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Definitions of Success from Fifth Grade Students
Northwest University, July 2008
Kinesthetic Versus Traditional Approach to Teaching Spelling in the First Grade
Northwest University, Summer 2007
Drawing a Picture as a Pre-Writing Strategy in First Grade
Northwest University, Summer 2007
In this study the writing products of 21 first-grade students, who drew a picture before writing a story, was compared with the writing products of 21 first grade students who wrote without drawing a picture. The students ...
Brain Gym and its Effects on a First Grade Classroom
Northwest University, July 2009
Currently, there is ongoing research centered on the importance of engaging the brain through exercise in the classroom. This new and innovative way of incorporating movement in the classroom is called Brain Gym and it ...
Physical Education: Changes for the Good?
Northwest University, July 2009
On July 16, 1956 President Dwight D. Eisenhower established the President’s Council on Youth Fitness after learning of the research findings that European children were more fit than American youth. The name was changed ...
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 ...