The purpose of this action research study is to examine the effectiveness of pre-teaching low-achieving students during an after-school tutorial, and the effect it has on raising achievement levels and ultimately decreasing achievement gaps. Six students from my homeroom class were identified as low achieving and chosen to participate in this study. Using quantitative research [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Teaching Intelligence
Research shows that students learn in different ways using their innate, environmental, and learned intelligences. The purpose of this research is to determine if students’ attitudes and learning preferences can change and/or strengthen by applying multiple intelligences in learning centers. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to collect and analyze data. Results show significant change [...]
Identifying Gifted Hispanic Students
The purpose of this study was to identify Hispanic students in the gifted classroom. Not just through test scores, but through their work ethic, family support, motivation and their amazing ability of knowing two languages at the young age of nine years old. gifted_hispanics
Violent Weather
This powerpoint was produced by TOSS students who completed an Integrated Unit on Climate Change