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The Role of Athletics in Public Schools in Suburban America
Northwest University, July 2012
Education in the United States is unique in that we associate athletic teams with our public schools. All across the country, countless student athletes use all their physical gifts to represent their high schools and ...
Can Simple Movements Prior to Instruction Increase Learning in Early Morning Secondary School Classes?
Northwest University, July 2013
The present study examined the effects of performing simple, early morning movements on students’ memory. For week 1 of the study, students were shown a series of 20 images at the beginning of their first period class on ...
The Effects of Diet and Exercise on Elementary Classroom Behavior and Performance
Northwest University, July 2012
This paper reports the findings of a mixed-method case study concerning the role that diet and exercise have in the academic lives of elementary students. The research explored the daily diet and exercise habits of eighteen ...
Multimedia Styled Lectures: How Do They Correlate With Comprehension?
Northwest University, July 2014
This study asks which style of lectures students perceive their comprehension better and which they comprehend better; traditional lectures or lectures with multimedia? The sample was 22 first grade students, 11 female and ...
The Effects of Computer-Based Assessments on Student Scores for Spelling and Math
Northwest University, July 22, 2014
As technology continues to advance, its role in the modem classroom continues to change. With this change comes an increase in using computer-based assessments in the classroom. Little is known about the effect on student ...
Refugee Resettlement in Seattle: Building Partnerships between Community-Based Organizations and Resettlement Agencies for Better Refugee Integration
Northwest University, March 2013
While refugee resettlement has been primarily the responsibility of voluntary agencies, it cannot be completed, understood, and effective without community-based organizations (CBOs). This research focused on how CBOs can ...
A Study of the Teaching of Critical Thinking in Middle School Classrooms
Northwest University, Summer 2013
Critical thinking is a skill few utilize in today’s society. This study seeks to determine how middle school teachers define critical thinking and how they believe they teach it in the classroom. A qualitative case study ...
Students' Perceptions of the Transition From Elementary to Junior High School
Northwest University, July 2010
The present study examined the perception of 6th grade students towards the transition to junior high school. The study was specifically concerned with whether students generally viewed this transition as desirable or ...
Advancement Via Individual Determination the Middle School Student Experience
Northwest University, July 2012
The problem faced in many middle schools throughout the country is that the students with disadvantages get left behind. The goal of the national AVID (Advancement via Individual Determination) program is to assist students ...
Notetaking Styles and Effectiveness for a Middle School Population
Northwest University, June 2014
This research sought to inform the question: which type of notetaking method, Cornell, fill-in-the-blank, or student choice, will lead to better test results for middle school students? Which method will students prefer? ...