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Differentiation In The Content-Area Classroom For English Language Learners, Robyn M. Warner
Differentiation In The Content-Area Classroom For English Language Learners, Robyn M. Warner
College of Education and Human Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
This paper explores the idea of using differentiation strategies in the content-area classroom to improve reading skills and comprehension. In particular, this thesis explores methods and strategies that can be used in the classroom to help address the individual needs of English language learners (ELLs). A broad range of experts in curriculum, differentiation, and English language acquisition were consulted in the development of this review, which synthesizes the research on ELLs’ needs, differentiation, and differentiation strategies for ELL readers. The models for best teaching practices are then placed within a ninth grade language arts unit.
Student Achievement Using Web 2.0 Technologies: A Mixed Methods Study, Dallas R. Malhiwsky
Student Achievement Using Web 2.0 Technologies: A Mixed Methods Study, Dallas R. Malhiwsky
College of Education and Human Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
The need for proficient speakers of multiple languages has emerged as a result of political and economic forces in the last decade driving the challenge to find effective and efficient way to teach and learn languages. The past decade has brought numerous innovations and advances in the area of technology, which have changed the role from one of consumer of knowledge to one of producer of knowledge which has revolutionized the delivery of education.
The purpose of this mixed method study was to determine the effect of Web 2.0 technologies on student achievement. The quantitative portion of the study examined …