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A Comparative Analysis of State Funds on Student Achievement of Economically Disadvantaged Elementary Schools in Independent School Districts and Charter Schools in the State of Texas

Description: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the instructional outcomes in the independent school districts and charter schools in relation to the expenditure of public funds for instruction and total operating expenditures from the general fund. The study considered Texas elementary charter schools and independent school districts, whose school populations were identified as having greater than or equal to 50% of economically disadvantaged students, according to the Texas… more
Date: May 2015
Creator: Applewhite, Gary
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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An Action Research Study of Community Building with Elementary Students in a Title I School

Description: “In what ways does teaching with folk arts inspired visual arts-based instruction enhance community building among elementary students in a Title I school?” was the primary research question in this study. Agreeing with past and present day research that the construct of community is vital to social and cultural capital, this research attempts to determine how the notion of community benefits both students and teachers in the elementary art classroom. Folk art was utilized because this genre… more
Date: May 2014
Creator: Dew, SaraBeth
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Transfer and Sustainability of a School-Wide Writing Program: Year 2.

Description: Writing is an important life skill that all students need in order to succeed in today's society. However, proficient writing skills develop over time, requiring years of quality instruction combined with motivation, encouragement, and lots of practice. School-wide writing is an approach that provides specific writing instruction in a consistent manner across all grade levels, allowing students to develop increasingly complex writing skills and strategies over time. Implementation of programs, … more
Date: August 2010
Creator: Dickson, Violet Myers
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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1:1 iPads in 1st Grade: Two-Year Case Study of a Teacher's Concerns, Use, and Innovation Configuration

Description: This chapter reports the findings of a two-year case study of how one first-grade teacher in a Florida charter school with 1:1 iPads progresses through stages of concerns and levels of use to achieve technological innovation. Findings inform technology integration practices and emphasize the importance of acknowledging change concerns associated with technology acceptance.
Date: 2019
Creator: Eutsler, Lauren
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book Chapter
Partner: UNT College of Education
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A Comparative Study of the Educational Achievement of Two Groups of Seventh Grade Students Matched on the Basis of Intelligence Quotient, One Group from Independent School Districts, the Other from Common School Districts in Young County, Texas

Description: This study is the result of testing conducted on seventh grade students to determine the influence of environment on academic achievement.
Date: August 1939
Creator: Fain, William Floyd
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Preferences Shown by One Hundred Children in Each of the First, Third, and Fifth Grades of the Gladewater, Texas, Elementary School in Illustrating Six Types of Nature Poems

Description: This thesis indicates the nature poetry preferences of fifth grade elementary school children. Data gathered helped determine the preferred aspect of nature and choices of girls compared to boys.
Date: August 1939
Creator: Fawcett, Genevieve
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Educator's Beliefs on the Professional Support Needed for Paraprofessional Librarians in Technology-Rich Elementary Campuses: A Qualitative Narrative Inquiry

Description: Libraries can have a significant impact on today's students and the schools of today and tomorrow. The way students learn is changing as technology changes: rapidly. The knowledge and skills that today's librarians carry can influence the students immensely, including their use of technology. However, with many districts suffering budget cuts, one of the first positions to cut is the certified librarian, replaced by a library paraprofessional. These budget cuts will impact what the libraries ca… more
Date: May 2022
Creator: Joseph, Stacy Renee
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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An Evaluation of Twenty Modern Elementary Arithmetic Textbooks

Description: The purpose of this study is threefold: (1) to review briefly important studies and recommendations relating to curriculum construction in elementary arithmetic; (2) to develop a set of criteria for judging elementary arithmetic textbooks; and (3) to apply the criteria to a selected number of elementary arithmetic textbooks.
Date: 1950
Creator: Murphree, Bessie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Impact of Professional Development on Student Achievement As Measured by Math and Science Curriculum-based Assessments

Description: The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of teacher professional development on student achievement measured by scores on curriculum-based assessments, CBAs. The participants in the study included 260 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade math and science teachers. Teacher participation in professional development courses was collected for curriculum, instruction, differentiation, assessment, technology integration, and continuous improvement credit types. Achievement data for 8,454 students was u… more
Date: August 2013
Creator: Parish, Deidre A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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What do They Know about Science? Initial Certification Testing of Elementary Preservice Teacher Candidates

Description: Literature indicates that science content knowledge has long presented difficulties for preservice elementary teachers. Analyses of 473 scores from participants' attempts on an elementary certification exam, the TExES EC-6 Core Subjects, Science (804), were analyzed for this study to determine the impact of a physical science intervention that included demonstration lessons, microteaching, and reflection as part of a science methods course on science content knowledge. Analyses of scores for p… more
Date: May 2020
Creator: Pope, Elisabeth
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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An Analysis of Appropriate Science Material for the Teaching of Elementary Science in the Jefferson School of Sherman, Texas

Description: The purpose of this study is to investigate the current methods of teaching and the available science material for the teaching of elementary science in order to prepare a proposed plan of instruction for the seventh and eighth grades of Jefferson School for the 1941-1942 school year.
Date: 1941
Creator: Shelton, J. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Hallway at Lily B Clayton Elementary School]

Description: Photograph of a hallway at the Lily B Clayton Elementary school located at 2000 Park Place Avenue in Fort Worth, Texas. The hallway leads to a windowed set of double doors. The floor is a small, shiny tile, and the walls have a piece of trim running the length of them, separating them into top and bottom sections. A cabinet stands on the right wall of the hallway, close to the camera. There are many doorways along the hallway, as well as another hallway with a different tile floor branching off… more
Date: [1980..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.726161 -97.348329
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Evaluation of School Units that Affected the Community

Description: This study examines a change from traditional to modern teaching in the Denton, Texas public schools. Issues faced by adminitation and teachers in three examined elementary schools provide information about the implementation of a plan focused on the particular needs of children in the community.
Date: June 1939
Creator: Yarbrough, James Lafayette
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries

[eye catchers: Jane Warriner]

Description: Photograph of Jane Warriner, a sophomore studying elementary education at the university, sitting underneath a canopy of trees while holding one finger to her mouth. She is part of the university's Eye Catcher series.
Date: September 1965
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Jane Warriner and a tree]

Description: Photograph of Elementary Education sophomore Jane Warriner leaning against a tree to pose for the camera. She is wearing a white shirt and skirt. A set of bleachers are visible in the background.
Date: September 1965
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Jane Warriner in park]

Description: Photograph of Jane Warriner, an elementary education sophomore at the university, standing between two trees while posing in a park. Bleachers are visible in the background.
Date: September 1965
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Jane Warriner leaning on a bench]

Description: Photograph of Jane Warriner, a sophomore within the Elementary Education department, leaning towards the camera while sitting on a metal bench located at the end of a walking path outside of the university. Other students are visible walking in the background towards their classroom. Warriner sits underneath a canopy of trees.
Date: September 1965
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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