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An exploratory study of the factors associated with the mathematics achievement of six tenth grade African American students
(2008-09-09)
Using observations and interviews, six African American students were followed through their tenth grade year in mathematics class. All of the students were enrolled in regular, college preparatory geometry. An assessment ...
Logico-Mathematical Processes in Beginning Reading
(2008-09-09)
Phonemic awareness has been shown to be a foundational component that initiates children’s insight into the alphabetic principle. With the support of research, programs have been developed for children at the preschool ...
An Investigation of Student Conjectures in Static and Dynamic Geometry Environments
(2008-09-09)
This study was designed to investigate the mathematical conjectures formed by high school geometry students when given identical geometric figures in two different types of geometric environments. Student conjectures ...
A Life Preserver for the 'Sink or Swim' Years: An Investigation of New Teacher Obstacles and the Impact of a Peer Support Group
(2008-09-09)
The high number of teachers leaving the profession after only a few years of teaching has created a need for teacher education programs and school systems to address the obstacles new teachers are facing and look at ways ...
Transcript Analysis and Teacher Study Group: Improving Comprehension Instruction
(2008-09-09)
The purpose of this study was to determine if teachers’ participation in a teacher study group and transcript analysis would have an effect on the reading comprehension scores of their students. The 6 teacher participants ...
The Effect of Risk Level and Group Size on Student Phonemic Awareness Achievement
(2008-09-09)
The purpose of the study was to determine if small group phonemic awareness intervention results in equal or greater phonemic awareness achievement than one-to-one tutoring dependent on a students risk level for reading ...
The Effectiveness of DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency as a Predictor of Reading Comprehension for High- and Low-Income Students
(2008-09-09)
The purpose of this two-part, non-experimental study was to examine the predictive nature of reading fluency scores in relation to reading comprehension scores and determine if the associations between these scores were ...
A Longitudinal Comparative Study Examining Frequency and Types of Technology Usage Between Practicing Classroom Teachers and Pre-Service Education Majors
(2008-09-09)
The state of Georgia has allocated significant sources to train teachers and prepare them to use high-end technological devices, programs, and instruments in their classes. The purpose of these financial disbursements was ...