Browsing Master in Teaching (MIT) by Issue Date
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Kinesthetic Versus Traditional Approach to Teaching Spelling in the First Grade
Northwest University, Summer 2007
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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 ... -
Academic Achievement and High School Football Participation: Grade Point Average Comparison In-Season Versus Off-Season
Northwest University, Summer 2007
35 pagesThis 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), ... -
The Literature Circles Teaching Method
Northwest University, Summer 2007
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Running Techniques That Yield the Most Successful Results Among High School Students in Monroe, Washington
Northwest University, Summer 2007
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The Use of Handheld Video Games as Educational Tools in a Third Grade Classroom
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 ... -
Definitions of Success from Fifth Grade Students
Northwest University, July 2008
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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 ... -
Estimation of Education Among High School Students
Northwest University, July 2008
43 pagesAt 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
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The Effects of Teaching Spelling in Context in a Primary Classroom
Northwest University, June 2009
iv, 28 pagesThe 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 ... -
Recess in Middle School: Inclusion or Exclusion?
Northwest University, June 2009
iv, 34 pagesThere is a belief within the school system that there comes an age in which time for recess is no longer necessary for school children. Yet I question the assumption that middle school students do not have needs similar ... -
Brain Gym and its Effects on a First Grade Classroom
Northwest University, July 2009
v, 30 pagesCurrently, 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
iii, 34 pagesOn 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 ... -
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 ...
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