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Definitions of Success from Fifth Grade Students
Northwest University, July 2008
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
The Challenges of Teaching ELL Students in an American Classroom
Northwest University, July 2008
Differentiating Math Instruction to Meet the Needs of Highly Capable Students
Northwest University, July 2008
Amidst the push to bring struggling students up to standard, many highly capable students are neglected. Those who perform above grade level standard are not given adequate challenges. This is a study of differentiation ...
Effective Methods of Teaching Spelling
Northwest University, August 2008
An action research was conducted to investigate the most effective ways of teaching spelling in a third grade class. The research compared two schools of thought, Phonics/Word Study vs. Whole Language, as it relates to ...
A Case Study: Differentiation Techniques from a Second Grade Classroom in a Washington State Public Elementary School
Northwest University, July 2008
How do teachers account for the diverse instructional needs and levels in their classrooms? Differentiation is a philosophy that encourages teachers to consider students' learning needs, achievement levels, and interests ...