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Can Simple Movements Prior to Instruction Increase Learning in Early Morning Secondary School Classes?
Northwest University, July 2013
iv, 30 pagesThe 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 ... -
A Case Study: Differentiation Techniques from a Second Grade Classroom in a Washington State Public Elementary School
Northwest University, July 2008
iii, 54 pagesHow 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 ... -
The Challenges of Teaching ELL Students in an American Classroom
Northwest University, July 2008
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Critically Gauging Film Use as a Teaching Aid in a High School Literature Class
Northwest University, August 2008
iii, 56 pagesAs 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 ... -
Definitions of Success from Fifth Grade Students
Northwest University, July 2008
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Detecting Gender Inequality in Elementary Education
Northwest University, July 11, 2014
v, 19 pagesPrimary education is a ubiquitous and an indispensable social service offered in our society. From an early age gender bias has been detected in female students who are more likely to experience a division between their ... -
The Development and Efficacy of the Core Plus Mathematics Project Secondary Mathematics Curriculum
Northwest University, NaN
vi, 48 pagesBy the early 1980s it was clear that the education of students in the United States was falling behind most other developed countries especially in math and science. This resulted in a significant shift from the “traditional” ... -
The Differences in the Acquisition Rate of the English Language for Two Chinese Students at Northwest University
Northwest University, June 2014
iv, 28 pagesThe researcher in this study attempted to ask the following question: why one student improved in her language more quickly than another? He measured this by coding errors in students’ papers; this demonstrated differentiation ... -
Differentiating Math Instruction to Meet the Needs of Highly Capable Students
Northwest University, July 2008
iv, 62 pagesAmidst 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 ... -
Drawing a Picture as a Pre-Writing Strategy in First Grade
Northwest University, Summer 2007
23 pagesIn 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 ... -
The Educational Experience of Hmong Students at John Muir Elementary
Northwest University, July 2011
iv, 46 pagesThe 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 ... -
The Effect of Athletics on Academics in Secondary Education: How to Best Use Athletics to Help Academics
Northwest University, July 2008
iv, 40 pagesDo 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 ... -
Effect of Incremental Cognitive Messages on Mathematical Self-Concept Within Remedial and Grade-Level High School Students
Northwest University, July 2013
viii, 64 pagesStudent self-concept, particularly within the mathematics discipline, is deeply rooted in student understanding of the control or lack of control (locus of control) that they might have over their potential for success. ... -
Effect of Spiral Vocabulary Review on Test Scores at a Western Washington Middle School
Northwest University, July 2010
iv, 21 pagesThe purpose of this research project was to study how spiral review tasks effect student performance on end of unit vocabulary tests. Every Wednesday a vocabulary test is given during the humanities block periods. The ... -
Effective Methods of Teaching Spelling
Northwest University, August 2008
v, 22 pagesAn 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 ... -
Effectively Supporting English Language Learners in the Classroom and on the Home Front
Northwest University, July 2010
v, 39 pagesEducation has long been known as the “great equalizer.” However, all students have different needs; therefore, to provide a true opportunity for equalization, some students need more support in the classroom and at home. ... -
The Effects of Acute, Vigorous Exercise on Attention
Northwest University, June 2014
iii, 27 pagesThis study investigated the affects of acute, high-intensity exercise on student attention. Twenty-five sixth grade students received the treatment, but I focused on one student's behavior for the study. I measured the ... -
Effects of Athletic Participation on Children and Adolescents
Northwest University, June 2010
38 pagesThere is a problem in education today and it has to do with athletic programs. In many schools sports programs are being cut, and of the schools that do offer sports, the costs associated with joining is more than many ... -
The Effects of Computer-Based Assessments on Student Scores for Spelling and Math
Northwest University, July 22, 2014
26 pagesAs 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 ... -
The Effects of Diet and Exercise on Elementary Classroom Behavior and Performance
Northwest University, July 2012
ii, 31 pagesThis 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 ...