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Maxlow, James Richard – ProQuest LLC, 2015
This study investigated the potential development and use of historical empathy in sixth-grade students while using the colonial-era historical education game "Mission US" and its associated learning activities. A collective case study was developed to describe and interpret students' experiences. The gathered data included the students'…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 6, History Instruction, Empathy
Cuevas, Kimberly S. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This qualitative research study examined how exemplary 11th grade English teachers described their writing instruction. The seven teacher participants were selected for the study after receiving a "highly effective" evaluation and being identified by their principal, an assistant principal, and a department leader as being exemplary…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods, Writing Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
Bickford, Elizabeth K. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
An achievement gap exists in mathematics between elementary school students with and without disabilities. Guided by the conceptual framework of constructivism, this project study addressed issues related to this achievement gap in the area of mathematics, specifically assessing the cause of this gap from the teachers' perspective. The…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Elementary School Students, Disabilities, Mathematics Achievement
Gruich, Madelon Reed – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This quantitative research study explores the correlation between instructional formats and the measurement of knowledge retention, as well as subsequent course mastery and whether other factors such as age, ethnicity, gender, number of study hours, number of work hours, and family responsibilities influence learning outcomes. The healthcare data…
Descriptors: Retention (Psychology), Medicine, Vocabulary, Statistical Analysis