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Concept Maps in Early Childhood Literacy Classrooms
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2014)
This paper explores the use of concept maps in early childhood literacy classroom, with particular emphasis on specific methods that teachers can apply. Concept maps--as visual organizers that can enrich students' understanding ...
Reading and Adapting Texts to Screenplays to Improve Literacy Motivation in High School Students
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2014)
Adolescents in the United States lag behind much of the world in reading achievement (Bozack, 2011). Researchers find that personal and situational interest acting together increase reading achievement in adolescents. In ...
Capstone Portfolio Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2014-03-01)
This English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Teaching Portfolio consists of three sections. The first section is my philosophy of teaching statement, in which I reflected on how sociocultural theory influenced my understanding ...
Collaborative Learning via Simulations and Games
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2014-06-15)
Collaborative learning and simulations and games have been studied extensively for their utility in educational settings. An amalgamation of the two, however—collaborative learning via simulations and games (CLSG)—has not ...
Leveling Up: Evaluating Theoretical Underpinnings and Applications of Gamification in the Classroom
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2014-09-15)
“Gamification” has become quite the buzz word in the last few years. After all, children love games so why not use that advantage in the classroom? But there seems to be a great deal of confusion as to what gamification ...
It Just Makes Sense: Cognitive Development, Instructional Design, and Technology-Based Curriculum
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2014-06-15)
This capstone employs research from cognitive architecture to analyze, critique, and inform a form of digital scaffolding called Immersedition. Specifically, this capstone explores the way in which Immersedition and ...
School Culture that Facilitates the Inclusion of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Mainstream Classrooms
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2014-06-15)
Autism prevalence is rapidly increasing in the United States, and more and more general education teachers are finding children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) included in their classrooms. While these students ...
Capitalizing on Strengths and Understanding Needs: Creating Effective Literacy Instruction, Activities and Curriculum with High School Refugee Students in English Language Arts
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2014-09-12)
This capstone paper presents a look into the high school refugee learner. Drawing upon the strengths and needs of the learner, this paper highlighted the learning contexts, instructional practices, curriculum ideas and ...