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Fluency and Reading Comprehension: the Correlation Between the Two
Northwest University, July 2014
iv, 19 pagesWith the shift to the Common Core, third graders are now assessed on their fluency. This study addresses my research question regarding this new standard: Is there a correlation between the three elements of fluency ... -
Food for Thought: The Relationship Between Nutrition and Academic Performance
Northwest University, June 2011
v, 41 pagesThe media is constantly providing new information on brain food or ways to increase our metabolisms. This nutrition craze has even influenced schools to look at the nutritional value of the foods being served to students ... -
Generation Stimulation: Learning Benefits of Classroom Technology
Northwest University, July 2009
iv, 34 pagesSince 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 ... -
Grading Formative Assessment in Middle School Physical Education
Northwest University, July 2010
v, 29 pagesWeekly fitness is a required element in the physical education (PE) program at Jackson Middle School (JMS). Solely participating in this activity is not enough to receive 100% at JMS. The agreed upon goal and vision of the ... -
Implementing Character Education in the Secondary English/Language Arts Classroom
Northwest University, June 2010
iv, 41 pagesOn a daily basis, students are faced with moral and ethical choices. Based on the level of their development of character, students handle situations and dilemmas very differently from each other. Some choose to ignore ... -
The Influence of AP and CTE Coursework During Secondary Education on Post-Secondary Preparation
Northwest University, July 2012
iii, 38 pagesDuring secondary education, students are encouraged to pursue a variety of pathways within the post-secondary environment, but most often the pressure is to attend university. The following investigation was centered on ... -
Inquiry into the Effects of Non-Mathematics Teacher Attitudes Toward Mathematics on Student Attitudes Toward Mathematics at the Secondary Level
Northwest University, July 2012
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Kindergarten Entry Age: Effects On Kindergarteners’ Academic Success
Northwest University, July 2012
iv, 32 pagesThe following study analyzes what affect, if any, kindergarten entry age has on a student’s academic achievement within their kindergarten year and whether or not their pre-kindergarten experience has any effect on their ... -
Kinesthetic Versus Traditional Approach to Teaching Spelling in the First Grade
Northwest University, Summer 2007
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The Language of Mathematics and Fluency
Northwest University, May 2011
iv, 49 pagesThe problem of mathematics avoidance in the United States has a massive effect on how students can compete with students of other nations in a world economy. This problem may have it roots in the attitudes toward and ... -
Literature and its Effects on the Individual
Northwest University, July 2011
2, 1, 35 pagesReading and the study of literature have a seemingly permanent place in all levels of education. Still, the question of why students, or readers of any age for that matter, should read literature has no clear and easy ... -
The Literature Circles Teaching Method
Northwest University, Summer 2007
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Math WASL Performance and Physical Education: Score Comparison Between Students Enrolled in PE Classes Versus Students Not Enrolled in PE Classes.
Northwest University, Summer 2007
23 pagesResearch suggests that daily physical activity in schools will result in high academic achievement. Studies have shown that schools requiring daily physical education classes achieved higher test scores in math and reading ... -
Multimedia Styled Lectures: How Do They Correlate With Comprehension?
Northwest University, July 2014
iii, 36 pagesThis 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 ... -
Notetaking Styles and Effectiveness for a Middle School Population
Northwest University, June 2014
iii, 19 pagesThis 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? ... -
Observations of Calculator Use by Accelerated High School Students
Northwest University, July 2013
v, 38 pagesToday it is expected in m any advanced high school math classes that students utilize the graphing calculator, and it is helpful for Algebra I and Geometry students to understand how to use the calculator to excel in class ... -
Parent Perceptions of the Kindergarten Experience in Issaquah, Washington
Northwest University, July 2013
iii, 38 pagesChallenger Elementary School in Issaquah, WA offers parents of incoming kindergarten students the opportunity to choose between full-day kindergarten (FDK) and half-day kindergarten (HDK). This study sought to understand ... -
Perceived Effects of No Child Left Behind on High School Science Teaching at a Pacific Northwest School
Northwest University, July 2012
iii, 29 pagesThis project examines the effects No Child Left Behind has on high school science instruction at a Pacific Northwest high school, with a focus on whether students perceive a reduction in science curriculum in the science ... -
Perception and Usage of Graphic Novels in High Schools
Northwest University, July 2013
v, 46 pagesThis study sought to address the question of how teachers and librarians in a public high school perceived the instructional utility of graphic novels, and whether that perception was reflected proportionately in actual ... -
Perceptions From Intercultural Students at Tiffany Park Elementary of an Effective Teacher
Northwest University, July 2013
iii, 24 pagesStudents 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. ...