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A multiple baseline design across participants was used to investigate the effects of reciprocal questioning strategy instruction delivered in cooperative pairs on the reading comprehension of children with autism spectrum disorder....
This study examines the opinions of elementary preservice teachers about parental involvement in elementary children's education. The study specifically examines preservice teacher opinions about their preparation in learning parental...
The purpose of this correlational study was to examine the extent, if any, of possible relationships between child (gender and race), family (birth order, parental age at child's birth, educational level, marital status, household income...
Ample evidence supports the notion that physical education programs contribute to the development of the whole child and in doing so should be an integral part of every school's curriculum (Campbell, 1997). I undertook this case study to...
In 1972 the Marland Report included "leadership" as a domain of giftedness to be used in the identification of students for gifted and talented programs. Following the publication of the report, educators and researchers began to notice...
The effectiveness of using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for children who do not acquire functional speech or who have difficulty processing and comprehending spoken language is well documented in the literature....
This study was an attempt to investigate the effects of developmentally appropriate classroom practices (DAP) on children's reading achievement from kindergarten through third grade. Considering the limitations of previous research...
Education is a fundamental right that should be extended to all people. Until recently, however, children with disabilities have not always enjoyed this right. In the last several decades, the progress of special education has...
Success and contemporary socioeconomic status (SES) is tied to academic achievement. Typically, the more education an individual has the higher their SES. Individuals with less than a high school degree are at high risk to lower SES. Far...
The purpose of this research was to examine the nature of scheduled teacher-student writing conferences with confident and less confident students. The participants of the study were fifth-graders from a public elementary school in the...
Extensive evaluative literature has pointed to the conclusion that there is "no significant difference" between the face-to-face and the various models of distance learning, especially Internet based distance education (Russell 2000, ...
Students with visual impairments have been documented to have lower achievement indicators (standardized test scores, employment rates, and post-secondary completion) rates than students without disabilities. The nature of visual...
This study examined the impact of mentoring as a separate component of professional development on both teacher and student outcomes. Preschool teachers from Head Start centers and Public School programs were randomly assigned to...
This study examined the relationships between child temperament, gender, teacher-child relationships, and teacher-child interactions. Children's temperament and teacher-child relationships were assessed by teacher ratings. Teacher-child...
This study attempted to determine how often science is taught in the early grades as well as the science topics taught in these grades. A related purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between science teaching and...
This study examined the longitudinal effects of age of entry into kindergarten on children's reading and mathematics achievement in kindergarten, first- and third-grade. Early entrants, younger-ontime, medial-ontime, older-ontime and...
The goal of this study was to determine the effect of the internship experience on attitude scores of undergraduate rehabilitation interns. The study was based upon Helson's (1964) Adaptation-Level (A-L) theory that was developed as a...
This study examined Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) closed cases of Latinos and Caucasians with hearing loss to determine which characteristics would contribute to a successful case outcome. This study was conducted for several reasons. A...
Research has found that there are several variables that place children 'at risk' for later school problems. Some of these variables include low socio-economic status (SES), special education eligibility in early childhood, race, and...
Students with emotional and behavior disorders are at risk for significant deficits in reading, however, reading research on evidence-based practices for this population remains limited. Literature reviewed for this study on reading and...
This study explored the relationships between teacher knowledge and first-grade reading outcomes in low-income schools. Three teacher knowledge measures were adapted to assess alphabetic principle knowledge, comprehensive language...
The relationship between theory of mind, symbolic transformations in pretend play, and children's social competence was examined. In the within-subjects design, the effects of peer context on children's symbolic transformations were also...
The purpose of the research was to study factors related to African-American women's willingness to be caregivers of a loved one with HIV/AIDS. Willingness to care for a person with this progressive disease was examined in terms of the...
The purpose of the study was to explore the process of conducting action research and to describe how two groups of teachers came to understand, account for and apply their own action research plans. The processes involved in conducting...
A Comparative Analysis of Business Majors' Attitudes Toward Disability, Job Applicant Disability Status, and the Placeability of Persons with Disabilities
In this study, undergraduate students majoring in business (n = 124) were asked to examine then rate the overall strength of a job applicant's qualifications. The main thrust of this investigation was to examine the association between...
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