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Sara Thompson – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs focus on growing the STEM workforce. The problem is many middle and high school students in Texas require support from the STEM teacher to comprehend complex science texts. Research shows interest in science begins to decline in adolescence leading to a shortage of employees to…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Middle School Students
Burr, Jennifer L. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the teaching strategies of effective middle school content-area teachers in teaching English Language Learner students in one suburban ISD in North Texas. Ten participants were asked questions from a guided protocol to obtain information about practices and strategies effective…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Educational Strategies, Content Area Reading, English Language Learners
Rivas, Faustino – ProQuest LLC, 2017
According to the Nation's Report Card (2015), American schools are suffering a double-digit academic gap between minority and non-minority students in reading proficiency scores and graduation rates. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of mediated reading (MR) across the curriculum on the achievement of at-risk low-SES minority…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, At Risk Students, Standardized Tests, Achievement Tests