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Kariuki, Patrick N.; Ross, Zachary R. – Online Submission, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of computerized and traditional ear training methods on the aural skills abilities of elementary music students. The sample consisted of 20 students who were randomly assigned to either an experimental or control group. The experimental group was taught for five sessions using computerized…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Music Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction
Kariuki, Patrick N.; Black, Lacie N. – Online Submission, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of integrating theatre-arts strategies and traditional strategies in high school English classrooms. The sample consisted of one eleventh grade English class of twenty-one students. Data were collected from students' cumulative grades. The study was conducted throughout an eighteen-week term,…
Descriptors: Grade 11, High School Students, English Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach
Kariuki, Patrick N.; Rhymer, Sarah A. – Online Submission, 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of readers' theatre-based and tradition-based instruction on sixth-grade students' comprehension at a selected middle school. A sample of 10 students from sixth grade was randomly selected for each of the experimental and control groups. The experimental group was taught using readers'…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 6, Reading Instruction, Theater Arts
Kariuki, Patrick N.; Kent, Holly D. – Online Submission, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine the difference between students' scores in comprehension (English Language Arts) tests when they are led in Brain Gym® activities before class instruction and when they are taught using traditional teaching strategies. The sample for this study consisted of 11 males and 9 females. Data were collected by…
Descriptors: Scores, Language Arts, Comprehension, Teaching Methods
Kariuki, Patrick N.; Humphrey, Steven G. – Online Submission, 2006
A sample of 26 at-risk fourth graders was randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group was taught geometry concepts using drama, while the control group received more traditional instruction. Fifty minute lessons per day were given for one week. Then, a multiple choice test to assess academic achievement was…
Descriptors: Drama, Geometry, Mathematics Instruction, High Risk Students