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Advising Strategies That Increase The Persistence Of Probationary, Underprepared, Post-Traditional And Online Students, Glynis Bradfield, Kris Knutson

School of Distance Education Faculty Publications

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The Relationship Between Successful Completion And Sequential Movement In Self-Paced Distance Courses, Janine Lim

School of Distance Education Faculty Publications

A course design question for self-paced courses includes whether or not technological measures should be used in course design to force students to follow the sequence intended by the course author. This study examined learner behavior to understand whether the sequence of student assignment submissions in a self-paced distance course is related to successful completion of the course. The study included 543 students in 89 different general education courses at a private university in the United States during a two year period. Results indicate that students who completed at least one assignment or exam out of the intended sequence of …

Network Era Learning: A Biblical Perspective, Glynis Bradfield

School of Distance Education Faculty Publications

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Advising Strategies That Increase Retention Of Non-Traditional, Probationary, Undeclared And Underprepared Students Attending Andrews University, Glynis Bradfield, Kris Knutson

School of Distance Education Faculty Publications

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Using The Growing Disciples Inventory (Gdi) To Assess Christian Spiritual Development, Glynis Bradfield

School of Distance Education Faculty Publications

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Ministry Synergy Through A Framework, Glynis Bradfield, Kathleen Beagles

School of Distance Education Faculty Publications

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The Development And Validation Of The Growing Disciples Inventory (Gdi) As A Curriculum-Aligned Self-Assessment For Christian Education, Glynis Bradfield

School of Distance Education Faculty Publications

Although numerous norm-referenced measures of religiosity and spirituality exist for adults, no assessment of the holistic goals for Christian spiritual development in the context of evangelical Protestant schools, geared to adolescents, and using emerging technologies, was found. Addressing this lacuna, the purpose of this curriculum study was to develop and validate the Growing Disciples Inventory (GDI) as a curriculum-aligned self-assessment for Christian education. Using a mixed methods approach, the GDI was constructed in the first phase of this educational design research. Experts in the fields of curriculum, assessment, Christian education and/or discipleship evaluated the extent to which proposed items were …

An Adventist Curriculum Needs Assessment: A Global Survey Of Secondary School Teachers, Glynis Bradfield, Pretoria St. Juste, Jerome Thayer

School of Distance Education Faculty Publications

Building redemption-oriented schools of excellence (Dulan, 2003), “demands the most devoted, faithful workers and the very best methods of labor, in order that a strong influence for Christ and the truth may be constantly exerted” (White, 1948, p. 721). Although Seventh-day Adventist higher education has long been the focus of the General Conference, Adventist secondary education has received relatively little attention and support. However, recently the General Conference has taken steps to focus on Seventh-day Adventist secondary education.

In 2005 the General Conference Office of Education funded a global needs assessment study as the first step towards better resourcing of …