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TEACHING FOR CITIZENSHIP WITHIN ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS
(2016-05-13)
The purpose of this study was to learn more about elementary social studies instruction and its role within citizenship education. In particular, this study focused on gaining insight into the nature of social studies ...
A Historical Examination of the Transformation of Poetry Teaching in the English Classroom from 1912-2016
(2017-05)
Poetry has been a consistent in the English classroom for well over 100 years. In the course of that time the poets, poems, methods of teaching, the teacher, and the students have all changed. The English Journal has been ...
CREATING A PERSONALIZED LEARNER-CENTERED ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS: ONE MIDDLE-LEVEL LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER'S JOURNEY
(2017-05)
Teachers create conditions within the classroom that strongly shape the nature of their students’ academic performance and future success. The purpose of this study was to describe and systematically analyze the changing ...
Ideological Literature: The Ideological Biases of Commonly Taught Works and Their Implications Vis-a-Vis the School System
(2016-12)
Michael Schiro posits the existence of four “curricular ideologies,” conflicting viewpoints about education’s purpose. This thesis attempts to link those ideologies – scholar academic, social efficiency, learner centered, ...
We Need A New Idea: The Need For Student Autonomy Because There Is No One Right Way
(2016-05-13)
In this thesis, I will argue that it is important to encourage empowered adaptability through developing autonomy in school. I believe that emphasizing the importance of unique individual experiences through life and ...
Using Young Adult Literature as the Cornerstone of Literacy: Pairing Young Adult Novels with the Classics
(2016-05-13)
English classes are still relying on novels taught consistently since the eighties if not earlier. Though our students have changed drastically since that time, our teaching methods and texts have not. And now, only 20% ...
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 ...