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The first year impact of a professional learning community on low achieving 7th and 8th grade students
(2006-05)The purpose of this study was to measure the impact on low achieving learners within the first year implementation of a professional learning community in a large suburban middle school located in the Midwest. Interventions ... -
From evaluation to collaborative reflection: Teacher candidate perceptions of a digital learner-centered classroom observation form
(Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE), 2014)In efforts to promote a more learner-centered approach to supervision, faculty members at a Midwestern US university piloted a new digital classroom observation form. Participants included middle/secondary teacher candidates ... -
From preservice teacher to trusted adult: Sexual orientation and gender variance in an online YAL book club
(National Council of Teachers of English, 2010)Many of the preservice English teachers with whom I work report feeling enthusiastic but unsure about how to make their classrooms safe and inviting for students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or ... -
Giftedness, anxiety and perfectionism: family structure, Dabrowski's overexcitabilities and real-life strategies
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)Children who are often identified as gifted are frequently thought to be blessed to have the label, however perfectionistic tendencies and anxieties habitually occur. This project examines literature focusing on the frequency ... -
Grouping in a time of globalization: the effects of heterogeneous grouping and peer evaluations on the reciprocal teaching process in the secondary English classroom
(Wichita State University, 2012-05)This study reports the results of research done in three ninth grade English classrooms during a four week unit on Romeo and Juliet. The research focuses on the independent variables of ability grouping and evaluation ... -
How effective are the supports for students with learning disabilities
(Wichita State University, 2016-04-29)When students with Learning Disabilities (LD) are placed in an inclusion class they, along with the teachers, face many challenges. Providing support for these students can be complicated and confusing. The purpose of this ... -
How will strategies that are designed to help students learn vocabulary words affect long term memory?
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The impact on computational fluency through instruction in number sense
(Wichita State University, 2008-05)In a second grade classroom in an urban school district in the Midwest, there was a lack of number sense in the students’ mathematics skills. District common assessments were given quarterly and each quarter the standard ... -
Impacting attitudes towards reading in the second grade classroom: a reading role model intervention
(Wichita State University, 2012-07)This research attempted to determine whether students’ attitudes towards reading are linked to reading achievement, and whether the presence of reading role models within the classroom can help increase positive attitudes ... -
Inclusion and students with high incident disabilities
(Wichita State University, 2016-04-29)This study compares stakeholders' perception to attributes within the working model of today's general and special education system, seeking answers to what may be affecting successful experiences for all involved. Inclusive ... -
Inclusive knowledge production at an elementary school through family-school-university partnerships: A formative intervention study
(Elsevier, 2021-10-05)Students from racially minoritized backgrounds have been disproportionately subject to exclusionary school discipline in the United States. Utilizing cultural-historical activity theory and the formative intervention ... -
Incorporating a microbiology curriculum with an emphasis on vocabulary by utilizing verbal, reading, and writing skills in a secondary classroom
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Influences of the home language and literacy environment on Spanish and English vocabulary growth among dual language learners
(Elsevier, 2021-10-01)Little is known regarding the extent to which aspects of the home language and literacy environment (HLE) promote growth in language skills among dual language learners (DLLs). Therefore, the purpose of this study was to ... -
Integrating math and language arts in the classroom: a study on the effectiveness of math journals on language skills needed to solve word problems for third graders learning English as a second language
(Wichita State University, 2012-07)The contemporary American elementary classroom is comprised of a more diverse student population than has ever been seen before. The strong emphasis of mastery in language arts and mathematics at the elementary level as ... -
Integration of technology into the teaching of social studies to 11th grade students in a Midwestern urban high school
(Wichita State University, 2008-05)This study gathered data on how teachers integrated instructional technology into the teaching of social studies to 11th grade students in a Midwestern urban high school. A questionnaire, interviews and observations were ... -
Investigating connections between dialectical thinking and creative problem solving
(Wichita State University, 2020-05-01)The purpose of this study was to explore the connection between the way college students think and how creatively they can problem-solve. We hypothesized that older adult college students (50+) would use more dialectical ... -
Investigating interactive features of online instruction: Meta-analysis with qualitative probing
(Wichita State University, 2016-04-29)Online classes are a mode of education that is rapidly gaining popularity due to its flexibility in terms of both time and place for studying. According to Allen and Seaman (2013), 32% of the students take one or more of ... -
Just keep swimming, Sara
(Routledge, 2019-08-14)Sara had been in our elementary education/early childhood unified program for several semesters. She was provided an interpreter in our classes, and we learned to work with Sara and her interpreter. While reserved and ... -
Labeled individuals: The influence of stereotypes on communication between American and Non-American students
(Wichita State University, 2020-05-01)Skin shades, gender, country of origin, accents, and even our names make a big difference in how we are perceived, welcomed, beaten up, appreciated, or degraded. All of us might have been carrying a scar of being labeled ... -
Let's see the facts: The effects of text mapping on comprehension and visual representation of expository text with fourth-grade students
(Wichita State University, 2013-05)Despite the importance of expository text in the daily lives of students and adults, the amount of time actually devoted to explicit comprehension instruction of nonfiction text is often not enough for students to gain an ...