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    • 59 Learning Theories Knowledgebase. (2010). Social Development Theory (Vygotsky) at Learning-Theories.com. Retrieved October 10th, 2010 from http://www.learning-theories. com/vygotskys-social-learning-theory.html Macmillan/McGraw-Hill. (2006)....
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    • 62 Appendix A Consent Letters in English and Spanish January 2011 Dear Parents, You and your child are being invited to take part in a research study about literacy. 26 students and parents combined from Ms. Berglund’s and Mrs. Stansell’s class...
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    • 63 January 2011 Dear Parents, You and your child are being invited to take part in a research study about literacy. 26 students and parents combined from Ms. Berglund’s and Mrs. Stansell’s class will be participating. In addition, I am inviting...
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    • 66 Appendix B Home-Visit Appointment Letters in English and Spanish February 22, 2011 Dear Parents, Thank you for giving me the opportunity to conduct a home visit! What I learn from this experience will enhance your child’s learning in the...
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    • STRAIGHT IS THE GATE 59 to the general trends. This study is no different. Although many of these roles are strictly male or female, some roles are played by both genders, but by one gender more than the other. Because of the strong distinction...
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    • 3 shown to help teachers rectify the lack of parental involvement in a student’s math education. Background, Significance, and Purpose Statement, and Study Setting There has been a large amount of research done studying the importance of parental...
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    • 4 assesses a student’s basic math skill before leaving for summer break. Second, the fifth grade teacher provided a recommendation that was used for student placement in the sixth grade. Third, the 5th grade teacher provided a work ethic score....
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    • 5 Definition of terms Academic Achievement: Students being able to perform independently at grade level proficiency. Basic Skills Test: The Basic Skills Test is an assessment measuring a student’s understanding as it pertains to math fundamentals...
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    • 7 Chapter 2 Literature Review Math can pose problems for students, teachers, and parents alike. This project examines peer-revised research to determine common characteristics of successful and not so successful math students, teachers, and home...
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    • 26 students and parents feel. This study also proved that a negative attitude, often spawned from frustration, creates barriers of success that may never be overcome. This thesis project provides a foundation on which the researcher can combat...
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    • 27 Chapter 3 Methodology The purpose of this creative project is to determine what influence parents have on student success in math and what can be done as a teacher to rectify a lack of parental involvement in a child’s math education. Specific...
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    • 28 considered valid and accurate, the researcher needed the honest input of parents regarding their students and the homework process inside their home. The study participants involved in this project were sixth grade students assigned to the...
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    • 29 support those struggling students. Procedures To complete this study, the researcher developed a math homework tracker to obtain a better idea of what is being done at home to support students in day to day learning objectives. This tracker was...
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    • 30 struggling students was successful or not. As required by Southern Utah University Department of Graduate Studies in Education, all necessary Institutional Review Board (IRB) requirements were met throughout the conduct of this creative...
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    • 31 sufficient data to determine if the projects outcome was a success. Upon completion of this study, the researcher used the basic skills test, homework tracker, oral questioning, daily bell-work, homework scores, and test scores to determine the...
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    • 32 Chapter 4 Results Throughout the researcher’s Master of Education Capstone project, five vital educational resources were monitored to effectively determine the ability and growth among students identified as lacking parental support. First,...
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    • 39 Chapter 5 Discussion This project was implemented in the researchers’ sixth grade math class in hopes of devising a structured remedy in aiding those students who receive insufficient help from home on daily math concepts. The researcher...
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    • 41 Although the homework tracker proved to be successful in identifying some students who did not receive adequate help from home, it was not successful in identifying all. The tracker itself required the parents of the students to be honest...
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    • 47 somewhat disappointing discovery was that even when the researcher was actively involved in providing additional daily support, the students’ scores, as a whole, increased minimally. From this disappointing discovery, the researcher came to...
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    • 50 Chapter 6 Reflection Looking back at this project, I have been able to witness, first hand, the important role that parents play in their child’s academic success. As a teacher I understood that those students that did not receive help from...
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