Browsing Teaching & Learning Capstone Projects by Title
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-05)Single-sex instruction is increasingly popular as a means to close the standardized testing achievement gap between White and African-American students. This is especially the case in urban school districts that have ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-08-20)For young children, learning to work cooperatively with others is an important part of the learning that goes on in the classroom. Unfortunately, with increased pressure from state standards and tests, the limited time ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2012-03)This paper examines the social development of children with mild developmental disabilities in inclusive preschools. Since the enactment of PL 94-142, also known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)This literature review is designed to investigate the similarities and differences in Investigations in Number, Data and Space and Everyday Mathematics and to analyze the ways in which the curricula support the learner and ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-15)Reading comprehension is defined by Vellutino (2003) as “the ability to obtain meaning from written text for some purpose” (p. 51). However, individual differences in knowledge, skills, and abilities affect a student’s ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)This paper examines the neglected state of science education and the nature-deficit children are experiencing and it looks toward outdoor education as a means to heal both issues. It also focuses on the inquiry approach ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2016-07-15)Students come to beliefs about what mathematics is through a host of factors. One of these is through the way that they are assessed. Through summative, standardized achievement tests, students are evaluated on what it is ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-07-16)This essay seeks to examine the study abroad experience and its effects on second language acquisition. It is separated into four sections, each containing findings from research-based publications, as well as discussions ...
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Successful Practices in Culturally Responsive Educational Programming for Immigrant and ELL Parents (Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2012-06-15)This paper identifies the need to improve the academic achievement of immigrant and ELL children, particularly those living in conditions of poverty and proposes to do so by increasing parental involvement in children’s ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2021)This paper aims to explore current problems English language learners face in using hedging devices while conducting English academic writing. Through a systematic review of research works with a special focus on the use ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2022-11-28)This teacher’s portfolio reflects my professional knowledge developed and the works I have done during my time at Vanderbilt University. The paper begins with my philosophy of teaching, which addresses my vision of quality ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)Racially diverse urban youths are struggling within the public school systems. This particular demographic of students consistently performs low on reading achievement tests throughout America. The problem lies with an ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2020-04-29)The capstone project briefly introduced my teaching philosophy, which shaped by the knowledge I learned and the experiences I gained from Peabody College, Vanderbilt, in the past two years. The whole paper is divided into ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-02-28)This paper reflects how my philosophy of a qualified teacher is shaped by the two-year learning and practicing experience at Vanderbilt University. In this paper, I examine the application of my teaching philosophy and my ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-09)My paper aims to review my study at Vanderbilt University through analyzing artifacts and comparing those with related theories and standards. My teaching philosophy is going through the whole paper. That inlcudes promoting ...
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(2020-04-20)This capstone portfolio demonstrates my expertise and knowledge gained from coursework, pedagogical research literature, experiences working with English Language Learners (ELLs), and my competent employment of the theories ...