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Improving Elementary Literacy Achievement By Aligning Individual And Team Goals, Katie Hilby
Improving Elementary Literacy Achievement By Aligning Individual And Team Goals, Katie Hilby
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Recent research suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted literacy achievement. A school improvement plan was created to improve literacy achievement by leveraging the positive effects of individual and team goal-setting on student motivation and student achievement. Past studies have shown that growth and learning goals are more effective than performance goals and that a combination of distal and proximal goals lead to optimal performance. This school improvement plan uses the Leader in Me framework to set proximal and distal goals, aligning all individual student goals with the school’s team goal, to improve literacy achievement.
The Impact Of Technology Selection On Student Literacy Achievement, Elizabeth Daggett
The Impact Of Technology Selection On Student Literacy Achievement, Elizabeth Daggett
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The purpose of this action research project was to determine if prekindergarten students could increase literacy achievement and motivation when the educator selects the technology based on learning goals and the Iowa Early Learning Standards. High quality technology applications were provided during whole group, small group, and learning centers. Data was collected through quantitative means using Teaching Strategies GOLD and the Individual Growth and Development Indicators (IGDI) test scores. Analysis of the data collected suggests that the prekindergarten student’s GOLD and IGDI scores increased as specific technology integration was implemented in the classroom.