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An Examination of the Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and Math Achievements of Eighth Grade Students before (Pre) and after (Post) COVID-19 Pandemic Enrolled in a Rural School District in the Low Country of South Carolina
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Valarie McMillan – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented disruptions to teaching and learning. In March 2020, COVID-19 pandemic was recognized as a life-threatening virus, therefore, schools across the United States of America had an induced lockdown, which prevented the continuation of in-person learning. Adjustments, quickly, were made to the learning…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Language Arts, Mathematics Achievement, Grade 8
The Impact of a Global Education Program on the Critical Global Awareness Level of Eighth Grade Students in a Rural School in South Carolina
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Mosneaguta, Marina – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Over the past few years of teaching at a school district in a southeastern state, the researcher noticed that her students had become increasingly interested in various global topics. Students wanted to talk about world events and cultures around the world, but they had a limited understanding of their own roles as world citizens. The purpose of…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Global Education, Middle School Students, School Districts
The Impact of Scaffolding on the Historical Thinking Skills of Middle School Students
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Cox, William R. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study focuses on discovery of what combination of scaffolds will allow 8th grade social studies students to successfully interact with primary source historical documents. The teacher-researcher examined the impact of scaffolding on two obstacles to learning in the discipline of history: (a) the inability of students to navigate successfully…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Thinking Skills, Middle School Students, Grade 8