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Direct linkHeather O'Neil – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study examined the effectiveness of a Derived Relational Responding (DRR) program in improving reading comprehension accuracy among upper elementary students without intellectual or developmental disabilities who struggle to meet grade-level reading standards. Addressing a gap in current interventions, the study investigated whether DRR,…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Elementary School Students, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
Meen Chul Kim – ProQuest LLC, 2021
In this dissertation, I argue that web development can play a pivotal role in developing computational thinking as well as provide a stepping stone to an advanced mastery of computation. The preceding literature has extensively examined not only how learners practice computational thinking with a wide array of programming languages, but also how…
Descriptors: Programming, Computer Science Education, Mental Computation, Thinking Skills
Munn, Carol A. – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This research study explored robotics as the catalyst for computational thinking (CT) by sixth-grade students as they are engaged in a science lesson. The interactions, understandings, and applications are discussed, along with the participants' connections and implementations of CT concepts (decomposition, abstraction, pattern recognition, and…
Descriptors: Robotics, Grade 6, Units of Study, Science Instruction
Sam, Sonn – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate how Rhode Island high school principals rate success in implementing 21st century skills in their schools. Secondly, this study investigated how high school principals rate the influence of implementing of 21st century skills in curriculum and instruction in their schools. The high…
Descriptors: Principals, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Problem Solving
Torley, Marilyn – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate how school administrators respond during a crisis. Relevant research pertaining to crisis decision-making will be presented, focusing on the three steps of crisis decision theory (a) assessing the severity of the negative event (b) determining response options, and (c) evaluating response…
Descriptors: Administrators, Qualitative Research, Elementary Schools, Principals
Alexander, Melissa – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this exploratory qualitative study was to determine the reasoning processes used by paramedics to solve clinical problems. Existing research documents concern over the accuracy of paramedics' clinical decision-making, but no research was found that examines the cognitive processes by which paramedics make either faulty or accurate…
Descriptors: Identification, Problem Solving, Protocol Analysis, Hypothesis Testing
