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Showing 1 to 20 of 72 for “"young students"”.
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Why Do They Talk That Way?: Teachers' Perceptions of the Language Young Students Bring into the Classroom
The language children bring to the classroom (home language) is often different from the language that is expected or accepted in schools. These language differences are often met with a variety of reactions from teachers. The purpose of this research is threefold: (a) to apply a narrative inquiry …
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An investigation into the factors that attract young students to the Open University and support their studies to module completion
The research investigates the reasons why students aged 18-24 come to the Open University and the factors that influence their decision. It also examines their learning experience and the key factors that lead to successful study. The research population comprised new Open University students with …
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Not just another photography project! An action research initiative to help build meaningful interactions between creative companies and aspiring young students.
… placement opportunities for creative and media students and addresses three key themes: identity, pedagogy and industry. Firstly, it provides rich empirical data from individual students who played out and explored possible professional roles and identities in the creative and media industry. …
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An Exploration of the Multidimensional Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Young Students in a Spanish Single-Structure School during their Transition from Primary to Secondary Education
… addresses how this health crisis has affected students during their transition from primary to secondary education in a single-structure school in Spain. Through semi structured interviews with seven students and their parents, the study explores the pandemic's impact on personal, familial, …
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An Examination of Teachers' Writing Self-Efficacy, First-Grade Students' Attitudes and Self-Efficacy in Writing, and Students' Writing Behaviors
… and to writing tasks they assign to their young students. The purpose of this multiple methods inquiry was to explore teachers' self-efficacy beliefs and orientations about writing and to examine if these factors were connected to their writing instruction. This study also aimed to examine …
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Reflections on a Collaborative Project between Elementary Students from an International School and Students from a Host Country
… the way we promote intercultural literacy with young students. The participants in this study included 17 international school students, aged seven to nine, who collaborated with 25 local students of the same age, on five separate occasions to plan and implement environmental projects in the …
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Intercultural awareness education in grades kindergarten through fourth
… is needed for teachers to instinct awareness in young students is examined. Literature research and data gathered from teachers through interviews and surveys is used to create a framework for teaching intercultural awareness education. In addition a set of recommendations for instruction and a …
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An Annotated Bibliography of Published Works for Flute, Oboe, and Clarinet
… are compositions available for performance by young students through professionals.
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The ‘Sanitization’ of Science Education: Connecting Theory and Practice of Socioscientific Issues in Elementary Science Classrooms
… complex, real-world science-based issues to young students. Quantitative data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistical strategies, while qualitative data underwent a thematic analysis via inductive and deductive coding. The findings indicated that primary educators …
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Developing cloud and shared data capabilities to support primary school students in creating mobile applications that affect their communities
… tool for teaching computational thinking to young students, as the platform for my research. I developed CloudDB, a set of coding blocks for MIT App Inventor that allows users to store, retrieve, and share various types of data in tag-value pairs on a Redis server for their mobile …
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How Primary School Students' Arguments Develop: Taking Initial Steps in a Deductive Discourse
A wealth of studies has shown that students are inclined to use example-based reasoning—empirical arguments—which are insufficient for proving universal statements. Conversely, formal mathematical proofs typically use definitions and axioms and take logical, deductive steps to reach generalised …
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Generation of MATLAB software tool for teaching STEM concepts using Greenpower Formula 24 race cars
… a prime opportunity for STEM educators to engage young students in STEM activities and increase their interest and content knowledge in the STEM fields. MATLAB AppDesigner is utilized to construct a graphical user interface (GUI) for the purpose of simulating the performance of Greenpower’s …
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The relationship of tempo, pattern length, and grade level on the recognition of rhythm patterns
… (RPI) test was administered to 2146 band students and 114 nonmusic students in grades 6 through 12. The RPI consisted of 48 pairs of rhythm patterns varied in time length (seconds), number of note values (sound events), and tempo. Students indicated if the pairs of rhythm patterns were the …
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Answering the Call: A guide to supporting horn players for band directors
… that can be quite challenging for many young students who often struggle with confidence, especially in the initial stages of learning. A ‘whole musician’ focused education is therefore frequently overlooked by their teachers causing a delay in the all-important development of musical …
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Development of a CDIO-Based Creative Cross-Disciplinary Curriculum and Associated Projects for Elementary Engineering Education
… in this thesis was targeted towards fifth grade students and their teachers, adapting the CDIO process to create an electrical engineering curriculum appropriate for elementary school, called Exploring Electrical Engineering. As studies show that students begin to lose interest in the domains of …
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Media Influence On Young Adults Sexual Attitudes And Behaviors
… used a survey to examine these relationships in young students at a large southeastern university. The researchers targeted freshmen, many in their first semester, for this study to get the best measure of attitudes, before they were influenced by college life. In addition to examining the …
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An investigation into causes of saving behaviour among students at tertiary institutions: A case study of UNAM main campus
… study was to investigate saving behaviour among students at tertiary institutions in Namibia. The University of Namibia was used as a case study. It is important for both adults and young students to understand the importance of saving. The research included variables such as parental …
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The Effects of the Assistive Technology Tool, Picture Sentence Key on the Expressive Language Skills in Children with Disabilities
… on the language skills of four elementary students with disabilities through pre and post language samples during a play situation. Pre and post language samples were used to assess any increases in the students' expressive language while using the assistive technology software, Picture …
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A web-based supplement to support mechanical engineering student's introduction to design and prototyping in a shop environment.
… shop is an eye opening period for engineering students. This exciting yet sometime intimidating experience happens for undergraduate mechanical engineers in 2.007 at MIT, Manufacturing and Design I. This experience holds an essential place in the curriculum as a class to build familiarity using …
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The Influence of Role-playing on a Reluctant Reader's Attitude Toward Reading
Reluctance to read is an issue that many young students face, as well as one which can negatively influence learning outcomes in a vicious cycle. Among other interventions devised for reluctant readers, role-playing has benefits for the student that include incorporating play, increasing feelings …
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