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Broughton, Sara – Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research, 2023
Spelling instruction is often overlooked by many teachers during reading and language arts. The purpose of this study was to implement a manageable differentiated word study instruction curriculum, drawn from the "Words Their Way (WTW)" curriculum, to determine how it affected students' spelling accuracy and how the participants…
Descriptors: Spelling, Small Group Instruction, Individualized Instruction, Program Effectiveness
Leggette, Holli R.; Redwine, Tobin; Busick, Brytann – Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 2020
Many national reports have documented students' writing deficiencies and the need to develop rigorous writing curricula that moves the needle forward in training young professionals to write. The quasi-experimental study described herein explains the effect reflection had on journalistic writing students' media writing self-perception scores. We…
Descriptors: Reflection, Journal Writing, Self Efficacy, Undergraduate Students
Garza, Encarnación – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2020
This article examines a unique pedagogical approach imbedded with collective learning experiences that engages students in a continuous cycle of mentorship. The research design is guided by two closely aligned methodologies, narrative inquiry and "testimonios." Narrative inquiry lends itself for the 'study of experiences as story'. A…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Urban Schools, Mentors, Reflection
Horan, Shayne M. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative study was to use an Appreciative Inquiry (AI) approach to discover generative instructional and assessment practices of teachers in the language arts classroom at a 5th and 6th grade low socioeconomic public school campus in Texas that earned five distinctions or three consecutive years. The study sought to design a…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Student Empowerment, Teacher Empowerment, Qualitative Research
Bippert, Kelli – Reading Psychology, 2020
To address the needs of middle school students who experience difficulty with reading, students are often placed in reading intervention programs to improve literacy skills. This study explores the question: in what ways do students successfully and unsuccessfully use self-initiated comprehension strategies in their efforts to engage with…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Student Needs, Middle School Students, Intervention
Solis, Rachel; Gordon, Stephen P. – i.e.: inquiry in education, 2020
This study sought to determine how three teachers experienced learning when engaged in ongoing reflective inquiry regarding their teaching beliefs, teaching behaviors, and the comparison of those beliefs and behaviors. Three case studies describe teachers writing educational platforms, comparing their platforms to their classroom behaviors, and…
Descriptors: Reflective Teaching, Professional Development, Teacher Behavior, Inquiry
Cross, Chrissy J. – Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching, 2017
In the undergraduate biology laboratory, many freshmen are apathetic towards the content of the course. Curriculum based reader's theater (CRBT) is an instructional method that can increase interest the students in the content of the course while improving student communication, collaboration and understanding. This research is an examination of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Biology, College Science, Science Laboratories
Blevins, Brooke; Moore, Brandon; Dexter Torti, Cameron – Teacher Educator, 2017
This study was designed to use critical reflective journaling practices to explore the experiences of preservice teachers working in a juvenile justice education program called the Reach Academy. Using a qualitative case study design, the researchers explored how 48 preservice teachers utilized critical reflective journaling to examine their own…
Descriptors: Journal Writing, Reflection, Preservice Teachers, Juvenile Justice
Square-Miller, Rhoshanda – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of a writing intervention on the writing and reading achievement of middle school students. Specifically, this study was concerned with 6th grade students who were exposed to a writing intervention and those 6th grade students who were not exposed to a writing intervention with regards to…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Writing Achievement, Reading Achievement, Intervention
Hernandez, Regina – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This qualitative case study documented the experiences of two adult educators and four older learners' teaching and learning technology and new media in a community-based program in Texas. The research questions guiding this study included: (1) What can we learn from looking at the educational efforts of a community-based programs offering…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Adult Educators, Adult Students
McConn, Matthew – Texas Journal of Literacy Education, 2014
Many times students are directed to make a personal connection to literature without being guided toward how their connection works interdependently with the structure of the narrative to create a greater meaning, much less directed toward how this connection can hold meaning for their own lives. Through student samples, this article attempts to…
Descriptors: Literature Appreciation, Reader Text Relationship, Teaching Methods, Literature
Northcote, Maria; Gosselin, Kevin P.; Reynaud, Daniel; Kilgour, Peter; Anderson, Malcolm – Issues in Educational Research, 2015
Higher education institutions are developing more and more online courses to supplement and augment the courses they offer in on-campus modes. In fact, some universities now offer the majority of their courses through online contexts. However, for academic staff who design and teach these courses, the transition from teaching on-campus courses to…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Universities, Self Efficacy, Teacher Attitudes
Blevins, Brooke; LeCompte, Karon; Wells, Sunny – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2016
It is imperative that schools and communities give students opportunities to participate in active citizenship and prepare them with the important skills and dispositions needed to become informed citizens. Action civics is a promising practice that puts students at the heart of civics learning by providing them with the opportunity to learn about…
Descriptors: Civics, Citizenship Education, Student Participation, Student Research
Prefume, Yuko Enomoto – ProQuest LLC, 2015
A flipped classroom approach promotes active learning and increases teacher-student interactions by maximizing face-to-face class time (Hamdan, McKnight, Mcknight, Arfstrom, & Arfstrom, 2013). In this study, "flipped classroom" is combined with the use of technology and is described as an instructional approach that provides lectures…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Blended Learning, Homework
Ladipo, Josephine L. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This study focused on improving teaching through professional development. Identifying and designing teacher-based innovative professional development (integrating music into mathematics) resulted in an improved mathematical concept at Jaclyn Public School (a pseudonym). The target population for this action research study is drawn from an…
Descriptors: Action Research, Teacher Improvement, Faculty Development, Interdisciplinary Approach