Browsing UWRF Graduate Research Papers (formerly "Plan B") by Title
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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 ... -
From Perinatal Through Preschool: Empathy in the First Plane of Development
(2020)The development of empathy in early childhood contributes to moral development, which affects justice and ultimately, society. This research team contends, corroborated by the most current evidence available in this field ... -
Fuel Up to Play 60 program collaborative learning project guide
(2013-05-31)In summer of 2012, I realized the need for the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board to create a curriculum for the Fuel Up to Play 60 program - a youth wellness program created by Dairy Marketing Inc. in partnership with the ... -
The Future of Public Education: A Free Appropriate Public Education for All Students
(2020-05-22)This paper examines the challenges facing the public school system as it attempts to live up to the promise to provide a “free appropriate public education” to all of its students. The funding mechanism for public schools, ... -
Generating functions: a topic for post-AP test study
(2013-08-08)Many teachers of AP Calculus find themselves facing a dilemma at the end of the school year. The AP Exam, the event for which their students have spent the year preparing, is completed, but the school year is not. In our ... -
Goal Setting: Weekly Student Conferencing and the Effect on Work Completion in a Montessori Classroom
(2018-10-15)As educators, teaching students to set attainable goals and to be responsible for the completion of these goals is a life skill that we need in our education system to help our children become successful leaders in the ... -
Growth Mindset Lessons Impact Reading Identities
(2021-04-19)As a teacher, we can help students understand who they are as a reader, but most importantly, foster an environment for students to develop a positive reading identity. A student with a positive reading identity is more ... -
Homework usage in mathematics: a study on the impact of optional homework in the math classroom
(2013-06-04)Throughout the years, homework has been a rather polarizing subject in the educational field. How much homework should we give students? How effective is homework? Can students still achieve the same academically if ... -
How can educators build and sustain high quality career and technical programs in an economically struggling rural setting?
(2012-09-10)As student populations continue to decline in many rural schools, the threat of down sizing and reducing programs is evident. The goal of this project is to assist Career and Technical Educators (CTE) in building and ... -
How to Structure Reader’s Workshop to Make Learning Visible to Both Teacher and Student
(2017-11-29)This study focused on how to structure conferring during reader’s workshop. It took place in a Twin Cities suburb over the course of nine weeks in an 8th grade classroom. Students and staff were already familiar with ... -
How Use of Signs Impacts Personal Peace and the Classroom
(2023)This research paper evaluates how the use of sign language in a Montessori environment contributes to personal peace and how that impacts the classroom community. Use of signs in classrooms has become more prevalent ... -
The Impact Conferring has on a Reader's Self-Efficacy
(2021-04-19)This case study examined how conferring with a 3rd grade reader, one-on-one with a teacher, affected her self-efficacy. Baseline data was collected from the Reader Self-Perception Scale (RSPS) to identify a focus student. ... -
Impact of 1:1 iPads on teachers and teaching
(2014-09-12)This study examined the effects of how 1:1 iPads (1 student to 1 iPad) impacted preparation, delivery and feedback for teachers. In particular, this study investigated delivery, efficiency, student engagement, ... -
The Impact of Choice on Normalization and Academic Achievement
(2018-10-15)Students in today’s traditional schools do not have many opportunities for choice in their learning. Learners can often be observed seated in their assigned seat, engaged in assigned work given to them by the adult in ... -
The Impact of Conversation on Reading Comprehension in Kindergarten Students
(2015-12-10)Learners begin to build up reading and language skills at a very young age. Kindergarten is a crucial time for introducing students to a variety of literacy topics and instruction, including several comprehension strategies ... -
Impact of Daily Student Meditation on Focused Attention in a 3 to 6-year-old Montessori Classroom
(2019)A growing interest in the benefits of youth meditation has led to new research in early childhood and elementary classrooms. The results of the existing studies are promising, but the body of research is limited and does ... -
The Impact of Explicit Phonics Instruction and Decodable Text on Fluency with Third-Grade Students
(2021-04-30)This study was designed to determine how phonics instruction combined with the use of decodable text can impact fluency development with struggling third graders. Four third grade participants met daily for 20 minutes ... -
The Impact of Handwork as a Practical Life Exercise in the Upper Elementary Montessori Classroom
(2022)The desire to learn with our hands is an innate human trait. Sociocultural theory presented by Lev Vygotsky laid the foundation of the importance of hands-on learning, which is still prevalent in current trends within ...