Taking Teaching and Learning Seriously

This paper presents a case study of a fourth grade male student with handwriting difficulties. The study involved a nine-year-old regular education student who performed well on standardized tests, but generally performed poorly in the classroom due to illegible handwriting. The student was given accommodations, modifications, and remediation throughout the study. Several strategies and interventions [...]

There has not been much research proving that computers help students recall basic math facts at an elementary school level. The purpose of this action research study was to see if practicing basic math facts on the computer would improve student’s ability to recall basic math facts. Students were split in to two groups: Group [...]

In this study, selected students from an all male, fifth grade, math classroom participated in an eight week research project.  The study focused on the perspectives and academic success of the male students in regards to being taught by themselves versus a mixed-gender classroom.  After analyzing student surveys, teacher observations, student interviews, and weekly quiz [...]

The influence of music on student’s academic performance has been a topic of meticulous study over the years.  The results of these studies show, in accordance with observer’s personal perceptions that students perform at their academic best when they are reading and writing in a quiet environment.  The purpose of this action research study is [...]

The overall purpose of this study was to determine if adding music and rhyme to instruction would increase students’ retention of the material being taught. The research was conducted in a first and second grade full inclusion multiage classroom. This action research study includes a class study, involving 34 students and a case study involving [...]

This study examined the effects of cross-age tutoring on the fluency skills of first grade students.  As an important component in reading, teachers are constantly searching for methods to improve their students’ fluency.  Twenty first grade students participated in this quantitative study and were separated into two groups.  The experimental group received tutoring from fifth [...]

What are students’ perceptions of a co-taught classroom? co_teaching

The purpose of this research was to study the benefits of higher order questioning on students’ critical thinking skills. Thinking skills are vital to ones success in any subject or activity. higher_order_thinking

Would effective journal writing foster not only a better understanding of concepts in math but also a greater love of the subject? These were the questions which I hoped to have answered during my 12-week period of research. In order to determine initial attitudes about math, I administered an attitudinal survey to my accelerated math [...]

The purpose of this research is to determine the impact of teacher commentary on student writing.  Teacher commentary was implemented during the students-teacher conferencing section of writer’s workshop. The focus of teacher commentary was based upon the Georgia Performance Writing Standards. A writing sample was taken at the beginning of the eight week project. The [...]