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Jorgensen, Mercedes Lyn | "Popular" vs. "award-winning" literature for children | As the field of children's literature has grown and volved over the past several years, an increasing number of awards have emerged to recognize quality children's books. The award lists are developed by committees of adults, but previous research (Lehman, 1991; Nilsen, Peterson & Searfoss, 1980; ... | Children; books and reading; children's literature; study and teaching | 2016-03 |
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Kemp, Rose | A checklist for outstanding teaching of first grade literacy | Children typically learn to read and write early on in their lives. This is a crucial time for literacy education, generally referred to as the development of early literacy. At this time, "...it is such an important goal [to teach reading] that it is impossible to walk into a firstgrade classroom o... | Reading (Primary); first grade (Education) | 2013-05 |
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Maxwell, Netanya Elise | Differentiation in elementary classrooms | In conjunction with the Utah Educational Policy Research center and under the supervision of Dr. Andrea Rorrer, this paper examines the current research surrounding differentiation in public elementary school (K-5) classrooms in the United States. This paper will seek to find a clear, singular defin... | Individualized instruction; Mixed ability grouping in education; Education; Elementary | 2014-04 |
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Cook, Elizabeth | Fidelity to the sheltered instruction observation protocol (SIOP): Is it possible? | There are many English Language Learners (ELLs) present in today's school system. Many of them are actually native U. S. Citizens. However there is a large gap between the learning of ELLs and their native English speaking peers. There are many programs the at have been suggested and used to make th... | Observation (Educational method); Teachers - Training of; English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers | 2016-04 |
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Yazzie, Rose | How to effectively align the Utah Effective Teaching Standards with American Indian values : a first step for elementary school teachers | Many times we find that American Indian students are disengaged in their K-12 education and classroom practices can conflict with their culture. This disconnect between value structures can make it difficult to navigate the educational pipeline leading to low college enrollment and attrition. This p... | American Indian education - Utah | 2014-04 |
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Laubacher, Samantha | International Comparisons in Education: the Finnish Model | International comparisons in education can be used as a baseline to see how a country is doing in comparison with education systems across countries. Performance analyses are essential when looking to inform or modify existing policies. In this research, I compare the educational system of the Uni... | International comparisons - United States; International comparisons - Finland | 2016-08 |
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Gonzalez, Carmen Adraiana Flores | Multicultural Literacy in the 21st Century Classrooms | The study focuses on how multicultural literacy is integrated into everyday lessons in the elementary classroom(s). A benefit of multicultural literacy in education is that it can create a sense of belonging in the students, which increases their engagement, and desire to learn. Furthermore, multicu... | | 2017 |
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Badizadegan, Parisa | Understanding and evaluating effective technology integration in the classroom | The current study analyzed four major research questions: (1) Are the attitudes and beliefs of pre‐service teachers correlated with constructivist/traditionalist approaches to technology integration? (2) Does prior technology usage predict constructivist/traditionalist approaches to technology int... | High technology and education | 2015-04 |