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Title
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Increasing Students’ Academics Through the Use of Whole Brain Strategies.
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Creator
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Hernandez, Christina, Dassa, Lori, Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
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Abstract/Description
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The objective of my research was to determine if whole brain teaching strategies could help increase students’ academic scores in an urban elementary classroom. To test this hypothesis, I created a pre/ post assessment cycle design focusing on whole brain chants and gestures taught during a science unit on the states of matter. Participants included 20 first grade ELL students at Park Lakes Elementary school. Students took a pretest, were involved in 5 whole brain based lessons and posttest....
Show moreThe objective of my research was to determine if whole brain teaching strategies could help increase students’ academic scores in an urban elementary classroom. To test this hypothesis, I created a pre/ post assessment cycle design focusing on whole brain chants and gestures taught during a science unit on the states of matter. Participants included 20 first grade ELL students at Park Lakes Elementary school. Students took a pretest, were involved in 5 whole brain based lessons and posttest. The lessons included whole brain strategies like “mirror me”, “teach, okay”, and other interactive activities. At the conclusion of the lesson, a posttest was issued. All 20 students earned a passing score as compared to the low scores on the pretest. Therefore, I concluded that using whole brain teaching strategies throughout lessons increase students’ academic scores. My intent is to continue this technique with future lessons to improve students’ Florida Standardized assessment.
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Date Issued
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2016
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005574
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Subject Headings
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College students --Research --United States.
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Document (PDF)
