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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"student journals"”.
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Writing to learn mathematics: student journals and student-constructed questions
… the mathematical learning indicated by using student journals (SJ) and student-constructed word problems (SCQ) in a mathematics class where the teacher initiated the procedures and conducted the lessons. The class was a multi-level Grade 5 and Grade 6 class but only the Grade 6students were …
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The effect of student journals on achievement in and attitudes toward science
… project was to determine if: (a) writing in student journals affected the grades of my students, and (b) if student attitudes were affected by writing in journals and receiving teacher feedback. The research was conducted during the third semester at Triton Regional High School with a total …
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Effects Of A Mathematics Curriculum Rich In Spatial Reasoning Activities On Fifth Grade Students' Abilities To Spatially Reason: An Action Research Project
… and experiences on the ability of my fifth grade students to spatially reason. The study was conducted to examine 1) the effects of my practice of incorporating spatial reasoning lessons and activities in my fifth-grade mathematics classroom on the students' ability to spatially reason and 2) the …
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The Effects Of Gender In Elementary Science Groups
… data for this study was collected using surveys, student focus groups, student journals, and teacher-researcher field notes and observations. Students in this study were eager to participate in science groups and demonstrated a positive attitude toward the study of science. Results also showed the …
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AP Statistics Students’ Conceptions of Engagement and Technology in a Flipped Classroom: A Phenomenographical Study
<p>The purpose of this dissertation was to study student engagement and disengagement within an AP Statistics course using flipped classroom strategies. Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development and Scaffolding, Dewey’s Active Learning Theory, the Microsystem of Student Engagement in a Flipped …
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How Character Education and Conflict Resolution Strategies Foster a Positive Learning Environment
… environment. Participating were sixth grade students, seventeen girls and thirteen boys, from a diverse population and socioeconomic background in a San Francisco, Bay Area school. Assessments of the program was made through teacher journal entries, student journals and essays, educational …
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No more worksheets: a pre-service teacher's look at manipulatives
… done by examining manipulatives in reference to student interest, diverse learners, student response, and student opinions. The study was conducted in an elementary school in the Winslow Township school district located in the Camden County region of South Jersey. All seventeen participants were …
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Coherence Properties Of Optical Near-fields
… of inquiry-based instruction on third-grade students' attitudes and participation in an elementary science classroom. Students were encouraged to ask and answer their own questions. In this study, analysis of data gathered form: pre and post survey, student journals, teacher field notes, and …
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Using theatre education as a medium for bullying prevention
… purpose of this study was to educate high school students about bullying prevention through the use of theatre education. A unit was designed to enhance student discussion and interpretation of the issue. The use of student journals, discussions, and student work artifacts were used as data …
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Bright Eyes, Brown Skin: Perceptions of Gifted Education and the Black Male Child
… interviews, document analysis, and personalized student journals. The study found the boys held very traditional views of gifted education, and their academic confidence and perceptions of their schools were contingent upon gifted placement, standardized test scores, grades, and peer …
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Games for vocabulary enrichment: teaching multilingual writers at the college level
… including qualitative data in the form of student journals and quantitative data in the form of student assessments. It is also action research that reflects a novice teacher's experience of adapting a game activity to make it more effective for learning academic vocabulary. The study is …
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Program Evaluation: The Role Of Relationships In Student Engagement
… school readers. Especially, efficacy refers to a student’s ability to read, analyze and interpret text, and engage in textual conversations that focus on the text. The ID Literacy Program developed by Dr. Alfred Tatum consists of four platforms with 16 essential questions with each essential …
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Perceptions of School Through the Lens of Black Male Elementary Students: A School Climate Study
… questionnaire, focus group meeting, and student journals) were utilized and analyzed to describe the participants’ experiences regarding school climate at TES. From the data collected, several themes emerged such as <em>Building Relationships & Classroom Communities, Care, Compassion, & …
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Vocational Education Development in a Work-Based Learning Programme
… a work-based learning programme for vocational students at Aksorn School of Technology Pattaya, Thailand. Historically, vocational education has been primarily school-based with the emphasis on teacher-led instruction and scant workplace experience. This resulted in major weaknesses in student …
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School Days: Perceptions and Experiences of African American Boys in Gender-Based Classrooms
… practices on their success in school. Data from student interviews and focus groups, student journals, classroom observations, and teacher questionnaires, suggests (1) boys perceive their success in school is dependent on classroom environment, teaching styles, and familial support, primarily of …
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Drama Discovery: The Effect of Dramatic Arts in Combination with Bibliotherapy on the Self-Efficacy of Students with Emotional and/or Behavioral Disabilities Regarding Their Understanding of Their Own Exceptionalities
… piloted in a middle school classroom for eleven students with emotional/ behavioral disabilities and one student with delinquent behaviors at a small private alternative education school in Western Pennsylvania. Students with emotional/ behavioral disabilities often have low self-efficacy when it …
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The Internet, Auto -Accompaniment Software, and Spectral Analysis in Undergraduate Voice Lessons
For eight weeks, eight undergraduate students experienced voice lessons with differing levels of technology integration. Data collected through teacher observations, student journals, and quantitative questionnaires aided both a comparison of the influence of each of the technologies on the …
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Personality types, writing strategies and college basic writers : four case studies
… of data provided a thick description of the students. Scores from pre- and post-good writing questionnaires and process instruments (process logs and self-evaluations), student journals, student writing, participant-observers fieldnotes, and the teacher-researcher's journal enriched and …
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On Being a Truant: A Phenomenological Study of Students in a Comprehensive High School
… was a phenomenological study of eight students in a comprehensive high school who exhibited symptoms of truancy. Student interviews, student journals, and field notes were examined and the content analyzed. Students who began to display a truancy pattern and who have displayed symptoms …
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The impact of a Life-Application Learning Instructional Program on struggling readers at the middle school level
… in the study were eight eighth-grade students considered to be struggling readers Qualitative methods were used for this study utilizing responses from a survey, two inventories, student journals, and researcher observations. Data gathered suggested that students are more likely to …
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