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21st century learning skills: Global learning in an urban middle school

Higgins, Meagan R. (Wichita State University, 2008-05)

The purpose of this research was to experience firsthand how the integration of global learning and 21st century skills would logistically work, and what the experience would be like both for the teacher and for the students ...
Are communicative and grammatical skills more effectively acquired in a traditional or differentiated beginning level foreign language classroom?

Ulrich, Vendla Jean (Wichita State University, 2008-05)

Research suggests much controversy exists in design and methodology of foreign language instruction. The purpose of this study was to understand if beginning level foreign language students acquire the language better with ...
Attitude or anxiety: mathematics disposition of high school algebra I students

Johnson, Catherine Erin (2006-12)

The purpose of this study was twofold: (a) to investigate the prevalence of mathematics anxiety among freshman Algebra I students in an urban, Midwestern high school, and (b) to find out if a pre-quiz and quiz intervention ...
Basic computer literacy training to increase comfort levels with computers and improve behaviors of technological integration

Biggs, Brandi L. (2006-05)

This study researched the effect of a basic computer course on the comfort level with computers and Internet on 17 Spanish-speaking, non-computer literate adults. It also identified any increase of the participants’ ...
Case studies to investigate if an alternative education program is meeting students’ needs in science learning

O’Brien, Kathleen (2007-05)

This research study uses both qualitative and quantitative data to look at the effectiveness of the science program at an alternative high school in middle America. Descriptive case studies were used for the qualitative ...
Classroom activities that motivate gifted high school students: an investigation of student and teacher perceptions

Whepley, Katherine Brosius (Wichita State University, 2012-05)

This quantitative study was designed to investigate whether gifted achievers and gifted underachievers differ in their perceptions of the intrinsic motivation of specific classroom activities and if their motivation as ...
Cognitive and functional characteristics of adolescents who commit non-suicidal self-injury

Zieammermann, Steven Matthew (Wichita State University, 2012-05)

This was a qualitative study that used a phenomenological approach to describe the conscious experiences of adolescents of varying cognitive abilities who have engaged in non-suicidal self- injurious behavior. Its purpose ...
Controversial issues in the classroom: The role of schools and teachers in the education of an engaged citizen. A comparative study

Zein, Jane R. (Wichita State University, 2009-07)

This thesis is a comparative based on the report published by the Qualifications and Curriculum authority, and on a paper written by Oulton et al. in the United Kingdom. This study tries to explore the similarities and ...
The effectiveness of problem-based learning in the high school science classroom

Sindelar, Teresa M. (Wichita State University, 2010-05)

In today's classrooms, students are asked to problem-solve their way through the curriculum in order to enhance their learning. Problem based learning (PBL) is a great strategy when put into practice with guidance and ...
The effect of goal setting on reading comprehension and vocabulary in a first grade classroom

Miller, Jeri A. (Wichita State University, 2008-05)

Seventeen first graders participated in this study revolving around goal setting. The students were assigned to one of three treatment groups: (1) students who set their own goals, (2) students with teacher set goals, and ...
The effect of metacognitive strategies on subsequent participation in the middle school science classroom

Stuever, Donna M. (2006-05)

Metacognitive activities allow students to monitor the way in which they think, which encourages sustained thinking about science concepts. Teachers can sanction procedures that allow students to articulate the thinking ...
The effect of sustained silent reading on high school student’s lexile scores and attitudes toward reading

Birmingham, Kellie Sue (Wichita State University, 2006-05)

This research attempted to find the relationship between the consistent practice of Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) and a student’s lexile score. Two English I classes in an urban high school completed surveys that focused ...
The effect on developmental college students’ independent reading rates after implementing an intervention of guided readings using the reading plus computerized reading program

Eckhoff, Teri L. (Wichita State University, 2011-05)

This study investigated the best approach to increase a student’s reading rate while using the computerized reading program Reading Plus. The participants were community college students enrolled in developmental reading ...
The effects of activating prior knowledge before reading on students with and without learning disabilities

Warsnak, Amber D. (Wichita State University, 2006-05)

Students with learning disabilities use prior knowledge differently than students without learning disabilities. This paper examines what happens to reading fluency, words per minute, and reading comprehension when prior ...
The effects of explicit teaching of morphemic analysis on vocabulary learning and comprehension and its transfer effects to novel words

Ferguson, Laura (2006-05)

This study investigated the effects of explicit teaching of morphemic analysis on vocabulary learning and comprehension and its transfer effects to novel words with sixth grade students. Because research states that ...
The effects of focused fluency practice on reading rate motivation and interest in reading

Ashley, Kimberly D. (Wichita State University, 2008-05)

This study examines the effects of focused fluency practice on reading fluency, motivation, and interest in reading using a variety of research based strategies designed to improve fluency in struggling students. The ...
The effects of higher-level questioning in a high school mathematics classroom

Gegen, Sarah Elizabeth (2006-05)

The purpose of this study was to address questioning and higher-level thinking in a low level high school mathematics class. Students in this study included twenty-two high school freshmen (experimental group) and twenty-three ...
The effects of no child left behind policy on gifted education in the United States, Kansas and a midwestern suburban school

Rolett-Boone, Sherry Kay (Wichita State University, 2010-12)

While its intent is commendable, the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has created a less than desirable learning environment for our nation‟s gifted children. NCLB has mandated all students achieve a level of proficiency ...
The effects of reader’s theater on 6th grade students’ fluency, comprehension, and reading attitude

Sailer, Jennifer K. (2006-05)

Improving students’ reading fluency is a major challenge heard throughout many classrooms, and identified by the National Reading Panel. Several research studies indicate that one way to improve fluency is through reader’s ...
The effects of reading comprehension with indvidualizing vocabulary and fluency strategies to third grade students scoring below the first quartile

Jennings, Michelle Dawn (Wichita State University, 2010-05)

After pre assessing students in a third grade classroom, the researcher noted four students, scoring below the 20th Percentile on the reading portion of the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) exam, fall, 2008, in a ...