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Elements In An Educational Preparation For Middle School Teachers, Cheryl Wogens Budlong

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This research investigated the importance of selected aspects of the professional preparation for middle school teachers. The purpose was to determine perceptions of middle school teachers concerning the importance of twelve frequently recommended teacher preparation courses. Differences in perceptions were explored for subgroups identified by type of endorsement held (elementary or secondary), sex, and years of teaching experience.

The sample consisted of Iowa middle school teachers employed during the 1986 spring semester. The sample was stratified and proportional among districts, random within districts.

The data were collected through the use of a questionnaire, constructed in two parts. The initial section …

An Experimental Cost Index Model For The Analysis Of Service Cost Differentials Of Iowa School Districts, Dean W. Meier

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The purpose of the study was to construct a service cost index (SCI) for a sample of Iowa school districts and to use the SCI to examine the relationship school district size has to efficiency of educational services delivery. The SCI was based upon the computation of the cost of delivering a fixed market basket of services to a typical student in each of 44 randomly selected Iowa high schools. The Minimum Curriculum Requirements and Standards for Approved Schools, as outlined in the Code of Iowa, comprised the market basket of services. Instruction, administration, support, and transportation cost components comprised …

Effects Of Learning Strategy Training On College Students' Attitude And Academic Performance, Lilia T. Magdamo

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This study was undertaken to identify the students' learning deficits and the effects of learning strategy training on their perceptions of reading and study efficiency as well as their ability to transfer the learning skills in realistic context like content area courses. The 143 subjects were college students enrolled in six sections of 20:040 (Nature and Conditions of Learning) during the spring semester of 1986 at the University of Northern Iowa. Out of this number, 27 volunteered to undergo "Effective Study Strategies," a non-credit 6-week training course offered by the Office of Learning and Instruction. These students constituted the experimental …

The Opinions Of Superintendents In Small Iowa School Districts Toward The Four-Day School Week, Sharon Kay Kersenbrock

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The purpose of this study was to review the four-day school week experiment as it had been employed in a number of schools outside the state of Iowa and to survey the superintendents in small Iowa school districts to determine their attitudes toward the four-day alternative schedule. The opinionnaire used in this study was designed to include the areas reviewed in the related literature. The review of the related literature revealed the first four-day experiment began in Unity, Maine in 1971. Basically the four-day school week was structured to include as much instructional time as the traditional five-day week. The …

The Effect Of Television Viewing On Children's Attitudes About Interpersonal Conflict Resolutions, Kathlean Hendricks Hill

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The present study examined the effect of television viewing on children's attitudes about submissive, assertive, and aggressive resolutions to interpersonal conflicts from the Children's Action Tendency Scale (CATS). Subjects rated resolutions on a six item Likert scale which consisted of the following semantics: kind, good, wise, successful, strong, and brave. The 84 subjects for this study were fourth, fifth, and sixth grade children (40 males and 44 females) attending Price Laboratory School, University of Northern Iowa. Data were analyzed by the multiple regression analysis procedure found in the Shazam statistical program (version 4.6, Oct. 1984). The predictor variables were gender, …

The Dance Of The School Psychologist, Steven John Iverson

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This is a historical/philosophical critique thesis. Its content and organization differ substantially from the typical research-oriented thesis in school psychology. This paper explores several primary themes in the ongoing development of school psychology as a profession and the issue of the philosophical base for measurement processes used by school psychologists. Chapter 1 reviews societal trends and actions which have facilitated the profession's development, and major role definitions that have come from within the profession. The chapter culminates in a review of surveys which studied the percentage of time spent on various functions performed by school psychologists. Assessment-related activities (testing, report …

The Relationship Between Paternal Characteristics And Sons' Achievement In Reading, M. Christine Bruder

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This study was an exploration of paternal variables which may be related to sons' achievement in reading. Of a total possible population of 123 father-son dyads, 47 participated. The sons were fourth and fifth graders in a Catholic school system in a small midwestern metropolitan area. The instruments used were the Bem Sex-Role Inventory (BSRI), the Child-Rearing Practices Report (CRPR) and the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) "Reading Comprehension" and "Vocabulary" subtests. There was no significant relationship between paternal gender role identity and child-rearing practices, nor was there any relationship between paternal gender-role identity and sons' achievement in reading. …

The Relationship Between The Wisc-R Digit Span And The K-Abc Sequential Processing Scale, And Specific Reading Retardation, Joseph A. Bernard

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Evidence exists that children retarded in reading achievement perform poorly on sequential tasks (Jorm, 1983) like the WISC-R Digit Span subtest. Success on the WISC-R Digit Span depends on maintaining the order of the digits presented. An additional task in the Digit Span subtest is repeating the digits backwards but still maintaining the order. The Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) has a subscale called the Sequential Processing Scale consisting of three subtests that all measure sequential processing (Kaufman & Kaufman, 1983). The subtests are: Hand Movements, Number Recall, and Word Order. Hand Movements consists of a series of hand …

The Stability Of Wisc-R Scores From Students In Learning Disabilities And Mental Disabilities-Educable Programs, Richard Allen Heiniger

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Beginning School Age And Academic Achievement: Another Look, Mary Bridget Cameron

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This study examined the effect of beginning school age on achievement as well as differences in achievement between boys and girls and the interaction of age and gender on achievement. The study also examined the relationship between beginning school age and retention in grade. The subjects for this study were 227 students who were enrolled in the kindergarten class of the Cedar Falls Community School District during the 1981-82 school year. This group of children was divided into four age groups according to the Iowa cut-off dates for school entrance. The overage group consisted of 44 children who were more …