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Table 1
Participants and Demographics of Study

Participants
Purposive Sampling 1 Campus in a small, rural district

Response Rate 17 out of the 26 teachers
Dr. Nicole Pearce Grade levels 3rd, 4th, 5th
received her PhD in School District Demographics
Instructional Leadership
and Academic Cirriculum Race White- 45.9%
with an emphasis in African American- 23.3%
Early Childhood from the
University of Oklahoma. Hispanic- 21.6%
She began her career as Two or More Races- 5.4%
a professor at Texas A&M
University-Commerce in Asian- 1.8%
fall 2015. Her public-school American Indian- .8%
teaching experiences
include pre-kindergarten Pacific Islander- 1.2%
through Grade 6. Her
last 4 years in a Reggio- Economically Disadvantaged 68.6%
inspired school enhanced
her beliefs in focusing on English Language Learners 9.5%
whole child learning and
development for optimal At Risk 58.2%
student outcomes.

Nicole .Pearce@tamuc . The researcher developed a survey (see Appendix) to collect demographic,
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quantitative, and qualitative data. The T-TESS evaluation rubric served as a source
to align research with present-day resources familiar to teachers in the study. The
researcher collected data regarding teachers’ perceptions of various learning styles
and the instructional methods used within the classroom, as well as the resources
available to implement those methods successfully.

Data Analysis
The survey data underwent a comprehensive analysis, beginning with an
overarching examination of the results, followed by a closer scrutiny of individual
participants and, ultimately, a broadening of the scope to derive conclusions. The
quantitative questions yielded responses of disagree, neither agree or disagree, or
agree, which provided statistical data, and the qualitative questions yielded responses
that provided key terms enabling the researcher to identify patterns or commonalities
in teachers’ perceptions and their implementation of teaching styles. Subsequently,
the researcher examined the responses of individual participants more closely to gain
a nuanced understanding of their teaching styles, facilitating connections between
participants based on shared responses. The analysis culminated in an exploration
of contrasting responses among participants, leading to conclusions derived from
qualitative data informed by quantitative findings.

Findings
Out of the 26 teachers on the campus, 17 responded to the survey, resulting in a
65% overall response rate. The first two questions collected demographic data that

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