eScholarship@Goucher: Recent submissions
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The Impact of direct instruction on Students [sic] AP World History Document Based Question Scores
(2018-12-18)The purpose of this study is to investigate how comprehension reading strategies impact students’ ability to comprehend social studies texts. The measurement tool was the Advanced Placement World History DBQ and the Advanced ... -
Imagining Newfoundland - Reflections on Tourism and Self from the Bonavista Peninsula
(2018-08-31)Jutting off of the coast of Newfoundland in the northern Atlantic Ocean is the Bonavista Peninsula, a region where I spent four weeks as a volunteer at a hostel in the summer of 2018. Nature tourism has played a large ... -
Alternative Professions: Goucher College Graduates and Social Reform, 1892-1910
(1976)Recently historians have criticized the development of women- dominated professions such as teaching and social work. Condemning these fields from the perspective of the 1970s, however, neglects their importance as ... -
Epsom Panel: Family Tree
(2018)The Epsom Farm Project is an ongoing research project conducted by students in the Historic Preservation program at Goucher College. The students have been working to write the history and recreate the physical landscape ... -
Epsom Farm: Farm Economy
(2018)The Epsom Farm Project is an ongoing research project conducted by students in the Historic Preservation program at Goucher College. The students have been working to write the history and recreate the physical landscape ... -
Epsom Panel: Free Labor
(2018)The Epsom Farm Project is an ongoing research project conducted by students in the Historic Preservation program at Goucher College. The students have been working to write the history and recreate the physical landscape ... -
Epsom Farm: Enslaved People
(2018)The Epsom Farm Project is an ongoing research project conducted by students in the Historic Preservation program at Goucher College. The students have been working to write the history and recreate the physical landscape ... -
The Effects of Single Sex Classroom on the Academic Achievement and Perceived Ability of Seventh Grade Girls
(2002)The purpose of this study was to determine if placing girls in a single-sex classroom would increase scholastic aptitude and confidence of seventh grade girls. Twenty-five girls from a suburban, predominantly African-American ... -
Inextricably Connected: Recognizing the Power of Equity and Inclusion in Arts and Culture Philanthropy
(2018-07-28)This paper presents a case for private foundations to practice equity and inclusion in their support of arts and cultural institutions. The paper provides an overview of the state of private foundations’ support for arts ... -
Developing Positive Attitudes Toward Reading in Kindergarten Students Through Growth Mindset Activities
(2018-07)The purpose of this study was to determine if a six-week intervention on fostering a growth mindset in 19 kindergarten students would improve their attitude toward reading. The measurement tool was The Elementary Reading ... -
A Museum Educator's Identity Toolkit: How knowing Ourselves Transforms Our Work
(2018-07)This project seeks to explore narratives (NARRATIVE: A story of any kind. Different cultures have a differing “sense of story” telling them what is and isn’t appropriately narrative) of identity as they relate to how public ... -
Louisville StorySites
(2018-07)The purpose for this capstone project is to produce a web-based product which showcases the intersection of story and place in Louisville, KY’s historic cultural landscapes. My guiding question is: How can historic ... -
The Effects of Self-Monitoring on On-Task Behavior in ADHD Students
(2018-07)This study explores the effects of self-monitoring on on-task behavior on a group of 7th grade students diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This study followed a pre-experimental design. ... -
Street Business: From Graffiti Artist to Entrepreneur
(2018-07)This Capstone project examines and explores current cultural transitions of one modern graffiti artist. For many graffiti and street artists, the transition from the streets to the gallery is nothing new, but for an artist ... -
The Effect of Kinesthetic Instruction on Student Acquisition of High Frequency Words
(2018-07)The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of kinesthetic instructional approaches on the acquisition of high frequency words in special education students. The measurement tool was the Qualitative Reading ... -
The Effect of Integrated Strategy Instruction On Spelling and Reading Achievement of Fifth Grade Students
(Goucher College, 2018-06-26)The purpose of this study was to determine if fifth grade students of various achievement levels would achieve higher in spelling and reading after receiving explicit integrated instruction of encoding and decoding strategies. ... -
The Effectiveness of Leveled Literacy Intervention on Meeting Reading Achievement Goals for Second and Third Grade Students
(2018-07-16)The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention on reading achievement among second and third grade students who were not meeting grade level reading ... -
The Effect of Interactive Computer Simulations on Student Achievement in AP Physics
(2018-07)The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of interactive computer simulations vs. a traditional lecture-demonstration method of teaching on student performance on AP test questions for 11th grade students ... -
The Effect of Participation in Active Learning Strategies on the Mathematics Fact Fluency Achievement of First grade Students
(2018-07)The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of active learning strategies on mathematics fact fluency achievement of at risk first graders in a Title I school in Anne Arundel County. The participants included ... -
The Effects of Restorative Practices on Student Behavior
(2018-07-16)The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of restorative practices on student behavior. The measurement tool was behavior passes from the 2016-2017 school year compared to 2017-2018 school year where restorative ...