The dual curriculum model ubiquitous to Orthodox Jewish day schools in North America typically bifurcates into religious (Judaic) studies and general studies. While most classes generally fit into one of those two halves of the curriculum, some classes are not intuitively categorized as wholly belonging to one part over the other. One of those…

This study investigated the validity of the research methodology which sought to compare methods of instruction through the application of univariate statistical procedures, to contribute to the development of the theoretical position which contended that students of different abilities, needs, preferences, and attitudes should be differentially…

The purpose of the study was to trace and document by means of historical research methods, the organization of the St. Louis Public School System's elementary reading curriculum in regard to instructional methodology, legislation, and influential personalities. Chronologically, the study covered the period 1821-1973. The reading curriculum of the…

This study was undertaken to identify those factors in a basic composition program (BCP) which promoted or inhibited growth in student writing abilities and to determine the appropriateness of the case-study research strategy for studying student writing processes. Data gathered included all writing produced by one BCP class of 19 students, tape…

The purposes of this descriptive study were to determine what changes occurred in teachers' perceptions of the reading process--as measured by the Siu Test of Teacher Perception of the Reading Process (STORP)--after instruction in miscue analysis, and to determine what changes occurred in teachers' classroom reading instruction--as measured by the…

This thesis describes a project to design a primary school physics learning environment which takes into account teachers' needs, design procedures, properties of the learning environment, and pupil learning outcomes. The project's design team has wide experience in research and development work in relation to science education, the use of ICT in…

This paper reports on a study conducted to determine if PowerPoint presentation is the most effective medium to explain two reference books: "The Storyteller's Sourcebook" and "A Guide to Folktales in the English Language." A secondary purpose was to see if the students who saw the PowerPoint presentation received higher…