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Advancement Via Individual Determination Graduates’ Applying Instructional Strategies in Post-secondary Education
The purpose of this bounded qualitative exploratory case study was to explore the advancement via individual determination (AVID) instructional strategies high school graduates used in their transition to post-secondary education. The research questions addressed which instructional strategies the AVID graduates learned and how they used the strategies in post-secondary education. Author: Cassandra Mueller, Walden University
Comparing the Effects of Traditional Face-to-face, Technology-Based, and Blended Instructional Strategies in a Post-Secondary Spanish Language Learning Environment
The purpose of this quantitative study was to compare language proficiency achieved by post-secondary beginning students of Spanish in traditional face-to-face, technology-based, and blended
learning environments. Author: Richard Harris, Northcentral University
A Correlation Study on the Relationship between Teacher Self-Efficacy, School Culture, and Implementation of Instructional Strategies in a Large North Texas School District
This quantitative study examined the relationships between elementary teachers’ perceptions of self-efficacy, school culture, and implementation of instructional strategies. Author: Eric Dobey, Lamar University - Beaumont
ESOL and Content Teachers' Instructional Strategies and the Impact of Engagement on English Language Learners' Academic Success
The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify effective instructional strategies that impact the engagement of English language learners for academic success. Author: Vernita Campbell, Northcentral University
Growing Writers: The Connection of Growth Mindset Instructional Strategies and Upper Elementary Students' Writing Processes
This multiple case study was conducted at the upper elementary level and explored what teachers reported about their mindset and their professional practice, how teachers fostered a growth mindset in their students, what growth-minded instructional practices they used, and what insights about the writing process emerged from four growth minded writing classrooms. Author: Courtney M Bean, Piedmont College
The Impact of Peer Mediated Instructional Strategies in an Inclusive Project Based Learning Environment
The research study employed a convergent mixed methods research design to collect both qualitative and quantitative data within a project based learning opportunity to examine the effectiveness of those peer support strategies on student engagement across the cognitive, emotional and behavioral domains. Author: Kathie Stroman, University of South Carolina
The Impact of Teacher Educational Philosophy on Instructional Strategies for Literacy and Student Writing
This study in a large suburban school district in Southern California explored the factors that influence instructional strategies related to evidence-based student writing outcomes. Author: Nina Glassen, Concordia University Irvine
Instructional Strategies to Promote Active Learning
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to investigate the perceptions and experiences of Generation Y military students regarding the new instructional strategies implemented by the U.S. Army. Author: Sarrah Toth, Northcentral University
Instructional Strategies within a Blended Learning Model for At-Risk Students
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore how the learner-centered instructional strategies used within a blended learning model were being implemented and supporting at-risk students. Author: Kim Zeydel, Walden University
Instructors’ Perceptions of the Efficacy of Instructional Strategies That Foster Critical Thinking Skills: A Single Case Study
The purpose of this qualitative single case study was to investigate instructors’ perceptions of the efficacy of instructional strategies that foster critical thinking skills in trainees in a federal law enforcement training program in southeast Georgia. Author: Loretta Winks, Northcentral University