Browsing Master of Education (M.Ed.) Theses by Title
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A Comparative Study of Low-Income Students Who Attended Preschool and Those Who Did Not Attend Preschool on Their Academic Performance in Second Grade
(2022-04-18)The purpose of this study was to compare the academic achievement of low-income students who attended preschool and those who did not to determine if preschool attendance benefits low-income students academically. The ... -
A Comparative Study of Student Engagement in Reading Foundational Skills When They are Taught Using Sounds First Activities and When They are Not Taught Using Sounds First Activities in First Grade Class
(2022-04)The purpose of this study was to compare student engagement during reading foundational skills lessons using Sounds First and student engagement during reading foundational skills lessons not using Sounds First. The sample ... -
A Comparative Study of Students Comprehension Scores When Taught Using Physical Texts and Digital Texts in a 4th Grade ELA Classroom
(2022-04)The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of reading comprehension scores across two mediums, print and digital books in a fourth grade English Language Arts (ELA) class. The sample for this study consisted of ... -
A Comparative Study of Students Performance in Music Class When Taught Using Content Songs and Without Content Songs in 3rd Grade Class at a Selected Elementary School in Tennessee.
(2022-04-18)The purpose of this study was to compare students’ performance in a music class when they were taught using content songs and without content songs at a select elementary class. A sample of twenty-eight third graders learned ... -
A Comparative Study of Students' Scores in Eighth-Grade Algebra 1 for Students Who Participated in a Seventh-Grade Rigorous Preparation Program and Those Who Did Not Participate at a Selected Junior High School in Tennessee
(2022-04-09)The purpose of this study was to compare students who participated in a rigorous seventh-grade Algebra 1 preparation program to those who did not participate at a selected junior high school in Tennessee. This comparison ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Digital Parent-Teacher Communication: The Effectiveness of Using Technology to Facilitate Parent-Teacher Communication and its Impact on Parent Involvement
(2021-04-22)The purpose of this study is to determine the following; parent and teacher perceptions of digital communication, parent/teacher preferences, and how digital communication impacts parent involvement. The sample consisted ... -
The effect of teaching vocabulary using a digital media and traditional methods on student’s academic performance in 11th grade literature class
(2020-05-22)The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of teaching vocabulary using digital media and traditional methods on student’s academic performance in an eleventh-grade literature class. The sample consisted of 34 ... -
The Effects of Choice of Activities on Student Motivation and Physical Activity Behavior in Middle School Physical Education
(2019-05-07)The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not providing students with choice in a selected middle school physical education class effects students motivation to participate and engage in the lesson. The ... -
The Effects of Computerized and Traditional Ear Training Programs on Aural Skills of Elementary Students
(2017)The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of computerized and traditional ear training methods on the aural skills abilities of elementary music students. The sample consisted of 20 students who were ... -
The Effects of Digital Media and Print Media on the Performance of a 4th Grade ELA Class
(2020-04-27)The purpose of this study was to determine if students perform better when a lesson is taught using digital media rather than print media. The sample consisted of students from a selected fourth grade ELA class in Northeast ... -
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 Guided and Traditional note taking on Student Achievement in an Eighth Grade Social Studies Class
(2017)The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of traditional notes and guided notes on student achievement in an eighth-grade social studies classroom. The sample consisted of 87 eighth grade students in an Eastern ... -
The Effects of Hand Gestures and Traditional Methods of Teaching Mandarin Chinese Tones
(2017)The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of teaching Mandarin Chinese lexical tones with accompanying hand gestures versus traditional methods of teaching Mandarin Chinese tones. The sample for this single-subject ... -
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 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 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 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 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 ...
