Browsing by Subject "Academic Success"

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    Academic Success of English Language Learners: Are Mainstream Teachers Underprepared?
    (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2015-04-17) Covarrubias, Maritza; Teemant, Annela; Bhathena, Cathy
    The population of English Language Learners (ELLs) in Indiana schools has increased over the years and will keep increasing. However, the graduation rates of ELLs and their standardized test scores are not improving. After reading various articles about why this might be occurring and using my personal experience as an ELL, there was one factor that stood out to me: mainstream teachers are underprepared to work with ELLs. The purpose of this research project is to investigate how prepared mainstream teachers feel to work with ELLs and what, if any, are the barriers that keep them from doing so. For this project, I will be using mixed methods research: qualitative and quantitative. Qualitative research will be the primary method and will be collected in the form of teacher interviews. These interviews will include questions about how teachers feel about working with ELLs and the teachers’ observations about how ELLs function in their classrooms. The qualitative research will be supported by quantitative research that will be collected through surveys and classroom observations of teacher pedagogy. The overall goal of this project is to help make classrooms places where ELLs can be academically successful and improve graduations rates and test scores.
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    Current State of Women in Academic Surgical Subspecialties: How a New Metric in Measuring Academic Productivity May Change the Equation
    (The Southeastern Surgical Congress, 2018-05-01) Fecher, Alison M.; Valsangkar, Nakul; Bell, Teresa M.; Lisy, Megan E.; Rozycki, Grace S.; Koniaris, Leonidas G.; Surgery, School of Medicine
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    IEL Bridge Week Student Survey Report 2023
    (2023-11-01) Hahn, Thomas
    Bridge Week marks the official start of the fall semester for incoming freshmen at IU Indianapolis. All first-year students participate in activities and attend events that allow them to explore campus, get to know fellow freshmen, learn about college expectations, and much more to set them up for success at IU Indianapolis. This report details the results of a survey designed to gather student participant feedback regarding different aspects of their Bridge Week experience.