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The Effects Of Training Parents In Teaching Phonemic Awareness On The Phonemic Awareness And Early Reading Of Struggling Readers
(2009-07-22)
This study was designed to research the difference in parental training in phonemic awareness on the achievements of their children who had been identified as struggling readers. Subjects were from federally subsidized ...
Examination of Case Law (2007-2008) Regarding Autism Spectrum Disorder and Violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(2009-04-28)
Ninety-nine court cases from the LexisNexis database regarding students, ages 3-21, with various forms of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) were examined for the years 2007-2008. Procedural and substantive violations to the ...
Relationships of Dimensions of the Meaning of the Choral Experience to High School Students’ Preferences for Concert vs. Show Choir
(2009-08-05)
The growth of the show choir since the 1970’s has caused controversy among choral music educators. In spite of the traditional paradigm which questions the value and validity of show choirs, their presence and significance ...
Career Longevity Among Southeastern Band Directors: Environmental, Personal, and Educational Factors
(2009-03-11)
The purposes of this study were to determine whether variables reported in
previous research on teacher turnover could be reduced to a number of factors, and to
determine how those resulting factors affected career ...
Correlations Between the Five Factor Model of Personality and Problem Behavior
(2009-11-19)
The validity of the Five Factor Model of personality traits has been mainly assessed with
adults and late adolescents. Research has shown that adolescents are able to give reliable selfreports
regarding their personality ...
A Comparison of a Sociocultural and a Chronological Approach to Music Appreciation in Face-to-Face and Online Instructional Formats
(2009-04-29)
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether differences exist with regard to music achievement, music self-concept, or student course satisfaction among students enrolled in four different sections of an undergraduate ...
An Exploration of the Role of the Teacher Through the Lenses of Four Components of Effective Teaching in the Algebra I Classroom
(2009-05-06)
As the importance of mathematics continues to grow in our society, so does the question of how to effectively teach mathematics. Although the claim that teaching does make a difference seems obvious, the question of what ...
Poetry Centers for the Purpose of Lowering Inhibitions of English Language Learners in the Constructivist English Language Arts Classroom
(2009-08-03)
The purpose of this study was to examine what happened in terms of lowering ELL students’ affective filters when a particular teacher of English language learners introduced her poetry activities, centered on aesthetic ...
Middle and Junior High School Choral Repertoire: Directors' Criteria for Selection, Quality, and Appropriateness
(2009-07-28)
The purpose of this study was to determine criteria used by middle school and junior high school choral directors when selecting choral repertoire. A 72-item questionnaire was designed to collect middle school and junior ...
Virtual Academic Community: Online Education Instructors’ Social Presence in Association with Freshman Composition Students’ Critical Thinking and Argumentation
(2009-07-31)
There is much literature addressing challenges face-to-face freshman composition instructors encounter in developing college courses that foster critical thinking skills crucial to developing written argument. Composition ...