2011 Student Research Presentations

• Action Research Presentation by Mallory Gill
  "This Presentation is an Action Research Project that looks at the effects of Applied Behavior Analysis and Video Social Story strategies on an child who has an Autism Spectrum Disorder."
• Moving with Math: Evaluating a Direct Instruction Model by Rick Engen
  "Does the Moving With Math Curriculum improve basic math skills, and is it worth the time and money to implement?"
• Note Taking as a Learning Strategy in Middle School by Janine Jungbluth
  "The lesson study was developed as a way to determine if changing the way I instructed a lesson helped with the students' ability to identify, write down and understand the main ideas and key concepts in a science unit on radioactive dating."
• Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies in Kindergarten by Susie Beres
  "The main focus of the action research project was to use positive behavior intervention strategies to help the students be more successful in the classroom."
• The Use of Verbal Behavior Intervention with a Four-Year Old Child with Autism by Britt Brill
  "In this action research study, I used a single subject design to determine the effectiveness of using Verbal Behavior Intervention (VBI), in a one-on-one therapy session of a four-year old child with autism, in increasing the child’s on task behavior."
• Video Modeling and Autism by Mary Haase
  "This action research study was a single case design. It examined whether video modeling improved social skills in students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The Autism Social Skills Profile was used to identify a target social skill before video modeling interventions."