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Academic Achievement and High School Football Participation: Grade Point Average Comparison In-Season Versus Off-Season
Northwest University, Summer 2007
This study examined differences in mean GPA of high school football players relative to being in-season or off-season. Study results indicated no significant difference between means for football player GPA's (n=33), ...
Critically Gauging Film Use as a Teaching Aid in a High School Literature Class
Northwest University, August 2008
As a teacher of English literature in an over-stimulated media-driven era, motivating the reader to enjoy and engage in literature can seem impossible. Literature teachers have used film adaptations for years in correspondence ...
Generation Stimulation: Learning Benefits of Classroom Technology
Northwest University, July 2009
Since the introduction of the interactive white boards to classrooms across the United States, very little research has been done on the effects of this technology on student learning and on the learning experience. These ...
Sight Word Recognition and Reading Proficiency
Northwest University, NaN
There is a large body of research surrounding the importance of teaching sight words in the classroom as a key component of any reading program because of the relationship that exists between sight words recognition and ...
The Effects of Teaching Spelling in Context in a Primary Classroom
Northwest University, June 2009
The research done in this paper seeks to determine a more effective way of teaching spelling than the current “traditional” method, which consists of handing out a list of words on Monday that are tested on Friday and ...
The Literature Circles Teaching Method
Northwest University, Summer 2007
The Effect of Athletics on Academics in Secondary Education: How to Best Use Athletics to Help Academics
Northwest University, July 2008
Do athletics help or hinder academic success? Research shows that athletics helps academic success, but how then do athletic programs, specifically athletic directors and coaches, best use athletics to help student-athletes ...
Running Techniques That Yield the Most Successful Results Among High School Students in Monroe, Washington
Northwest University, Summer 2007
The Use of Handheld Video Games as Educational Tools in a Third Grade Classroom
Northwest University, Summer 2007
Estimation of Education Among High School Students
Northwest University, July 2008
At some point during adolescence, children become increasingly affected by any number of factors that diminish the innate learning drive. The consequence is that many high school-aged children lose interest in learning, ...