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Does at Least Twenty Minutes of Daily, Systematic and Explicit Phonics Instruction Improve Decoding Accuracy in Seventh and Eighth Grade Students?
No full textThe purpose of this action research study was to answer the question “Does at least twenty minutes of daily, systematic and explicit phonics instruction improve decoding accuracy in seventh and eighth grade students?” The Seeing Stars reading intervention was implemented in two self-contained language arts classes containing students with decoding deficits for ten weeks. The independent variable in the study was the Seeing Stars program. The dependent variable in the study was the level of decoding accuracy. Methods, results, strengths and limitations, and recommendations are included in the action research
The Effects of Explicit Vocabulary Instruction on Comprehension of Expository Text in a Sixth Grade Social Studies Class
No full textThis study examined the effectiveness of using the Six Step Vocabulary Program developed by Marzano and Pickering (2004) to improve the comprehension of an expository text by sixth grade social studies students. Specifically, comprehension levels of a class of students were compared during two units of study, the Rome unit and the Middle Ages unit. During the Rome unit, students participated in Marzano and Pickering\u27s Six Step Vocabulary Program. During the Middle Ages unit, no intervention was implemented. Comparisons of pre-test and post-test scores determined the comprehension levels attained by students during each of the units. They were all enrolled in the same social studies class in an intermediate school in a suburb of a large Wisconsin city. This strategy was most effective for students with high reading levels, but did not benefit all participating students
American Greed: Business Controversies, Ethics and Reform: Solutions for Chevron
No full textThis capstone research project addresses the oil company Chevron and its ongoing ethic issues. For many years Chevron has faced ongoing consumer and environment issues. Is Chevron’s greed causing the ongoing issues associated with the company? Chapter one provides brief details about Chevron and the oil industry. The literature in chapter two will discuss Chevron’s past issues and current operations. The literature review also provides details about similar oil companies and successful ethics and operations models Chevron can adapt. Chapters three and four discuss methods best fitting for Chevron based on past data. In concluding the research, the issues at Chevron are not from greed, the issues arise from Chevron’s decisions. The researcher attempts to reform Chevron’s reputation and environment issues with three alternatives
Expanding Employer Services At Prevea Health
No full textEmployer services are a growing service line for many healthcare organizations as many companies look for ways to reduce their healthcare costs. Prevea Health is not unique to this service and is already participating in many aspects. It is important to ensure continued growth for this area for the future of the organization, as other competing organizations will grow in the market. Some potential areas of growth include adding a patient centered medical home model to onsite services, onsite pharmacy services and onsite optical services. These three areas will be explored along with the positives and negatives of implementing them
Efficacy of a SMARTBoard versus Tablet in Facilitating Writing Skills
No full textThroughout history, educators have always had a plethora of techniques, tools and strategies available to them to enhance student learning. With the advancement of modern technology, its availability and its increasingly ease of use, educators have more options than ever. New studies show that the use of technology based instruction can facilitate student learning in more ways than were ever imagined. More and more special education classrooms are equipped with SMARTBoards and tablets for student and teacher use. Not all school districts are able to work these technological teaching tools into their budgets. Oftentimes, teachers need to choose one piece of technology over the other and aren\u27t quite sure if they are making the right choice. This research study explored the question: which piece of technology; the SMARTBoard or the tablet, is more effective in facilitating the writing skills of elementary special education students
The Effect of Student-Teacher Rapport on Classroom Participation
Get PDFThe following case study explores the role student-teacher rapport plays in a student\u27s classroom participation. Multiple research studies support the idea that positive student-teacher interactions foster learning and student achievement. Students in a Midwestern middle school were given a survey to measure the quality of their relationship with their reading teacher. Additionally, three teachers were observed in order to quantify the amount of whole-group and small-group participation completed during a lesson. The results support the conclusion that classrooms with higher levels of positive classroom relationships create an environment that increases student participation. Given these data, recommendations are made as how an educator can develop positive classroom relationships with his or her students
Genisys Software, Inc.: Importance of Effective Leadership in an I.T. Organization
No full textThis research paper addresses the leadership concerns of Genisys Software, Inc. and its subsidiaries. The researcher has been employed at this organization for five years now and works as a Quality Assurance Analyst in the testing department. The researcher’s intent for this paper is to highlight the leadership issues that reside in his organization and many other I.T. organizations. The research question focuses on the importance of having an effective leadership for the overall growth and development of an organization and its employees. The researcher made use of a case study research strategy in the form of close ended survey questionnaires directed towards the employees and managers of the organization. Using the data collected, the researcher was able to conclude by giving an overview of the impact of leadership on employee satisfaction and job performance and provides recommendations on how to improve leadership at Genisys Software, Inc
Readmission rate in a community psychiatric hospital
No full textThe present study examines the impact of psychotropic polypharmacy and medication non-adherence on hospital inpatient readmissions within the mental health population. Previous research attempted to determine whether or not there are factors associated with predicting readmissions and has found conflicting results. However, there has been consistent research that demonstrated the relationship between medication non adherence and hospital readmissions. This study expands the research by investigating psychotropic polypharmacy as a factor that coincides with medication non-adherence that leads to rapid readmissions. It was hypothesized that participants who were prescribed a higher quantity of psychotropic medications and scored lower on the Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS) would have a higher number of inpatient incidences within a 90 day time frame. The results of the Pearson and Spearman correlation failed to find a significant correlation between quantity of psychotropic medications and MARS scores. Additionally, the logistic regression indicated that neither quantity of psychotropic medications nor MARS scores significantly predicted hospital readmissions. However, the MARS score and number of hospital incidences was in the hypothesized direction. These results may have been impacted by the low sample size and the method used to measure medication adherence. A cohort matched design with an equal amount of participants in the readmission and non readmission group may have been beneficial for this study to use. Overall, this study has found that polypharmacy is prevalent in the psychiatric community and that the use of 2-3 psychotropic medications may be beneficial in the treatment and management of mental illness
Translating Algebra: Repetition of Algebraic Expressions and the Effects on a Standardized Word Comprehension Assessment
Get PDFMath word problem solving capability is a synthesis of reading comprehension, background knowledge recall, and math computation ability. The primary purpose of this case study was to determine if repetition and practice of translating algebraic sentences from English to numeric expressions was beneficial to a student when assessed on translating sentences into algebraic equations. The 14-day intervention also included the practice by example of algebra concepts of solving rates and proportions, the use of the balancing method to solve equations, and solving linear models. A secondary question asked whether this intervention would improve a student\u27s score on the TOMA-2 Subtest 4 Word Problem portion of the assessment. The data collected from this intervention determined that practice and repetition of translating English phrases of expressions to numeric sentences was beneficial to a student being able to successfully translate a basic word problem into an algebraic sentence. Through observations and data collected there was no evidence that this intervention increased the student\u27s score from a pretest and posttest of the TOMA-2 Subtest 4 Word Problem portion of the assessment
Talking about a Text: The Effects of Scaffolding Questions on Oral Discussion Skills of English Language Learners
Get PDFThis study analyzes the effects of two teacher-questioning strategies on the oral language skills of English Language Learners. The two interventions tested were anticipation guides and coaching, facilitating, and collaborating questions (Kim, 2010). An action research study was designed to increase the quality of student output during text-based discussions in a Seventh Grade reading class. Twelve students participated in a text-based discussion once a week for six weeks. One group received anticipation guides as an intervention, another group received coaching, facilitating, and collaborating questions as an intervention, and a final group received no intervention. The findings indicate that coaching, facilitating, and collaborating questions are a more effective intervention than anticipation guides in supporting English Language Learners as they develop their oral language skills