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Full-Text Articles in Education
Strategies To Increase The Critical Reading Skills Of Secondary Students, Laurie Ann Guy
Strategies To Increase The Critical Reading Skills Of Secondary Students, Laurie Ann Guy
Theses Digitization Project
This paper will examine what research has revealed about reading and learning in the areas of word recognition, scaffolding to develop understanding, metacognition and application of new knowledge in real world situations. The study then will go on to link what is known about learning to strategies that have already been developed by secondary teachers to increase critical reading skills.
Writing To Learn In The Secondary Social Studies Classroom: Strategies For The Disinclined, Sharon Price Mckiernan
Writing To Learn In The Secondary Social Studies Classroom: Strategies For The Disinclined, Sharon Price Mckiernan
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis begins with sufficient research to support the contention that secondary teachers should be using writing in the classroom, proceeds to question why some are not, and then supplies specific lesson plan ideas which can be adapted to suit most needs in the secondary history classrooms.
Challenging The Boundaries Of Academic Discourse, Charles Henry Williams
Challenging The Boundaries Of Academic Discourse, Charles Henry Williams
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis suggests other ways of helping students resist blind submission to the discourse of the university. The primary objective is to discuss meaningful ways of transforming composition classrooms into counter hegemonic cultural environments where students can critically examine the complications of cultural dynamics and power relations within the communication process.
Writing, Computers, And Rhetorical Situations: A Composition Odyssey, Kristine Louise Potter
Writing, Computers, And Rhetorical Situations: A Composition Odyssey, Kristine Louise Potter
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis, an autoethnography, explores my own, personal experiences using technology in various writing situations: my writing process, collaborative publishing, my M.A. internship, online tutoring, and my first experience teaching college English composition in a computer classroom.
Left-Handed Teaching Techniques For The Right Handed, Martha Jane Longo-Bartel
Left-Handed Teaching Techniques For The Right Handed, Martha Jane Longo-Bartel
Theses Digitization Project
Left-handedness is an invisible handicap in today's classrooms. The education systsem in the United States makes special considerations and accommodations for special needs of students, yet left-handed individuals do not receive much consideration in a mainstream classroom. Experts say that up to twenty percent of children in Canada and the United States are left-handed. This project discusses how these left-handed children have to work in a right-handed world. The focus of this study was to provide right-handed teachers with teaching techniques, positive suggestions, and common sense approaches to accomodate the left-handed pupil.
Culture Teaching In Efl Through Computer/Critical Thinking, Jung-Im Woo
Culture Teaching In Efl Through Computer/Critical Thinking, Jung-Im Woo
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is to develop computer-assisted language learning (CALL) lesson plans using the Internet and to offer an example for academic senior high school teachers in South Korea of exemplary treatment of cultural topics that promote critical thinking and incorporate crosscultural understanding based on cooperative learning.
Parent-Teacher Home Response Learning Journals To Foster Collaboration In Children's Literacy Development, Marie Vargas Piel
Parent-Teacher Home Response Learning Journals To Foster Collaboration In Children's Literacy Development, Marie Vargas Piel
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to connect English language learning (ELL) student's school life with their home life. Proposition 227, which prohibited the use of Spanish in the classrooms, has made it difficult to make the home-school connection. Research shows that parents play a vital role in the education of their children but Proosition 227 severely restricted Spanish speaking parents' participation in their child's education. This study demonstrates how the use of home response learning journals empowered parents to participate in their children's literacy and biliteracy development.
A Qualitative Study Of The Dichotomy Between Educational Policy And Educational Research On Learning Theory, Karen Joy Eakes
A Qualitative Study Of The Dichotomy Between Educational Policy And Educational Research On Learning Theory, Karen Joy Eakes
Theses Digitization Project
This study explores and exposes the dichotomy that currently exists between educational policy and research in learning theory.
The Promotion Of Physical Best: An Inclusive Tool For Interdisciplinary Physical Education, Jane Adelaide Gorman
The Promotion Of Physical Best: An Inclusive Tool For Interdisciplinary Physical Education, Jane Adelaide Gorman
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Environmental Print And Emergent Literacy, Kathleen Marie Colwell
Environmental Print And Emergent Literacy, Kathleen Marie Colwell
Theses Digitization Project
Emergent literacy is the awareness that print, logos, labels, and pictures carry a message. An emergent reader already knows something about the world of print from their environment.
Learning To Walk The Talk: Cognitive Models Improve Presentation Skills, Adrienne Lynne Carter
Learning To Walk The Talk: Cognitive Models Improve Presentation Skills, Adrienne Lynne Carter
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Recognizing Adult Learning Disabilities, Mark Stephen Shepherd
Recognizing Adult Learning Disabilities, Mark Stephen Shepherd
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to develop aids and strategies for identifying and assisting adult students with learning disabilities. Using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association (DSM-IV 1994). The project addresses specific descriptions for identifying traits, behaviors, and characteristics in the recognition of: dyslexia; color blindness, tic disorders, Tourette's syndrome, scotopic sensitivity syndrome, behavior disorders, attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), aphasic disorders, and autistic disorders.
General Educational Development (Ged): A Resource Guide For Instructors, Arlene Chris Garcia
General Educational Development (Ged): A Resource Guide For Instructors, Arlene Chris Garcia
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of the project was to develop an informative guide to assist GED instructors with resources preparing students to pass the GED. As more and more people continue to take the GED, it becomes increasingly necessary for instructors to have knowledge of the information that is available.
Teaching Social Skills Through Environmental Education, Jacqueline Marie Lacey
Teaching Social Skills Through Environmental Education, Jacqueline Marie Lacey
Theses Digitization Project
This project was designed to address the need for a curriculum that links environmental education and social skills. All of the social skills units were created to improve the students' understanding of social skills and important environmental concepts.
Introduction To Cosmetology: Color Seasons And Palettes, Judy Fondales Judilla
Introduction To Cosmetology: Color Seasons And Palettes, Judy Fondales Judilla
Theses Digitization Project
This is a step-by-step cosmetology handbook with instructions and techniques employed by professional makeup artists to transform a woman from average to gorgeous.
Computer Assisted Language Activities: Are They All The Same?, Lynn Denise David
Computer Assisted Language Activities: Are They All The Same?, Lynn Denise David
Theses Digitization Project
This study examines English language learners working in pairs on two different types of computer programs to determine whether the quantity and quality of discourse varies with the type of software program. Also, to investigate how collaborative CALL activities can be designed to promote oral academic language proficiency.
An Investigation Of The Effects Of Teachers' Sense Of Efficacy On Teacher Motivation For Predicting Student Participation: Do Teacher Behaviors Mediate This Relationship?, Karen Lynn Wanzung
An Investigation Of The Effects Of Teachers' Sense Of Efficacy On Teacher Motivation For Predicting Student Participation: Do Teacher Behaviors Mediate This Relationship?, Karen Lynn Wanzung
Theses Digitization Project
This study tested the hypothesis that the combination of teachers' sense of efficacy, and teacher motivation predicts student participatory behavior, and that teacher behaviors mediate this relationship. This study consists of two parts: surveying community college instructors and observing instructors' lectures and student participation.
The Use Of Imagery To Optimize Anxiety Levels In Female Intercollegiate Water Polo Players, Danielle Marcelle Altman
The Use Of Imagery To Optimize Anxiety Levels In Female Intercollegiate Water Polo Players, Danielle Marcelle Altman
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Preparatory Vocational Education Grant Proposal, Vernon Keith Matthews
Preparatory Vocational Education Grant Proposal, Vernon Keith Matthews
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis was written as part of a process to secure funds for developing a "Preparatory Vocational Education" training academy for entry-level "Irrigation Technicians." Research revealed that funding for vocational program development was being awarded to "All-inclusive" or academy-style programs. These programs provide instruction necessary for students with zero experience to compete as entry-level journeymen. This project is based on a partial proposal draft for a U.S. Department of Labor Grant.
Learning From Shamanic Cultures: Returning The Spirit To Education Through The Arts, John Dwight Fisher
Learning From Shamanic Cultures: Returning The Spirit To Education Through The Arts, John Dwight Fisher
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Critical Thinking: Integration Into The Middle School Literature Classroom, Julia Denise Mook
Critical Thinking: Integration Into The Middle School Literature Classroom, Julia Denise Mook
Theses Digitization Project
The pendulum of educators' interests often swings back and forth. In the current climate of high stakes assessment, there appears to be a greater emphasis placed on literal recall of information when reading. While in the short term, this may benefit score reports, there is a concern that higher order thinking skills, such as analysis, will fall by the wayside. In so doing, there may be long term effects on the citizenry of this country. A lack of shared experiences, paired with little or no opportunity to discuss and discern, could lead to an inability to participate in and manage …
Integrating The Fine Arts Into A Niddle School Classroom, Kerry Ellen Herr
Integrating The Fine Arts Into A Niddle School Classroom, Kerry Ellen Herr
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
A Proposal For Using A Literature-Based Functional Curricula For Primary Moderate Cognitively Delayed Learners, Robert Michael Kevin Risley
A Proposal For Using A Literature-Based Functional Curricula For Primary Moderate Cognitively Delayed Learners, Robert Michael Kevin Risley
Theses Digitization Project
The goal of this project is to suggest a way to combine a functional curricula (domains) with literacy experiences.
Building Written Language: A Program For Second Language Literacy In English, Gerda Ann Packard Randolph
Building Written Language: A Program For Second Language Literacy In English, Gerda Ann Packard Randolph
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is to provide an instructional program for students learning English as a second language that will meet their academic needs and facilitate full literacy.
Readers Theatre For Critical/Creative/Cooperative English Language Learning, Xiangqing Huang
Readers Theatre For Critical/Creative/Cooperative English Language Learning, Xiangqing Huang
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis was written in hope that it will serve as a stimulant to spur innovative ideas in EFL teaching and learning in Taiwan.
A Middle School 6-8 Drafting Curriculum, David Charles Abdalla
A Middle School 6-8 Drafting Curriculum, David Charles Abdalla
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this thesis was to develop a drafting core curriculum that could be successfully implemented at any middle school in any state.
Embellishing The Art Of Writing Instead Of Impairing It During First-Grade Studies, Maria Carmen Canelo
Embellishing The Art Of Writing Instead Of Impairing It During First-Grade Studies, Maria Carmen Canelo
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Literacy Instruction In The All-Day Kindergarten Program, Lannette Christine Celaya
Literacy Instruction In The All-Day Kindergarten Program, Lannette Christine Celaya
Theses Digitization Project
This project begins by looking at kindergarten from a historical perspective. It reviews research relating to all-day kindergarten and half-day kindergarten programs. It demonstrates that increased instructional time is beneficial especially for those low-achieving or disadvantaged students.
The Next American High School Initiative, Valter Facundo
The Next American High School Initiative, Valter Facundo
Theses Digitization Project
The next American School Initiative plans to benefit low income minorities or below average achievers to excel in career choices by following occupational clusters and job shadowing to promote careers in applied technology.
Research-Based Phonics Instruction For Beginning Readers, Laura Lyn Diamond
Research-Based Phonics Instruction For Beginning Readers, Laura Lyn Diamond
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.