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Navarro, Ann M. – Online Submission, 2008
Background: Many classrooms today have ESL students who do not speak English and are completely lost. How can teachers help these students comprehend what they are learning in English? Purpose: The purpose of this research is to identify effective reading strategies to build schema for English language learners (ELLs) to help them comprehend.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Reading Strategies, Instructional Effectiveness
O'Connor, Katherine A.; Greene, H. Carol; Anderson, Patricia J. – Online Submission, 2006
Background: Action research is a meaningful form of research because it is conducted by the teacher in his or her own classroom. Action research requires a teacher to design a study in an area of interest and conduct it in their own classroom. Action research is a requirement for some masters of education programs in the United States. Purpose: To…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Research Design, Teacher Effectiveness
Rule, Audrey C., Ed.; Hallagan, Jean E., Ed. – Online Submission, 2006
Background: Multiplication and division by fractions are among the most troublesome concepts in the elementary mathematics curriculum. Recent studies have shown that preservice elementary teachers in the United States do not have deep understandings of these concepts. Effective ways to improve preservice teachers' conceptual understanding of these…
Descriptors: Matched Groups, Equations (Mathematics), Pretests Posttests, Research Design