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Education And Community: Education Helping Immigrants Find Community And Belonging., Belle Lemieux Chan, Josephine Smith, Lauren Gracey
Education And Community: Education Helping Immigrants Find Community And Belonging., Belle Lemieux Chan, Josephine Smith, Lauren Gracey
Egypt Migrations Partnership and Comparative Immigrant Experiences
Education serves as a structured pathway for immigrants to establish a sense of community and belonging in their new country. Through the consistency and frequency of interactions within educational environments, immigrants have the opportunity to form meaningful friendships with peers from diverse backgrounds. These connections not only enhance their quality of life but also facilitate a smoother transition into their adopted homeland. By engaging in academic pursuits alongside fellow students, immigrants find camaraderie and support, fostering a sense of belonging that transcends cultural barriers. In essence, the educational community becomes a sanctuary where immigrants can thrive socially and academically, forging …
Eds 702: The Young Child With Special Needs, Lingyu Li
Eds 702: The Young Child With Special Needs, Lingyu Li
Open Educational Resources
This introductory course addresses the concept of disability and the field of special education. It will also consider the social, cultural, and economic context surrounding the education of young children (birth to 8 years) with a wide range of developmental delays and disability conditions. Pertinent legislation, intervention with families, developing Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs), Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), and issues of advocacy will be studied within the context of the continuum of service delivery (home-based, center-based, and school-based interventions). (15 fieldwork hours required.)
Ebs 701: Issues In Bilingualism, Lingyu Li
Ebs 701: Issues In Bilingualism, Lingyu Li
Open Educational Resources
This introductory course addresses the nature of bilingualism as a societal and individual phenomenon. It will explore the history and background of bilingual education, policies, approaches, and theories of education for immigrant, bilingual, and language minority students. It will also consider the social, cultural, and economic context surrounding the education of bilingual students with disabilities and issues surrounding the aforementioned topics. (15 fieldwork hours required.)
2023-2024 Men's Golf Roster, Cedarville University
2023-2024 Men's Golf Roster, Cedarville University
Men's Golf Rosters
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2023-2024 Men's Golf Schedule, Cedarville University
2023-2024 Men's Golf Schedule, Cedarville University
Men's Golf Schedules
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Rethinking Plagiarism In The Era Of Generative Ai, James Hutson
Rethinking Plagiarism In The Era Of Generative Ai, James Hutson
Faculty Scholarship
The emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, such as large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, has precipitated a paradigm shift in the realms of academic writing, plagiarism, and intellectual property. This article explores the evolving landscape of English composition courses, traditionally designed to develop critical thinking through writing. As AI becomes increasingly integrated into the academic sphere, it necessitates a reevaluation of originality in writing, the purpose of learning research and writing, and the frameworks governing intellectual property (IP) and plagiarism. The paper commences with a statistical analysis contrasting the actual use of LLMs in academic dishonesty with educator …
Improving Support For Teachers To Increase Teacher Retention: A School Improvement Plan, Beth Jaeger
Improving Support For Teachers To Increase Teacher Retention: A School Improvement Plan, Beth Jaeger
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Research shows that strong mentoring programs are needed to support new teachers and to retain teachers in a district. Studies have been conducted and documented the effect of administration’s role and support of a mentoring program, the mentor and mentee relationship, effective mentoring practices, professional development for mentors, teacher retention, and induction programs. A school improvement plan for Starmont Community School District was created to revise an existing mentoring program with a goal of developing stronger mentors and greater teacher retention. The current mentoring program was improved to create stronger professional development for mentors, focused monthly meeting goals and accountability …
Improving Employability Competencies For High School Students, Angela Williams
Improving Employability Competencies For High School Students, Angela Williams
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
This School Improvement Plan aims to enhance the employability skills of high school students at Clayton Ridge by strategically addressing components essential for success in the modern workforce. Employability skills, encompassing a range of personal qualities, communication abilities, digital literacy, and leadership proficiencies, are paramount for students' future careers. The plan focuses on developing a structured framework, integrating reflective practices, and documenting career opportunities within Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs to better prepare students for success in the workforce and lifelong learning. Through collaboration with local businesses and industry professionals, students will gain invaluable insights into industry expectations and …
Ongoing Professional Development On Function-Based Behavior Interventions, Elizabeth Wawro
Ongoing Professional Development On Function-Based Behavior Interventions, Elizabeth Wawro
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Research findings indicate that function-based behavior interventions lead to a decrease in challenging behaviors more often than interventions that are not function-based. Staff at a PK-2nd grade school in Eastern Iowa have shared that they are lacking confidence in these areas, including function-based intervention strategies, behavior assessments, and behavior plans, and would benefit from professional development on these topics. This paper proposes a plan to implement additional professional development learning, provide opportunities for mentorship, and create staff motivation and understanding for the process of functional behavior assessments and interventions. Implementation of ongoing professional development and mentoring opportunities in this area …
Implementing Writing Strategies In Secondary Classrooms Across Multiple Content Areas, Julia R. Campie
Implementing Writing Strategies In Secondary Classrooms Across Multiple Content Areas, Julia R. Campie
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
This school improvement plan integrates different writing strategies, such as (a) collaborative writing; (b) peer editing; (c) technology integration; and (c) writing for a specific task, purpose, and style to improve writing scores in a rural school district in the Midwest. Through the use of a pilot team, members will test what specific writing strategies are effective in each content area and apply it in their own classrooms. Then, the pilot team will coach staff members in writing strategies and implementation in their own content areas for a building-wide initiative to increase self-efficacy with writing and improve student Iowa Statewide …
Individualized Instruction In The Special Education Classroom, Elizabeth Arnold
Individualized Instruction In The Special Education Classroom, Elizabeth Arnold
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The purpose of this action research study was to determine if individualized instruction in the special education classroom positively correlates with vocabulary acquisition. This study focused exclusively on a middle school special education student diagnosed with autism and ADHD. The researcher utilized a pre-test to begin data collection prior to starting the unit. A post-test was given at the end of the unit to determine vocabulary acquisition. Data analysis revealed the student increased vocabulary over the course of the unit. The research findings suggest individualized education teams should consider the special education classroom when determining the least restrictive environment. The …
Engaging Latinx Students In Scientific Inquiry And Metacognition Through An Interdisciplinary Summer Program, Angela M. Chapman, Uma Ganesan, Mario Almanza, Lluvia Garcia, Yailen Gomez, Isabel Amaro
Engaging Latinx Students In Scientific Inquiry And Metacognition Through An Interdisciplinary Summer Program, Angela M. Chapman, Uma Ganesan, Mario Almanza, Lluvia Garcia, Yailen Gomez, Isabel Amaro
Teaching and Learning Faculty Publications and Presentations
Informal learning experiences can provide PK-12 students with the opportunity to enhance their learning of, attitudes toward, and interest in STEM. This study explored the impact of informal STEM learning experiences on Latinx high school students. Through an authentic STEM program, we investigated how students' science and engineering skills, practices, and knowledge were influenced, as well as their attitudes and interest in STEM. Additionally, we examined the transferability of their learning from informal to formal educational settings. Our findings indicated that this innovative approach enhanced student learning of science and engineering practices, positively shaped their attitudes toward STEM, and facilitated …
Improving Social And Emotional Learning In Middle School, Casey Canaday
Improving Social And Emotional Learning In Middle School, Casey Canaday
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Research shows that social-emotional learning has a direct impact on the academic and overall success of students in educational environments and beyond. Effective social-emotional programs and strategies implemented with fidelity can improve school climate and culture, positively impacting students, teachers, staff, and families. Without explicit teaching of social-emotional concepts, students are not given the opportunities to reach their full potential to be well-rounded individuals with developed social-emotional skills that support their overall wellness. The findings of a variety of research related to social-emotional learning guided the school improvement plan that was created to successfully implement social-emotional learning practices into schools. …
The Effects Of Repeated Reading Strategies On 9th And 10th Grade Iep Students' Fluency Rate, Kylee F. Cooper
The Effects Of Repeated Reading Strategies On 9th And 10th Grade Iep Students' Fluency Rate, Kylee F. Cooper
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The purpose of this action research project was to study the effects of repeated reading on improving oral reading fluency of 9th and 10th grade students on an IEP. The researcher specifically examined the use of 6 Minute Solutions curriculum. The researcher is a high school special education teacher in her 7th year of teaching, where her own students were the participants in the repeated reading intervention. The six-week intervention was performed in their Learning Strategies or Reading Strategies class where the researcher collected their fluency data daily using the 6 Minute Solutions passages and materials. The findings revealed the …
Developing Resiliency Skills Of Preschoolers Through Social-Emotional Behavioral Teaching Practices To Buffer Against Trauma And Increase Child Outcomes, Jill Mastin
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
This school improvement plan responds to challenges that preschool teachers face with the growing number of young children in their classrooms who have experienced trauma and exhibit serious, highly disruptive, and dangerous behaviors. All children benefit from early learning experiences that are rich in social-emotional learning. Research has shown that students with well developed emotional literacy, problem solving skills, and self-regulation skills have better outcomes into adulthood compared to peers who struggle with these skills. This school improvement plan aims to provide insight and guidance for Early Childhood Educational Programs by providing intentional professional development to build staff capacity for …
Improving Literacy Skills For Els Through Targeted Pd, Kayla R. De Vos
Improving Literacy Skills For Els Through Targeted Pd, Kayla R. De Vos
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Over the last few decades, schools have seen an increase in the number of English learners entering their classrooms. Meeting the needs of English learners continues to be a topic for discussion. Schools and teachers across the United States are struggling to appropriately meet the unique learning needs of this demographic of students. English learners continue to be pushed through the educational system while the gap between them and their non-EL peers continues to widen. This school improvement plan was created with the intention of providing a professional development plan that focuses on improving teacher knowledge and providing teachers with …
Character Education And Its Effects On Athletic Performance, Melissa Brandenburg
Character Education And Its Effects On Athletic Performance, Melissa Brandenburg
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
This action research was driven by the researcher's current interest in character education for female student-athletes and if the presentation of character education lessons plays a role in player performance. Along with the effects of character education and performance, the researcher also tried to decipher if timing of lesson delivery had an overall impact on the performance of the student-athlete. This quantitative action research took four weeks to complete with presentation of weekly lessons and student-athlete feedback in the form of a Google Form questionnaire. The researcher, a varsity head softball coach, enlisted in the voluntary help of her current …
Action Research In The Teacher Candidate Clinical Experience, Krystal Kooiker
Action Research In The Teacher Candidate Clinical Experience, Krystal Kooiker
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The purpose of this action research project was to determine the impact of explicit action research training during teacher candidates’ clinical experience with the hope of increasing their self-efficacy as reflective practitioners. The researcher utilized a qualitative action research methodology with a phenomenological design during the student teaching seminar capstone course. Participants were taken step-by-step through the action research process while they applied their personally designed project in their clinical experience setting over the course of a semester. The research was conducted to analyze teacher candidates’ perceived self-efficacy as action researchers, their use of collaboration with supervisors and peers, and …
The Numeracy Intervention Project, Paige Smith
The Numeracy Intervention Project, Paige Smith
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
This study focused on the Numeracy Intervention Project designed to detect gaps in student's mathematical learning. Research took place in the special education setting with one participant. Participants qualified by having an Individualized Education Plan with a goal specific to math instruction. The intervention took place over a two-week time period where the researcher and student met each day for thirty minutes. The Numeracy Intervention provided a scripted baseline assessment, hands on manipulatives, and several specific skill activities. Results from the baseline to post assessment showed no significant results. Study limitations and future research are included.
The Effects Of Self-Efficacy On The Accuracy Of Self-Assessments, Griffin Forberg
The Effects Of Self-Efficacy On The Accuracy Of Self-Assessments, Griffin Forberg
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Self-efficacy plays an important role in academic performance and self-concept development. This action research investigates the effects of self-efficacy on self-assessment accuracy among engineering students during a 3D modeling unit. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, the study contains Likert scales to assess self-efficacy and quantitative methods to determine student's predicted and actual performance. Findings reveal that while self-efficacy improves over time, students become more likely to underestimate their abilities. The study suggests the need for a variety of feedback sources and highlights potential limitations in the tested self-assessment practices. Future research should explore other subject areas and different assessment formats to …
Peer Modeling And Motivating To Increase Fluency, Sara Halferty
Peer Modeling And Motivating To Increase Fluency, Sara Halferty
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
This paper describes a fluency intervention plan for an at-risk group of third graders in Newton, Iowa. The components of a good fluency intervention include repeated reading, motivation, peer involvement, and small group size. Utilizing research on these topics, the author created a fluency intervention to implement within a thirty-minute time period each day. This paper provides a timeline of specific changes that will be made to improve fluency scores for these students.
Comparing Ipad And Flash Card Interventions For Enhancing Math Performance In Addition And Subtraction Facts, Taylor Huber
Comparing Ipad And Flash Card Interventions For Enhancing Math Performance In Addition And Subtraction Facts, Taylor Huber
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
This action research was driven by the researcher's interest in increasing students' math fact knowledge. The researcher implemented both an iPad and flash card intervention to determine and compare the effectiveness of each. Two-minute addition and subtraction probes were utilized as a pre and post-test to determine growth. A student survey was also given to determine students' interest in their respective intervention. The findings revealed that both interventions resulted in growth in both addition and subtraction facts, but there was no significant difference in growth between the two. The findings also revealed that most students found both the iPad and …
The Impact Of Morpheme Instruction On Literacy Skills, Kiersten Sexe
The Impact Of Morpheme Instruction On Literacy Skills, Kiersten Sexe
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The purpose of this action research project was to determine what impact a four-week class-wide morphology intervention would have on students' literacy. Specifically, the researcher hypothesized that teaching morphology would improve students’ morphological awareness, their ability to spell words that include the morphemes taught, their knowledge of the meaning of words that include the taught morphemes, and their accuracy in reading words that include the taught morphemes. The research was conducted by a fifth grade teacher in her tenth year of teaching. The researcher was interested in research-based practices that improve students' spelling while also improving other reading skills. The …
Influence Of Step Tracking And Heart Rate Monitoring On Student Participation, John Sparrow
Influence Of Step Tracking And Heart Rate Monitoring On Student Participation, John Sparrow
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
This action research was driven by the teacher’s interest in introducing pedometers and heart rate monitors into the physical education setting. The goal was to see the influence they would have on student participation during class. The researcher used quantitative data collection over a two-week period. Data was collected using an Accusplit Eagle 120XL pedometer for steps and a Polar OH1+ heart rate monitor for heart rate. The research was conducted to analyze the influence pedometers and heart rate monitors have on student participation in PE. The researcher is a K-12 physical education teacher in his twentieth year of teaching. …
Tier 2 Interventions, Candace Sutton
Tier 2 Interventions, Candace Sutton
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The school improvement plan is to develop a process to implement an effective tier 2 intervention plan as part of the Multi-Tier System of Supports (MTSS). Three themes emerged: need for professional development, ways to schedule interventions and how to use data-based decision-making. Professional development will occur during pre-service days. During professional development teachers will learn methods of intervention, how to use data to drive interventions and utilizing standards in tier 2 interventions. Department teams will meet and analyze data to create and identify interventions for students in need. Finally, the plan proposes RTI scheduling during protected time at the …
Improving Reading Comprehension For Struggling Middle School Readers, Amber Kaye Vermeer
Improving Reading Comprehension For Struggling Middle School Readers, Amber Kaye Vermeer
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
This action research was driven by the researcher’s interest in improving struggling reading students at the middle school level through a reading intervention course. The researcher used quantitative data through FastBridge CompEfficency to monitor the nine-week reading intervention course and evaluate students' progress weekly. The areas addressed in the intervention are reading comprehension skills of paraphrasing, main idea identification, summarizing, and inferencing. The researcher is a seventh-grade teacher in her sixth year of teaching reading classes and two reading intervention courses. The findings of the research showed that a few students were able to improve their reading skills and achieve …
Spiral Review In A Middle School Mathematics Classroom, Haley Birks
Spiral Review In A Middle School Mathematics Classroom, Haley Birks
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The purpose of this action research project was to determine the relationship between daily spiral review bell ringers and students' assessment scores. The research was driven by the problem of students reaching the end-of-year assessments and being unable to remember material they had learned throughout the year. A quantitative study was used to determine the effectiveness of a ten-week spiral review intervention. The researcher is a seventh and eighth grade math teacher in her fifth year of teaching. Data was collected from a pre-test and post-test created by the researcher consisting of material from the Common Core State Standards and …
Using Leadership And Peer Instructional Coaching To Improve Communication And Classroom Instruction, Dedric Antwon Porter
Using Leadership And Peer Instructional Coaching To Improve Communication And Classroom Instruction, Dedric Antwon Porter
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
This paper looks at the partnership between several components in a school's community and how they could connect better to create a culture that defines a school community. The purpose is to provide an overview of how these parts, the administration, educators, students, and parents could work together throughout the school year to create the foundation of the school’s community and culture. In recent years, school administrators have hired instructional coaches to improve the quality of education provided to the students. Studies have shown that having an instructional coach can have a significant positive impact on a teacher's classroom performance. …
Navigating Literacy Proficiency: Merging Science Of Reading And Guided Approaches, Amber Toms
Navigating Literacy Proficiency: Merging Science Of Reading And Guided Approaches, Amber Toms
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
This action research was prompted by the recognition that a "one-size-fits-all" instructional approach may not cater to the diverse needs of all students, particularly those in special education. The study emphasizes science of reading principles with an appreciation for incorporating guided reading elements to enhance implicit learning and to fast-track learning in order to close the gap, while still catering to the child’s specific needs. The researcher, currently serving as a PK-2nd grade special education teacher, adjusted the current norms to promote student success. Rather than allocating the usual 45 minutes per day for group instruction with her second-grade …
Technology In A Classical Education Model, Katelyn Wright
Technology In A Classical Education Model, Katelyn Wright
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Classical Education is historically in contrast with technology. Technology is essential to improving testing scores in students. Teachers must implement technology integration into elementary classrooms to prepare students for their further education and careers. Research aims to answer, How can elementary students in a classical charter school be better exposed to technology in order to be able to be a successful citizen in the modern world? Implementation of this plan includes adding professional development opportunities, technology standards into lessons, and adding performance-based assessments.