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Branch, Jessica M. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Often children with disabilities have difficulty engaging in tasks and may display off-task behaviors. Children learn best when they are interested in a topic. This generalized learning is more meaningful than memorization of facts (McWilliam & Casey, 2008). When engagement time is increased, children often display higher cognitive skills and…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Disabilities, Learner Engagement, Thinking Skills
Mere-Cook, Yvette – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Results from previous research studies suggest that inclusive settings benefit all learners. However, general education teachers often do not have built in supports within the classroom to meet the needs of students with disabilities. Implementing a sensory diet curriculum (SDC) is one instructional practice that addresses needs of students with…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Disabilities, Sensory Experience
Telischak, Michelle A. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this cross-sectional, non-experimental, explanatory quantitative research study was to determine the strength and direction of the relationship between instructional time and student achievement in Grades 3, 4, and 5 on the 2011 New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge in Language Arts Literacy (LAL) and Mathematics. The unit…
Descriptors: Time Factors (Learning), Time on Task, Mathematics Instruction, Language Arts
Waller, Lisa Ivey – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This research investigated the relationship of math intervention teachers' (MITs) pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) and students' math achievement gains in primary math interventions. The Kentucky Center for Mathematics gathered data on the MITs and primary math intervention students included in this study. Longitudinal data were analyzed for a…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Intervention, Mathematics Achievement
Bryant, Christa Michelle – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to determine if faculty teaching behaviors differed as a function of demographic variables including academic discipline, years of experience making accommodations, academic rank, and/or gender. College faculty from three universities completed and submitted the Faculty Inventory, a questionnaire containing seven…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Behavior, State Universities, Demography
Hollender, Ian – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Since the 1970's there has been a movement in the United States aimed at increasing the integration of students with disabilities among non-disabled peers in general education classes. The practice of inclusion--full integration of students regardless of the severity of disability--is not uniformly accepted. While many agree with the ideals and…
Descriptors: Class Size, Teacher Effectiveness, Construct Validity, Test Validity