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The Effects of Technology on Achievement in Mathematics in Middle School (open access)

The Effects of Technology on Achievement in Mathematics in Middle School

This paper discusses a research study on the effect of technology on achievement in mathematics in middle school.
Date: March 30, 2006
Creator: Rooth, Heather M. & Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Read to Succeed (open access)

Read to Succeed

This paper discusses research on reading and a study on transition times in the classroom.
Date: April 15, 2010
Creator: Daniel, Monica & Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
African American Parental Involvement (open access)

African American Parental Involvement

This paper discusses a research project on the relationship between African American parent volunteer involvement and student reading scores.
Date: April 15, 2010
Creator: Brookshire, Nikki & Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparing Classroom Assessments to District Assessments to Analyze Assessment Guided Instruction Effectiveness (open access)

Comparing Classroom Assessments to District Assessments to Analyze Assessment Guided Instruction Effectiveness

This paper discusses research in assessment guided instruction.
Date: April 15, 2010
Creator: Western, Vanessa S. & Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fourth Grade Students’ Perceptions of Reading Counts® (open access)

Fourth Grade Students’ Perceptions of Reading Counts®

Paper discusses the results of a study that questions if the Scholastic Reading Counts (SRC) program encourages students to read independently.
Date: 2015
Creator: Edwards, Evyn
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effectiveness of Electronic Books in the Primary Classroom (open access)

The Effectiveness of Electronic Books in the Primary Classroom

Paper describes study exploring the effectiveness of using electronic books in an elementary school classroom to teach reading skills.
Date: 2014
Creator: Hendrickson, Bethany
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fiesta Math Night: The Parent Perspective (open access)

Fiesta Math Night: The Parent Perspective

Paper discusses Hispanic parental involvement in Fiesta Math Night (Noche de Matemáticas), a school event that takes place in Denton area schools each year in the fall.
Date: 2013
Creator: Ortez, Enid
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Measuring Student Success: The Effectiveness of Scholastic Reading Counts! (open access)

Measuring Student Success: The Effectiveness of Scholastic Reading Counts!

This study examines the Matthew Effect in children's reading ability development through an analysis of reading progress measured in a fifth grade classroom using the Scholastic Reading Counts! program.
Date: 2015
Creator: Krastin, Ashleigh
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Structuring the Imagination (open access)

Structuring the Imagination

Paper discusses research questioning if explicit instruction on sensory imagery, synonyms and antonyms, and onomatopoeia would increase imaginative creating writing in a third grade class.
Date: 2013
Creator: Small, Coeli M.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Communication through Mathematics: The Effects on Mathematic Reasonableness (open access)

Communication through Mathematics: The Effects on Mathematic Reasonableness

Paper describes a study focused on the efficiency of using prescribed tools to aid in justification and reasonableness in solving mathematical problems.
Date: 2014
Creator: Lopez, Lorraine
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enjoying Vocabulary (open access)

Enjoying Vocabulary

Paper discusses study seeking to determine whether deliberate and consistent vocabulary practice and exposure through interactive games and intentional dialogue increase the oral story-retelling skills in English in low reading-level bilingual students.
Date: 2014
Creator: Soto-Vazquez, Adriana
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Servant Leadership: A Model for Mentoring Undergraduate Student Scholars (open access)

Servant Leadership: A Model for Mentoring Undergraduate Student Scholars

Paper discusses servant leadership in the context of serving students who exhibited interest in publishing in The Eagle Feather journal.
Date: 2013
Creator: Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Action of Action Research: A Case Study of Four Projects in a Professional Development School (open access)

The Action of Action Research: A Case Study of Four Projects in a Professional Development School

Introductory paper to the special section on education in the 2010 edition of The Eagle Feather, which examines the viability of action research as a meaningful form of research applicable to social settings, such as schools.
Date: 2010
Creator: Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Incorporating RTI and the Mastery Model into Mathematics Tutoring Sessions

This paper discusses research on incorporating Response to Intervention (RTI) and the mastery model into tutoring sessions.
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: Carlson, Elizabeth & Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Effects of Tutoring with Concrete Manipulatives and Real Life Concepts

This paper discusses research on the effects of tutoring with concrete manipulatives and real life concepts.
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: Hughes, Kiley & Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Effect of the Professional Development School Experience on a Pre-Service Teacher's Confidence in the Classroom

This paper is an auto-ethnography of a pre-service teacher during the first semester of Professional Development School, documenting a change in confidence.
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: Jamadar, Anita & Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Action of Action Research: An Analysis of Action Research Projects Completed in the UNT/Denton ISD PDS

This paper discusses an analysis of action research projects completed in the UNT/Denton Independent School District (ISD). Action research is the inquiry part of a Professional Development School (PDS) model that all UNT elementary education, pre-service teacher/student interns complete with mentor teachers during student teaching.
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: Potter, Codi & Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library

Becoming a Teacher of Mathematics to Elementary Students

This paper discusses research on becoming a teacher of mathematics to elementary students. This is an auto-ethnography of a pre-service teacher during the first semester of Professional Development School, documenting the journey as a learner and teacher of mathematics for this pre-service teacher.
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: Walker, Wynona & Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Make a Move: Creating a Culturally Aware Community of Masters and Scholars (open access)

Make a Move: Creating a Culturally Aware Community of Masters and Scholars

This paper explores the experience of 30 university students in their final year of the teacher education program.
Date: April 15, 2010
Creator: Montejano, Sara N. & Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Applying Theory, Practice, and Research: The Key to the Development of Future Elementary Education Teachers in the Professional Development School (PDS) Model (open access)

Applying Theory, Practice, and Research: The Key to the Development of Future Elementary Education Teachers in the Professional Development School (PDS) Model

Introduction to the special section on education featured in the 2012 edition of The Eagle Feather.
Date: 2012
Creator: Tunks, Jeanne L.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Incorporating RTI and the Mastery Model into Mathematics Tutoring Sessions (open access)

Incorporating RTI and the Mastery Model into Mathematics Tutoring Sessions

Paper discusses an experiment testing the effectiveness of incorporating Response to Intervention (RTI) and the Mastery Model into math tutoring sessions with third grade students.
Date: 2013
Creator: Carlson, Elizabeth
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Morning Meetings on Students’ Communication (open access)

The Effect of Morning Meetings on Students’ Communication

Paper describes a study designed to determine if the Morning Meeting technique promoted positive communication abilities in a second grade classroom in which many students exhibited inadequate social communication skills.
Date: 2015
Creator: Marquez, Noel
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
I-Station Reading Intervention (open access)

I-Station Reading Intervention

Paper discusses study designed to determine if using the Imagination Station computer software, or I-station, as a reading intervention employed during direct instruction Special Education sessions would improve the overall reading skills of these students.
Date: 2014
Creator: Dever, Lauren Nicole
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Technology Support for Student Behavioral Development (open access)

Technology Support for Student Behavioral Development

Paper analyzes the effectiveness of ClassDoJo in assisting third grade teachers with behavioral management.
Date: 2013
Creator: Pound, Kaitlyn
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library