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The Effectiveness Of Using Online Discussion Boards For Students With Learning Disabilities In An American Literature Ii Resource Classroom, Eric S. Morley
The Effectiveness Of Using Online Discussion Boards For Students With Learning Disabilities In An American Literature Ii Resource Classroom, Eric S. Morley
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The purpose of this study was: (a) to examine the effectiveness of using online discussion boards to improve the active participation rate of students with specific learning disabilities (SLD), (b) to examine the effectiveness of using online discussion boards to increase the critical thinking of SLDs, and (c) to evaluate student satisfaction of the online discussion board intervention. Nine high school students, seven males and two females, with learning disabilities participated in the study. A single-subject ABAB design was used. During the baseline phases, students received American Literature II instruction through a traditional classroom model. Class time was used for …
Student Engagement And Text Choice In The High School English Classroom, Emily M. Hagerman
Student Engagement And Text Choice In The High School English Classroom, Emily M. Hagerman
All Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Student book choice in the high school English classroom is often limited by curricular constraints, the pressure of statewide and national tests, and the personal reading preferences of the teacher or department, with a bias towards an established canon of white, male authors. However, student choice holds an important role in classroom engagement and learning, as can be seen through the studies examined in this literature review with application emphasis. The application portion includes a standalone unit for the incorporation of book choice into the high school English classroom designed to give educators the tools to utilize individual choice books …