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"I Learned That I Was Better...Than I Thought I Was": A Case for New Methodologies to Understand the Narratives of Black Boys along the K-5 Pathway
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Eliot Bryant Sykes – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Research literature focused on Black boys along the K-6 pathway objectifies them and results in their developmental capabilities and capacities being ignored while their acts of self-definition are impeded. This is evidenced by researchers solely focusing upon external factors and/or using adult-completed surveys and datasets as sources for data.…
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, Student Attitudes, Personal Narratives
The Power of Multimodal Representations
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Taylor, Jonte'; Villanueva, Mary Grace – Science and Children, 2014
Ensuring science for all in the classroom requires that all students are afforded ways to grasp key science and engineering practices; however, we know that the practice of "obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information" can be a challenging task for children with high incidence disabilities (NGSS Lead States 2013, p. 15).…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, At Risk Students, Learning Disabilities, Behavior Disorders
Using the Multimodal Affordances of the Interactive Whiteboard to Support Students' Understanding of Texts
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Maher, Damian – Learning, Media and Technology, 2011
The purpose of the study reported on here was to explore ways in which the interactive whiteboard (IWB) can support students' understanding of texts. A Year 3 and a Year 4 primary school class in New South Wales, Australia, is the focus of the research. A qualitative case study was carried out using multimodal analysis focusing on the use of an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Needs, Teaching Methods, Suburban Schools