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A Quantitative Analysis Of The High School Department Head Role In Teacher Evaluation, Instructional Improvement, Curriculum Development, And Student Performance Standards, John Thomas James Nov 2001

A Quantitative Analysis Of The High School Department Head Role In Teacher Evaluation, Instructional Improvement, Curriculum Development, And Student Performance Standards, John Thomas James

Student Work

The purpose of this study was to ascertain what relationships exist between a variety of departmental variables and the role of the department head. Data was collected from department heads in the 56 largest secondary schools in Nebraska during the 1994–95 school year using a 66-item survey containing yes/no, open response, and scaled response questions.


Internet-Based Efl University Course Design: Humanistic Considerations, Options And Approaches, Russell Garafalo Jan 2001

Internet-Based Efl University Course Design: Humanistic Considerations, Options And Approaches, Russell Garafalo

MA TESOL Collection

This paper focuses on the developing field of internet-based education as it pertains to the EFL learning environment within the university context. Guidelines and suggestions for approaching EFL course design at the university level are presented in universal terms, with details from one specific Korean university context serving as the experiential touchstone. Humanistic education is the underlying theme of this paper which outlines ways of adapting humanistic learning principles to internet-based classrooms. The learning potential afforded by the internet is weighed against its potential drawbacks. The paper attends to considerations that need to be taken into account at all stages …


The Effects Of Restructuring The Curriculum Of The Joint Targeting School, Jeffrey R. Puckett Jan 2001

The Effects Of Restructuring The Curriculum Of The Joint Targeting School, Jeffrey R. Puckett

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The following questions were established to guide this study: 1. What changes were made to the five-week curriculum in splitting courses into a three-week staff course and a two-week applications course? 2. What effect did changing the curriculum have on student performance? 3. Did changing the curriculum improve student throughput? 4. What impact did dividing the course into two courses have on the number of students receiving congressionally mandated required skills?