Browsing by Author "Guidry, Allen"
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Connecting the Dots: Effects of Close Reading on Students' Comprehension of Primary Sources
Ballance, Ann Marie (East Carolina University, 2016-12-08)The Common Core State Standards require teachers to incorporate more primary sources in the history classroom. Primary source documents are often challenging, so teachers must find strategies to help students analyze them. ... -
PILOT PROJECT FOR GLOBAL COMPETENCY EDUCATION IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOLS
Quinones-Martinez, Taylor Joan Nicole (East Carolina University, 2020-05-04)In this study a group of 9th grade World History students from eastern North Carolina participated in a semester-long virtual exchange program to increase global competency learning. Virtual exchanges are technology-enabled, ... -
TEACHER PERCEPTIONS OF OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES IN EDUCATION:AN ACTION RESEARCH STUDY
Bonin, Thomas (East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)This study examined the perceptions of high school history teachers on outdoor experiences in education. It used a written interview format to ascertain teachers’ perceptions on the benefit students would have from outdoor ... -
The Effect of Comic Books on Historical Empathy in High School Students
Saulter, Justin C (East Carolina University, 2020-05-04)In this study, a group of 10th -grade civics and economics students from eastern North Carolina participated in two weeks of comic book centered instruction to increase their levels of historical empathy. Historical empathy ... -
The Effects of Using an Online Credit Focused Personal Finance Module on Students’ Understanding of Credit
Franch, Daniel J (East Carolina University, 2016-04-28)This study examined the effect of a credit focused personal finance module on high school students’ understanding of the positive and negative effects of credit as measured by a pre and post-test comparison. This study ... -
TO BE, RATHER THAN TO SEEM: STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF HISTORY IN THE 9-12 CURRICULUM
Woodard, Jeanann Denise (East Carolina University, 2016-12-07)There has been a recent emphasis on Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) education, an area that seems to be growing even when budget cuts hit. The present study investigates whether high school students ...