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Tamar Housen – ProQuest LLC, 2024
English learners (ELs) are a growing demographic in schools nationwide. ELs are expected to demonstrate proficiency in core subjects like their non-EL counterparts. However, an achievement gap exists. To address the achievement disparity for ELs, schools seek certified ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages) teachers to provide the support…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teacher Certification
James R. Izzo – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Curriculum-based measurements (CBM) are used in schools to screen students for academic difficulties. Oral reading fluency curriculum-based measures (CBM-R) are the most popular, yet several studies have identified predictive bias in CBM-Rs in relation to key variables (e.g., race, sex). Despite a massive increase in the use of these measures as…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Bias, Curriculum Based Assessment, Reading Tests
Courtney McClendon – ProQuest LLC, 2024
School districts choose programs based on limited data, word of mouth, or cost-effectiveness. STEM-based schools often choose project-based learning (PBL) programs to deliver curricula through limited research and word of mouth effectiveness. This study evaluated one PBL program implementation in the context of a suburban Texas middle school by…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Program Evaluation, STEM Education
Dymphna Jewelle Canales – ProQuest LLC, 2024
In education, assessment helps shape teaching practices and student outcomes, as it influences how teachers perceive their roles, approach instruction, and engage with students. This study investigated 3rd-8th grade English Language Arts and mathematics teachers' conceptions of the NWEA MAP Growth assessment, focusing on four key factors: (1)…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Achievement Tests, Grade Level Differences, Intellectual Disciplines
Payne, Kathryn F. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Technical literacy instruction and authentic learning opportunities need to be implemented through cross-curricular collaboration into secondary ELA curriculums to bridge the disconnect between K-12 education and the demands of the 21st-century workforce. The Common Core State Standards as well as newly adopted legislation in Maryland, Blueprint…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Secondary School Curriculum, Language Arts, Grade 11
Gabrielle Vicki Credelle Grant – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Most students with disabilities have reading difficulties and perform significantly lower than their peers without disabilities on low- and high-stakes reading achievement tests. Out of 23 studies on the supplemental Lexia Core5 Reading computer-assisted instruction (CAI) program intervention, 21 studies showed positive reading outcomes for…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Reading Difficulties, Reading Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction
Felicia Irving-Wynter – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Students in the local school district have continued to score below the state average on the standardized American Literature end-of-course (EOC) assessment. It was unclear what 9th-, 10th-, and 11th-grade teachers in the district were doing to prepare students for success on the American Literature EOC. The purpose of this basic qualitative study…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, High School Students
Evan Way – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this action research was to evaluate how the implementation of asynchronous online discussions into the classroom impacts the critical thinking skills of secondary language arts students. Although critical thinking has shown to be an important 21st century skill (Paul & Elder, 2002), many students are leaving high school lacking…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Electronic Learning, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Critical Thinking
Jennifer Wilks Gaston – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this quantitative non-experimental cross-sectional study was to examine the possible relationship between students' autonomy, students' competence, and student-teacher relatedness, and their performance on ELA and math high-stakes tests. The self-determination theory was employed to guide the study. This study collected…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, High Stakes Tests, English, Language Arts
Jessica L. Davis – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The following designed-based implementation research (DBIR) study explores the impacts of a research-practice partnership (RPP) on two fifth grade ELA teachers and the researcher as they engaged with the designing and implementation of two critical literacy pedagogy (CLP) units through the adaptation of mandated New York State Common Core (NYSCC)…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Grade 5, Elementary School Teachers, Research and Development
Crocker, Jonathan – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This case study explored the relationship between levels of content choice in three high school online English language arts courses and evidence of student motivation in student work and students' thoughts about motivation. These courses were designed around the main components of Self-Determination Theory (autonomy, competence, relatedness) and…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, High School Students, Electronic Learning, Language Arts
Kimberly Thaggard – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Adolescents' in-school identities, out-of-school identities, and literacy practices are intertwined and connected. This research project aimed to explore the development of adolescent identities and out-of-school literacy practices in students' English Language Arts classes. As a high school teacher and administrator, the researcher adopted a…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade 9, Adolescents, English Instruction
Ryan Sherwood – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study examined the effect of mandated school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic on student learning loss and the effects of a rapid shift in instructional modality. The research study focused on comparing the academic year results of 2021-2022 to the year of 2018-2019 in English language arts and mathematics assessments, specifically using…
Descriptors: School Closing, COVID-19, Pandemics, Achievement Gains
Aimee Trieu – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Technological advancements continue to present a variety of learning opportunities for students. The purpose of this interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) study is to seek an understanding about students' experiences with a virtual reality (VR) activity in an Advanced Placement English course. Analyzing the observations and interactions…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Reading Skills, English Instruction, Language Arts
Taiwana Walker – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of the study was to explore the use of visuals as it applied to English Language Arts instruction for teachers in suburban and urban middle and high schools in a metropolitan area in the state of Georgia. This study was implemented to address the reading needs of students in response to the changing context of literacy in an age of…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking
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