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A Study of the Use of Wordmapping in Ninth-Grade Remedial English Classes
(2008-09-09)
The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of using wordmapping with struggling learners between the ages of 13 and 15. An experimental group (the wordmapping group) and a treated control group (the vocabulary ...
Determining to What Extent Agricultural Content Diffuses from a Primary School through a Rural African Village: A Phenomenological Study
(2013-11-25)
Life Academy of Kimuli Uganda is a primary school for students between the ages of three and seventeen. The purpose of this school is to educate students in basic subjects, including science. The researcher identified ...
Effects of Bibliotherapy on Second Grader's Conflict Resolution Related to Bullying
(2013-11-19)
This study investigated the effects of bibliotherapy on bullying with second graders. In this study, the bibliotherapy treatment group listened to and discussed ten trade books with the content of bullying. The control ...
An Exploratory Study of High School Geometry Teachers’ Applied Content Knowledge
(2013-12-04)
Results from the 2007 TIMSS showed the grim reality that the United States did not measure up to other industrialized countries in both fourth- and eighth-grade results in geometry (Mullis, Martin, & Foy, 2008). Furthermore, ...
A Survey of How English Language Arts Teachers Address Synthesis Writing in Classroom Instruction
(2014-05-05)
The use of information from source materials in service of an argument or idea original to a writer is, according to the scholarly literature, one of the most complex applications of reading and writing. It is also, according ...
Effectiveness of Explicit, Rich Vocabulary Instruction on Reading Comprehension and Word Knowledge of High School Students
(2013-11-19)
This study investigated the effects of explicit, rich vocabulary instruction on the word acquisition and reading comprehension of high school students. The quasi-experimental study employed a two-group pretest-posttest ...
Using Lesson Study to Develop Professional Teaching Knowledge for Problem-based Historical Inquiry Among 4th Grade Social Studies Teachers
(2014-05-15)
This study explored the use of scaffolded lesson study to develop professional teaching
knowledge for problem-based historical inquiry (PBHI). Using mixed methods including
extensive classroom observations, the study ...
The Integration of Hardware, Software, and Technology Tools into the Classroom of Business/Marketing Educators in Alabama
(2011-05-04)
This study was designed to investigate: (a) the degree to which business/marketing education teachers in Alabama integrate technology into their classrooms; (b) if technology is not integrated, the barriers preventing ...
Alabama High School Graduation Exam Outcomes: Agricultural Education and Its Impact
(2011-10-27)
This study sought to determine if there is possible a relationship between agricultural education class credits obtained by students and their subsequent outcome on the Alabama High School Graduation Exam (AHSGE). Also, ...
The Impact of Authentic Pedagogy on Student Learning in Tenth Grade History Courses
(2012-02-27)
This mixed-methods study examined the impact of varying levels of authentic pedagogy on student learning in 9th and 10th grade history classrooms. The sample included four junior high teachers and four high school teachers. ...