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Wilson, Carla F. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Research indicates that mathematics anxiety interferes with solving math problems in everyday life as well as academic situations. In classrooms across the country, educators have utilized different methods to help students alleviate their irrational fears of completing even basic math problems. Critical constructivist educators have utilized…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 6, Mathematics Anxiety, Multiple Intelligences
Bell, Laura J. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine whether the use of non-cognitive assessment in combination with traditional criteria predicted potential academic success as measured by first-semester GPAs of provisionally admitted students. Survey data were collected with a non-cognitive questionnaire (NCQ) from provisionally admitted…
Descriptors: College Admission, Admission Criteria, State Universities, Statistical Analysis
Pinto, Prasopsuk Y. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this collection of multiple case studies was to examine teachers' perspectives and practices to determine whether instructional strategies implemented in their classrooms to promote literacy skills for students with autism spectrum disorders were described as research-based practices. Although extensive research has been conducted…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Educational Strategies, Program Implementation, Educational Research
Hirsch, Karen A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the impact of differentiated instructional techniques on non-traditional, adult student engagement in an RN-BSN completion program course. Differentiated instructional techniques have been a staple method of teaching in K-12 education for a number of years. Differentiated instruction (DI) is a…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Individualized Instruction, Teaching Methods, Nontraditional Students