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The Influence of Noncognitive Skill Development on the Sense of Belonging of First-Year Students
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-12)
The purpose of this study was to determine if developing noncognitive variables influenced the sense of belonging in first-year students. The literature suggests sense of belonging could be defined from either a psychological ...
IMPROVING READING ACHIEVEMENT IN HARNETT COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THROUGH EARLY READING INTERVENTIONS: A PROGRAM EVALUATION OF READING RECOVERY AND LEVELED LITERACY INTERVENTION FOR FIRST GRADERS
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-12)
This program evaluation took place in Harnett County Schools, North Carolina. This study evaluated two common reading intervention programs currently used in the Harnett district. This evaluation compared and examined the ...
Interim Assessments as a Predictive Tool and Driver of Formative Assessment Practices to Improve Student Performance on State Assessments
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-08)
The problem of practice on which this study focused was the establishment of interim
assessments as a predictive tool and driver of formative assessment practices to improve student
performance. The initial phase of ...
The affect of increased assessment focus through professional learning communities on instructional practice
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-15)
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of utilizing a focused planning approach to test design and analysis within an assessment centered professional learning community (PLC) in one Local Education Agency ...
QUALITY AND LIBRARY EDUCATION: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF LIS FACULTY CONCEPTUALIZATIONS OF LIBRARY PROGRAM CURRICULUM
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-01)
This dissertation aimed to examine the perceptions of faculty about the curriculum taught in a Master’s level degree library program. It was motivated by one research question: How do faculty in a Library and Information ...
EQUITY AGENTS: CREATING AN INNOVATIVE LEARNING CULTURE WITH FOREIGN TEACHERS AND LĂOSHĪ 老师 WITHIN AN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-23)
Educators within international school contexts are proponents of equity and believe that they listen to and advocate for the local teaching assistants, aides, and staff. However, issues of power, organizational structures, ...
NURTURING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH GOAL SETTING: A STRATEGY EVALUATION OF THE ABOUT2BE PROGRAM FOR PROBATIONARY COLLEGE STUDENTS
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-23)
This research was a part of a series of studies designed to evaluate the impact of a goal setting strategy entitled About2Be on the engagement and goal setting for probationary college students in the second semester of ...
ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING CORE INSTRUCTIONAL FRAMEWORKS IN THE KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH-GRADE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CLASSROOM
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-26)
This study presents a problem of practice in the format of a small-scale proof of concept. The topic is focused on a comprehensive process to improve the implementation of K-5 literacy instruction within a rural district ...
DEVELOPING STUDENTS’ COMMUNICATION SKILLS THROUGH VIRTUAL ROLE PLAY ACTIVITIES
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-23)
Employers have reported difficulty in finding employees who possess the skills needed to be successful. Surprisingly, the skills to which employers are referring are not the technical skills one would assume; instead, the ...
A Study to Increase Female Minority STEM Efficacy and Engagement at the Northeast Academy for Aerospace and Advanced Technologies
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-10)
This study was designed to improve the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) efficacy and engagement of middle school minority females in a during-school and after-school all-girl peer support group. ...