Browsing UWRF Graduate Research Papers by Title
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Impact of student-centered strategies on vocabulary learning in a foreign language classroom
(2013-05-15)The traditional middle school foreign language classroom typically has the teacher imparting the knowledge and vocabulary of the unit to the class. The students are unmotivated to take ownership of their learning with this ... -
The Impact of Tutoring Younger Students on Third Graders' Reading Skills and Perceptions of Themselves as Readers
(2016-06-04)Schools are constantly being pushed to cut budgets and yet have all students be proficient in academic skills. Cross-age tutoring could be a solution because it provides one-on-one interventions that can focus on specific ... -
Impacts of technology on summative and self-assessment: does more technology in a secondary math classroom increase students' test scores?
(2014-01-22)This study examines the effects on students when the instructor is introducing technology in the math classroom, by taking advantage of a favorable opportunity to study two populations with highly contrasted levels of ... -
The Implementation of a Silence Area into the Environment and How it Impacts the Social-Emotional Behavior of the Students
(2017-11-14)Modern children are plagued with struggles that were unheard of decades ago. Due to busy lifestyles and limitless use of technology, the social-‐emotional and physical well-‐being of children ... -
The Implementation of an Early Childhood Montessori Peace Curriculum to Mitigate Traumatic Events
(2021-06-09)This purpose of this action research project was created to study the effects of a peace curriculum and how it can help mitigate a pandemic or a traumatic societal event. The study took place in a public Montessori School ... -
The Implementation of Practical Life Works Targeting School-Specific Skills
(2022)The purpose of this action research project was to study the implementation of practical life skills targeting school-specific skills. This study took place in a Children’s House classroom at a public Montessori school ... -
Implementing a Social Emotional Learning Unit Amid a Pandemic
(2021-06-15)The purpose of this action research is to implement a six-week Social Emotional Learning (SEL) unit amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The unit was delivered to 26 students, who are in first, second and third grade, also known ... -
Implementing co-teaching in middle school with focus on reluctant readers following the American Psychological Association's guidelines
(2013-12-15)study focused on the effect co-teaching had on the reluctant reader, special education students, and the pursuit of enhancing reading skills in middle school aged children. One theory is the use of cooperative teaching ... -
Implementing inquiry based learning into a high school science classroom
(2013-05-06)In an inquiry based classroom students are challenged to create knowledge and develop models to understand the world around them. They are asked to engage in the same activities that mathematicians, engineers, and scientists ... -
Implementing Peer Coaching: A Self-Study as a Reading Speciliast and the Motivation and Satisfaction of Elementary Teachers
(2016-01-19)Peer coaching has become a popular initiative in the area of teacher-directed professional development. The purpose of this action research was to provide teachers with opportunities for collaboration, professional ... -
Implementing Reader's Theatre as an Intervention to Improve Prosody
(2015-06-11)The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Reader?s Theatre as a Title I classroom intervention for fourth and fifth graders to improve prosody, and ultimately fluency,as measured by AIMSweb benchmark ... -
Implementing Repeated Reading and the Impact on Fluency Levels of Struggling Readers in the Upper Elementary Classroom
(2025)This research study explored how a repeated reading program could help nine fifth graders who were reading below grade level, as noted by a fluency assessment. While these students could sound out words well, they had ... -
Importance of handwriting: how Montessori didactic materials support handwriting
(2015-05-18)In this high-tech age, handwriting in modern society is at a decline; this is true in education as well. The Common Core ignores the importance of handwriting; Montessori curriculum highlights the importance of writing ... -
Importance of Studying Poetry in Lower Elementary Classroom
(2022)This project explores the importance of teaching and studying poetry in a lower elementary Montessori classroom. The purpose of the project is to examine students’ interest and involvement in reading, writing and memorizing ... -
The Importance of Writing Before Reading; How Montessori Materials and Curriculum Support This Learning Process
(2015-12-21)This action research examines the benefits of writing before reading and documents how the Montessori materials and method support students to use writing as a foundation for learning to read. During a six month period, I ... -
Improving Math Fact Fluency using Online Resources in a Virtual Upper Elementary Montessori Classroom
(2021-06-14)Math fact fluency is a problem across the United States and it affects the success of many students. Math anxiety is a very real experience and considerations are to be made for this while also seeking to help students ... -
Improving Motivation to Read and/or Write through Goal Setting
(2015-12-08)One essential component of reading and writing instruction is motivation. This study explored the impact of goal setting on motivation in reading and writing class in a fifth grade classroom in a rural community. Participants ... -
Incorporating interactive demonstration applets into the mathematics classroom
(2012-08-01)Recognizing that the incorporation of technology into the modern mathematics classroom often falls far behind the ideal, the author outlines the history and reasons for the delay and lists some of the difficulties and ... -
Incorporating peace education into the school curriculum: building empathy and self-worth while taking ownership over peace
(2014-05-05)It is time for education to become pro-active in the support of teaching peace. There is an increased need for our education system to provide the skills to help our children become successful leaders in the future. This ... -
Increasing students' love of reading
(2013-12-13)Learning to read is exciting, challenging, and sometimes difficult for young students. The literacy skills developed early in a child's education are essential for future success. Students who love to read are self-motivated ...