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This research examined the relationships between eighteen selected teacher, parent, pupil, and school variables and each of three dependent variables: pupil Jewish knowledge, Jewish involvement, and Jewish attitudes. Five separate instruments, adapted and modified from previous …

The level of achievement for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners in Saudi Arabia had long been unsatisfactory to those who work in education. One of the major factors that contributed to students' unsatisfactory achievement had been attributed to the textbook. The probl…

This dissertation presents three case studies of collaborative interaction in a third-grade dual-language classroom during writing instruction over the course of a school year. The study addresses the notion of developing student voice, and how instruction can be seated so that …

Reciprocal teaching comprehension-monitoring is a reading comprehension instructional procedure that combines four instructional strategies: predicting, summarizing, questioning, and clarifying to enhance students’ comprehension of text (Palincsar & Brown, 1984; Palincsar, David…

Argumentation is a key practice in many disciplines and, as such, is emphasized as an important skill in K-12 education. Despite its relevance to all content areas, little is known about how the same students engage in argumentation in different contexts. Furthermore, there is l…