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Effects Of Teaching Writing With Computer Word Processing, Mary F. Garrett

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To Justify the expense and time Involved in teaching word processing to Junior high students, an attempt was made to demonstrate an educational benefit, the improvement of student writing. Two classes of eighth grade language arts students were instructed in writing using a computer word processing program, and three other classes wrote without computers. At the beginning and end of the unit, the students in both groups completed a writing assignment, which was evaluated by two different readers in order compare the of quality of writing.

The average posttest scores of students in both groups declined, and scores declined slightly …

A Survey Of Teachers' Perceptions Concerning The Single Parent Child, Margaret E. Huebner

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This impact of parental divorce on childrens' adjustment has become the concern of many educators. Family life and childhood socialization has been continually redefined due to this marital disruption phenomenon. Since the structure of the contemporary American· family, composed of mother, father, and children has changed, educators need to be aware of the special needs and adjustments necessary for the children.

The purpose of this study was to determine by a survey if children from single parent homes were perceived in a more negative way, by their teachers, than children from intact homes. If children from single parent homes were …

An Experimental Study Utilizing Integrated / Right Brain Processes In Teaching Biology, Rebecca M. Aulenbacher

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The purpose of this study was to determine any measurable differences in student academic outcomes when they participated in activities designed to involve both hemispheres as compared to when they participated in activities designed to involve the left hemisphere . It was predicted that students who participated in more integrated/right brain activities would show higher academic achievement . It was further predicted that students who were right hemisphere preferenced would do better than those who were left hemisphere preferenced.

Two intact groups of Biology I students were taught the same four - chapter unit on cells , utilizing the same …

Create A New Town And A New You To Improve Writing Skills, Barbara Broadfoot

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Writing has always been one of the corners tones of American education . Schools are concerned with the development of students, and writing contributes to the development of the whole person. The public is alarmed because many students graduate from high school without being able to write well enough to function in today's complicated society.

There a re many reasons why schools fail to do a good job in the teaching of writing. One of the main reasons is the schools' over-emphasis on the teaching of grammar. Many teachers are not trained as teachers of writing and rely on the …

"The Ransom Of Red Chief": A Junior High School Play, Janet Hanssen Bueneman

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As an overview of a junior high play production which emphasizes the importance of drama in education this project describes the events during the eight weeks leading to the actual performance. The goal of the director was to use a play production to experimentally explore different ways to teach students to process information, solve problems , accomplish tasks, and to challenge students to think. The literature review presents a rationale for using drama in the school system . The methods chapter contains a Hodge Analysis of given circumstances, dialogue, dramatic action, ideas, tempo, moods, lighting plot, and ground plan. An …

Role Definition And Procedures And Evaluating The High School Librarian, Lenore M. Glore

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In 1984 the Missouri Committee for Performance Based Evaluation together with the Missouri Association of School Librarians developed criteria for evaluating the school librarian. The model consists of 20 criteria with descriptors that are appropriate to the responsibilities of the librarian. It was recommended by the committee that all school districts in Missouri adopt or adapt this method for evaluating the librarians in their schools. The purpose of this study was to determine how many school districts in St. Louis County evaluate librarians according to the Missouri Performance Based Evaluation for Librarians, and if not by this method, what methods …

Internal Communication At A Liberal Arts College, Rebecca J. Doering

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The purpose for the policy manual is to inform all offices of the college of the administrative and management policies daily. These policies establish a method of communication for requests, coordination, approval, classification and issuance of standard operating procedures of the college.

Faculty, students and administration need guidelines for implementing objectives. The manual provides guidelines for implementing objectives . The manual provides guidelines for management policies and the functioning of the organization. More specifically, the manual is a means of determining how policy is reflected in the organizational structure and in the management practices.

The policy manual is a basic …

Predictive Questioning In Teaching Reading Comprehension To Intermediate Level Students, Catherine M. Cassy

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This study involved nine sixth grade students In determining the effects of using predictive questioning techniques to Improve reading comprehension in Intermediate level students versus the results of using traditional reading methods. Present research gives supporting evidence that teachers spend too little time developing questioning abilities and therefore ask simple questions that require only literal comprehension skills . Although simple questioning has been found t o improve the reader's ability to recall specific information from the text , it Is a teacher- centered process that allows students to take a passive role in reading comprehension. The need for the focus …

Beethoven And Some Of My Other Pals: A Collective Biography Of Composers Directed Toward The Reading Needs Of The Later Elementary Child, Shirley Ann Cogan

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The book manuscript, Beethoven and Some of My Other Pals , is a non-fiction collective biography of nine composers who are particularly associated with Munich , Bavaria, and Salzburg and Vienna , Austria . The book manuscript is directed toward the reading needs of the later elementary child (ages 10, 11, and 12).

The format includes letters from the author during her musical pilgrimage in July , 1986 to the aforementioned cities. In order to personalize the material, the letters are addressed to her nephew in the United States . Each biography spans the life of the subject from early …