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A Comparison Of Interactive Televised Courses, And Traditional Face-To-Face Courses At California State University, San Bernardino, Richard Murray Jan 2003

A Comparison Of Interactive Televised Courses, And Traditional Face-To-Face Courses At California State University, San Bernardino, Richard Murray

Theses Digitization Project

This study compares a face-to-face format of teaching with closed circuit interactive television courses offered to off campus students at California State University, San Bernardino. The study provides comparisons of student satisfaction and student performance between the two mediums.


Utilizing The Principles And Strategies Of Brain Based Learning In Educating The Deaf, Cynthia Grassel Szabados Jan 2003

Utilizing The Principles And Strategies Of Brain Based Learning In Educating The Deaf, Cynthia Grassel Szabados

Theses Digitization Project

This project was designed to integrate brain based learningprinciples and strategies into an existing curriculum being used in a science classroom for deaf students.


Wiki-Style Administration Of Online Course Content, Jianmin Wang Jan 2003

Wiki-Style Administration Of Online Course Content, Jianmin Wang

Theses Digitization Project

A Wiki is a piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit Web page content using any Web browser. This project created the program, "Wiki-Style Administration of Online Course Content" (WAOCC) which can be used as a teaching assistant board. Students can edit their works online and the instructor can review the work and correct it directly if necessary from the WAOCC.


Enhancing Classroom Communication Via Classroom Websites, Vanessa Marie Hetzendorfer Jan 2003

Enhancing Classroom Communication Via Classroom Websites, Vanessa Marie Hetzendorfer

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the project was to develop a webpage for each teacher at Deer Canyon Elementary School which is in Alta Loma, California. The webpages were designed to give teachers the tools to add information to their own webpages to enhance their communication with students and students' parents.


Teachers' Perceptions Of Computer Technology's Impact Upon Student Achievement, James Clayton Lewis Jan 2003

Teachers' Perceptions Of Computer Technology's Impact Upon Student Achievement, James Clayton Lewis

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to determine if computer technology is an effective tool for raising student achievement in education. Much of the related research indicated there is a pressing need for educators, at both the school site and district levels, to develop accurate assessment tools to accurately determine the most effective use of computers as it applies to instructional technology.


Improving Teacher Productivity Through The Use Of Computer Technology, Darcy Jane Coulter Jan 2003

Improving Teacher Productivity Through The Use Of Computer Technology, Darcy Jane Coulter

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the project was to develop a teacher handbook forusing computer technology and Microsoft Office XP software in the performance of their administrative tasks. The handbook was designed to provide teachers with step-by-step instructions that would enable them to automate many administrative tasks that were previously performed manually, without the benefit of computer technology.


Online Storybook As A Facilitator For English As A Second Language Learning, Pei-Chen Tsai Jan 2003

Online Storybook As A Facilitator For English As A Second Language Learning, Pei-Chen Tsai

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to develop an online storybook as an ESL (English as a second language) or EFL (English as a Foreign language) learning facilitator for beginning english learners.


Second Grade Life Science Curriculum Design Using Howard Gardner's Theory Of Multiple Intelligences, Mary Anne Stover Jan 2003

Second Grade Life Science Curriculum Design Using Howard Gardner's Theory Of Multiple Intelligences, Mary Anne Stover

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to bring the subject of life sciences to second grade students through a diverse curriculum design. The theory of multiple intelligence and the principles of brain-based learning areused to incorporate elements that will reach each student on an individual basis.


Is There A Difference Between Teacher Perceptions About Computer Lab Use In Developing Higher Order Thinking Skills And Actual Computer Lab Practices?, Eduardo David Gonzalez Jan 2003

Is There A Difference Between Teacher Perceptions About Computer Lab Use In Developing Higher Order Thinking Skills And Actual Computer Lab Practices?, Eduardo David Gonzalez

Theses Digitization Project

This study surveyed 15 teachers from an elementary school in Southern California regarding their perceptions of their use of the computer lab as an educational tool to develop student higher order level thinking skills, and compared the results to the actual computer lab activities they assigned. Data regarding actual computer lab practices was collected over a period of one school year. This data was analyzed and categorized by using Bloom's Taxonomy descriptors. Each computer lab activity was scaled and given a value using these descriptors of higher order thinking skills. Results indicated a difference between teacher's perceptions and skills targetted …


Effectively Incorporating Web Tools Into The Community College Composition Curriculum, Michael James Shefchik Jan 2003

Effectively Incorporating Web Tools Into The Community College Composition Curriculum, Michael James Shefchik

Theses Digitization Project

This project shows how web tools can be effectively integrated into the community college composition curriculum through staff development. It shows the need for adaptation of materials designed for K-12 education to the community college level and the development of grade-appropriate materials using web resources. The need for authentic assessment is explored and the means to prove it were supplied. Examples of web tools, sites for developing web tools and resources for accessing and applying authentic assessment tools were given.