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Structured writing versus free writing with limited English proficient students
(1994)
The purpose of this study was to ascertain which teaching strategy, structured or free writing, is most effective in teaching writing skills to elementary grade limited English proficient (LEP) students. Furthermore, is ...
The development of teaching concepts of teacher education students in a field-based and a university-based elementary mathematics methods course
(1994)
One of the main reform efforts in teacher education today is to link universities and public schools in an attempt to link theory with practice. Growing out of this reform effort is the encouragement for the establishment ...
Alternative assessment of at-risk students in mathematics : the effects of context and setting
(1994)
Performance-based mathematics assessment scenarios were developed using real-life situations which were intended to be both meaningful and relevant to the students. Scenarios were based on four contexts: familiar activity, ...
The effects of cooperative integrated reading and composition, fidelity of implementation, and teacher concerns on student achievement
(1991)
This study was primarily concerned with whether Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC), which uses cooperative learning with an integrated language arts program, had a greater impact on student achievement ...
The use of the dialogue journal in multicultural education
(1992)
The question that framed this study was, What was the effect of the dialogue journal on students in multicultural education? In order to answer this question, 31 students enrolled in multicultural education were asked to ...
The portrayal of Hispanic males and females in Spanish foreign language textbooks used by eight major American universities for instruction of first year students
(1994)
This study was designed to analyze the portrayal of Hispanic males and females in Spanish foreign language textbooks used by eight major American universities for instruction of first year Spanish. This was possible by ...
The effect of faculty development on student motivation, learning strategies and description of teaching
(1994)
The purpose of this study was to describe the student benefits obtained from a faculty development activity directed toward student motivation, learning strategies and description of teaching. The subjects for this study ...
To what degree does the methodology used to develop a mathematical concept predict students' mathematical success
(1993)
The purpose of this study was to investigate how children acquire mathematical concepts. Specifically, the study compared the achievement levels of the control and experimental groups following an intervention period. ...
Police stress and police officer length of service
(1994)
The stress of law enforcement and its relationship to length of service was examined. The research strived to determine at what point in a police officer's career do they begin to adequately deal with the inherent stressors ...
The influence of a progressing reader on his non reading family : an ethnographic study
(1994)
Initially the inquirer of this study was the tutor for the child in this family. During the course of the tutoring, the inquirer realized that the child's family members were all professed non readers. As the child she ...