The role of schools, and more specifically school principals, is central to the goal of addressing the literacy needs of adolescent English language learners (ELLs). School principals must have the instructional knowledge ...

Using digital technologies for academic learning has significant implications for students' comprehension and understanding in ways researchers have only recently begun to understand (Coiro, Knobel, Lankshear & Leu, 2008). ...

This rigorous single-subject research study investigated the effects of alternative narration, highlighted text, picture/word-based captions, and interactive video searching features for improving comprehension of ...

The landmark 2001 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act has been a step forward in federal policy for the ever-increasing population of English Learners (ELs), fostering inclusion in standards-based assessments and college and/or ...

This dissertation examined long-term metacognitive effects of participation in a Strategic Learning course for postsecondary students with and without disabilities. The researcher integrated existing archival data from ...

Many people who live in the United States speak languages other than English in their heritage communities. Although heritage language teaching takes place in different instructional settings such as public and private ...

This thesis focused on comparing the differences of NBA marketing directors’ perceived values of marketing techniques. NBA teams are constantly looking for the best way to market their team to the fans in the area. In the ...

This study examined the effectiveness of the Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) model of writing instruction on the writing performance and acquisition of selfdetermination skills for middle school-age students ...

Little, if any, research has been conducted on the topics of parenting and pregnancy in the student-athlete population. However, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has produced a Pregnant and Parenting ...

The purpose of the study was to investigate and compare the motivation, learning strategy use, and achievement of classroom based and online students to describe differences and interpret the role of motivation and ...