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The Effects of Sight Word Development Using Technology and Best Practices
(2021-04-19)In this action research study, I measured students’ ability to read and spell high-frequency words, then completed twelve lessons and activities using technology to support learning. Students used Seesaw to manipulate ... -
Effects of Strategically Designed Professional Development Experiences on Teacher Perceptions of Response to Interventions Tier I Instructional Strategies
(2015-06-15)The purpose of this research study was to determine the effects of strategically designed professional experiences on teacher perceptions of use of Tier I Response to Intervention instructional strategies. This study was ... -
The Effects of the Natural Environment and Classroom On-Task Behavior
(2018-10-15)This Action Research Study is designed to evaluate the effect that brief exposure to the natural environment every day before class has on classroom on-task behavior. In comparative studies, nature has shown to have a ... -
Effects of Varying Floorholder Message Content When Using Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) with Voice Output on the Telephone
(2017-11-13)Telephone communication can be difficult for individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). This study investigated the effects of various floorholder messages on success of telephone interactions. ... -
Empathy in Response to Diverse Children’s Literature in a Fifth Grade Classroom
(2019-05-08)This action research study examined how fifth grade students in a predominantly white community respond to children's literature that includes members of diverse communities. Following a piece of diverse children's literature ... -
Engagement of students in writing when using strategies from mentor authors
(2013-12-02)Teachers are continually looking for ways to motivate their students to become more engaged while writing. This action research focused on the incorporation of mentor author(s) into a kindergarten classroom writer's workshop. ... -
English Language Communication Skills in English for Medical Purposes: Preparing International Medical Graduates for the USMLE Step 2 CS
(2017-11-14)Completing a medical degree and matching into a medical residency are challenging academic endeavors. Even more challenging is matching into a United States medical residency if you are a nonnative English speaker and ... -
An English speaking orientation program for building and learning American culture
(2014-12-18)Due to recent globalization trends, English communication has become an important skill for South Korea. The knowledge of English helps students to succeed in academic performance and to obtain employment. Thus, many Korean ... -
Enhancing reading scores with home-to-school connections
(2013-11-25)The purpose of this study was to increase literacy scores through improving home to school connections. This was done by sending home literacy bags, which included language experience journals, reading calendars, "I Can ... -
Essential one-year physics curriculum
(2011-12-09)In the rural school settings of Northeast Wisconsin, many teachers begin to teach physics without complete licensure, training in classical physics, or knowledge of best-practice principles in the physics field. This ... -
An Evidence-Based Approach to Develop Listening Skills and Pragmatic Knowledge
(2017-11-13)This paper outlines one way to integrate pragmatic development into an English as a Second Language (ESL) class, focusing on listening skills. Pragmatics is the aspect of language that focuses on how users choose among ... -
Examining the Effect of an Educator’s Positive Behavioral Modeling on Executive Functioning in Elementary-Aged Children
(2021-09-08)Of the many educational theories that exist on how children learn, modeling is an important component in the classroom when children are given the chance to observe behaviors of the peers and adults in their environment. ... -
Examining the effects of fluency interventions on student progress towards grade-level goals
(2013-11-11)The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of two different fluency-based reading interventions as determined by fluency progress monitoring rates of participants and teacher-perceived usefulness toward ... -
Exploration for globalizing critical pedagogy in the Korean middle school context: toward critical co-teaching praxis between local and native-English speaking teachers
(2011-03-29)Through this paper, the author highlights the necessity of applying CP in the Korean English educational context on three aspects: to overcome national inferiority attached to the Center English; to maximize students' class ... -
Exploration of self-identification through the mask form and world culture
(2011-11-18)Mask-making is much more than merely a devoted pastime of ancient cultures and elementary school projects. It is the intention of this research paper to explore the historical background of various cultural masks and their ... -
Exploring the Development of a Proposal for Sustainability Summer Camp
(2015-12-17)Challenges such as climate change and decreasing natural resources bring increased focus on the goals of sustainable development. The 21st century will need people with the specific knowledge and problem solving skills to ... -
Extensive reading conjoined with writing activities as an effective component of English as a second/foreign language programs
(2010-03-12)In this paper, I will try to show how ER in a second and foreign language has become a useful and motivating way of language teaching. I will first argue that reading as a L2/FL and ER are effective ways of fluent reading. ... -
Factors affecting homework completion among students
(2012-10-08)This study explored factors affecting student homework completion - individual skills of language, math, and reasoning along with motivation, quality of the assignment, teacher feedback, and the environment in which homework ... -
Formulaic sequences for improving oral fluency
(2013-04-08)In the English as a second language (ESL) and English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom, the focus is often on teaching reading, writing and grammar skills while little time is spent teaching speaking skills. This ... -
Fractions for welders
(2012-08-01)Successfully teaching elementary school and middle level students how to understand and deal with rational numbers has been a source of exploration for many years. Specifically, many researchers have examined best practices ...