Browsing College of Education MSE-PD Capstone Projects by Author "Zbikowski, John"
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The block schedule : personal perceptions and feelings of success
Schultz, Jennifer (2011)Research on the block schedule versus the traditional schedule in high school classrooms suggests that there are benefits and negatives to both schedules, without a majority of conclusive evidence to readily support one ... -
Creating a historically literate classroom : teaching students to think like a historian
Bazan, Angela Lynn (2011)This action research project examines the effect of the Thinking Like a Historian framework on student understanding and historical literacy in the secondary classroom. The project implemented the core TLH ideas of inquiry, ... -
The daily five
Sweger, Melissa (2011)The Daily Five is a program that was developed by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser, "the sisters." "The sisters" designed this program to help students develop the daily habits of reading, writing, and working with peers with ... -
Developing a strategy for promoting athletic participation at the high school level
Eiserman, Sarah (2011)More than ever, schools today are being asked to do more for students in the way of physical, mental, social, and emotional development. A simple and easy way to help students develop these areas is to encourage them to ... -
The effects of criterion referenced feedback on intrinsic motivation of students with learning disabilities
Persick, Christopher (2011)Students with learning disabilities (LD) tend to have less intrinsic motivation than their counterparts who are not considered to have LD. This project examines the role criterion referenced feedback has on the intrinsic ... -
A study of the implementation of differentiation strategies in the spelling classroom
Burton, Misty M. (2011)A Study of the Implementation of Differentiation Strategies in the Spelling Classroom discusses the implementation of various differentiation strategies in a third grade spelling classroom. The strategies are used to ... -
Supporting the struggling mathematics student in my fifth grade classroom
Frankenfeld, Becky (2011)Everyday Mathematics is a popular reform and research-based program that is currently being used in my district. It is not a complete math program however, and some struggling students are being left out. This project ... -
Utilizing student response systems in a high school mathematics class
Hammil, Lynette (2011)An important aspect of teaching is to engage students in the learning process. Evidence has shown that the use of technology to increase engagement and participation of students in the classroom is important. The use of ...