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  • Reader's Workshop: An Action Research Study 
    Herring, Linda Lee (2017-03)
    The purpose of this action research study was to analyze and explore the impact reader’s workshop would have on struggling third-grade readers’ fluency and comprehension as well as their engagement in reading. For four ...
  • School Impact of Soaring Eagles 
    Sawkins, Danielle Salazar; Spencer-Castro, Delma (2017-05)
    The purpose of this study was to support the implementation of Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) using the student based Soaring Eagles Program. A secondary focus was to improve school climate. PBIS can ...
  • Flipped Classroom and Measures of Engagement, Motivation, and Academic Achievement 
    Amarillas, Ivette; Ellison, Christina; Mira, Steven (2017-05)
    The purpose of this study was to discover the effectiveness a flipped classroom approach had on academic achievement, student engagement, and motivation for math. The flipped classroom intervention study was student-centered ...
  • The Effects of Cooperative Learning Groups on Communication Skills 
    Dishong, Justin; Wiederholt, Annette (2017-05)
    The purpose of this action research study was to analyze and explore the impact cooperative learning groups would have on students’ communication skills and confidence with speaking in front of others in an 8th-grade math ...
  • Developing ELL Students' Fluency Through Direct Instruction and Repeated Readings using Reader's Theater 
    Coronado, Chevonne; Gelrud, Keeghan; Rodriguez, Shelley Pacheco (2017-05)
    The purpose of this action research study was to analyze the effect direct fluency instruction and repeated readings using readers theater on ELL students who live in poverty. Research shows the students who live in poverty ...