STRAIGHT IS THE GATE 72
Recent national news regarding prominent celebrities increased the bitterness and feelings of victimization for many people in Centennial Park. Interviewee #15 emphatically voiced his displeasure with the hypocrisy he saw in...
STRAIGHT IS THE GATE 73
people were generally accepting of her lifestyle. She described her friends’ reactions to her lifestyle as:
You do what you do, and I do what I do, and we’ll be friends. So it’s not a problem… they’re fine with it....
36
sites? Here again, important factors for practical use is evident ranging from potential for
impact, the type of project suited to the audience and match of skill with the project. The male
participants tended to chose sites where they felt that...
U.S. Embassy 27
A career as a Foreign Service Officer is incredibly interesting and rewarding in
several ways. For me, the most enticing aspect is being able to live in various countries.
For each country an officer moves to, he is provided with an...
55
The educator interprets the first statement, “I like finding answers to a math problem” as
self-motivation. The student strives until an answer is found. The creator included this statement
to learn about math attitude. The students remained...
41
Comparison
with
Previous
Studies
There
have
been
numerous
studies
conducted
regarding
the
benefits
of
physical
activity
in
schools.
This
study
was
unique
because
it
targeted
lower-‐elementary
students
and
it
pinpointed
the
most
effective
type...
24
Perceptions of Teachers Concerning RTI
In their study, Greenfield et al. (2010) found that teachers in their first year of school-wide
RTI implementation used progress monitoring more strategically and became more
confident in using the data...
26
Chapter 4
Results
The data collected during this thesis study offered information pertaining to the academic
gains of kindergarteners at a local elementary school. These data can be used to determine
which ability group shows the most progress...
58
Strongly disagree
Neither
Strongly agree
March May
4. I look forward to math class
Males
Females
Both
Figure 4.13. Comparison between March and May, “I look forward to math class”, Males,
Females, Both.
Males, females and both slightly...
44
eight
weeks
of
school.
Students
tend
to
be
extra
wiggly
and
inattentive
as
summer
approaches.
This
may
have
affected
the
results.
Practical
Significance
This
study
helps
explain
why
all
people,
not
just
elementary
students,
feel
refreshed
and
more...
59
Strongly disagree
Neither
Strongly agree
March May
5. My teachers have told me I
am good at math
Males
Females
Both
Figure 4.14. Comparison between March and May, “My teachers have told me I am good at
math”, Males, Females, Both.
Having...
45
Sharing
the
Results
The
results
from
this
study
were
shared
with
the
faculty
at
Willow
Springs
Elementary
in
Canyons
School
District.
The
researcher
was
able
to
present
and
discuss
the
data
at
a
faculty
meeting.
The
presentation
was
well
received...
U.S. Embassy 36
ambassador gave on September 3, 2008 entitled, “The Best of the BRICs: A Call for
Global Partnership.”
The framework for identifying the metaphors in the text and what they induce will
follow George Lakoff and Mark Johnson’s...
114
validity constitute construct validity. Construct validity refers to the extent to which an
operationalization measures the factor it is supposed to measure (Bagozzi, Yi, & Phillips,
1991). Convergent validity has been defined as the extent to...
The Human Element 47
“Generally their parents are incarcerated, or on drugs. There are a small percentage of parents going to school or away for employment. So they leave the children with the grandparents. The positive thing is that they are not...
No pirates no princesses 67
Modeling of behavior by the parents will hopefully result in that behavior acted upon
by children. Ginott (2003), states that values are absorbed from respected others. Participant
four states that children will see the...
69
Strongly disagree
Neither
Strongly agree
March May
15. I am not interested in math
Males
Females
Both
Figure 4.24. Comparison between March and May, “I am not interested in math”, Males,
Females, Both.
Students generally disagreed with this...
126
model in the appendix assured that the model fit the data well: no evidence of improper
solutions was found, all measurement parameters were statistically significant, the
confirmatory factor loadings were of relatively large size, and the...
44
beginning of the year. For this reason, teachers and administrators began to allocate much more
time and resources to children who were below-grade level. Kindergarten teachers in a local
school district were surveyed mid-way through the year to...