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Differences In Groupings Of Students' Academic Achievement, Attendance And Attitude As They Move From A Traditional To A Modified 4 X 4 Block Schedule, Charles Theodore Keenan Dec 2000

Differences In Groupings Of Students' Academic Achievement, Attendance And Attitude As They Move From A Traditional To A Modified 4 X 4 Block Schedule, Charles Theodore Keenan

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports

The purpose of this investigation is to identify the differences in groups of high school students' achievement, attendance, and attitude as they move from a traditional schedule to a modified 4 x 4 block schedule. The population for this study consisted of all 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students at a high school during the 1998--1999 school year. There were four samples taken from this population, the first, second, third, and fourth quartiles of students. A survey questionnaire was used to determine student attitude. This survey was distributed to all 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students at the high school …


Factors Found When Integrating Computer Technology In A Small Rural School District, Edward Dale Jeffreys May 2000

Factors Found When Integrating Computer Technology In A Small Rural School District, Edward Dale Jeffreys

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports

The purpose of this research study was to provide school board members, school administrators, and teachers with information required in developing a successful plan for the integration of computer technology into the classroom curriculum. The stated problem of this research was to identify and analyze the factors that inhibit and enhance the implementation of computer technology into the classrooms of a small rural school district.;A review of the literature was conducted in the following areas: (a) the use of computer technology in K--12 rural school districts; (b) enhancers to the integration of computer technology into the classroom curriculum in small …


A Crisis Management Guide For Ilalko Elementary School, Ryan Brent Foster Jan 2000

A Crisis Management Guide For Ilalko Elementary School, Ryan Brent Foster

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The current building level emergency procedmes manual for Ilalko Elementary School in the Auburn School District in the State of Washington was reviewed and critiqued. The manual contains the school's emergency preparedness policies and procedmes to be implemented in the event of a disaster. The results of the review showed a need for updating policies and practices at the building level as well as creating additional resources to guide the school should other disasters occur which were not addressed in the current manual. A handbook was also created to increase teacher response effectiveness in the event of an emergency situation.