MD-SOAR: Recent submissions
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Improving Student Attitudes Towards School Via the Implementation of Leadership Binders
(2019-07)The purpose of this study was to determine whether implementing leadership binders, would positively affect the attitudes of students towards school of selected 5th graders enrolled in the class. The measurement tool was ... -
The Relationship between Preschool Experiences and Attainment of Literacy Skills in Kindergarten
(2019-07-17)The purpose of this action research was to determine whether students with and without early school experience performed similarly in terms of meeting end of year kindergarten expectations in the area of pre-reading skills. ... -
The Effects of Providing a Mindful Toolkit to Students who are At-Risk due to their Childhood Adversity Scores
(2019-07-16)The purpose of this study was to provide first grade students who have been exposed to trauma, with strategies to build coping skills to improve their behavior in a school setting. The measurement tool used was a behavioral ... -
Increasing Motivation in Students: To Support Reading Comprehension
(2019-06-29)In the field of education, many educators have focused their instruction on motivating students to read. Reading is vital to being successful throughout an individual’s life, and the emphasis reading has in school sets ... -
The Effects of Reading Modality and Student Choice on Reading Comprehension in Fifth Grade Students
(2019-07)The purpose of this study was to determine if giving students a choice in reading modality had an impact on their reading comprehension. The measurement tool for this study was a Storyworks comprehension quiz created by ... -
Remote Collaborative Presentations; A Tool to Bridge the Gap
(2019-07-15)With the rise of online education and remote professional work, it is important that tools be developed that facilitate efficient team collaboration among remote team members. In this research, the researcher designed a ... -
Principals' Perceptions on Their Experience of the Framework for Teaching Professional Development
The research question explored in this study was: What is the impact of the Framework for Teaching (FfT) (2013) professional development on high school principals? The primary purpose of this qualitative study was to ... -
The Impact of Written Feedback and Letter Grades
(2019-07-15)The purpose of this study was to determine whether written and verbal feedback provided to high school students would change their self-confidence and self-concept with regard to their academic abilities. This study used ... -
The Effectiveness of Interactive Writing on Reading Fluency
(2019-07-15)The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of interactive writing and its impact on reading fluency of second grade students who were reading slightly below to below grade level.. The study had an experimental ... -
Using Recess to Increase Focus and Interest in Middle School Students
(2019-07)The purpose of this study was to determine whether adding a recess component to class periods would improve students’ focus and interest in daily health lessons. Students’ feelings about the recess activities also were ... -
The Impact of Close Reading on 3rd Grade Students' Reading Comprehension
(2019-07-14)The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of close reading on third grade students’ reading comprehension. The participants of this study consisted of two third grade classes in the same school in Anne Arundel ... -
The Effect of Physical Movement Prior to Testing on Division Fact Score Performance
(2019-07)The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects that physical movement, prior to testing, had on student performance of division math facts. This study utilized a pre-experimental, onegroup pretest/posttest design ... -
Leadership Style, Leader–Follower Congruence, & the Implementation of a Cultural Proficiency Initiative
(2019-07-13)Principals play a critical role in addressing the institutional inequities that prevent students from fully accessing the benefits of public education. School leaders must work in concert with their staff to transform their ... -
The Impact of Participation in an Elementary Behavior Support Program on Students’ Prosocial Behavior, School Functioning and Academic Performance
(2019-07-13)Environmental factors are causing children to bring well developed patterns of antisocial behavior to school which negatively impact their ability to access their educational program. Existing strategies and resources are ... -
Disproportionate Suspension and Special Education Identification of African American Students: A Case Study in the Early Elementary Grades
(2019-07-13)Disparate discipline and special education identification of African American students has been extensively documented showing a relationship between race/ethnic status and suspension/special education identification rates; ... -
A Case Study on Principal Selection Practices and Preparedness of Assistant Principals for Principal Selection Processes
(2019-07-13)Historically, the role of the assistant principal has served as a stepping-stone to the principalship. However, research has shown that the assistant principalship may not serve as an effective training ground for the ... -
Effects of Targeted, Small Group Instruction on Math Achievement
(2019-07-11)The purpose of this study was to determine whether targeted, small group instruction would have an impact on mathematics achievement for Algebra I students. An assessment using released Partnership for Assessment of Readiness ... -
Groundwater Level Change Management on Control of Land Subsidence Supported by Borehole Extensometer Compaction Measurements in the Houston-Galveston Region, Texas
(MDPI, 2019-05-15)As much as 3.05 m of land subsidence was observed in 1979 in the Houston-Galveston region as a result primarily of inelastic compaction of aquitards in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers between 1937 and 1979. The ... -
Improving Implementation of Self-Regulation and Coping Strategies Among Children Who Have Experienced Trauma
(2019-07-10)The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between students who have experienced trauma and their ability to implement coping and self-regulation strategies directly taught in social skills instruction. ... -
The Impact of Graphic Organizers on Kindergarteners' Ability to Comprehend On-Level Text
(2019-07-10)The purpose of this study was to investigate how the use of graphic organizers impacts kindergarteners’ ability to comprehend on-level text. The measurement tool was the Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment. This ...