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Major Depressive Disorder Treatments in Community Mental Health Clinics
Northwest University, 2018
Depression affects many individuals worldwide, indiscriminant of race, gender or age (Burnett-Zeigler, Zivin, Islam, & Ilgen, 2012; Cuijpers & Schoevers, 2004; Watters, 2010). In 2012, the World Health Organization (WHO) ...
The Effectiveness of Literature Circles for Increasing Engagement and Comprehension in Language Arts/Social Studies Novels
Northwest University, July 2011
What teaching strategies work best to increase the engagement level and comprehension of required texts for middle school students? This study looked at the effectiveness of specific reading strategies in conjunction with ...
Science Vocabulary and ELL Students: a Qualitative Study
Northwest University, July 2014
Vocabulary acquisition is a multi-faceted process in any language. Truly knowing a word is incredibly complex in nature (Richards, 1976). When two of my ELL students appeared unengaged in science, I questioned the role of ...
Implicit vs. Explicit Instructional Strategies Regarding Reading Comprehension
Northwest University, July 2014
There is much debate as to which instructional strategy works best regarding reading instruction. It was my intention to better understand whether using an implicit or explicit instructional strategy is more beneficial ...
Characteristics of Higher Education Environments Conducive to Adaptive Change
Azusa Pacific University, November 2016
Multiple factors, including affordability and expected outcomes, have converged to cause unusual pressure on higher education administrators and faculty and prompt the need for change (Kezar, 2009; Selingo, 2013; Zemsky, ...
The Effects of Student-Chosen Compared to Teacher Assigned Lab Groups in An Eighth Grade Science Class
Northwest University, July 2012
There has been an ongoing conversation in my eighth grade science class to determine whether I should allow students to choose whom they work with or if I should assign their groups. Previous education methodology courses ...
The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Academic Achievement in Middle School Students
Northwest University, July 2012
Middle School presents a unique set of challenges for a sixth grade student. What happens to these children when they are faced with multiple changes and limited physical activity? How does a lack of physical activity ...
The Best Method for Teaching High School Math Inquiry-Based vs. Direct Teaching
Northwest University, July 2011
How should teachers be teaching math in High Schools? This has been a question with much debate over the last decade. Many teachers have focused on the idea of a more traditional approach of lecture and practice called ...
The Educational Experience of Hmong Students at John Muir Elementary
Northwest University, July 2011
The story of the Hmong people is a story of facing adversity and adapting to grow as a community and a people. The Hmong students of John Muir Elementary have faced this adversity in their journey to find academic success ...
Perceptions From Intercultural Students at Tiffany Park Elementary of an Effective Teacher
Northwest University, July 2013
Students from around the world are continuing to fill the desk chairs of classrooms in America. These students come in with expectations of how they believe the classroom will operate and how their teacher will teach. ...