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21st century learning skills: Global learning in an urban middle school
(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 ... -
A study of the prevailing practice of teaching composition in grades VII, VIII, and IX
(Wichita State University, 1931-06)The purpose of this investigation is to study the prevailing practice of teaching English composition in grades seven, eight, and nine. This study is meant to supplement other studies in the field of English work for ... -
A suggested plan for the reorganization of plane geometry
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Are communicative and grammatical skills more effectively acquired in a traditional or differentiated beginning level foreign language classroom?
(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 and acheivement: A study of parent and student attitudes towards education and their effects on achievement
(Wichita State University, 2013-12)The purpose of this research is to determine if there is a correlation between parents' and their third grade students' attitudes towards education and if these attitudes and beliefs affect student motivation and academic ... -
Attitude or anxiety: mathematics disposition of high school algebra I students
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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 effect of goal setting on reading comprehension and vocabulary in a first grade classroom
(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
(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
(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
(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 effectiveness of problem-based learning in the high school science classroom
(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 effects of activating prior knowledge before reading on students with and without learning disabilities
(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
(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
(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
(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 ...