Browsing Graduate Education Programs by Title
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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 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 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 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 ... -
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 Effects of Traditional Seating versus Flexible Seating on Academic Performance in a Selected Kindergarten Classroom
(2019-05-08)The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of traditional seating versus flexible seating on academic performance in a selected kindergarten classroom. The sample consisted of students from a kindergarten ... -
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 Using Self-Assessment Rubrics and Traditional Assessments on Student Performance on Recorders in a Fourth-Grade Class
(2018)The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of using self-assessment rubrics and traditional assessments on 4th grade student performance on recorders. The sample consisted of fourteen 4111 grade general music ... -
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 ... -
An Examination of Obesity and Activity Rates in Tennessee High School Students
(2020-04-27)Obesity rates in the United States as well as the rest of world have been on the rise. These rates do not only include adults, but they include children as well. It was the purpose of this study to determine how significant ... -
An Examination of School Success Factors as Perceived by Parents of Latino English Language Learners
(2021-07-21)This qualitative research study aimed to examine English language learner academic and social success in schools as perceived by Latino ELL parents of elementary students within a school district in East Tennessee. The ... -
Families’ Experiences with Access to Universal Free School Meals During the COVID-19 Pandemic
(2023-04-19)This qualitative study aimed to gather and analyze the experiences of families with access to universal free school meals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Significant research exists on the positive effects of federal free ... -
The Impact of a Mentoring Program on Low-Income, High Achieving Students and Their Possibility of Enrolling in a Four-Year College or University
(2019-04-25)The purpose of this sequential exploratory mixed-methods study was to explore the perceptions of low-income, high achieving students participating in a school-based mentoring program as they related to the needs of these ... -
The Impact of Attending a Head Start Program on a Student's Academic Performance in Selected First Grade Classrooms
(2017)The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of Head Start programs on a student's academic success in selected first grade classrooms. The sample of this study included 12 students in 2 selected first grade ... -
The Impact of Literature Circles on Students' Growth in a Selected First Grade Class
(2017)The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact ofliterature circles on a selected first grade class. The sample consisted of 13 students in a Response to Intervention class. Data were collected through two ... -
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 ... -
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 Impact of School Dress Codes on the Quality of Student Life at a Selected High School
(2017)The purpose of this study was to examine the impact that school dress codes have on the quality of life in a senior class at Elizabethton High School. Archival data were obtained from the Elizabethton School District ... -
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 ...
