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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"At-Risk Student"”.
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Visits to the School Nurse by the At-Risk Student Versus the Non At-Risk Student
… The purpose of this study was to compare students who were defined as at-risk and those who were not at-risk to determine if there was a significant difference in proportion of visits to the school nurse. Procedure: For each initial health related daily visit to the school nurse by …
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Experiential education: Understanding the impact of remotely operated vehicles on at-risk student learning
<p>How do educators engage students in the curriculum? State and Common Core Standards determine what to teach; how those standards are taught varies. This research examined a group of at-risk elementary and secondary students using underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) as part of an …
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The Effects of Two Homework Assessment Schemes on At-Risk Student Performance in College Algebra
… result of a yearlong study documenting the comparative effectiveness of two homework assessment schemes. While both schemes assess completeness and accuracy, one scheme was more traditional and one was more nontraditional in nature. The more traditional method required students to complete …
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Use of the College Student Inventory to Predict At-Risk Student Success and Persistence at a Metropolitan University
… this research, the purpose was to determine what extent selected motivational factors measured by the College Student Inventory (CSI) predict academic success and persistence of at-risk students at the University of North Texas (UNT). The study focused on United States citizens and permanent …
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The impact of a junior high school leadership program on the academic success and leadership development of at-risk students.
… success and leadership development of its at-risk student participants. A secondary purpose, based on impact, was to evaluate the program as a potential school-based model for adolescent at-risk intervention. The leadership program investigated in this study is unique in three ways. First, …
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The Relationship Between Mathematics Teachers’ Perceptions of Student Motivation and their Use of Instructional Strategies for At-Risk Math Students
<p>Student motivation in mathematics education can be affected by many variables, especially for at-risk students. Existing information is limited regarding teacher perceptions of their own pedagogy, instructional strategies, and at-risk student motivation in the area of mathematics for middle …
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Fostering Resilience in At-Risk High School Students
<p>There is a large volume of literature that discusses the at-risk high school student. This literature tends to focus on the factors that create the at-risk student whether those are environmental factors or perhaps the failure of schools in general that create the at-risk problem in the United …
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Perceptions on Learning: A Study of at -Risk Middle School Students, Their Parents, Teachers, and Administrators
… toward the impact of learning for the at-risk student. Visible connections among these elements of hands-on learning, cooperative group work and technology use were clearly identified. Furthermore, when these elements were integrated through authentic tasks and assessment in a …
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Impact Of Teacher Perceptions On Instructional Practices In Alternative Public High Schools
<p>Alternative schools are perceived by some as low performing schools with ineffective faculty and delinquent students. This perception affects the perceptions of some alternative school teachers about their students and influences the instructional practices they employ. By being aware of their …
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Computers and classroom teachers: A case study of staff development and a national survey of technology integration
A case study and a national survey focused on issues related to training classroom teachers to use computers. A magnet middle school, with a substantial at-risk student population, received a major grant of hardware and software to integrate telecommunications projects into the math, science, and …
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PROGRAM EVALUATION OF RESTORATIVE PRACTICES AT ONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
<p>The rationale for this study was to evaluate the use of restorative practices at One Elementary School. During this evaluation process, I sought to discover the pros and cons of the Restorative Practices program being implemented at this school. Additionally, I sought out responses to my …
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Case Study of an Alternative Education Program for At-risk Students
… analysis of the Opportunity School, an alternative public education program in Danville,Virginia that serves students who are considered academically at-risk, grades six through twelve. A case study analysis of the Opportunity School was implemented to provide specific information regarding …
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Becoming an educator: identity, music education, and privilege
… are woven together with memories of family, students, and teaching career. Together, the telling of these stories will explore how I negotiated my identity development throughout my middle and high school experiences at a time when I could have been labeled as an at-risk student. The …
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Relationship Of Grit, Volition, And Mindset To Undergraduate Student Persistence Of Nontraditional Students
<p>This study examines the relationship of the noncognitive, dispositional characteristics of grit, volition, and mindset to student persistence in undergraduate degree programs by students considered nontraditional and at-risk at three campuses of a for-profit university in New England. …
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Perceptions of Secondary Alternative School Principals Educating At-Risk Students in Regards to Leadership Preparation
Alternative education as defined by Sable, Plotts, and Mitchell (2010), is "a public school that addresses needs of students that typically cannot be met at in a regular school" (p. C-1). In many public alternative schools, the individuals chosen as leaders are licensed, certified school …
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Peer coaching : a collegial support for bridging the research to practice gap
… of OTR components results in a change in at-risk student performance during academic instruction, and 4) examine teacher perceptions of PC as a beneficial process for improving their knowledge and use of effective practices. A single-subject, multiple baseline design was used to examine …
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The impact of a mentoring/financial incentive program on at-risk high school students
… some outcomes of "Champions of Wayne," a privately funded mentoring/incentive program at an impoverished high school near Detroit. Over 500 students enroll in the program annually. The program involves providing high school students who choose to participate both adult mentoring and a $200 …
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Factors Associated with First-Year Student Retention in Higher Education: A Quantitative Analysis of Student Confidence and Use of Support Services on Persistence and Success
This quantitative study investigated factors influencing first-year student retention at a midsized regional comprehensive university. Using archival data from the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic years, the research examined the retention rates of Standard Admit students and conditionally admitted …
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The Effectiveness of an Infant Simulator as a Deterrent to Teen Pregnancy Among Middle School Students
… the effectiveness of a computerized infant simulator as a deterrent to adolescent pregnancy. All of the female eighth-grade students (221) in 1994-1995 and 1995-1996 from a suburban North Texas middle school were part of this study. They were tracked from the eighth grade through high school …
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How Teaching At-Risk Students Affects Faculty Engagement
The purpose of this dissertation in practice study was to describe the engagement levels and challenges of faculty teaching at-risk students to better understand support strategies that may enhance the classroom experience for students and instructors. The aim of this study was to create a set of …
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