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Pedagogical Perceptions Of Classroom Performance In The Teacher Evaluative Process: A Mixed Methods Study, Kim Makeba Hinckson Pendleton Dec 2014

Pedagogical Perceptions Of Classroom Performance In The Teacher Evaluative Process: A Mixed Methods Study, Kim Makeba Hinckson Pendleton

South Florida Education Research Conference

This sequential explanatory, mixed methods research design examines the role teachers should enact in the development process of the teacher evaluation system in Louisiana. These insights will ensure teachers are catalysts in the classroom to significantly increase student achievement and allow policymakers, practitioners, and instructional leaders to direct as learned decision makers.


Teaching Grammar In Context, Danielle Goodman Dec 2014

Teaching Grammar In Context, Danielle Goodman

South Florida Education Research Conference

No abstract provided.


The Use Of Video Self-Modeling As An Intervention To Teach Rules And Procedures To Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Kerry Ann Wittel Mrs. Dec 2014

The Use Of Video Self-Modeling As An Intervention To Teach Rules And Procedures To Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Kerry Ann Wittel Mrs.

South Florida Education Research Conference

The Use of Video Self-Modeling as an Intervention to Teach Rules and Procedures to Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.


Fine Motor Skill Interventions For Teaching Handwriting, Cindy Morris Dec 2014

Fine Motor Skill Interventions For Teaching Handwriting, Cindy Morris

South Florida Education Research Conference

On my poster board I will display various samples of my student's writing to demonstrate their improved abilities due to my physical hand exercise.


Reading And Parental Involvement, Alicia A. Molina, Mayleen Baluja, Marielena Gurdian Dec 2014

Reading And Parental Involvement, Alicia A. Molina, Mayleen Baluja, Marielena Gurdian

South Florida Education Research Conference

No abstract provided.


Expanding Vocabulary And Improving Comprehension Through The Use Of Graphic Organizers, Mistique N. Hernandez Dec 2014

Expanding Vocabulary And Improving Comprehension Through The Use Of Graphic Organizers, Mistique N. Hernandez

South Florida Education Research Conference

Expanding Vocabulary and Improving Comprehension Through the Use of Graphic Organizers


Singing About Expected Behaviors For Group Instruction, Alexis L. Gregory Dec 2014

Singing About Expected Behaviors For Group Instruction, Alexis L. Gregory

South Florida Education Research Conference

The proposed study will be displayed on a poster board that contains the research methods and results due to the use of music intervention with students with ASD.


Utilizing Real Objects To Increase Reading Comprehension In Students With Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Sheila R. Bravo Dec 2014

Utilizing Real Objects To Increase Reading Comprehension In Students With Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Sheila R. Bravo

South Florida Education Research Conference

This poster presents the results of a study conducted to evaluate the effects of pairing read-alouds with real objects related to stories read to students with significant cognitive disabilities to increase reading comprehension skills. The participants are four elementary students. The target audience is special education teachers.


Poster Proposal - Music Intervention, Molly Anne Brannon Dec 2014

Poster Proposal - Music Intervention, Molly Anne Brannon

South Florida Education Research Conference

No abstract provided.


Queer Theory Or Queer Choice Of Identification?, Jennifer Kross Dec 2014

Queer Theory Or Queer Choice Of Identification?, Jennifer Kross

South Florida Education Research Conference

The definition and nomenclature used in queer theory have become distorted from their initial meanings and intents.


Perspective Transformation Theory And The Donald Woods Experience: From Racist To Anti-Apartheid Activist, Merlene V. Reid Dec 2014

Perspective Transformation Theory And The Donald Woods Experience: From Racist To Anti-Apartheid Activist, Merlene V. Reid

South Florida Education Research Conference

This paper chronicles White South African journalist Donald Woods’ life (1933-2001) as he transformed from holding racist beliefs that Blacks were “people who were there to be your servants,” to becoming one of his country’s leading anti-apartheid activists. Adult learning and development via perspective transformation theory are explored.


Sferc 2014: Proceedings Of The 13th Annual South Florida Education Research Conference, College Of Education, Florida International University Dec 2014

Sferc 2014: Proceedings Of The 13th Annual South Florida Education Research Conference, College Of Education, Florida International University

South Florida Education Research Conference

No abstract provided.


The Effectiveness Of An Intervention Package On Math Computation, Nathaly Ossa, Martha Pelaez Dec 2014

The Effectiveness Of An Intervention Package On Math Computation, Nathaly Ossa, Martha Pelaez

South Florida Education Research Conference

Abstract: Four second-grade students participated in a B-A-B withdrawal single-subject design experiment. The intervention package implemented consisted of three components: self-monitoring, performance feedback, and reinforcers. Participants completed math probes across phases. Accuracy and productivity was recorded and calculated. Results demonstrated the intervention package improved accuracy and productivity for all participants.


Positive Effects Of Peer Modeling And Positive Reinforcement On Healthy Food Intake In Elementary School Children, Kiera Ingalls, Martha Pelaez Dec 2014

Positive Effects Of Peer Modeling And Positive Reinforcement On Healthy Food Intake In Elementary School Children, Kiera Ingalls, Martha Pelaez

South Florida Education Research Conference

The current study aims to discover the effects of “Food Dudes” peer modeling videos and positive reinforcement on vegetable consumption using a delayed multiple baseline design across subjects. Results suggest peer modeling and positive reinforcement as effective means to increase vegetable intake.


Analysis Of Students’ Misconceptions And Error Patterns In Mathematics: The Case Of Fractions, Zoe A. Morales Dec 2014

Analysis Of Students’ Misconceptions And Error Patterns In Mathematics: The Case Of Fractions, Zoe A. Morales

South Florida Education Research Conference

This study analyzed three fifth grade students’ misconceptions and error patterns when working with equivalence, addition and subtraction of fractions. The findings revealed that students used both conceptual and procedural knowledge to solve the problems. They used pictures, gave examples, and made connections to other mathematical concepts and to daily life topics. Error patterns found include using addition and subtraction of numerators and denominators, and finding the greatest common factor.


The Experience Of “Bottoming”: Considerations For Identity And Learning, Craig M. Mcgill, Joshua Collins Dec 2014

The Experience Of “Bottoming”: Considerations For Identity And Learning, Craig M. Mcgill, Joshua Collins

South Florida Education Research Conference

Bottoms—Gay men who prefer to be penetrated, sexually—are more stigmatized than other gay men, and may develop and experience identities differently than other gay, bisexual, or heterosexual men. This paper explores intrinsic dispositions and extrinsic motivations that may lead bottoms to perform and embody psychosocial and sexual identities in intimate, interpersonal, and social contexts.


Minding The Gap: Trending Toward Older Online Students, Cyntianna C. Ortega, Janet Chavez Dec 2014

Minding The Gap: Trending Toward Older Online Students, Cyntianna C. Ortega, Janet Chavez

South Florida Education Research Conference

No abstract provided.


Changing Corporations: The Role Of Hrdm, Fatima Beamonte Dec 2014

Changing Corporations: The Role Of Hrdm, Fatima Beamonte

South Florida Education Research Conference

An exploration of how current HRDM managers can stimulate change in order to motivate social justice.


The Relationship Between Online And In Person Ged Preparatory Courses, Jocelyn Y. Messerschmidt Dec 2014

The Relationship Between Online And In Person Ged Preparatory Courses, Jocelyn Y. Messerschmidt

South Florida Education Research Conference

Courses are taken in order to prepare for the General Educational Development Test. These courses are offered traditionally and virtually. The actual test must be taken in-person regardless of whether an individual took preparatory courses virtually or traditionally. This paper will explore the benefits and obstacles that each method of delivering instruction has.


The Effects Of Intensive Interactive Writing Instruction And Self-Monitoring Skills On Students’ Ability To Write A Complete Sentence Independently, Patricia Walters Dec 2014

The Effects Of Intensive Interactive Writing Instruction And Self-Monitoring Skills On Students’ Ability To Write A Complete Sentence Independently, Patricia Walters

South Florida Education Research Conference

No abstract provided.


Increasing The Amount Of Time That Students With Significant Cognitive Disabilities Are Authentically Engaged During Art Instruction, Keri P. Porter Mrs. Dec 2014

Increasing The Amount Of Time That Students With Significant Cognitive Disabilities Are Authentically Engaged During Art Instruction, Keri P. Porter Mrs.

South Florida Education Research Conference

No abstract provided.


Using A Differential Reinforcement Program In A High School Self-Contained Classroom Of Students With Autism To Increase Student On-Task Behavior., Barry M. Erstein Mr. Dec 2014

Using A Differential Reinforcement Program In A High School Self-Contained Classroom Of Students With Autism To Increase Student On-Task Behavior., Barry M. Erstein Mr.

South Florida Education Research Conference

No abstract provided.


Doctoral Students: Online, On Time, And On To Graduation, Susan Adragna, Kelly Gatewood, Karen Rinelli, Karen Zelbovitz Dec 2014

Doctoral Students: Online, On Time, And On To Graduation, Susan Adragna, Kelly Gatewood, Karen Rinelli, Karen Zelbovitz

South Florida Education Research Conference

Increased numbers of students are enrolling in online doctoral programs. Although students enroll for a variety of reasons, many do not persist to the dissertation phase. The results of this quantitative study can guide the development of retention strategies for students who are at risk of academic failure in doctoral programs.


The Effects Of Copy-Cover-Compare Intervention On Students’ Spelling Abilities In A 3rd Grade, General Education Classroom Setting, Nicole R. Neto Dec 2014

The Effects Of Copy-Cover-Compare Intervention On Students’ Spelling Abilities In A 3rd Grade, General Education Classroom Setting, Nicole R. Neto

South Florida Education Research Conference

No abstract provided.


Users Acceptance Of Online Enrollment Processes In A Higher Education Institution, Luis F. Rodriguez Dec 2014

Users Acceptance Of Online Enrollment Processes In A Higher Education Institution, Luis F. Rodriguez

South Florida Education Research Conference

Little is known about students’ perceptions of online enrollment processes. Student satisfaction is part of the assessment required for accreditation, but evidence suggests that college administrators are oriented to retention and graduation rates rather than to consumer perception. The purpose of this descriptive quantitative study was to develop and validate a model that enables the measurement of online enrollment processes by the analysis of the students’ perceptions. The theoretical framework used to support this study was the process virtualization theory while the conceptual framework was based on Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). TAM is the most valid framework for studying user …


What Factors Influence Persistence Rates In Active Older Adult Group Exercise Programs?, Jennifer Danilowski Dec 2014

What Factors Influence Persistence Rates In Active Older Adult Group Exercise Programs?, Jennifer Danilowski

South Florida Education Research Conference

The purpose of this research is to determine factors that influence the persistence rates of active older adults participating in group exercise classes. During the study, group participants and instructors in a Florida facility were asked to respond to surveys ascertaining motivational factors regarding participation in active older adult classes. Utilizing participant data, instructors were given a professional development course as part of the treatment. Data indicates participants prefer working in group settings to prevent health related illness, for socialization, and for instructors. Research demonstrates that the instructor plays a critical role in advancing exercise understanding and providing motivation that …


How Transformational Theory Can Be Used To Understand The Personal Experience If Being Bullied In The Workplace, Salma A. Hadeed Dec 2014

How Transformational Theory Can Be Used To Understand The Personal Experience If Being Bullied In The Workplace, Salma A. Hadeed

South Florida Education Research Conference

Bullying is a growing problem in all organizations. This paper will examine how transformational theory can be used to understand victims who are being bullied in the workplace. This research will provide useful information regarding all aspects of bullying and how it relates to this theory.


Peer Support: An Intervention To Facilitate Second Language Acquisition In Students With Asperger Syndrome And Primary Language Deficits, Ryan J. Blanton Dec 2014

Peer Support: An Intervention To Facilitate Second Language Acquisition In Students With Asperger Syndrome And Primary Language Deficits, Ryan J. Blanton

South Florida Education Research Conference

This is a study of a peer support program to aid students in secondary school struggling to learn a second language (for college entrance requirements) who have Asperger Syndrone and primary language deficits.


Supporting Students With Intellectual Disabilities In Higher Education Through Mentoring, Amanda Giust, Diana Valle-Riestra Dec 2014

Supporting Students With Intellectual Disabilities In Higher Education Through Mentoring, Amanda Giust, Diana Valle-Riestra

South Florida Education Research Conference

Federal legislation is now making it possible for students with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) to enroll in university programs through inclusive transition models. The need for more knowledge in the workplace, in addition to newly acquired opportunities, draws students with ID to college campuses. With this increase of student in postsecondary education settings, it is necessary to examine the types of supports needed to ensure their success. Peer mentorship has been identified as a crucial aspect of support for academic and social development. This paper identifies the skills mentors use during their sessions and outlines challenges with mentoring partnerships in postsecondary …


A "Transforming The School-To-Prison Pipeline" Initiative: Mentoring Model Pilot Project Symposium, Debra M. Pane Phd, Chaundra L. Whitehead, Heather T. Pane Phd, Miguel Pena Dec 2014

A "Transforming The School-To-Prison Pipeline" Initiative: Mentoring Model Pilot Project Symposium, Debra M. Pane Phd, Chaundra L. Whitehead, Heather T. Pane Phd, Miguel Pena

South Florida Education Research Conference

Abstract: This informative and interactive teaching symposium posits the Positive Peer Leadership Mentoring Program (PPLM) as an evidence-based wrap-around service for youth and families in Miami-Dade who are involved in the school-to-prison pipeline. Presenters first provide information to initiate the dialogic process of discerning and interpreting the school-to-prison pipeline, impacted by costs of incarceration for Black youth and families and the move toward effective mental health services in the juvenile justice system. Then, participants experience an interactive pedagogical mentoring format set forth in PPLM as the first step toward transforming the school-to-prison pipeline in their own classroom or other educational …