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The Relationship Of Perceptual Learning Modality Preference And The Use Of An On-Line Learning Environment To Achieve Non-Technology Related Course Objectives, Patricia M. Nickel
The Relationship Of Perceptual Learning Modality Preference And The Use Of An On-Line Learning Environment To Achieve Non-Technology Related Course Objectives, Patricia M. Nickel
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The purpose of this thesis study was to explore the possibility of a relationship between perceptual learning modality preference and efficacy in the use of an on-line learning environment to achieve non-technology related course objectives. Subjects were 30 adult students enrolled in the CaseNET course administered by the University of Virgina. Two research questions were explored: 1.) Is there a difference in feelings of student efficacy, in a course which uses Internet technology to achieve non-technology related course objectives, for auditory, visual, and tactile learners? 2.) Is there a difference in the use of student adaptation techniques for tactile, visual, …
Teacher Perception Of The Impact Of Technology Assistance Teams On Technology Staff Development In The Papillion-La Vista School District, Julie Rae Duerfeldt
Teacher Perception Of The Impact Of Technology Assistance Teams On Technology Staff Development In The Papillion-La Vista School District, Julie Rae Duerfeldt
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Technology and staff developments in education are important issues in today's educational systems. To help staff be better prepared for the technological age, the Papillion-La Vista School District has integrated Technology Assistance Teams (TAT teams) to help provide technology support for teachers within their buildings. These teams are comprised of 8-12 members depending on size. This study was conducted to evaluate if TAT teams are beneficial to the staff at their individual schools in the area of computer-related technology. The research hypothesis for the study states: According to teacher perceptions, Technology Assistance Teams help facilitate technology staff development in the …
Circle Of Friends And Its Impact On Social And Behavioral Change In Disabled And Non-Disabled Students, Shellee L. Reiff
Circle Of Friends And Its Impact On Social And Behavioral Change In Disabled And Non-Disabled Students, Shellee L. Reiff
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This study examines the effectiveness of the Circle of Friends (COF) program in improving social skills of elementary students using 3 case studies. Social skills groups utilized a cognitive-behavioral approach and problem solving sessions. Groups were heterogeneous in nature, including regular education and special education students. Students serving as targets for intervention were identified as having a disability, as well as exhibiting poor social skills according to their classroom teachers. Social skills for all target students were evaluated by results of the Social Skills Rating System (SSRS) - parent, teacher, and student report forms, as well as teacher recorded behavioral …
A Level System As A Reliable Indicator Of Behavioral Progress For Students With Severe Behavioral Disorders, Jill Lynn Snodgrass
A Level System As A Reliable Indicator Of Behavioral Progress For Students With Severe Behavioral Disorders, Jill Lynn Snodgrass
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Students who exhibit behavioral problems represent a large segment of the school-age population. Common to the array of placements which serve this population away from the mainstream classroom is the level system for behavioral management. Level systems provide a hierarchy of behaviors as a guide for students to eventually build a repertoire of increasingly complex behaviors.
The Impact Of A Teacher Mentoring Program On The Professional Satisfaction Of Selected Veteran Teachers, Donna M. Sabag
The Impact Of A Teacher Mentoring Program On The Professional Satisfaction Of Selected Veteran Teachers, Donna M. Sabag
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The purpose of this naturalistic study was to show how a collaborative teacher-mentoring program influenced the professional goals of selected veteran teachers. The specific mentor program studied is a joint effort between the University of Nebraska at Omaha and designated local school districts aimed at the development of first year teachers by lifelong master teachers better known as CADRE Mentors. Using interviews, the investigator focused on four particulars: (1) CADRE Mentor applicants' willingness to cross organizational borders, (2) The influence of personal circumstances and past experiences, (3) Teacher empowerment in relation to teacher satisfaction, (4) Teacher satisfaction and its relation …
The Effects On Third Grade Students' Learning When Discipline–Based Arts And Social Studies Curricula Are Integrated, Linda K. Kulm
The Effects On Third Grade Students' Learning When Discipline–Based Arts And Social Studies Curricula Are Integrated, Linda K. Kulm
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This study examines the effects on third grade urban students when taught the social studies curriculum integrated with discipline-based arts curriculum. Three students were randomly chosen to represent high, moderate, and low ability levels. This is a qualitative research project using a triangulation of data, namely observation, interview, and analysis of products. The findings suggest that the integration of a discipline-based arts curriculum with a social studies curriculum enhances student learning, interest, and production. This method also allows students and teachers to identify learning styles and specific intelligences.
The Use Of Guided Reading Strategies By Second-Grade Students In A Regular Classroom Setting, Jaime Mayer
The Use Of Guided Reading Strategies By Second-Grade Students In A Regular Classroom Setting, Jaime Mayer
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Guided reading, a context in which a teacher supports a reader's development of effective strategies for processing texts at increasingly challenging levels of difficulty, is a relatively new practice in the field of education. A review of current literature indicates that little research has been conducted which identifies the results of incorporating guided reading instruction into the curriculum. The purpose of this research was to investigate the use of guided reading strategies by second-grade students as they read in an independent setting as well as one-one-one with their teacher. Three second-grade students were chosen as case participants learned and used …
Sixth-Grade Students' Responses To Self-Selection Of Spelling Words With The Use Of Contracts, Susan R. Bergemann
Sixth-Grade Students' Responses To Self-Selection Of Spelling Words With The Use Of Contracts, Susan R. Bergemann
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This study investigated sixth-grade students' academic and personal responses to self-selection in the spelling curriculum. Student participants were from a public elementary school classroom located in a Midwest urban school district. A combination of qualitative and quantitative methods of a non-emergent design was used. The students were considered as one group using an A-B-A research format, and as eleven independent case participants. The researcher used a two-tailed t-test and constant-comparative method for analysis of the collected data. Weekly test scores, field notes, and interview questions were used to identify patterns in individual student and group reactions to changes in instructional …
Self-Perceptions As Writers Of Written Language Learning Disabled Students, Tiffany L. N. Conley
Self-Perceptions As Writers Of Written Language Learning Disabled Students, Tiffany L. N. Conley
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This qualitative descriptive study sought to describe the self-perceptions as writers of written language learning disabled students who are able to use the Alpha-Smart Pro personal computer for written language assignments. The participants were two sixth-grade students each with a verified learning disability in the area of written language. The participants were one male and one female. Data were collected over a six week period and included interviews, Q-Sort observations and written work samples. Data analysis occurred during and after the six weeks of data collection. The study discovered, a) the female participant used writing regularly in her life as …
A Comparison Of Selected Measures Of Academic Performance And Student Behavior At Bryan Senior High School Before And After Implementation Of Block Scheduling, Margaret M. Naylon
A Comparison Of Selected Measures Of Academic Performance And Student Behavior At Bryan Senior High School Before And After Implementation Of Block Scheduling, Margaret M. Naylon
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This study examines the effects of a restructuring effort: the implementation of block scheduling in an Urban Nebraska public high school. Scheduling is a valuable resource for school improvement. Scheduling is frequently overlooked, even though it is more often the structure of an organization than the inadequacies of the people who work within it that cause the problem (Bogdan, 1992). Despite research findings which indicate the traditional schedule may not be the most effective, most American schools are organized in the same pattern as they have been for the past seventy years (Carroll, 1990). Block scheduling is a relatively new …
An Investigation Into The Relationship Between Pva Nwba Wheelchair Basketball Skills Test And Evaluative Observations, Angel A. Jibben
An Investigation Into The Relationship Between Pva Nwba Wheelchair Basketball Skills Test And Evaluative Observations, Angel A. Jibben
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The purpose of the study is to investigate the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) Wheelchair Basketball Skills Test. The purpose was to determine a comparable relationship between the PVA/NWBA Wheelchair Basketball Skills Test and the skill level judgment of the experts and novices ranking. The study examined the wheelchair basketball skills of 90 athletes who attended the PVA/NWBA National Basketball Camp in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1997. Of the 90 participants, 24 athletes (n=24) were observed by and ranked on a scale of high, average or low for their overall ability in the sport of wheelchair …
Administrator And Teacher Perceptions Of The Inclusion Of Students With Learning Disabilities In Regular Education Classrooms In Nebraska, Linda S. Wanzenried
Administrator And Teacher Perceptions Of The Inclusion Of Students With Learning Disabilities In Regular Education Classrooms In Nebraska, Linda S. Wanzenried
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This study investigates the perceptions of principals, and regular and special education teachers working in public elementary schools in Nebraska relative to the inclusion of students with learning disabilities in regular education classrooms. An Inclusion Perceptions Survey, developed for this research, was mailed to 50 principals, 75 special educators, and 546 regular educators, a randomly selected sample representing approximately 5% of the Nebraska populations of these professional groups. The overall response rate was 47%, yielding 318 surveys for analysis. Results demonstrated statistically significant differences in the perceptions of principals and regular educators and of special educators and regular educators with …
Dance In Kindergarten: Action Research Studying The Effects Of Teaching Ethnicity Through Dance., Tamara Lutz
Dance In Kindergarten: Action Research Studying The Effects Of Teaching Ethnicity Through Dance., Tamara Lutz
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The purpose of this study was to examine kindergarten students' perceptions of two cultures through dance. Over a six month period two cultural forms of dance, African and Native American, were introduced and studied in a kindergarten classroom.
Diametrically Opposed Forces: Religion And The American Public Education System., Robert Nguyen
Diametrically Opposed Forces: Religion And The American Public Education System., Robert Nguyen
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The purpose of this investigation was to examine the American judicial system in answering four specific issues concerning religion and the American. public schools from kindergarten through twelfth grade. These four issues include (1) prayer in public schools, (2) the teaching of the theory ot evolution versus creation, (3) religious ceremony at public school graduation, and (4) public school facilities for religious use. Specifically, with respect to these four issues, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that (I) it is unconstitutional to have prayer in public schools, (2) it is unconstitutional to teach the theory of creation in public schools; …
The Relationship Between Physical Activity And Flexibility, Tanya Marie Schramm
The Relationship Between Physical Activity And Flexibility, Tanya Marie Schramm
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The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship existed between flexibility and physical activity levels. Subjects included 128 male (n=64) and female (n=64) volunteers, 19 to 55 years of age. All subjects completed a physical activity questionnaire (which differentiated between work, sport, leisure and total physical activity) and a series of five flexibility tests. Four of the five flexibility tests were completed with the use of a goniometer which measured shoulder flexion, hip flexion, knee flexion and ankle dorsiflexion. The sit and reach test was used to assess hamstringlumbar flexibility. After analyzing the data by using Pearson …