic health problems, mental illness, and substance abuse problems in adulthood. Research has also shown that these experiences …
Classroom Physical Activity Breaks, Taylor Quiring
Classroom Physical Activity Breaks, Taylor Quiring
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The purpose of this action research study was to determine the impact of brief physical activity breaks on student engagement in the classroom, with a focus on off-task behaviors. Participants in the study were 21 seven to nine year olds who attended 3rd grade at an elementary school in Minnesota. Students completed a 3-5 minute GoNoodle guided movement video during the reading block over a 10 day intervention period. Data was collected by the researcher using a tally-mark chart to denote the frequency of off-task behaviors. The study concluded physical activity breaks had a positive effect on decreasing student off-task …
The Impact Of Social Emotional Learning In An Elementary Classroom, Jessica Carter
The Impact Of Social Emotional Learning In An Elementary Classroom, Jessica Carter
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Social emotional learning is a growing topic in education due to the increase in mental health and behavioral disorders in children and youth (Blewitt et.al., 2021). Taking into consideration students’ emotional needs is an important aspect that helps to support students' overall performance at school. This action research study conducted with first grade students not only supported students in their social and emotional needs but in their reading and mathematical skills as well. The researcher used the chosen curriculum to help students to learn about self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision making. The findings of this action …
Effective Reading Strategies To Increase Reading Fluency, Jessica Dewaard
Effective Reading Strategies To Increase Reading Fluency, Jessica Dewaard
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Research states that a student’s reading fluency has a direct correlation to their reading comprehension. This literature review investigates the most effective reading strategies that increase a student’s reading fluency rate. The research explores strategies such as repeated reading, Readers Theatre, text complexity, phonics instruction, and intervention group conditions. This literature review will contain peer reviewed, scholarly journals to research the most effective reading strategies to increase student’s reading fluency rate. The results of the various studies utilized within this paper indicate repeated reading that incorporates scaffolded repetitive readings of a text have been highly successful.
Combining Translation And Contextual Learning To Support English Learners In Elementary Level, Andy P. Liu
Combining Translation And Contextual Learning To Support English Learners In Elementary Level, Andy P. Liu
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Many schools instruct English Learners (ELs) without the use of their first language (L1), especially during the beginning stages, because they believe the presence of ELs’ native language will hinder their second language acquisition. According to recent studies, students’ first language proficiency supports their second language acquisition because languages share some common linguistic components. In this action research, the researcher intends to use L1 translation and contextual learning strategies to support ELs’ vocabulary acquisition in Grades 2 and 3 science, and students will choose which strategy(ies) they prefer to use to study the new words. Students take pre-and post-tests, and …
Effective Interventions To Support Lgbtq+ Youth, Melissa Bouldin
Effective Interventions To Support Lgbtq+ Youth, Melissa Bouldin
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Victimization of LGBTQ+ youth in schools in the form of bullying is a national concern. Research has shown that LGBTQ+ youth are more likely to be bullied than their non-LGBTQ+ peers. Bullying can lead to social and emotional, academic, and mental health concerns for LGBTQ+ youth. This literature review attempted to discover effective interventions to alleviate these problems for LGBTQ+ youth. Databases were scoured for peer-reviewed articles to use in this literature review. There is an on-going challenge to help this at-risk and diverse population, but the findings of this literature review provide a starting place for adults in schools …
Decreasing Unwanted Behaviors In The Classroom Through The Implementation Of A Social-Emotional Curriculum, Laurie Smith
Decreasing Unwanted Behaviors In The Classroom Through The Implementation Of A Social-Emotional Curriculum, Laurie Smith
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Social-emotional learning programs can have an influence on social and emotional competencies which may lead to a decrease in unwanted behaviors in the classroom. This study examined the effects of one social-emotional learning program, Positive Action, on decreasing unwanted behaviors in the classroom in a rural Northeastern Iowa middle school. Participants included ten 6th grade students, 2 girls and 8 boys, who had received referrals prior to the implementation of the program. The number of referrals received was retrieved from the school district’s JMC gradebook program which had a discipline referral component. A checklist was used to record the …
Physical Activity And Fitness In 21stcentury Education, Ajay Gonnelli
Physical Activity And Fitness In 21stcentury Education, Ajay Gonnelli
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The broad issue examined in this literature review covers the importance of physical education and fitness in 21st-century education and how to motivate kids to be more active. Physical activity is defined as any movement that requires the skeletal muscles to function to create energy to be used (WHO, 20201). In education movement and energy is vital to the human body, its muscles, and their functions. For a skeletal muscle to function, energy needs to be produced. That energy comes from the oxygen (02) that we inspire and the carbon dioxide (C02) we expire. To inspire and expire we need …
Effective Implementation Of Blended Learning, Carla Macumber
Effective Implementation Of Blended Learning, Carla Macumber
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
This literature review depicts the current reality of blended learning in schools and the systems that will need to transform in order to fully implement technology into the daily school experience. Since technology is an integral part of society, schools are tasked with how to create and implement curriculums that include aspects of online learning. Moving from traditional education to a new blended learning approach brings about challenges for both teachers and administrators. Teachers must learn to understand new technologies and how to utilize them to teach with 21st Century skills in mind. Administrators need to lead districts through new …
Inclusion Isn't Always The Answer: Effects Of Alternate Learning Environments For Elementary Students With Disabilities, Emily Mick
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
When it comes to writing Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), the least restrictive environment (LRE) is described as the general education classroom. However for some students, especially those who struggle socially, emotionally, and behaviorally, the general education environment is the most restrictive. This research aims to answer the question of whether inclusion should be the goal for all students or if an alternate learning environment would lead to improved social emotional health of students with special needs. Through quantitative data collection and a descriptive research design, the researcher challenges the idea that inclusive practice is best practice. Findings suggest that although …
Elements Of Teaching Trauma, Michelle J. Evers
Elements Of Teaching Trauma, Michelle J. Evers
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Providing support to students who have experienced childhood trauma requires whole school involvement. From school shootings that shock the nation to the daily violence, poverty, abuse, and addiction in communities that rarely make headlines, students and their families often experience traumatic events that can alter their lives forever. Unions and districts across the country are working together to address the epidemic of trauma in schools with students’ and educators’ needs in mind; collaborating to transform schools into "trauma-informed" environments, taking vital steps to become safe havens for every student. Trauma-sensitive focus on education supports a school community where students feel …
How Visual Phonics Impacts English Language Learners In Kindergarten, Ashlyn Wendland
How Visual Phonics Impacts English Language Learners In Kindergarten, Ashlyn Wendland
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The purpose of this action research study was to determine how visual phonics impacts English language learners in kindergarten. The participants included 14 kindergarten students, that attend Prairie Elementary in Worthington, Minnesota. Students participated in approximately ten to fifteen minute daily visual phonics over a nine-week period. The pretest and posttest assessment data for this study was collected using an assessment tool of ESGI (Education Software for Guiding Instruction). The study found that the implementation of visual phonics to be successful with impacting letter and letter sound recognition. The researcher recommends further studies to be conducted including length of study, …
The Effectiveness Of Positive Behavior Interventions And Supports (Pbis) In Schools, Jennifer L. Van Otterloo
The Effectiveness Of Positive Behavior Interventions And Supports (Pbis) In Schools, Jennifer L. Van Otterloo
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Negative student behaviors are increasing in schools today (Molly et al., 2013). When students engage in problem behaviors, they are more likely to fall through the cracks and their educational gap increases. Therefore, something needs to be done in school systems to decrease these problem behaviors. PBIS is an implementation framework that is designed to improve academic and social behavior outcomes for all students (Sungai & Simonsen, 2012). The purpose of this literature review is to explore the effects of PBIS on student behavior and ways to implement PBIS successfully. Overall, research shows that when PBIS is implemented correctly and …