FAU Undergraduate Student Research
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Promoting Cultural Awareness in the Urban Elementary Classroom through Multicultural Literature
Type: Text
Year: 2017, 2017, 2017, 2017
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Dassa, Lori, Musick, Gina
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: As the country’s population grows ever more diverse,
there is a growing need of cultural awareness in
our elementary public schools. Young children are
coming together from all over the world with diverse
families and experiences and co-existing with each
other in America’s elementary schools. In order to
minimize a negative view towards diversity, this study
implements a multicultural… more
Full Text: Promoting Cultural Awareness in the Urban Elementary Classroom through Multicultural Literature Gina Musick and Lori Dassa Percentage of Positive Perception Responses 100% SUPPORTING DATA HYPOTHESIS 90% 80% 70% Participants Percentage of Positive …
Taking a Brain Break
Type: Text
Year: 2017, 2017, 2017, 2017
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Burton, Christiania, Dassa, Lori
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: The purpose of the project was to see if giving
students a structured physical activity break after a
lesson and before the intended summative assessment
would increase their scores academically and/
or decrease their test anxiety. The idea was acquired
from spending over 1,000 hours in elementary school
classrooms ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade.
It was observed that after a 30-… more
Full Text: Taking a Brain Break Chris5ania Burton and Dr. Lori Dassa College of Educa5on at Florida Atlan5c University CONCLUSION SUPPORTING DATA HYPOTHESIS Can taking a structured physical ac3vity break a6er a lesson and …
Increasing Language Development Through Rhythm
Type: Text
Year: 2016, 2016, 2016, 2016
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Dassa, Lori, Miller, Morgan
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: My objective is to determine if rhythm and rap can
help increase language development in an urban
elementary classroom. To determine this outcome
I created a pre/post assessment cycle design using
vocabulary relevant to the water cycle. Participants
included 18 first graders at Park Lakes Elementary.
These students took a pretest, were involved in 5
rhythm and rap based lessons, and a… more
Full Text: Increasing Language Development Through Rhythm Morgan Miller and Dr. Lori Dassa College of Education of Florida Atlantic University Results Method Can using the techniques of rhythm, chants, and raps help increase language development in the elementary …
Increasing Students’ Academics Through the Use of Whole Brain Strategies
Type: Text
Year: 2016, 2016, 2016, 2016
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Dassa, Lori, Hernandez, Christina
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: 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… more
Full Text: Increasing Students’ Academics Through the Use of Whole Brain Strategies Christina Hernandez and Dr. Lori Dassa College of Education of Florida Atlantic University Method Results Participants Does the “Whole Brain Teaching” method impact students’ …
Increasing Comprehension Levels Through Content-Specific Vocabulary
Type: Text
Year: 2016, 2016, 2016, 2016
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Alexandre, Chandani, Dassa, Lori
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: The objective of my study is to determine if explicitly
teaching content-specific vocabulary can increase
reading comprehension in low expectancy students. I
have created a pre/post assessment cycle design that
tests reading comprehension and familiarity with vocabulary
specific to the unit being taught. Participants
include 26 fourth graders at Park Lakes Elementary.
A pretest will be… more
Full Text: Increasing Comprehension Levels Through Content-Specific Vocabulary Chandani Alexandre and Dr. Lori Dassa College of Education of Florida Atlantic University Method Can explicit teaching of contentspecific vocabulary improve reading comprehension in the …
Let’s Play! Using Academic Games and Friendly Competition to Enhance Content Knowledge
Type: Text
Year: 2016, 2016, 2016, 2016
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Dassa, Lori, Osborne, Chelsea
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: My research question was to determine if using academic
games and friendly competitions during instruction
would increase the knowledge of 5th grade
students in science content. To test this hypothesis, I
created a pre/post assessment cycle design focusing
on the human body standard. Participants included
20 5th graders at Park Lakes Elementary. These students
took a pre test, were… more
Full Text: Let’s Play! Using Academic Games and Friendly Competition to Enhance Content Knowledge. Chelsea Osborne and Dr. Lori Dassa College of Education of Florida Atlantic University Method Can incorporating academic games and friendly competition lead to …