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Masters of Arts in Education Action Research Papers

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2014

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Paternal Involvement In Children’S Education Collaborative Investigation To Increase Father Interest, Nina A. Costello Aug 2014

Paternal Involvement In Children’S Education Collaborative Investigation To Increase Father Interest, Nina A. Costello

Masters of Arts in Education Action Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to improve ways in which I include parents in communication and student success strategies. The participants were 15 parents of young children currently enrolled in my program at an elementary school. The family form was designed to gather ideas and suggestions for improving parent-student-teacher communication and parent involvement. Five staff members were interviewed on their perspectives of techniques of communication with parents, ways they have tried to engage families, and ideas for creating lasting relationships with parents. In this work there was a focus on the understudied population of fathers in their children’s education. …


The Effects Of Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol On Student Content Knowledge And Teacher Performance In The Art Classroom, Jennifer Welle May 2014

The Effects Of Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol On Student Content Knowledge And Teacher Performance In The Art Classroom, Jennifer Welle

Masters of Arts in Education Action Research Papers

The intent of the research was to determine the effects of teaching with the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol on student content knowledge and teacher performance in the art classroom. The research study took place in one middle school art classroom of 25 7th grade students, ranging in ages from 12-13. The data showed an overall increase in student performance and participation in relation to the amount of time spent focused on explicitly taught art content and vocabulary through their projects and improved performance from pretests to posttests. The results of this research indicate that using Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol may …