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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"pre and post assessments"”.
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The effect of supplementary Elliptical training protocols on running performance in trained runners
… of Cape Town found comparable physiological and metabolic responses between the elliptical trainer, stepper, and treadmill, and a decrease in muscular effort of lower extremity muscles when exercising at similar intensities on the elliptical trainer and stepper in comparison to treadmill …
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Differentiating instruction: what does it look like when utilized in a kindergarten classroom?
… By breaking students up into smaller groups and utilizing guided reading this study seeks to determine whether or not students are successful when instruction is geared to each individual's instructional level. The students in this study were broken up into four small groups and taught guided …
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The effect of learning centers and interactive bulletin boards on student vocabulary word knowledge
… of different vocabulary strategies on student comprehension. A main focus of the research is to determine the impact of learning centers and interactive bulletin boards in helping students develop word knowledge in the subject area of social studies. This study takes place in a fourth grade …
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Effects of Online Parental Remediation in Alternative School Mathematics
… online parental remediation in algebraic content and parental self-efficacy and students’ mathematical achievement in alternative education. The population of this study consisted of a group of 28 parents and their children who were students enrolled in an alternative school in the Southeastern …
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Matthew's Gift: Teaching Parents of Children With Disabilities To Deal Effectively With Their Child's Problem Behavior
<p>This study represents a unique collaboration between the State of Utah's Division of Services for People with Disabilities (DSPD) and Brigham Young University's Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education (CPSE) and the Family Studies Center. Families with children with …
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The effects of writing process instruction on student compositions
… moved completely away from these drills and instead focused on creative writing. Currently, writing instruction seems to incorporate both philosophies, often times, through implementation of the writing process.</p> <p>This study was designed to accomplish three purposes: first to clearly …
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Self-Concept Through Art Therapy: Using Therapeutic Creative Arts Techniques With Students With Learning Disabilities
… explores trends in the public educational system and discrepancies in defining academic success.</p> <p>The program addresses needs for self-exploration and self-esteem building in its participants through using art therapy interventions.</p> <p>Creation and review of art will be a powerful tool …
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The Paternal Profile in the Context of ASD: Characteristics, Developmental Trajectories, and Predictors of Change
… to examine paternal interactive characteristics and behaviors and compare father-child and mother-child interactions with children with ASD, delineating the strengths and weaknesses of both caregivers in a complementary system. Based on this investigation, we implemented a personalized and …
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Mindfulness Based Art Therapy Used to Facilitate Mindfulness and Promote Positive Coping Skills for Nurses Experiencing Occupational Stress and Related Symptoms
… will increase by 22 percent by the year 2018. Presently, there are no mandatory restrictions on the number of hours nurses work in a day, or week, or any limitations on their shift rotation (ANA, 2010). When chronic stress is experienced within the work place, such as job demands, job …
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A SIBLING SUPPORT GROUP FOR CHILDREN WITH A SIBLING WITH AUTISM
… autism. Typically‑developing children (N = 3) and their parents attended a four‑week, once‑weekly sibling support group. The program focused on topics found to be the key issues of typically‑developing siblings who have a sibling with autism: discovering that others share similar family …
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Robot-Assisted Physical Therapy for cognition and motor skill enhancement in people with dementia.
Dementia is a prevalent neurocognitive disorder that impacts cognition in early stages, resulting in memory loss and gradually affecting mobility and movements in carrying out daily living activities in the elderly population. It poses significant challenges in healthcare, particularly in the …
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Post Hoc Analysis on the Effect of Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention Provided to Preschool Children on the Autism Spectrum
… spectrum disorder (ASD) to increase independence and positive social skills in the classroom (Reichow, 2012). Preschoolers with ASD who do not have access to programs tend to display negative and socially inappropriate behavior, such as acts of aggression, withdrawal, and inability to attend to …
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A Technologically Enriched Geometry Curriculum
… be viewed as a static science. As times change and students' experiences are altered by their constantly evolving environments, educators of all disciplines must make adjustments that reflect these changes. Careful development of technologically enriched and visually stimulating lessons is …
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Combining PEAK (Promoting the Emergence of Advanced Knowledge) with Other Teaching Methodologies with Children with and without Learning Delays
… Knowledge (PEAK) combines relational learning and applied behaviour analysis in a teaching programme for children with diagnosed autism (Dixon, 2014). Study 1a aimed to expand on this research by examining PEAK Sequencing; if teaching learning targets taken from the PEAK Generalisation Module …
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The relationship between NWEA scores of resident and non-resident students
… (NWEA) scores of school of choice students and resident students. Background factors were also considered in the study, with focus on grade, gender, race, and special education and socioeconomic status of the students. The study included 5,975 students from 14 school districts in one …
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Implementing Transportation Planning With Older Adults After Driving Cessation: Observing Community Mobility, Social Participation, and Quality of Life
… best practices in transportation planning and the influence of transportation planning on older adults who are facing driving retirement, specifically in supporting social participation and quality of life and the impact on community mobility. Design: A descriptive case series investigated …
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Investigating the Impact of a Mentor Text Inquiry Approach to Narrative Writing Instruction on Attitude, Self-Efficacy, and Writing Processes of Fourth Grade Students in an Urban Elementary School
… Writing is also arguably the most complex and difficult challenge facing all students in school. The purpose of this study was to monitor the narrative writing performance of urban students who received explicit writing instruction using a mentor text inquiry approach. A mentor text is a …
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Explicit Writing Instruction: Effects on Sixth Grade Students’ Writing and Reading Achievement
… on sixth grade students' writing growth and achievement as measured by holistic and analytic assessment. This research responds directly to the need for additional research on effective reading and writing instruction (Langer & Allington, 1992; The College Board, 2003). The preponderance …
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The effectiveness of an internet-based low FODMAP diet education program to improve symptoms of patients with IBS
… the Low FODMAP Diet (LFD) would improve symptoms and quality of life in patients with IBS. Phase 1 included a formal survey as part of the needs assessment to inform the development of the program. Phase 2 was designed as a four-week, randomized, controlled trial to test the effectiveness of the …
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The development of pre-service teachers' pedagogical content knowledge in electromagnetism
… of the pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) of pre-service teachers in the topic of electromagnetism, during a physics methodology module. The study is guided by the following question: How is the development of the PCK of pre-service teachers influenced by the explicit inclusion of topic …
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