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WING-WING OR WIN-WIN: A CASE STUDY OF THE INFLUENCES OF CHINESE SOUTHWESTERN DIALECTS IN ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION
(2019-05-10)
This case study investigated the influence of Chinese speakers’ Southwestern dialects, which do not distinguish alveolar nasal sounds /an/, /en/, /in/ and velar nasal /ang/, /eng/, /ing/ sounds in Pinyin, on their English ...
Scaffolded Writing to Improve Reading Comprehension for English Learners
(2019-08-01)
The objective of this study was to determine effective strategies for using scaffolded
writing to improve or expand reading comprehension for newcomer and intermediate level
English Language Learners in the English ...
Concept questions with peer-led vs. teacher-led discussions in a high school physics course
(2011)
Introductory physics classes attempt to guide students while they develop the mental structures and schema necessary to consistently apply the Newtonian concept of force to various situations. Science education research ...
Adaptive Classroom Project Management: Facilitating Collaborative Science Inquiry with Scrum
(2017-05-12)
New standards such as NGSS require science teachers to shift the focus of classroom teaching to making sense of phenomena and designing solutions to problems, engaging in three dimensional learning, and developing 21st ...
Poetry Instruction in the High School Language Arts Classroom
(2017-05-13)
In this study, teachers and twelfth grade students were surveyed regarding poetry instruction. Teachers were asking about their attitudes regarding poetry instruction and about their poetry teaching practices. The twelfth ...
Helping Students Find Their Voices: A Study in Student Self-Advocacy
(2018-12)
This study explores student perceptions of self-advocacy, as well as the ways in which self-advocacy influences student success in the classroom. While there have been multiple research studies exploring the benefits of ...
Avoiding Fatalism in Public Education: Transforming the Institution from Within
(2016)
This study sought to determine what could be learned from established career teachers (sometimes referred to as “survivor teachers”) about how they are able to function and experience satisfaction within a formal educational ...
Miles is NOT the Problem: Examining the Effects of Racism on Students of Color in the Literary Canon Through Counterstory
(2019-12-13)
The English Language Arts classroom has depended on canonical texts for
years. These texts have commonly been known for their use of literary and rhetorical devices. Through the history of fiction, very few books have ...
Student Reported Distractions to Homework Completion
(2017)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the distractions that keep 8th grade students from completing their homework. Much research exists about homework across all grade levels. The bulk of this research highlights ...
THE TRANSITION OF A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE TO A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY FOR HIGH SCHOOL BIOLOGY TEACHERS: A CASE STUDY
(2018-05-11)
Professional Learning Communities are hailed as efficient tools for fostering collaboration among teachers and improving achievement among students. This qualitative case study seeks to understand the transition of an ...