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An Exclusive Debate: Including Islam in Tennessee Middle Schools
(2015-12-08)
An issue of debate has befallen many public schools in Tennessee. The teaching of Islam in curriculum standards has upset many teachers and parents, while many believe that Islam education is vital in modern American ...
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 ...
The Influence of Differentiation on Student Behavior and Achievement
(2019-05-12)
The purpose of this study is to examine how a teacher’s preparedness and thus their familiarity with differentiation affects student achievement. The sample consisted of 242 students; 97 students were surveyed from ...
The Impact of Praise in the Inclusion Preschool Classroom
(2019-10-03)
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of praise in the inclusion preschool classroom as it pertains to students with and without identified disabilities. Praise and extrinsic/intrinsic incentives can have an ...
The Relationship Between English End of Course Tests and ACT Scores in Upper East Tennessee
(2019-12-11)
High school students lack the reading skills needed for college and career. This has been a trend at the national level for more than a decade, and it proves to be a trend in Tennessee as well. ACT and Tennessee EOC scores ...
Heroes and Princesses: How Imagination Can Alleviate Poverty
(2019-12-04)
Researchers have found that children who are raised in poverty are more likely to be impoverished later in life as a result of educational limits, health implications, or lowered self-esteem. The latter cause could be ...
Protecting Posterity: The Effect of Disability and Poverty on Children
(2020-12-01)
This paper exposes the adverse effects that poverty and disability have on children in the many aspects of their lives. Among these aspects are home life, education, future prospects, and social life. In researching ...
Engineering a Brighter Future: Increasing the Representation of Women of Color in Engineering
(2020-12-01)
The engineering field is predominantly composed of white males, with little representation of women or people of color. Women of color are represented even less in the engineering field due to their intersectional identities ...
The Relationship Between Gender Gaps in Income and Gender Gaps in Academic Achievement
(2017)
The purpose of this research was to determine the relationship between the gender gap in
income and the gender gap in mathematic academic achievement, as measured by scores on the
math sections of the SAT and NAEP. Data ...
Standardized Testing and its Effectiveness for All Students
(2021-04-29)
Standardized testing is ingrained in the education system. Educators, administrators, and school systems rely on data from standardized testing to guide instruction, assess students, and determine teacher effectiveness. ...