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Directing Earth, Fire, and Water With a 5th Grade Class
… successfully produce and direct a 5<sup>th</sup> grade play which will give the students the opportunity to learn about theatre through hands on experience within the rehearsal process. This experience will add an additional realm to my formal education and expand my creative process by working …
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The effects of character education on the behavior of 5th grade students
<p>The purposes of this study were to determine the effects of using character education lessons to (a) decrease negative behaviors and (b) increase positive behaviors. Three character education lessons were taught over the period of one school week. Students completed reading, writing, and …
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Calculating text difficulty for text reading fluency for 1st to 5th grade levels
Lestur er ein mikilvægasta færni nemanda í skóla og samanstendur af nokkrum þáttum, meðal annars nákvæmni í lestri og sjálfvirkni. Lestrarpróf eru notuð til að meta og fylgjast með lesfærni og samanstendur prófið af texta sem nemandinn les innan ákveðins tíma. Til að hægt sé að fylgjast með …
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The Heart Rate Response of 5th Grade Students to Various Physical Education Activities
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Art Therapy Peer Support Group for 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Children of Divorce
<p>This proposed project will study the efficacy of an art therapy peer support group for improving children’s adjustment to divorce. Although the divorce rate in the United States appears to have decreased slightly from its peak in 1981 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2004-2005), the U.S. divorce rates …
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A Comparative Content Analysis of Five Spelling Programs in the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Grade
… of five widely used spelling programs at three grade levels. Five spelling programs, Houghton Mifflin, Scholastic Spelling, Sitton Spelling, Words Their Way, and Treasures were analyzed. The following questions guided the study: To what extent do current spelling series reflect research-based …
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Let’s talk about sex: A training program for parents of 4th and 5th grade children
… a training program for parents of 4th and 5th grade children on how to initiate and maintain conversations about safe-sex and sex-related topics by using Beebe, Mottet, and Roach’s (2013) Needs-Centered Training Model. The main topics arising from the needs assessment include experiencing …
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Let’s talk about sex: A training program for parents of 4th and 5th grade children
… a training program for parents of 4th and 5th grade children on how to initiate and maintain conversations about safe-sex and sex-related topics by using Beebe, Mottet, and Roach’s (2013) Needs-Centered Training Model. The main topics arising from the needs assessment include experiencing …
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"""Painting the lily"": An examination of 5th grade students' learning experiences in an arts-infused curriculum"
… how a recreated art-infused curriculum shapes 5th grade students’ learning experiences. The curriculum was re-envisioned to include more critical theoretical approaches to instruction. Particularly, I looked for ways in which social studies and art could be integrated in a more holistic and …
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Impact of Collaborative Specialization On 5th Grade Student Achievement in a Title I School: Program Evaluation Proposal
<p>This paper details a complete program evaluation of an elementary school's transition from having mainstream classes to a collaborative specialization model of instruction. My study examines how this model of instruction impacts students' achievement levels and student behavior in a title 1 …
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Spatial Distribution of Obesity among West Virginia 5th Grade Children: Analysis of the Socioeconomic, Physical, and Personal Environment
… as a body mass index (BMI) at or above the 95th percentile for children of the same age and sex, is considered an epidemic in the United States. Biology and lifestyle behaviors have been identified as important factors in the development of childhood obesity; however, researchers are …
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An Evaluation of Knowledge Gains and Retention Rates of 5Th Grade Students After Attendance at a Watershed Festival
… the Watershed Festivals, which aim to educate 5th graders about the issue of water quality in their local area. In order to quantify the effect the Watershed Festivals are having on the students who attend, three identical surveys were given to the students: a pre-test (n=347), a post-test …
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The Effects of Prompt Condition and Genre on the Writing Performance of Students in 3rd and 5th Grade
… of genre and prompt condition in the elementary grades. This study examines the effect of two prompting conditions (supported and unsupported) on students' writing performance in multiple genres (narrative, persuasive and informational report) in order to assess the potential impact of the read …
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A comparison of the effects of reading interventions on the word identification and oral reading fluency of 5th grade students with learning disabilities
… on their individual education plans (IEPs). Four 5th grade students with RLD participated in the study. An alternating treatments design combined with a multiple baseline design across the participants was applied. Visual analysis indicated that a moderate experimental effect from TDI and IAI on …
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General Education Teacher Challenges with Teaching English Learners in the Mainstream Classroom: A Qualitative Study of 3rd-5th Grade Elementary General Education and ESOL Teachers’ Perceptions
… study focused on the challenges that 3rd through 5th grade general education teachers faced while supporting and teaching English Learner (EL) students in the classroom from the perspectives of general education and ESOL teachers, based on their experiences in the classroom. This study took place …
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An Analysis of the Benefits of the Student Success Initiative in the 3rd and 5th Grades in a District in Texas.
… Initiative (SSI) in 1999 which requires all 3rd graders to pass the reading portion of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test to be promoted to the 4th grade, and for 5th graders to pass the reading and math portions of the TAKS test to be promoted to the 6th grade. Beginning in …
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School Policy, Food and Physical Activity Environment, and Childhood Obesity
… between observed and simulated BMI was 0.85 for 5th grade children and 0.87 for 8th grade children, indicating the validity of the models. The results demonstrated (1) one occasion of sweet snack consumption in school each week may lead to a 0.027 unit increase in BMI among 5th grade children in …
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Women in history: A vanishing act
5th grade -- Gender socialization.
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