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The Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy Research And Dissemination Network Academic Year 2002-03 Final Report To The Smithsonian Institution, Steven R. Rogg Jul 2003

The Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy Research And Dissemination Network Academic Year 2002-03 Final Report To The Smithsonian Institution, Steven R. Rogg

Steven R Rogg

This document is a status report on the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy’s (IMSA) Research and Dissemination Network, which is funded as a contract with the Smithsonian Institution. In response to significant recent changes in project organization and activities, this report traces key developments of the project over its ten-year history. The report concludes with a summary of accomplishments during the current 2002-03 academic year.


Progressing Towards Governance For Sustainability At Parkfield School: Making Connections Through Dialogical Design, Sandra Wooltorton, Alan Kidd Jun 2003

Progressing Towards Governance For Sustainability At Parkfield School: Making Connections Through Dialogical Design, Sandra Wooltorton, Alan Kidd

Sandra Wooltorton

No abstract provided.


Kindergartners Perception Of The Classroom Computer, Kathleen Strub-Richards Apr 2003

Kindergartners Perception Of The Classroom Computer, Kathleen Strub-Richards

Kathleen A Strub-Richards

Computers have an overwhelming influence in the school and home environment. Computers are available in many early childhood classrooms and young children have easy access to them. This case study examined the youngest members of the elementary school’s perception of the classroom computer. A seven-week research study explored the role of the computer in a kindergarten classroom. Sixteen kindergartners were interviewed and observed. The children’s perceptions of the computer were recorded through conversations, interactions with the computer, classroom observations and computer lab observations. Computer programs, computer integration and the role of the teacher were examined. Results from the interpretation of …


Benefits Of A Comprehensive Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Program, Christopher Goff, Brigitte Lahme Feb 2003

Benefits Of A Comprehensive Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Program, Christopher Goff, Brigitte Lahme

Christopher Goff

The Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (UTA) Program at the University of Arizona exposes students to many different aspects of teaching an undergraduate mathematics course. The program's breadth generates various qualitative and quantitative benefits. Some of these benefits are that the UTAs improve their mathematics and communications skills, instructors have additional support both inside and outside the classroom, and mathematics students in classes with UTAs enjoy their mathematics classes more than students in similar classes without UTAs.


Design Languages, Notation Systems, And Instructional Technology, Sandie Waters, Andrew Gibbons Dec 2002

Design Languages, Notation Systems, And Instructional Technology, Sandie Waters, Andrew Gibbons

Sandie H Waters

No abstract provided.


Design Languages, Notation Systems, And Instructional Technology, Sandie Waters, Andrew Gibbons Dec 2002

Design Languages, Notation Systems, And Instructional Technology, Sandie Waters, Andrew Gibbons

Sandie H Waters

No abstract provided.


Testing Computer Programming Skills - Paper And Pencil Versus A Computer And Compiler, Stacey Gomm, Sandie Waters, Jui Feng Dec 2002

Testing Computer Programming Skills - Paper And Pencil Versus A Computer And Compiler, Stacey Gomm, Sandie Waters, Jui Feng

Sandie H Waters

No abstract provided.


Towards The Creation Of A Dictionary Culture In South Africa, Michele Van Der Merwe Dec 2002

Towards The Creation Of A Dictionary Culture In South Africa, Michele Van Der Merwe

Michele Van Der Merwe

No abstract provided.


African American Student Athletes' Perceptions Of Career Transition In Sport: A Qualitative And Visual Elicitation, Keith Harrison Dec 2002

African American Student Athletes' Perceptions Of Career Transition In Sport: A Qualitative And Visual Elicitation, Keith Harrison

Dr. C. Keith Harrison

This study focuses on 26 African American athletes and explores their perceptions of athletic career transition. Participants consisted of student athletes from a United States National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division IIA institution in the Southeastern region. Participants completed the Life After Sports Scale (LASS), a 58-item inventory utilized to qualitatively and quantitatively examine seven different domains which influence perceptions of the career transition process. The scope of this inquiry examines the qualitative domain of the LASS in which participants were visually primed with a narrative description of a student athlete that has made transition out of sport successfully. Five …


Appendix E: Council Expenses, Richard E. Day Dec 2002

Appendix E: Council Expenses, Richard E. Day

Richard E. Day

No abstract provided.


Appendix A: Primary Sources, Richard E. Day Dec 2002

Appendix A: Primary Sources, Richard E. Day

Richard E. Day

Primary Sources


0.1_Introductory Material 1, Richard E. Day Dec 2002

0.1_Introductory Material 1, Richard E. Day

Richard E. Day

Title pages


Appendix F: Council Finances, Richard E. Day Dec 2002

Appendix F: Council Finances, Richard E. Day

Richard E. Day

No abstract provided.


Appendix H: Council Membership Chronological, Richard E. Day Dec 2002

Appendix H: Council Membership Chronological, Richard E. Day

Richard E. Day

No abstract provided.


Appendix G: Council Membership By District, Richard E. Day Dec 2002

Appendix G: Council Membership By District, Richard E. Day

Richard E. Day

Council Membership by District


Appendix I: Cases Related To School Finance And Equity, Richard E. Day Dec 2002

Appendix I: Cases Related To School Finance And Equity, Richard E. Day

Richard E. Day

No abstract provided.


Appendix D: Council Documents, Richard E. Day Dec 2002

Appendix D: Council Documents, Richard E. Day

Richard E. Day

List of Council Documents reviewed


Appendix B: Bibliography, Richard E. Day Dec 2002

Appendix B: Bibliography, Richard E. Day

Richard E. Day

Bibliography


The Relationship Of Character Education Implementation And Academic Achievement In Elementary Schools, Jacques S. Benninga, Marvin W. Berkowitz, Phyllis Kuehn Dec 2002

The Relationship Of Character Education Implementation And Academic Achievement In Elementary Schools, Jacques S. Benninga, Marvin W. Berkowitz, Phyllis Kuehn

Marvin Berkowitz

No abstract provided.


0.2_Introductory Material 2, Richard E. Day Dec 2002

0.2_Introductory Material 2, Richard E. Day

Richard E. Day

Acknowledgements, Table of Contents, List of Figures, Note ot Readers


Appendix C: Council For Better Education: Chronology Of Events, Richard E. Day Dec 2002

Appendix C: Council For Better Education: Chronology Of Events, Richard E. Day

Richard E. Day

Council for Better Education: Chronology of Events


Appendix E: Council Expenses, Richard E. Day Dec 2002

Appendix E: Council Expenses, Richard E. Day

Richard E. Day

No abstract provided.