Graduate Research Projects, UW-Whitewater: Recent submissions
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The impact of culture on the education of Hmong men
(2012)The intention of this study was to try to identify the barriers and cultural influences of Hmong culture on Hmong men who are seeking higher education in the United States. Participants were recruited from one Midwestern ... -
Interactional diversity amongst Latinos in higher education
(2013)Higher education is evolving and becoming a diverse arena for different races and ethnicities. The issue explored in this study consisted of interactions among Latinos in higher education. Latinos were the ideal subjects ... -
iPad implementation in schools
(2012)As technology changes at an ever-increasing rate in today's world, it is vital that schools are adopting these new advancements as quickly as possible. One example of this is Apple's iPad. This tablet device has gained in ... -
E-books and motivation to read in middle school students
(2012)E-books are the latest trend in reading technology. Research has shown that e-books are becoming more commonplace in school libraries and that the number of students with e-readers has recently increased dramatically. It ... -
Enhancing literacy skills with an emphasis on comprehension in the 21st century
(2012)This project explored the effectiveness and importance of teaching comprehension strategies through a workshop format. Classroom teachers (n = 6) were surveyed before and after the workshop sessions to assess knowledge and ... -
Female student involvement : a review and handbook development
(2012)This study explored the relationship between female student involvement in extracurricular activities and academic achievement. Female students who are involved in extracurricular activities appear to perform better ... -
What drives and motivates the Division III female basketball "bench warmer" to compete every day?
(2012)This study was designed to collect data on motivation (intrinsic and extrinsic) and self-determination of Division III female basketball "bench warmers." At the Division III level there is no binding contract or athletic ... -
Teachers' preparation and perspectives toward native language use in the classroom
(2012)This ethnographic case study investigates teacher preparation in educating English language learners (ELLs) and how it relates to perspectives and attitudes toward the use of students' native language (L1) in the classroom ... -
iOS deployment methods in Wisconsin K-12 schools
(2012)Wisconsin K-12 school districts are adopting iOS devices (iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone) to address their technology needs. This study examines what general deployment methods are used in conjunction with these devices. ... -
The popularity and purpose of guided reading
(2012)The purpose of this study was to determine what makes guided reading a popular reading approach based on research, and determine its use in my current school district. The method used was a survey of nine items authored ... -
English language learners and Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) testing
(2012)The purpose of this study was to determine if MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) testing from the NWEA (Northwest Evaluation Association) is a fair and appropriate test for English language learners. Ten elementary school ... -
Uses of differentiation within the classroom
(2012)The following quantitative research descriptive study was conducted in the area of differentiation with the focus being the differentiation methods/strategies. Differentiation is defined as teachers meeting the individual ... -
Combining traditional face-to-face classroom strategies with online teaching methods
(2012)This study is a small scale study in which 41 students in two classes were subjected to two different teaching methods. During the research process, students were enrolled in an advanced junior level English class at a ... -
The lunch bunch : an intervention program for at-risk students
(2012)The purpose of this study was to develop an intervention program for at-risk students in the fifth and sixth grade at DeForest Area Middle School. The program, called the Lunch Bunch, was designed with the purpose of ... -
Curriculum revision for customer relations course
(2012)The purpose of this capstone project is to re-design a course that is currently taught at Madison College for students from the machinist program. The Customer Relations course is required for program completion and it ... -
Affects of using Flocabulary
(2011)This report describes a study aimed at determining if using Flocabulary, a rap based vocabulary program, in conjunction with direct instruction targeting the necessary skills for determining word meaning, is an effective ... -
High school dropout education levels and adult education grade equivalents scores on school re-entry
(2011)While dropping out of high school is a choice that has serious social and economic repercussions, it does not have to be a permanent situation or the end of the person's education. Learning is generally considered to be a ... -
The academic affects of Black fraternal membership
(2011)African-American fraternity members were examined in order to determine the affects Black fraternal membership has on classroom performance. The findings presented in the study provide further implications regarding the ... -
Reading comprehension and "best practices"
(2011)The purpose of this study is to investigate if and how the seven reading comprehension strategies identified as best practices are taught in the second grade Houghton Mifflin reading series (Cooper & Pikulski, 2008) used ... -
Investigating the impact of the Science Writing Heuristic on student learning in high school chemistry
(2011)George D. Nelson, former director of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences Project 2061 said, "Without a science-literate population, the outlook for a better world is not promising." Ten years into the ...