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- Title
- A QUALITATIVE MULTIPLE CASE STUDY EXPLORING HIGH-PERFORMING TEACHER AGENCY AND REFORM OF “LOW-PERFORMING” SCHOOLS IN NORTH CAROLINA
- Author
- Kessler, William
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Education and state
- Description
- Since the early 1980s, American educational reformers tried to improve schools through standards, high-stakes tests, and punishments for those schools that failed to meet the mark. In North Carolina, many schools with diverse populations and low s...
- Title
- EFFECTS OF PEER-MEDIATED INSTRUCTION ON MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM SOLVING FOR STUDENTS WITH MODERATE/SEVERE INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
- Author
- Ley Davis, Luann
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Special education, Multicultural education, Mathematics
- Description
- The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB, 2006) set a precedent that established even higher expectations for all students, including those with disabilities. More recently, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of...
- Title
- EFFECTS OF THE SOLVE STRATEGY ON THE MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS OF SECONDARY STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
- Author
- Freeman, Shaqwana
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Special education, Mathematics, Education, Secondary
- Description
- Students with learning disabilities are most typically characterized as struggling readers (i.e., 80-90% of students are identified on the basis of reading failure; LD OnLine, 2008 Lerner, 1989; Lyon, Fletcher, Shaywitz, Torgesen, Wood, et al., 20...
- Title
- Education for Sustainable Development in Global Ready Schools: A Comparative Case Study
- Author
- Holshouser, Kaitlyn
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Environmental education, Education, Elementary
- Description
- This comparative case study explored the implementation of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) at two of North Carolina’s Global Ready elementary schools. The following research questions guided the study: 1) How do educators and affiliate...
- Title
- Effects of Schema-based Instruction Delivered through Computer-based Video Instruction on Mathematical Word Problem Solving of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Moderate Intellectual Disability
- Author
- Saunders, Alicia
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Special education
- Description
- The Common Core State Standards initiative calls for all students to be college and career ready with 21st century skills by high school graduation, yet the question remains how to prepare students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and moderate...
- Title
- Effects of Singapore Model Method with Explicit Instruction on Math Problem Solving Skills of Students At Risk for or Identified with Learning Disabilities
- Author
- Preston, Angela
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Special education, Mathematics--Study and teaching
- Description
- Over the last two decades, students in Singapore consistently scored above students from other nations on the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS; Provasnik et al., 2012). In contrast, students in the United States have no...
- Title
- Effects of a Multi-Component Intervention Package on Academic Skills for Students with Severe Disabilities
- Author
- Brosh, Chelsi
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Special education
- Description
- The current study evaluated the effects of a multi-component intervention package (modified schema-based instruction (MSBI) with systematic feedback in the consequent event) on mathematical problem-solving and embedded non-targeted science and Eng...
- Title
- Effects of modified schema-based instruction on real-world algebra problem solving of students with autism spectrum disorder and moderate intellectual disability
- Author
- Root, Jenny
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Special education, Mathematics--Study and teaching
- Description
- The current study evaluated the effects of modified schema-based instruction (SBI) on the algebra problem solving skills of three middle school students with autism spectrum disorder and moderate intellectual disability (ASD/ID). Participants lear...
- Title
- Embedding Numeracy Instruction within Standards-Based Algebra Lessons for Secondary Students with Extensive Support Needs
- Author
- Clausen, Amy
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Special education
- Description
- Federal legislation requires every student receive access to and make progress in the general curriculum. Teachers have reported difficulties in meeting this requirement for students with extensive support needs (ESN) who do not yet demonstrate fo...
- Title
- Establishing time-continuous normative scores for Teaching Strategies GOLD® using a multilevel growth curve modeling approach
- Author
- Luce, Hannah
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational tests and measurements, Educational evaluation
- Description
- Young children are assessed to meet federal mandates and inform policy decisions, provide teachers with useful information to make instructional decisions and set reasonable learning goals, and facilitate communication with families. While young c...
- Title
- Supporting Students' Conceptions of Algebraic Equations and Expressions Using Realistic Mathematics Education (RME) Design Theory
- Author
- Miller, Melissa
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Mathematics--Study and teaching, Education, Mathematics
- Description
- This study investigated ways to support students’ development of mathematical meaning making as they learned to simplify and solve algebraic expressions and equations. The literature addresses the occurrence of specific conceptions by students of ...
- Title
- THE COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF PRINT VS. DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY ON COMPREHENSION OF FUNCTIONAL COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE AND ON-TASK BEHAVIOR FOR STUDENTS WITH LOW INCIDENCE DISABILITY
- Author
- Robertson, Colleen
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Special education
- Description
- Post-school outcomes in the areas of health, safety, and independent living are poor among students with low incidence disabilities who have complex communication needs. This study examined the comparative effects of print vs. digital technology i...
- Title
- USING THE CONTEXTUALIZED INTERACTION MODEL TO EXAMINE CHANGES IN TEACHER BELIEFS
- Author
- Neale, Henry
- Date Created
- 2011
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Educational leadership, Curriculum planning
- Description
- With the increased importance placed on the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields throughout the world but particularly in the United States, research in mathematics education has become widely recognized as critical to e...
- Title
- Using Tools to Support Productive Mathematical Discussions: A Multiple Case Study
- Author
- Bacak, Julie
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Teachers--Training of, Education, Elementary, Mathematics--Study and teaching
- Description
- Facilitating productive mathematical discussions is considered a core practice of mathematics education. The complexity of this teaching practice presents the need for pedagogical tools to provide structure for preservice teachers (PST) developing...
- Title
- WRITING TO UNDERSTAND, EXPLAIN, AND REFLECT: THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A WRITERS' WORKSHOP MODEL IN A FOURTH-GRADE MATHEMATICS CLASSROOM
- Author
- Martin, Christie
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Education
- Description
- The purposes of this study are to (1) understand how elementary school students use writing to reflect their learning and problem solving in mathematics; and (2) to explore how teachers adapt their instructional approaches based upon reflection on...