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Daniel J. Backes – ProQuest LLC, 2023
There exists a gap in the literature that discusses the issue of those who teach STEM degree courses who have not been given appropriate training to effectively integrate and implement analytical problem-solving skills (APSS) within their curriculum. At the center of this research is the need for effective training of implementing analytical…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Secondary School Teachers, STEM Education, Grade 7
Adesso, Lore – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study was conducted with 11th- and 12th-grade high school students in western Florida. These students were not meeting the required achievement level in English language arts needed for graduation. This qualitative study investigated the barriers that hinder high school students' achievement in English language arts as a graduation…
Descriptors: Barriers, Academic Achievement, Language Arts, English Instruction
Marsha N. Samuels – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Biodiversity loss and rising global challenges are directly linked to the current climate crisis. Peoples' behaviors and lives are being negatively impacted daily, ushering in a new wave of physiological and emotional distress referred to as eco-anxiety, which is being experienced by young people. Urgent concerns for the need for environmental…
Descriptors: Climate, Majors (Students), Decision Making, Anxiety
Kionnie Maura – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Within the secondary level of education covering students in grades 6-12, reading comprehension continues to be an area of concern for traditional public-school educators. Because students lack the foundations of reading upon entering middle and high school, on average across the United States, many students struggle to meet high school graduation…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Teacher Attitudes, Metacognition, Reading Instruction
Nour Abdulaziz Almutawa – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Reading motivation plays an important role in students' reading development. This study examined the effect of grade, gender, and reading ability on students reading motivation. A total of 261 students in grades 5, 8, and 11 from a public school in North central Florida participated in the study. They completed the Motivation to Read Survey…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, High School Students, Reading Motivation
Nearor, Nicole D. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The main focus of this study was to investigate if, or to what extent, there is a significant relationship between high school science course sequencing and proficiency on 11th grade Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) Science. The Florida Legislature mandated a specific number of sciences as a requirement for graduation. High schools…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, High Schools, Courses, Science Achievement