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Preschool Pedagogy and Its Impact on Preschoolers' Attitudes Toward Learning
Title
Preschool Pedagogy and Its Impact on Preschoolers' Attitudes Toward Learning
Author
Lounsbury, Karen
Date Created
2014
Subjects--Topical
Early childhood education, Education
Description
This qualitative study examined two preschool pedagogical approaches and the impact each had on students' attitudes toward learning. One preschool used A Beka curriculum, which is a direct instruction pedagogy. The other preschool used Creative Cu...
Performing Student, Teacher, and Tutor of Writing: Negotiating Ideas of Writing in a First-year Writing Course and Writing Center Tutorials
Title
Performing Student, Teacher, and Tutor of Writing: Negotiating Ideas of Writing in a First-year Writing Course and Writing Center Tutorials
Author
Courtney, Jennifer
Date Created
2009
Subjects--Topical
Language arts, Rhetoric
Description
Based upon the sociocultural theories of Vygotsky, Bakhtin, Bourdieu, Holland et al. and the work of composition scholars such as Welch, Brannon et al., and Bousquet et al., who oppose neoliberal privatization, this qualitative study explores how ...
An Examination of Teachers’ Understanding and Use of Text Complexity and Complex Text in Second Grade Classrooms
Title
An Examination of Teachers’ Understanding and Use of Text Complexity and Complex Text in Second Grade Classrooms
Author
Smith, Delphia
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Reading
Description
Communication in the 21st century is no longer limited to a mastery of literal level comprehension, although it is an essential element of understanding. Now, more than ever, it is paramount that students are able to read and critically analyze te...
(RE)-AUTHORING THE STUDENT: AN EXPLORATION INTO FIGURED WORLDS, IDENTITY FORMATION, GENRE, PUBLICS, AND HOW POWER RELATIONS IMPACT CHILDREN'S WRITING
Title
(RE)-AUTHORING THE STUDENT: AN EXPLORATION INTO FIGURED WORLDS, IDENTITY FORMATION, GENRE, PUBLICS, AND HOW POWER RELATIONS IMPACT CHILDREN'S WRITING
Author
Iannone, Anthony
Date Created
2014
Subjects--Topical
Education, Elementary, Curriculum planning, Language arts
Description
As digital media makes its way into elementary school classrooms, urban school culture moves slowly to join in. The move to integrate new technologies into schools is both enabled and constrained by factors such as the need for students and teache...
EFFECTS OF SELF-REGULATED STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT ON THE WRITING SKILLS AND PROBLEM BEHAVIORS OF STUDENTS WITH EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS
Title
EFFECTS OF SELF-REGULATED STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT ON THE WRITING SKILLS AND PROBLEM BEHAVIORS OF STUDENTS WITH EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS
Author
Werunga, Robai
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Special education
Description
Building on existing research on Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD), the current study investigated the collateral effects of social skills prompts on the writing outcomes and problem behavior of students with emotional and behavioral diso...
Employing Agency: Multiple Perspectives of Material Conditions, Power, and Literacy in a First Year Writing Program
Title
Employing Agency: Multiple Perspectives of Material Conditions, Power, and Literacy in a First Year Writing Program
Author
Rand, Meaghan
Date Created
2014
Subjects--Topical
Education, Rhetoric
Description
The purpose of this study is to examine how first year writing teachers' histories and experiences affect teacher agency negotiation in their classrooms. Five qualitative case studies of first year writing instructors are used to discuss the impac...
An exploration of blended learning in fifth grade literacy classrooms
Title
An exploration of blended learning in fifth grade literacy classrooms
Author
Ramadan, Kimberly
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Education, Elementary
Description
The development of the Internet allows for hybrid models of instruction that marry face-to-face and online learning (Osguthorpe & Graham, 2003). The purpose of this study was to explore blended learning and traditional instruction in three fifth g...
Teacher candidates’ experiences with clinical teaching in reading instruction: A comparison between the professional development school environment and the non-professional development school environment.
Title
Teacher candidates’ experiences with clinical teaching in reading instruction: A comparison between the professional development school environment and the non-professional development school environment.
Author
Hopper, Cynthia
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Education, Reading
Description
Teacher candidates experience a variety of school settings when enrolled in teacher education methods courses. Candidates report varied experiences when in public school classrooms. This dissertation investigated clinical experiences of teacher ca...
The Impact of Teachers' Knowledge and Professional Development Experiences on the Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices they Implement in Literacy
Title
The Impact of Teachers' Knowledge and Professional Development Experiences on the Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices they Implement in Literacy
Author
Kavel, Rebecca
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Education, Education, Elementary, Reading
Description
ABSTRACT With substantial demographic shifts in the U.S. student population, today’s teachers educate growing numbers of students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (Kena, Aud, & Johnson, 2010). While these students bring an ab...