Eric.ed.gov – Winona State University Graduate Education Learning Community, Rochester, Minnesota 2005-2006 Anthology of K-12 Action Research Papers. [Volume 6]

These papers are partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Science Degree in Education at Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota. The cohort included a variety of licensure areas that represent most levels and content areas of K-12 education. The students were encouraged to keep their questions and hypothesis directed at specific issues in their teaching environment. The papers follow American Psychological Association (APA) format. Papers in this volume include: (1) Will the Implementation of Individualized Self-Paced Instruction via the Accelerated Math Software Program Improve Math Competency for Target math Students? (William Theisen); (2) Will the Ongoing Practice of Presidential Physical Fitness Skills Help Students to Improve Their Fitness Testing Scores throughout Eight Weeks? (Jacob Tietje); (3) Will Teaching Eighth Grade Reading through Fiction or Nonfiction Produce Greater Achievement on Diagnostic Testing? (Benjamin Volker); (4) Does Student Academic Achievement Increase when Parents Have Online Access to Grades? (Andrew Wieme); (5) Will Earlier Exposure to High-Frequency Words, Compared to Gradual Exposure, Increase Students’ Mastery of These Words? (Kelly Yolch); and (6) Does Timed Practice versus Not Timed Practice Affect the Mastery of Multiplication Facts (Erika Youlden). (Individual papers contain references.) [Abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines.]