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In Search Of A Place To Be: Perspectives Of Creative Female Adolescents On Their First Year Of High School, Anne Arthur
In Search Of A Place To Be: Perspectives Of Creative Female Adolescents On Their First Year Of High School, Anne Arthur
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This study undertook to elicit and characterize the transition strategies that creatively-inclined students adopted to manage their first year of high school in Southeastern Ontario. The grounded theory research design included two semi-structured interviews with 12 female Grade Nine students and a content analysis of their multi-modal journals and provincial report cards. Participants' creative-thinking aptitudes were assessed using the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking and these findings, in combination with interview, journal and report card data were employed to designate four Ideal Types: creatively-inclined participants at high-risk of academic failure (n=5); creatively-inclined participants at low-risk of academic failure (n=2); creatively-disinclined …
Jane-Finch Black Youth Perspectives Of Africentric Schooling In Toronto, Tina Sharma
Jane-Finch Black Youth Perspectives Of Africentric Schooling In Toronto, Tina Sharma
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An attempt is made to explore black youth perspectives of Africentric schooling in Toronto. Participants in this study consisted of five black males and five black females between the ages of 16 to 19. Youth perspectives about Africentric schooling and their desire to attend an Africentric high school were obtained. Youth perspectives revealed that all participants supported the social and cultural tents of Africentric schooling; however, they reported mixed reactions regarding their desire to attend such a school. Stereotypes, intra-group politics, and family and media opinions were fears and concerns of the participants interviewed. To build the academic strengths of …
Learning Practices And Teaching Methods As Factors In Gender Inequity In Undergraduate Computer Science Programs., Dorian Stoilescu
Learning Practices And Teaching Methods As Factors In Gender Inequity In Undergraduate Computer Science Programs., Dorian Stoilescu
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The primary purpose of this study is to detect student difficulties in adapting to the undergraduate computer science program. The research was conducted in the Department of Computer Science at a medium sized urban university in Ontario. Subjects were 16 students (ten males and six females) from the first to the third year of study and two professors. For this research mixed methods methodologies (QUAL+quan) were used. Qualitative methods were preponderant and were used in order to explore differences and difficulties both genders have in computer science program and modalities to deal with them. Quantitative methods were used to compare …
Explaining Computer Use Among Preservice Teachers: Towards The Development Of A Richer Conceptual Model Incorporating Experience, Demographic, Motivation, Personality, And Learning Style Clusters Of Variables., Salah Zogheib
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Despite the professional training that North American teachers receive, many believe they are not well prepared to implement computer technology in their classrooms (Industry Canada, 2003; The CEO Forum, 2001). Educational computing research has failed to provide conceptually integrated frameworks and theories that can best predict or explain the factors that facilitate computer use, whether in a computer course or for general purposes. The conceptual framework that emerged in this study incorporated specific determinants of computer use---demographics, experience, learning style, motivation, and personality---for new teachers that represent prominent themes in theories of human motivation and decision making. However, among the …
The Effects Of Explicitly Teaching And Promoting Phonemic Awareness To Senior Kindergarten Students At A Compensatory Education School., Darin Duaine. Carroll
The Effects Of Explicitly Teaching And Promoting Phonemic Awareness To Senior Kindergarten Students At A Compensatory Education School., Darin Duaine. Carroll
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The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to examine various effects of explicitly teaching and promoting phonemic awareness. Forty-two senior kindergarten students participated in the study. The 21 students who made up the experimental group attended school Monday to Friday during the morning part of the day, and the control group, made up of 21 senior kindergarten students, attended school during the afternoon. Sixteen of the 42 participants were second language speakers of English. The mean age was 52.4 months. A pretest of phonemic awareness was administered to all participants. After the pretest, the experimental group were explicitly taught a …
The Relationship Between Self-Perception And Academic Achievement Among Native Students In Grade Five And Grade Six, Connie Mcgregor
The Relationship Between Self-Perception And Academic Achievement Among Native Students In Grade Five And Grade Six, Connie Mcgregor
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The relationship between Self-Perception and Academic Achievement among Native students in grades five and six were examined. Forty-three students responded to the Self-Perception Profile for Children (Harter, 1985) which was used to assess self-perception. The Self-Perception variables examined were Scholastic Competence, Social Acceptance, Athletic Competence, Physical Appearance, Behavioral Conduct and Global Self-Worth. Academic Achievement was assessed by the Achievement Report prepared by the students' teachers. Achievement was measured in the following academic subjects: Language Arts (Listening, Oral Language, Reading, Grammar, Written Language, Spelling, Penmanship), Mathematics, Environmental Studies (Science, Social Studies, Health), Computers, Physical Education, Art, Drama and Study Skills. Correlational …
Preservice Teacher Beliefs Related To Internet Usage., Salah. Zogheib
Preservice Teacher Beliefs Related To Internet Usage., Salah. Zogheib
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The study investigated the relationship between preservice teachers' attitudes, achievement-, and value-related motivational beliefs about the Internet and their perceived likelihood to use it in instruction. Attitudes investigated preservice teachers' confidence and liking of the Internet. Achievement-related beliefs were examined within a motivational framework that described preservice teachers' actual knowledge and perceived experience about the Internet. Value-related beliefs were constructed from six measures for which the Internet would be valuable: personal needs, future career goals, a partner, children, future students, and society in general. Likelihood of using the Internet in instruction focused on teaching needs, students' learning, and differential access …
The Playground Project: A Case Study In Participatory Design., Karen Elizabeth. Mcrorie
The Playground Project: A Case Study In Participatory Design., Karen Elizabeth. Mcrorie
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This thesis presents a case study of the importance of participation in instructional development. The project began with the assumption that children can have a central decision-making role in changing their playground design, an assumption based in the theory of participatory design. The research goal was to develop a new participatory model for designing school playgrounds. This goal was reached through the education of children in playground design theory and the creation of meaningful opportunities for children to plan and design existing playgrounds. Yael & Schlomo Sharan's Group Investigation was the education method selected to implement a participatory design process …
The Relationship Between Instruction Of Metacognitive Strategies And Student Achievement., Patricia Breaton. Oshar
The Relationship Between Instruction Of Metacognitive Strategies And Student Achievement., Patricia Breaton. Oshar
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The differences in the effectiveness of passive-instruction and active instruction of study skills and time management were investigated. Students responded to two surveys on five-point Likert-type scales prior to and twice following the treatments. Marks were also gathered and analyzed. The results found that females scored significantly higher on all time management and study orientation sub-scales than did males. Work method and teacher approval mean scores for males in the two treatment groups improved from pretest to post-test #2. Grade 8 marks of students in the treatment groups receiving active and passive instruction did not improve significantly more than those …
A Rationale For A Correspondence Version Of A First-Year University Expository Writing Course., Natasha G. Wiebe
A Rationale For A Correspondence Version Of A First-Year University Expository Writing Course., Natasha G. Wiebe
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My task here was to prepare Expository Writing (University of Windsor course #26-100) as a distance education course, which included developing a comprehensive study guide to take the place of classroom instruction (see Appendix A). This rationale justifies the approach I take in the study guide with references to literature in the fields of expository writing and distance education. Chapter 1 reviews the origins of expository writing and distance education courses in Canada. It also touches on the current delivery of these courses, particularly at the University of Windsor. Chapter 2 reviews the literature concerning the pedagogies of writing that …
Instructional Design From Theory To Practice: A Guidebook For Designing And Implementing Effective Instruction. Alcohol Abuse Prevention Programs For Adolescents., Linda Ann. Morrow
Instructional Design From Theory To Practice: A Guidebook For Designing And Implementing Effective Instruction. Alcohol Abuse Prevention Programs For Adolescents., Linda Ann. Morrow
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Alcohol is the most widely used drug in Canada. The Ontario ministry of Health (1990) estimated that 83% of the population fifteen years and older consume alcohol. Alcohol is also responsible for more health-related problems than any other drug. Young people are clearly identified as a priority in alcohol abuse prevention strategies, since injuries resulting from alcohol abuse continues to be the number one cause of death for young Canadians. While the transfer of planning and implementation of prevention programs to the more "grassroots" organizations has empowered communities, many organizations and community groups lack the full theoretical background for designing …
Critical Thinking And Native Pedagogy: A Discussion Of Compatibility., Michele Marie. Franklin
Critical Thinking And Native Pedagogy: A Discussion Of Compatibility., Michele Marie. Franklin
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At the onset of the process of writing this paper, it was my strong conviction that the Critical Thinking movement had a lot to offer the curriculum planners developing First Nations Pedagogy. The Examination of several Critical Thinking models, the attempt to find some kind of continuum within which to organize them, and the comparison with the needs and effective methods of Native educators, has substantially reduced my enthusiasm. The more I examined the concepts of rationality and objectivity (explicit or implied in CT models) in relation to the Native worldview, the more I became convinced that the CT model …
Determinants Of Teacher Participation In Outdoor Education: A Survey Of Kent County Teachers (Ontario)., T. Lance. Balkwill
Determinants Of Teacher Participation In Outdoor Education: A Survey Of Kent County Teachers (Ontario)., T. Lance. Balkwill
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which Kent County elementary school teachers involve students in outdoor education activities and to determine the factors that influence this involvement. Four models were developed for this investigation: (a) school climate (i.e., awareness of curriculum, perceptions of administrative support, and legal liability); (b) teacher burnout; (c) teacher's personality type; and (d) teacher's personal background (i.e., qualifications, experience, interest, and expertise). Information for the study was gathered by surveying 203 teachers. The survey consisted of: (a) an Outdoor Education Questionnaire generated by the researcher, (b) Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI), …
A Comparison Between Selected Aspects Of The National Curriculum In England And Wales And The Common Curriculum In Ontario, With Particular Reference To The Science Programs In Both Systems., Bernard. Taylor
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This study argues that the Transition Years science programs in Ontario, when compared with the National Curriculum science programs for Key Stage 3 in England and Wales, are being implemented in ways which: are less assessment driven, promote a wider variety of teaching methods, give teachers more ownership of the curriculum, and are less centralised. In investigating these hypotheses the researcher looked at the historical background to recent curriculum changes in Ontario, and in England and Wales, as well as interviewing teachers, principals and headteachers, and administering questionnaires, in both Ontario and England and Wales. The study showed that the …
Evaluation Of A French Version Of "A Preventative Curriculum For Anorexia Nervosa And Bulimia" In French Schools In Southwestern Ontario., Susan Marie. Rollinson
Evaluation Of A French Version Of "A Preventative Curriculum For Anorexia Nervosa And Bulimia" In French Schools In Southwestern Ontario., Susan Marie. Rollinson
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This thesis was undertaken to determine the effectiveness of the French version of A Preventive Curriculum for Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia (Un plan d'etudes pour la prevention de l'anorexie et la boulimie). The purpose of this study was to determine whether the curriculum produced a change in students' knowledge, attitudes and behavior when a unit was taught over a five day period. Two units of the curriculum were taught, one to grade school students and one to high school students. Before the units were taught, the students were given a pretest for knowledge, attitudes and behavior. The units were taught …
Self-Regulated Learning Strategies: Their Relation To Academic Performance And Self-Efficacy In Chemistry And English., Linda E. Staudt
Self-Regulated Learning Strategies: Their Relation To Academic Performance And Self-Efficacy In Chemistry And English., Linda E. Staudt
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The study examined the relationships between the reported use of self-regulated learning strategies, student achievement, course and student characteristics, and self-efficacy perceptions. Two hundred and forty-eight Grade 11 students at the advanced and general levels of study completed a Learning and Study Strategy Questionnaire in Chemistry and/or English. Students taking courses at the advanced level of study were found to be greater users of self-regulated learning strategies than those students taking courses at the general level. Select higher-order strategies were positively correlated with achievement at the advanced level. At the general level, reported use of any of the nine identified …
A Study Of The Effects Of The Transition Years' Pilot Project On The Retention Rate Of French As A First Language Students In Kent County (Ontario)., Paul Henry. Belanger
A Study Of The Effects Of The Transition Years' Pilot Project On The Retention Rate Of French As A First Language Students In Kent County (Ontario)., Paul Henry. Belanger
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Grades seven, eight and nine students in the French Section of the Kent County Roman Catholic Separate School Board served as the focal group in this research study which examined the relationship between the implementation of the Transition Years' Pilot Project from 1990 to 1993 and the retention rate of its Francophone students, as calculated from 1986 to 1993. The Ontario Ministry of Education suggested that the pilot schools concentrate their action plans on the following eleven areas of focus: career education, community involvement, core curriculum, facilitating transitions, gender equity, guidance and special education, innovative in-service, remediation and enrichment, school …