Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Publication
-
- Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research (3)
- Research and Evaluation in Education, Technology, Art, and Design (3)
- Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Theses and Other Student Research (1)
- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications (1)
Articles 1 - 8 of 8
Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network
Blogging With Students Across The Curriculum, Laurie A. Friedrich, Guy Trainin
Blogging With Students Across The Curriculum, Laurie A. Friedrich, Guy Trainin
Research and Evaluation in Education, Technology, Art, and Design
This infographic helps explore the role of blogs in writing across the curriculum.
https://magic.piktochart.com/output/8635464-blogging-with-students-across-the-curriculum
Amanda understands the developmental needs of young children. She knows that each child learns differently and that students need structure and creativity in the classroom. I know she will always do what is best for students.
The Role Of The Cyber School Principal: A Mixed Methods Study, Jacob P. Jefferis
The Role Of The Cyber School Principal: A Mixed Methods Study, Jacob P. Jefferis
Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
The educational landscape of the United States is changing. Educational opportunities for students and families are increasing with increased technological capabilities. At every level in the educational process, information is being delivered to students in new and faster ways. Cyber education is one of those new modes of information delivery for students. Just like traditional schools, cyber schools require sound leadership to assist stakeholders in the educational process.
Knowing that the principal is a vital position in a successful educational system, the purpose of this study is to define the role of the cyber school principal. This research is focused …
Rural Families In The Digital Age- An Inforgraphic, Guy Trainin, Ladonna A. Werth, Mary Masur
Rural Families In The Digital Age- An Inforgraphic, Guy Trainin, Ladonna A. Werth, Mary Masur
Research and Evaluation in Education, Technology, Art, and Design
This infographic describes the results of a survey in rural north Nebraska asking about family use of digital devices, their concerns and hopes for digital learning.
The Study Of Pre-Service Teachers Participating In Candidate Learning Communities: A Mixed Methods Study, Barbara Sunderman
The Study Of Pre-Service Teachers Participating In Candidate Learning Communities: A Mixed Methods Study, Barbara Sunderman
Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of instructional skill and professional dispositions of pre-service teacher education candidates’ understanding of their own teaching skills. The research examined perceptions before and after the clinical experience while participating in a Candidate Learning Community. In this mixed-methods study, perceptions were quantitatively measured with a pre-survey and a post survey of 17 participants and qualitatively described by 11 participants in follow up interviews; each intensely studied teaching skill and professional pedagogy in coursework and cooperative classrooms.
The research revealed significant increase in personal perception of teaching skills and dispositions during the …
The Disabled Teacher: A Memoir Of An Interrupted Pedagogical Career, A Life With A Chronic Illness, And An Encounter With Real Barriers To Inclusive Education, Dorothy M. Bossman
The Disabled Teacher: A Memoir Of An Interrupted Pedagogical Career, A Life With A Chronic Illness, And An Encounter With Real Barriers To Inclusive Education, Dorothy M. Bossman
Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Theses and Other Student Research
This dissertation is a narrative exploration of multiple themes relevant to education research: the relationship between the university and school, epistemology, teacher identity, disability studies, researcher subjectivity, and the retention of quality educators. This work of “autoethnography” (Ellis, Bochner, & Adams, 2011) approaches these topics through the tellings of a teaching career, the awakening of an education scholar, and the development of a chronic illness. While the focus of this inquiry often returns to the researcher’s pedagogical identity, the three storylines interact in myriad ways that relate to the larger field. Removal of one of these narrative threads would, metaphorically, …
One-To-One Laptop Initiative: Perceptions Of Teachers And Administrators, Damon Mcdonald
One-To-One Laptop Initiative: Perceptions Of Teachers And Administrators, Damon Mcdonald
Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
The purpose of this explanatory mixed methods study was to explore the perceptions of teachers and administrators about the one to one laptop initiative in Nebraska schools. Parallel studies from the five largest and five smallest school districts were identified by the Nebraska Department of Education School Finance Formula and Organization Services. High schools in each district were chosen that have had one-to-one laptop initiatives for four or more years. The study examined teachers and administrator perceptions regarding: (a) the one-to-one implementation, (b) student engagement, (c) student grades, (d) benefits of one-to-one technology, and (e) the continued success of one-to-one …
Elementary Teacher Education Program- Vital Statistics, Guy Trainin, Mary Masur
Elementary Teacher Education Program- Vital Statistics, Guy Trainin, Mary Masur
Research and Evaluation in Education, Technology, Art, and Design
This inforgraphic presents data about the students in UNL's Elmentary Teacher Education Program based on data from Academic Year 2013-2014.
Undergraduate Range Management Exam: 1999-2014, Justin D. Derner, Jessica Crowder, Mae Smith, Tami Plechaty
Undergraduate Range Management Exam: 1999-2014, Justin D. Derner, Jessica Crowder, Mae Smith, Tami Plechaty
United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications
The Undergraduate Range Management Exam (URME) has been administered to undergraduate students at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Range Management since 1983, with students demonstrating their higher order learning skills and synthesis knowledge of the art and science of rangeland management.
• The multiple-choice exam is composed of six subject categories:1) Range Ecology; 2) Grazing Management; 3) Range Improvements; 4) Range Regions; 5) Range Inventory and Analysis; and 6) Multiple-use Relationships on Rangelands.
• Topics of changing climate and weather variability (including extreme events), and the associated adaptive management strategies employed by land managers to reduce risk and …