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The Effects of Social Skills Instruction on the Academic Achievement of a Student with an Emotional/Behavioral Disorder at a Selected Junior High School
(2015)The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of social skills instruction on the academic achievement of a student with an Emotional/Behavioral Disorder (EBD). The sample consisted of a student, age 13, at a ... -
The Examination of Motivational Reading Strategies of Fourth Grade Students at a Selected Elementary School
(2015)The purpose of this study was to investigate the motivational reading strategies of fourth grade elementary students. At a chosen elementary school in rural Northeast Tennessee, all 61 fourth grade students and their ... -
The Effects of Higher Order Thinking Skills and Lower Order Thinking Skills on Academic Achievement of Students in World History Class
(2015)The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of lower order and higher order teaching methods on academic achievement of students in a world history class. The sample for this study consisted of eleven females and ... -
The Effects of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations on Academic Performance of Seventh Grade Students
(2015)The purpose of this study was to examine the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on academic performance of 7th grade health students. The population of this study came from University School, which was ... -
The Effects of Tangible Rewards System and Verbal Praise on Academic Achievement of Second Grade Students at a Selected Elementary School
(2015)The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of tangible rewards and verbal praise on motivational strategies on academic performance in a second grade class. The sample consisted of 18 students comprised of 11 ... -
The Effects of Targeted Academic Feedback and General Feedback on Fourth Grade Students' Achievement at a Selected Elementary School
(2015)The purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of targeted academic feedback and general feedback on student achievement. The sample consisted of 67 students from three fourth grade English Language Arts ... -
The Effects of Integrated Math Strategies and Traditional Math Strategies on Academic Achievement in a High School Algebra Class
(2016)The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of integrated math strategies and traditional math strategies on academic achievement in a high school algebra class. The sample consisted of five female and three male ... -
The Effects of Teaching Using Personality Grouping and Traditional Grouping on Students’ Perception of the Classroom Environment
(2016)The purpose of this research was to determine the effects of teaching using personality trait grouping and traditional grouping on students’ perceptions of the classroom environment. The sample consisted of 16 fifth grade ... -
The Relationship between Students’ and Parents’ Attitudes towards the Tennessee State Standards on the Ancient Islamic World
(2016)The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between students’ and parents’ attitudes regarding the Tennessee state standards on the ancient Islamic world. The sample came from 15 middle school students from ... -
The Effects of Extended Guided Reading Instruction on Reading Sight Words in a Kindergarten Classroom
(2016)The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of extended guided reading time on reading sight words versus the normal guided reading time on reading sight words. The sample consisted of 17 students which 9 ... -
The Effects of Teaching Using Interdisciplinary Integration and Traditional Strategies on Student Performance in a 7th Grade English Class
(2016)The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of teaching using interdisciplinary integration and traditional strategies on student performance in a seventh grade English class. The sample consisted of two intact ... -
A Comparison of Fourth-Grade Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program Scores At A Selected School District Taught by Highly Qualified Teachers
(2016)The purpose of this study was to examine the difference between selected school districts on 4th grade students Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program scores when taught by highly qualified teachers. The sample for ... -
The Effects of Integrating Theatre-Arts Strategies and Traditional Strategies on Student Performance in an English Classroom at a Selected High School
(2016)The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of integrating theatre-arts strategies and traditional strategies in high school English classrooms. The sample consisted of one eleventh grade English class of twenty-one ... -
The Effects of Live and Recorded Music on Preschool Students' On-task Behavior
(2016)The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of live and recorded music on preschool students’ on-task behavior. Previous studies suggest background music can improve students’ on-task behaviors. The sample for ... -
The Effects of Journaling Strategies versus Tradtional Strategies on Math Performance of 5th and 6th Graders at a Selected After School Program
(2016)The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of journaling strategies versus traditional strategies on math performance of fifth and sixth grade students in an after school program. The sample consisted of 22 ... -
The Effects of Using Classical Music and Traditional Teaching Strategies on Student's Academic Achievement in a Selected Social Studies Class
(2016)The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of classical background music during work times and assessments versus traditional teaching methods in an 8th grade Social Studies classroom. The study also examined ... -
The Effects of Marzano's Six-step Process and the Frayer Model on Mathematics Vocabulary Instruction in Algebra I at a Selected High School
(2017)The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of Marzano's Six-step Process and the Frayer Model as a vocabulary instructional strategy for instruction in a high school Algebra I class. The participants consisted ... -
A Comparative Study on Student Performance Based on Teachers Collaborating Versus Teachers that do not at Select Middle Schools
(2017)The purpose of this study was to compare student achievement when the students have teachers who collaborate versus students who do not have teachers that collaborate. The sample consisted of two separate seventh grade ... -
The Effects of Socratic Method and Student-Led Discussion on Eighth Grade Students' Reading Comprehension
(2017)The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of teacher-led and student-led Socratic discussion on reading comprehension scores of eighth grade students. The sample consisted of 11 females and 12 males who were ... -
The Impact of Multiage Classroom Environments on Student Social Behaviors at a Selected Elementary School
(2017)The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of multiage classroom environments on student's social behaviors. The sample consisted of 22 students who were randomly selected from a multiage classroom. Of the ...