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A Community of Congruence Among Secondary Social Studies Teachers: A Case Study
(2012)
The purpose of this case study was to explore the community of one purposely selected department of secondary social studies teachers. I aimed to provide insight into the nature of one community of congruence amid the many ...
A STUDY OF FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS' SENSE OF EFFICACY FOR LITERACY INSTRUCTION
(2012)
The three-fold purpose of this mixed methods study was to (a) analyze how preservice teachers' perceptions of teacher preparation program variables affect preservice teachers self-efficacy for literacy instruction, (b) ...
Response to Intervention: Initiating a School's Change
(2012)
Change in schools is ever present. This study looks at change in regard to the implementation of Response to Intervention. Response to Intervention is being implemented in schools around the country. With this implementation ...
The Perceptions of Remedial Mathematics Students of Web-Based Instruction Supplemented With Instructor Presented Instruction
(2012)
There are a large number of students entering colleges and universities that are in need of remediation before they can begin their college-level classes. Nationwide, it is reported that 36 percent of incoming freshmen ...
WHAT STRATEGIES DO RESISTIVE READERS USE TO FAKE THEIR WAY THROUGH SCHOOL ASSIGNED TEXTS?
(2012)
A trend among adolescent readers is the practice of fake-reading. Fake-reading occurs when students who can read choose not to, and develop strategies to fake their way through school-assigned texts to earn good grades. ...
"SHOULDN'T EVERYONE KNOW ABOUT THEIR GOVERNMENT?": AN EXPLORATION OF CURRICULAR VALUES IN ADVANCED PLACEMENT GOVERNMENT CLASSES
(2012)
Prevalent models of secondary education in the United States have tended to privilege the acquisition of knowledge of scientific disciplines that is often peripheral to the experiences of students. My Advanced Placement ...
Teachers' Perceptions of Curricular Change
(2012)
The purpose of this study was to examine teachers' perceptions of curricular change and how teachers in one high school in the southwestern United States viewed the potential effects of the implementation of Common Core ...
Teachers' Perceptions of Curricular Change
(2012)
The purpose of this study was to examine teachers' perceptions of curricular change and how teachers in one high school in the southwestern United States viewed the potential effects of the implementation of Common Core ...