Browsing by Department "Teaching, Learning, and Culture"
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11th Grade Students' English Reading Motivation, Language Problems and Reading Achievement in Taiwan (2012-07-16)Motivation has been viewed as a very influential factor to successful reading for English as foreign language learners. Learners can be motivated to read English by extrinsic or intrinsic motivation, and the motivational ...
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(2021-06-17)Have you ever wondered how to maintain and foster teacher collective efficacy despite the increasing federal and state accountability demands? This case study identifies key transformational leadership characteristics to ...
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(2019-10-04)Student voice in education is a component that is becoming increasingly important to the academic growth and success of students. Studies have indicated that student input is a critical element in sustaining optimal student ...
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(2020-11-16)The purpose of this meta-synthesis is to formulate a hypothesis concerning the importance of diacritical marks in Arabic word recognition for typically developed Arabic readers. I propose that the importance of diacritical ...
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(2020-05-07)As the workplace is calling for educators to develop the soft skills or transversal skills of students so they are better prepared, and research shows that developing those skills can improve academic achievement and overall ...
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(2023-05-23)The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe the lived experience of administrators in developing school improvement plans. The outcome being sought was an informed framework to build the capacity of administrators ...
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(2023-05-23)The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe the lived experience of administrators in developing school improvement plans. The outcome being sought was an informed framework to build the capacity of administrators ...
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(2019-10-31)Underachievement for all student populations remains a pressing concern for educational systems, and gifted student populations are no exception. However, many aim for academic-focused interventions while leaving out the ...
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(2023-06-13)While statistically rare, school shootings are an increasing concern for many teachers in the United States. There is substantial research about school shootings but very little research incorporates the voices of school ...
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(2023-05-03)The purpose of this Mixed Methods Action Research (MMAR) study is to investigate the issue of Place Independent School District’s academic disparity between English learners (EL) and non-EL students in order to improve the ...
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(2012-07-16)This thesis reviews the enrollment policies and procedures for advanced and college prep classes in a central Texas school district to determine if there is fair and equitable access for all students. The paper contains ...
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(2010-12-08)One of the main purposes of this dissertation was to examine gender- and socioeconomic status (SES)-related mathematics achievement gaps among Turkish middle-school students compared to achievement gaps in European Union ...
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(2013-08-06)The research question that I posed for this investigation is how the principles of Foucault’s governmentality can shed light on the political discourse on the achievement gaps (AGs) at the federal level. The AGs have been ...
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(2019-10-01)This research synthesis describes, critiques, and synthesizes intervention studies related to the academic vocabulary acquisition of postsecondary English learners. Using the article matrix and constant-comparative methods ...
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(2020-07-27)The focus of the study was to examine the perceptions of administrators responsible for monitoring implementation fidelity in the Response to Intervention (RTI) program in secondary literacy. Using a mixed methods design, ...
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(2012-10-19)Service-learning is the merging of academic work with real-life community service activities that encourages students to reflect and think critically about their experiences. Although service-learning has been used in ...
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(2013-07-31)ELLs are a growing community in the United States and their learning needs are significantly different from younger learners, collegiate ELLs or Adult Basic Education students. Additionally, adult female ELLs have their ...
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(2018-03-06)Reformed teaching strategies in science promote deeper conceptual understandings of how the world works. National reforms in K-12 science teaching have been recommended for decades, but science teachers tend to “teach as ...
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(2022-06-27)quality of life could decline from the lack, a negative mindset, or both. Therefore, educational stakeholders aiding students with reading struggles must find the most effective solutions for these students. Students ...
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(2017-05-04)The purpose of this study is to examine and interpret the life experiences and leadership practices of four African American male superintendents leading urban school districts across the nation. The research approach ...