A Message From the Director
At this time, I am pleased to present the collected abstracts of the action research projects conducted by the Masters of Education students spanning the years 2000-2004. Day in and day out, the dedication and enthusiasm of our graduate student researchers excites and challenges me in my role as Director of Graduate Programs, and I am continually impressed with the depth and variety of our students’ research endeavors. Studies conducted in both public and private schools as well with home schooling and alternative schools are represented here. Studies of gifted and talented education, inclusion, reading readiness, and writing fluency are all included. From athletic motivation to academic achievement, from preschool to college, from math to French, and from vocabulary to music, our students consider the many faces of education. As our Graduate Programs in Education continue to grow and flourish, we will strive to have our students broaden their scope of study even further so as to deepen our collective impact on Maryland’s learners.
With gratitude for the hard work involved and pride in the body of knowledge the synopses represent, I present to you these abstracts.
Sincerely,
Phyllis M. Sunshine, PhD.
September 2004
SUMMARIES OF PAPERS
The Effects of Foreign Language Study on SAT Verbal Scores
KARL ADLER
The Effect of Math Clubs on Mathematics Achievement and Attitudes Toward Mathematics of Eighth-Grade Females
SHONIQUE L. ALEXANDER
The Effects of Mentoring on the Academic Achievement and Behaviors of Middle School African American Males
KARA ANNONIO
The Effects of the Second Step Violence Prevention Program on the Climate and Discipline in a Suburban Middle School
RUSSELL A. AUSTIN
Reading Motivations: A Study of Fourth-Grade Students and the Factors Influencing Their Tendency to Read for Pleasure
LAUREN BARNET
The Effects of Occupational Stressors, Locus of Control, and Teaching Efficacy on the Attrition Rate of Special Education Teachers
ELIZABETH BAUMMER
The Effects of Cooperative Homework Teams on Homework Completion and Accuracy of Sixth Graders
LISA BAYLIFF
The Effects of Interscholastic Athletics on Academic Achievement
BEN BERQUIST
The Effects of Engaging Teaching Strategies on the Academic Achievement of At-Risk High School Students in French Class
MARIE-GABRIELLE NGONO BINELLI
The Effects of Mentoring on the Academic Achievement of At-Risk African American Male Students
RODRICK L. BINGHAM
The Effects of Comprehending Expository Text in Content Reading Through Direct Instruction of SQ3R Strategy
CHANTA’ MONIQUE BOOKER
Increasing Homework Effectiveness: An Examination of Adult-Guided Intervention on Students who Fail to Complete Homework Regularly
CHRISTINE BOWERS
The Effects of a School-Wide Vocabulary Program on Eighth Grade Reading Achievement
ABIGAIL BREISETH
The Relationship Between Instrumental Music Instruction and Achievement in Mathematics Among Fifth-Grade Students
BETH L. BRODSKY
The Effects of “Earobics” on Phonemic Awareness Achievement of a Third-Grade Student With Speech and Language Disabilities
TONI BROOKS
The Effects of Parental Involvement With Math Homework on the Achievement of Fifth-Grade Students
MICHELE BROOM
The Effects of Supported Contextual Reading Instruction on the Reading Achievement of a Student With a Reading Disability
SUSAN BROUSSEAU
The Characteristics of Incarcerated Youth With Successful GED Experiences
GAYLE Y. BROWN
The Effects of Co-Curricular Activities on the Academic Achievement of Students
JANICE E. BROWN
The Effects of Journal Writing on the Math Anxiety Levels of Eighth Graders
IVY BURKLEW
The Effects of Home Visits on Lower Achieving Middle School Students
SHERI L. BURTON
Enrichment Through Problem Solving
MELVINA BYRD
The Effects of Looping on the Reading Achievement of First-Grade Students
LESLIE J. CAIN
The Effects of Interscholastic Athletics on Absenteeism
CRAIG L. CAMPBELL JR.
The Relationship Between Coaching Leadership Styles and Athletes’ Satisfaction
KARA CARLIN
An Examination of the Relationship Between Teacher Mentors and First-Year Teacher Retention
KARYN CHISHOLM
The Effect of a Five Day Residential Environmental Education Program on Urban Middle School Students’ Environmental Knowledge
DAVID CHRISTOPHER
The Effects of Technology on Student Achievement and Maryland Functional Math Scores
MURIEL T. COLE-WEBBER
The Effects of the School Age Child Internship Program on the Academic Achievement and Attendance of Participating High School Seniors
ELIZABETH M. CONN
The Effects of Vocabulary Instruction on Fifth Grade Science Achievement
MEGHAN CONNELLY
The Effects of Coaching on Teacher Implementation of Instructional Strategies
RENEE COTTMAN
The Effects of a Contract System for Improving At-Risk Middle School Students’ School Performance
STACEY A. DEISE
The Effects of Higher Order Thinking Instruction in Reading on the Use of Higher Order Thinking in the Content Areas
DIANE BLACKWOOD DEVINCENT
The Effects of Prior Knowledge Activation and Connection on the Retention of Mathematical Concepts by Third-Grade Students
CHRISTINA M. DOUGLAS
Exploring the Decline in CTBS Math Scores Between Grades 2 and 4
JENNIFER L. DUNKLE
Teachers’ Perceptions about and Attitudes Toward Inclusion at Two Urban High Schools
ODESSA DUNSTON
The Effect of Color Coding on Over-Arm Throw Skill Acquisition With Moderately Mentally Retarded Students
CHARLES EISLER
The Effects of the Rising Scholar Program on the Academic Skills of African American High School Students
ERIC EISWERT
Learning Style Preferences of Collegiate Swimmers
CARL ERIKSON IV
The Effects of Behavior Modification in an Inclusion Classroom
ARGIE K. FACAROS
Predictors of Reading Success in First-Grade Students
TRICIA FIALKOWSKI
The Effect of Peer Tutoring on Spanish Translation Skills of Struggling Spanish I Students
SHAWN FLOYD
Enhancing Mathematics Instruction in Elementary Schools Through the Use of Cooperative Groups
KEVIN FOREMAN
The Effects of the POWER Writing Strategy on Learning Disabled Students’ Writing Skills
CHRISTOPHER E. FRENCH
The Effects of a School-Wide Behavior Management Plan on Student Office Referrals
LARRY FRIEND
The Impact of Participation in Collegiate Athletics on the Academic Success of Female Students of a Division III Liberal Arts College
SARA FULLER
Implementation of Title IX as Required Under the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act at Two Maryland Universities
VINCENT FULLER
Determining the Extent of the Relationship Between Explicit Early Reading Activities With Second Graders and Their Reading Achievement
RENEE GARDINER
The Effects of Laboratory Investigations on the Achievement, Perceived Competence, and Enjoyment of High School Chemistry Students
JOY E. GOBRECHT
The Effects of Peer Tutoring Strategies on Reading Comprehension of Academically At-Risk Students
DONCHEZ PASLEY GRAHAM
The Effects of Team Performance on the Self-Esteem of Athletes
ALBERT GREEN
The Effects of Structured Activities on Student Reading Achievement
ELIZABETH GRENTHAL
Content Reading and Students With Learning Disabilities
PHILICIA L. GRIFFIN
The Effects of the Soar to Success Program on Intermediate Grade Students With Poor Reading Skills
HOPE M. GRIFFIN-JACKSON
Retention of Student-Athletes in Private Division III Liberal Arts Colleges in Maryland
MATTHEW CARL GROSSO
The Effect of the Accelerated Reading Incentive Program on Motivation and Attitudes of Second-Grade Male Readers
MEAGAN S. HALLENGREN
The Effects of the Second Step Violence-Prevention Program on the Problem Behavior and Teacher Perception of Second Grade Boys
DAMAN HARRIS
The Effects of Gender Discrimination on the Decline of Women Collegiate Coaches
MELISSA HEMPLE
The Effects of a Sensory Integration Program on Preschool Students With Language Disorders
SARA HERWECK
The Effects of Athletic Participation on the Academic Performance of High School Students
ANTONNIO HOCKADAY
The Impact of Participation in Collegiate Athletics on Academic Success of First-Year Female Students at a Division III Liberal Arts College
MARGARET HOLCOMB
The Escalating Kindergarten Curriculum and its Effect on School Readiness
SHARON HOOD
The Effects of the Reading Intervention Program in a Suburban Elementary School
NICOLE HUGHES
The Relationship Between Coaching Styles and Winning Percentages
JAMIE LYN R. IZDEBSKI
The Effects of an Intervention on the Biting Behavior of a Two-Year-Old Child
STACEY L. JOHNSON
An Examination of Teachers’ Perceptions of Social Skill Mastery and Overall Behavior of Kindergarten Students
NICOLE Y. JOYNER
The Effects of Cross-Age Peer Tutoring on an Emotionally Disturbed Student as a Tutor
AUDRA KAISER
The Effects of an At-Home Reading Intervention on the Reading Scores of Students With Reading Difficulties
YVONNE KANE
The Effects of Collaborative Writing on Writing Skills of Non-Motivated Writers
JULIE KATZ
The Effects of Teaching Mnemonic Techniques on Mathematical Achievement of Low Achieving Middle School Students
M. KATHLEEN KAUFMAN
The Effects of Team Teaching on Teacher Satisfaction
JENNIFER KEMMERER
Soar to Success Intervention: Impact on Reading Comprehension for Middle School Students Receiving Daily Intervention
JOSEPHINE KOLAKOWSKI
The Effectiveness of Summer School Intervention for Middle School Students
JAMES P. KRAUS, JR.
Effects of Metacognitive Strategies on Achievement in a Text-Based Health Course
JEFFREY G. KRIMMEL
The Effects of a Token Economy System on Aggressive Behavior Exhibited by Fourth-Grade Students
RUTH LAFONTAINE
The Effects of Teaching Similarities and Differences in Order to Improve Higher Level Reading Comprehension
RONDA LAMBERT-JANISKI
The Effects of Impulsive and Reflective Learning Preferences on Baseball Players’ Batting Statistics
DAVID LANHAM
The Effectiveness of Preschool for the Migrant Child
SR. DENISE LAROCK, D.C.
The Effects of Non-Athletic Extracurricular Activities on the Self-Esteem of Adolescents With Dyslexia
DAVE LASALLE
Determining the Relationship Between the Suspension Rates of Athletes and Non-Athletes
BRIAN PATRICK LAYMAN
The Effects of an After-School Tutoring Program on Elementary School Students’ Academic Achievement
TINA JOY MACKEY
The Effects of a School-Wide Social Skills Training Program on the Number of Students Being Suspended
MARIA G. MACKIN
The Effects of Participation in an Adventure Ropes Course on Middle School Students’ Peer Interactions
MICHELLE MAHONEY
The Effect of the Read Naturally Program on Middle School Students’ Fluency and Comprehension
DAVID M. MAIMONE
The Effects of Verbal Interactions Between Parents and Their Daughters During Their Daughter’s Competitive Athletic Performance
KIMBERLEY JANE MARLOR
The Impact of High and Low Participation Levels in Extracurricular Activities on Academic Performance and Post High School Plans
JENNIFER ALLEN MARTINEZ
The Effects of Explicit Phonics Instruction on the Phonics Skills of Below Average Third-Grade Students
SHARON MASON
The Effects of the Soar to Success Reading Intervention on the Reading Comprehension of Learning Disabled Students
MELVIN S. MATHIS
The Effects of Single-Sex Math Classrooms on the Mathematics Achievement of At-Risk Female Students
CHARLYNE G. MAUL
The Effect of Web-Based and Power Point Instruction on Fourth-Grade Students’ Social Studies Recall
MELISSA LORRAINE MCCOMAS
The Effects of Group Size on Students’ Achievement in a Reading Intervention Program
MICHELE E. MCMAHON
Using the Elementary School Experience as an Opportunity for Reducing Academic Failure Among At-Risk Fourth-Grade Students
GREGORY J. MCNEIL
A Study in Reading Improvements of Students With Learning Disabilities
JENNIFER R. MILLER
The Effects of the Bigger Faster Stronger and High Intensity Training Programs on Strength Gains in High School Students
BRIAN MOEN
Identifying Gifted and Talented Students With Verbal and Nonverbal Measures
JOYCE MORRIS
Teacher and Student Perception of Teacher Behavior
EUGENE MORTORFF
The Effect of Systematic Visual Supports to Support Learning Independence of Toileting Skills in a Four-Year-Old Child With Developmental Delay
VALERIE A. MOSCOSO
The Effect of Increased Vocabulary and Language on Students’ Reading Comprehension
JOHANNA MULLALLY
Differences in the Level of Group Cohesion Between Female Coacting and Interacting Teams
CHARLEATA RENEE NEAL
The Effect of the CPC Method on Content Area Reading
GEORGE A. NEWBERRY
The Effects of Story Mapping on Students With Learning Disabilities
MOLLY O’BRIEN
The Effects of Reading Aloud to Fourth-Grade Students on Motivation
BRIANNE O’CONNELL
The Effects of an Extended Day Program on Literacy Development
EMILY PALMERINO
The Effects on Middle School Boys’ Behaviors of Participation in Contact Versus Non-Contact Sports
MARK S. PALMERINO JR.
The Effects of the CPC Method on Sixth-Grade Learning Disabled Mathematics Students
MARGUERITE L. PARKER
The Effects of Skillstreaming on the Development of Prosocial Skills in Preschool Children
TERESA ANDREWS PEARSON
The Relationship Between Grade Point Average and International Baccalaureate Programme Diploma Holders
JESSICA HIRSH PECHHOLD
The Effects of Athletic Participation on the Academic Performance of High School Students
RYAN PFLUGRAD
The Effects of Teaching the Identification of Similarities and Differences on Third-Grade Students’ Reading Comprehension
LAURIE PORTS
The Effects of Athletic Participation on the High School Female Mathematics Student
JEANNINE RAILEY
The Academic Effects of Student Engagement in Ninth Grade Honors Biology I
TERI A. RAY
The Effects of an Intervention Program to Change the Behaviors of Violent Teenage Girls
SHEILA DEVENICE REED
The Effects of Art Education on the Academic Achievement and Behavior of Sixth-Grade Students
KATHLEEN REEDY
The Connection Between Expenses and Athletic Success
MARCY RHUE
The Effect of a Token Economy on Workout Attendance During the Baltimore Ravens 2003 Strength and Conditioning Program
PAUL RICCI
The Intrinsic and Extrinsic Value of Instrumental Music Instruction on Standardized Mathematics and Reading Scores of Third-Grade Students
COLLEEN RIGOT
The Effect of a Middle School Intervention Program on Students at Risk of School Failure
BRENDAN G. ROGERS
The Effects of Moral Education on the Racial Tolerance and Civic Responsibility Attitudes of Eighth-Grade Middle School Students
KAREN C. ROJAS
The Effects of After-School Sports Programs on Locus of Control of Young Adolescents
AARON ROSE
The CPC Way and Reading Comprehension
AMY ROSENKRANS
The Effectiveness of the School-To-Work Program on Class Attendance and Course Achievement of At-Risk High School Students
SALVATORE F. SARCONE
Time Management and Study Skills for College Student-Athletes
JAKE SAUER
Consultative vs. Co-Teaching Models of Inclusion
LYNN L. SAVAGE
The Effects of WebQuests on Dimensions of Learning 3 and 4 Achievement of Middle School Students in an Alternative School Setting
CANDYCE L. SCHMIDT
The Effects of Health, Wellness, and Fitness Courses on Body Image in College-Aged Females
TIM SCHNEIDER
Investigation Into Graduation Rates of Division I Male Basketball Players
MARK SCHULER
The Effects of Error Correction on the Spelling Achievement of Fourth-Grade Students
OCTAVIA SCOTT
The Impact of Regular Physical Activity via Physical Education on Body Composition and Weight Among Adolescent Females
KELLI SCOTT-MARSH
Retaining Quality Teachers
FRANCES M. SEMAN
Repeated Reading and Fifth Graders’ Reading Fluency
SUE SERGEANT
The Effect of a Montessori School Primary Program on Reading Readiness Skills
AMANDA C. SERRA
Attitudes about Foreign Language Instruction With Primary Grade Students
TAKAKO SHIN
The Effect of Participation in Physical Education on Academic Achievement of Middle School-Age Males
JOHN W. SIEMSEN
An Examination of why Teachers Leave the Teaching Profession
MIRIAM SINGER
The Effects of Mini-lessons in Writing Strategies Combined With the Assistive Technology Program Write: OutLoud on the Writing and Fluency Skills of a Learning Disabled Student
TERRI O. SMITH
A Comparison of the Effect of Two Methods of Second-Language Vocabulary Instruction on Vocabulary Acquisition and Retention
WENDY SNYDER
How the Completion or Non-Completion of a Kindergarten Summer Skills Review Packet Relates to Reading Levels of First-Grade Entrants
JENNIFER STAIRS
Syntax and Semantics: A Comparison of Traditional and Modern Methods of Achieving Fluent and Clear Prose
JOHN STEVENS
The Effects of Horticulture on Locus of Control of Learning Disabled Students
MARTHA C. STRAUS
The Differences in the Attitudes and Beliefs of Parents who Send Their Children to Parochial School and Those who Choose to Home School Their Children
VIRGINIA SUTHERIN
The Effects of Using the Open Court Reading Intervention Program on Second-Grade Students’ Reading Performance
LISA TERZOLINO
Monitored Versus Non-Monitored Strength and Conditioning Programs
JON THOMAS TORPEY
The Effects of Eligibility Requirements for Interscholastic Athletic Participation on the Academic Performance of High School Student Athletes
JEFF WALEN
The Effect of After-School Programs on the Academic Achievement of Primary School Students
ESTHER L. WALLACE
Utilization of Program of Actions and Methods for Mass Spectroscopy Data Interpretation in the Organic Chemistry Laboratory
DARCIE WALLACE-DUCKWORTH
The Effects of Laboratory Investigations on the Ability to Improve the Problem Solving Skill of Drawing Inferences
MARY JEAN WARD
The Effects of Social Skills Training on a Third-Grade Mentally Retarded Child in an Inclusion Class
ERICA M. WATERS
The Effects of a Peer Mediation Program on Students who Have Been Diagnosed With Severe Emotional Disturbance
LAURA WELLS
Case Study of Internal Motivation in a Montessori Classroom
JAYME WESTROM
Increasing Parent Involvement in the Urban High School
CHERYL WHITE
The Effects of Inactivity and Childhood Obesity on Elementary School Children
RICHARD J. WILHELM II
The Effect of the Single-Sex Classroom on the Academic Achievement and Perceived Ability of Seventh-Grade Girls
BERNADETTE WILLIAMSON-TAYLOR
The Effects of Montessori and Head Start Environments on the Social-Emotional
Development of Preschool-Aged Children
DONNA J. WISE
Teachers’ Perceptions of Parental Involvement Programs
AMY BETH WISWALL
The Effects of Educational Services on Juvenile Drug Offenders
DERRICK WITHERSPOON
Negative Adult Intervention and its Effect on Youth Participation in Out-of-School Athletic Activities
MICHAEL C. WOODS
Specific Strategies and Interventions to Decrease Problem Classroom Behavior in an Alternative Learning Center
SHARON A. WOODS
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