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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Suburban district"”.
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Administrative Staff Development: An Assessment of Programs and Preferences in a Chicago Suburban District
… its implementation and effectiveness in its home district, and (3) explore general factors which positively affect administrative staff development.
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The prevalence of depression as measured by the Beck Inventory and the characteristics associated with depression among students in three Illinois public community colleges: The College of DuPage, Truman College, and McHenry County College
… types: (a) the College of DuPage is a large suburban college in a wealthy district; (b) Truman College is an ethnically diverse, medium-sized Chicago city college in an economically poor area; and (c) McHenry County College is a small college in a rural/suburban district.
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Imperial Green
… to relocating to Toronto. Set in Metrotown, a suburban district of Burnaby, British Columbia, the film foregrounds a place that has exerted a formative influence on Lacosse since childhood. Through a personal and introspective lens, the work explores struggles with Christian-tainted identity …
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A Narratological Heuristic Case Study of Teachers Teaching in a Blended Learning Classroom Environment
… middle, and high schools-- located in a suburban district. Data were collected through semi-structured teacher interviews, classroom observations, and a written narrative created by the participants. For this study, analysis methods involved application of the six phases of heuristic …
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A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF TEACHER PERCEPTIONS OF GUIDED READING AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL FOR FIFTH-GRADE STUDENTS
… using a guided reading training model. The study district, a suburban district in South Texas, serves over 600 Grade 5 students. Four Grade 5 teachers from four elementary schools in the same school district were selected to participate. The teachers were trained in the methodology of guided …
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Advocating For Standards-Based Grading In A Suburban School District: A Policy Advocacy Document
… to be,” in this case, a new grading system in a suburban district. The document takes the reader through numerous aspects of advocating for district-wide policy change. The vision for a new grading system is evaluated from several perspectives, such as: educational, economic, social, political, …
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Parental Involvement with Homework and Third Grade Student Achievement
… involvement. The research was conducted in a suburban district in Western New York State with a group of twenty third-grade students. (This study mostly targeted students who were in need of academic improvement, but also helped support and strengthen the grades of higher achieving students.) …
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Implication of Class Size Reduction for Upper Grades
Government officials, policymakers, school districts and teachers have questioned the impact of class size on students’ achievement, engagement, and behavior. This thesis project examines the challenges and benefits to class size initiatives and proposes an extension from elementary grades through …
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Underrepresentation of Non-white Students in a Secondary Gifted Program: The Students’ Experience
… graduated from the gifted programs in a Midwest suburban district. This study explored the history of gifted education, an examination of gatekeeping measures that denies non-white students admittance to gifted programs, advocacy measures that can be taken to increase the nonwhite representation …
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The influence of Parent Portal Access on Student Efficacy and Parental Involvement
… The population was students in sixth grade in a suburban district in New Jersey. Academic achievement was defined through GPA at the end of sixth grade and performance on the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJ ASK) in both Math and Language Arts Literacy in Grade 6. Attendance was …
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The Impact of Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices on Closing the Achievement Gap for Students of Color
… of color. The study was conducted in a diverse suburban district in Illinois where students of color comprise the majority of the student population. Using a mixed-methods case study design, the evaluation addressed research questions focused on coaching's impact on teacher capacity, the …
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Analysis of small learning communities on suburban schools
… will have the same measurable impact in a suburban district.</p> <p>The data collected and analyzed were measures of academic achievement, student discipline and student feelings towards the school. Lenape Regional High School District is a regional high school district located in …
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Will Intensive One-to-One Tutoring in Reading on a Regular Long-Term Basis Significantly Increase Growth in Reading?
… participants. The study was conducted in a large suburban district in Western New York with two elementary students who had been classified as Learning Disable in the areas of reading and writing. Daily assessments, observations, recordings, and informal talks with their respective teachers were …
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LEADERSHIP EFFORTS TO CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR HISTORICALLY UNDERPERFORMING SUBGROUPS (HUS) IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS (K-6): HOW ONE SUBURBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ADDRESSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP
… as a significant challenge faced by school districts across the nation and has been an item on the national agenda for quite some time. Students that are part of the identified disaggregated groups are not achieving at the same rate as their White and Asian counterparts. While urban schools …
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Analysis of the effect of intellectual functioning on scores of a state assessment
… examined 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students in a suburban district in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex who were eligible for special education services. Data from the school district included IQ scores obtained from their most current Full and Individualized Evaluation and 2012-2013 STAAR reporting …
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Zoom: The Changing Nature of Middle School Shared Instructional Leadership on the Way to the Common Core
… has to offer. All across the country, school districts are embarking on the challenging journey toward higher and better standards and performance found in the adoption of the Common Core State Standards. This dissertation describes the early CCSS implementation efforts of the middle schools …
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Understanding Reading Challenges Among Black Boys: A Case Study of Third-Grade Title I Students
… third-grade Black boys in a majority-minority district showed no measurable, sustained gains in reading proficiency from 2005 to 2023. This qualitative case study explored the reading experiences of thirteen third-grade Black boys receiving Title I support in a Midwestern majority-minority …
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An Assessment of Technology Learning Styles, Skills, and Perceptions Among Teachers of Grades Pre-Kindergarten Through Four.
… technology competencies of teachers in a large suburban school district. The Gregorc Style Delineator was used to identify dominant learning style, and the Snapshot Survey was used to measure technology-related needs, beliefs, stages of adoption, and software expertise. Technology competencies …
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Teachers’ Construction of Technology Integration Practices Within a Technology Supported Environment
… The study took place in a small, first-ring, suburban district with five teachers who taught in a 1:1 setting. I collected participant artifacts, interview data, and field observations and subsequently analyzed the data through coding and three-dimensional narrative inquiry space. The …
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Factors Influencing Readers When Matching Texts to Struggling Students
… This study was conducted in a western New York suburban district with three, fifth grade students struggling with reading deficits which included both reading comprehension and decoding skills. Research data was gathered using Fountas and Pinnell 2008 Leveling System Kit. Conclusions noted …
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