Browsing College of Education MSE-PD Capstone Projects by Title
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Best practices in emergent literacy
(2011)A unique aspect of kindergarten is that it is often a child's first experience with formal education. Because of this, students come to kindergarten with a huge range of experiences and abilities. Teachers of other grade ... -
The block schedule : personal perceptions and feelings of success
(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 ... -
Building classroom community in a first grade classroom
(2015)In today's ever-changing world, teachers come across a variety of different challenges. With so much pressure being put on test scores, being held accountable for what and how skills are to be taught, and documentation of ... -
Changing students' attitudes towards learning through learning instruction on metacognition and growth-mindset intelligence
(2015)Teaching students how to be successful learners is an important part of a teacher's set of skills to use in the classroom. There are many documented methods on how to do this, but few have recorded the experience of the ... -
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 ... -
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) curriculum alignment : emphasis on formative assessment and metacognitive strategies
(2015)The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) were published in 2010 by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers. The 2014-2015 school year was ... -
Creating a historically literate classroom : teaching students to think like a historian
(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, ... -
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 ... -
The daily five
(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
(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 ... -
Developing a strategy for promoting athletic participation at the high school level : benefits of athletic participation
(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 ... -
Drama and history : teaching historical thinking through role-play
(2015)This action research project examined the effects of drama-based, role-playing strategies on student academic performance and motivation to learn history. This paper discusses the skills necessary to be an effective ... -
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 ... -
Effects of a flipped classroom on student learning and attitudes in social studies
(2015)The growing trend of technology integration in the classroom and the emphasis on individualized learning are brought together in this paper on the effects of a flipped classroom on student learning and attitudes in social ... -
The effects of criterion referenced feedback on intrinsic motivation of students with learning disabilities
(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 ... -
The effects of self-monitoring checklists and extrinsic rewards on missing assignments for students with learning disabilities
(2015)Students with learning disabilities struggle with homework completion and the organizational skill set needed at the middle school level to obtain academic success. The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of ... -
The effects of student choice of difficulty of homework on motivation and homework completion
(2015)Research suggests that students often fail to complete homework due to lack of motivation, partly due to the absence of student choice and a mismatch in assignment difficulty and student's ability level. This action research ... -
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 ...