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Direct linkAllahverdi, Fatima Zehra – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Many students struggle to understand what they read. The purpose of my study was to determine the relationship between teachers' instruction of three processes believed to help readers to become more engaged (purpose setting, questioning, and predicting), students' use of these engaged reader processes, and students' comprehension development. My…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Intervention, Reading Strategies, Pretests Posttests
Gerstner, Gary M. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study sought to fill the gap in the literature concerning intrinsic motivation in elementary students in Grades 4-6 by examining 155 elementary school students and in-depth interviews with three elementary grade teachers. This study used data collected from the self-report survey called the Children's Academic Intrinsic Motivation Inventory…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Intermediate Grades, Student Motivation, Interviews
Braggs, Lydia M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Across the United States, K-12 schools are challenged by rapid growth in the percentage of students of color, culturally and linguistically diverse students, and students from low-income families. A failing practice in the educational system has been to teach these diverse students as if they were the same. This quantitative study examined the…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Academic Achievement, Correlation, Teacher Attitudes
Farmer, Ella – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In the current educational climate, school districts and states are being held accountable for the progress of all students. Students who speak another language at home and have limited English proficiency, known as English Language Learners (ELLs), continue to underperform when compared to English proficient peers. The purpose of the study was to…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, English Language Learners, Language Proficiency, Hierarchical Linear Modeling
Kinloch, Karen Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2013
According to an extensive review of the literature, effective instructional delivery and "classroom management" practices are critical factors to elevate student achievement (Shindler, Jones, Williams, Taylor, & Cadenas, 2012). The purpose of this study was to analyze a comparison of classroom management practices on student…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Predictor Variables, Elementary Schools
Pate, Glynna Y. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The following study investigated the relationship between teacher effectiveness, as defined by the teacher's proficiency score on Domain VIII of the Texas Professional Development and Appraisal System (PDAS), and student achievement on the fourth- and fifth-grade Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) reading and mathematics tests. This…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Mathematics Tests, Predictor Variables
