Browsing UWRF Graduate Research Papers (formerly "Plan B") by Title
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Benefits of Choice in a Montessori Classroom on Student Behavior and Focus
(2016-06-04)Studies have shown when students are given a choice, students are more likely to be engaged in the task along with having higher completion rates. Montessori philosophy emphasizes the importance of giving students choice ... -
Benefits of individual, paired and group lessons in a Montessori children's house
(2015-05-28)Presentations, or lessons, are one of the foundations for children's learning in the Montessori environment. Maria Montessori contended that lessons should be given individually; however, through this study, the researcher ... -
Benefits of movement in a Montessori classroom on children's behavior and focus
(2014-05-08)Students, who have a hard time staying on task or concentrating on one thing at a time, often need breaks in between their lessons. There is evidence to support the benefits of "movement breaks" for these students. A study ... -
Biography writing in English as a foreign language
(2014-12-18)This paper examines narrative writing in English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms, and then presents a series of lesson plans for teaching how to write biographies as factual narratives. These lesson plans would ... -
Breathing room: time and attention scarcity and the place of mindfulness in a technology rich classroom
(2015-05-12)Technology has the power to distract us from the troubles of everyday life. Effective media providers harness attention, passing it along, in a digital stream of unreflective stimulation. This brings about the unsettling, ... -
Building bridges: using a flipped learning approach to strengthen pottery skills & comprehension
(2014-08-29)Flipped Instruction is a model of teaching that turns the traditional classroom upside down where lecture material is covered outside of class and what students would normally do as homework becomes the focus of class time. ... -
Building math vocabulary and math operations in a Montessori e1 classroom
(2015-05-18)This research explored methods to develop tools and systems that build math vocabulary and recognition of the type of math operations required according to problems posed in a lower elementary classroom. Participants in ... -
Canann International - a sustainability consulting NGO
(2014-09-11)"Canaan International" will be not-for-profit Sustainability Consulting NGO providing sustainability solutions for businesses and communities, in the US and developing countries. The purpose of this paper is to assess its ... -
Changes in cardiac geometry due to hypertrophy
(2014-01-01)For any given body size, men have larger hearts than women, athletes have larger hearts than nonathletes, and often times, an enlarged heart is a symptom of an underlying disorder that is causing the heart to work harder ... -
Close Reading: A Closer Look at its Impact on Nonfiction Comprehension
(2017-11-11)In the world of education today, many teachers are asking their students to "closely" read a text. This focus on "close reading' could be a response to the Common Core Standards'(National Governors Association, 2010) ... -
Co-teaching for K-12 English learners: origins, applications, and implications
(2012-12-10)For the last 450 years, the United States of America has been a nation of immigrants. Throughout history, educating immigrant children in America has been approached with many different solutions, which have enjoyed varying ... -
Collaboration between land trusts and ecotourism around Lake Superior
(2013-01-25)Land trusts throughout the United States have grown in number over the past 10 to 15 years, and consequently so have the number of protected acres via conservation easements. This increase is largely due to the fact that ... -
Community Supported English (CSE)
(2017-11-11)Implementing a socio-cognitive approach to English learning in a localized context means creatively adapting plans to include lessons in the community and the classroom. A complementary approach to traditional approaches ... -
Comparing student achievement using pre and post formative assessment instructional activities
(2012-08-19)Improving student achievement and learning is a continual goal of education. The literature supports that formative assessment and quizzing helps with these goals. I wanted to determine if a modified formative assessment ... -
Comparing the normalization of children in traditional and Montessori kindergarten
(2014-05-18)In this study, the author examined the level of Normalization kindergarten children display in a Montessori classroom and a traditional classroom. Normalization can be demonstrated through the child's love of work, ... -
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL): instructing native and non-native English speakers in a mixed classroom environment
(2013-04-24)Since the 1960s, computers have been used within the language classroom as a supplemental tool to enhance instruction in the target language. Teachers have incorporated the computer into their lessons to provide additional ... -
Connecting children to nature in a Montessori primary environment
(2014-05-12)Children are inherently connected to nature and fascinated by living things; there is a significant body of research discussing the benefits of children interacting with nature on a regular basis. Due to a variety of ... -
Connecting Word Study and Reading
(2017-11-14)How is phonics instruction best taught to first and second grade students? Should phonics be taught explicitly or should phonics be taught when needed? This action research explores a combination of both of those beliefs. ... -
Considerations for nondiscriminatory assessment and addressing educational needs of English learners referred for special education services
(2013-05-08)The goal of this study was to research the guidelines on nondiscriminatory assessment for placing English Learners (ELs) into special education programs in public schools. For the purposes of this work issues such as data ... -
Constructive destruction: designing language awareness raising activities for Taiwanese adult learners
(2012-05-10)The primary purpose of this paper is to construct a learning experience that raises Taiwanese adult learners' Language Awareness in the hope of turning the knowledge they have acquired during schooling and from outside-school ...