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Barilka, Marisa – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Students who are not proficient in math are more likely to face negative long-term effects. In addition to adults with a lack of math skills facing a range of potential economic and mental health issues, the nation is also negatively impacted by a society of individuals who cannot contribute to the technological infrastructure. Project-based…
Descriptors: High School Students, Engineering Education, Curriculum, STEM Education
Holmes, Neil – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The purpose of this quasi-experimental quantitative study was to determine if the incorporation of a student response system in third grade mathematics led to an increase in student achievement as measured by the MAP Growth: Math 2-5 CCSS 2010 V2 interim assessment. The study was founded on the basis that providing students with educational…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 3, Audience Response Systems
Mudrich, Rachel Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this research study was to determine if project-based learning activities (PBLA) incorporated into an eighth-grade mathematics classroom have an effect on students' academic achievement and motivation toward learning. The control group used the traditional instruction method to cover mathematic objective skills that are Common Core…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement
Lorenzen, Janelle K. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study addressed how different instructional strategies affected preservice elementary teachers' levels of math anxiety and their achievement in a math content course while considering descriptions of their experiences in the course in relation to their math anxiety and achievement. The instructional strategies used were traditional teaching…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Mathematics Anxiety, Mathematics Instruction, Mixed Methods Research
Mayled, Lindy Hamilton – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This retrospective, quantitative, causal-comparative study was conducted to understand if there was a statistically significant difference in student achievement (gain scores and pass/fail rates) between low SES STEM students who received increased technology-enabled active learning (TEAL) instructional techniques and low SES STEM students who did…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Teaching Methods, Active Learning, High School Students
Canuteson, Ashley Dyanne – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The developing synergy of legislation and research throughout recent history points to the current momentum behind college and career readiness for every student. Researchers have found that embedding academic content into career education improves student learning. Integrated learning can vary in approach and style and can be adjusted to fit into…
Descriptors: Geometry, Mathematics Instruction, High School Students, Correlation
Wale, Christine M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Digital games are widely popular and interest has increased for their use in education. Digital games are thought to be powerful instructional tools because they promote active learning and feedback, provide meaningful contexts to situate knowledge, create engagement and intrinsic motivation, and have the ability individualize instruction.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Aptitude
Wright, Jeremy R. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to identify (1) the effectiveness of the Intel Essentials model of project-based learning based on student Florida Comprehensive Assessment test (FCAT) reading scores; (2) the differences in student engagement between students in classes with teachers trained in the Intel Essentials model of project-based learning and…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Student Projects
Lee, Luann Christensen – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study examined the content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) constructed by a group of 24 pre-service elementary teacher participants as they learned about the moon's phases, inquiry learning, and use of the Internet message boards as a teaching tool as a part of their science teaching methods course. The MOON Project (More…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Science Education
Fassihi Langroodi, Sayedeh Parvanak – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In an English as a second language (ESL) or English as a foreign language (EFL) class, special emphasis is often put on interaction and negotiation as a means of learning and understanding the language being taught (Long, 1981; Pica, 1994). However, student-student interaction as well as student-teacher interaction could be difficult to achieve in…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Control Groups, Speech Communication, Student Reaction
Holmes, Lisa Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to determine ways "Digital Biographies," a Project Based Learning Unit, developed 21st century skills while simultaneously supporting NCLB accountability standards. The main goal of this study was to inform professional practice by exploring ways to address two separate, seemingly opposing, demands of…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Mayben, Robert Edwin – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate how the instructional use of GPS through instructional geocaching activities engages students and promotes achievement in a middle school social studies classroom. The impact of instructional geocaching on addressing the needs of students with various learning styles was also examined. In addition, the…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Cognitive Style
Towne, Forrest S. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Current domestic and international comparative studies of student achievement in science are demonstrating that the U.S. needs to improve science education if it wants to remain competitive in the global economy. One of the causes of the poor performance of U.S. science education is the lack of students who have developed the formal thinking…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Global Approach, Adolescents
Hammett, Carol Totsky – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to explore vocabulary acquisition of primary grade children. Specifically, the study used a unique teaching strategy that added physical movement to typical read-aloud sessions with kindergarten and first grade children. Although a review of reading research revealed a plethora of studies, very few studies…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Elementary School Students, Kindergarten, Grade 1