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Parent And Teacher Reactions To The Referral Question Consultative Decision Making (Rqc) Model For Triennial Re-Evaluations In A School Serving Students With Mental Retardation, Marilyn Lindholm Kinne

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The present study was designed to investigate parent and teacher reactions to the use of the Referral Question Consultative Decision Making (RQC) Model in conducting triennial re-evaluations in an educational facility serving students with mental retardation. The survey population included 30 parents and 15 teachers who were involved in triennial re-evaluations during the 1989-90 school year.

A questionnaire was mailed to the survey population which addressed the areas of referral questions and the written report, participation, and interventions. The survey included questions rated on a five point Likert Scale and open ended questions. Data were analyzed by reporting percentages of …

The Effect Of Calculator Use On Standardized Test Scores Of Eighth Grade Mathematics Students, Jennifer M. Corkrean

Graduate Research Papers

The effects of calculator usage on the scores of students taking the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills math battery were investigated. Two hundred seventy 8th grade students from Ames Middle School were included in the study. All students took the three mathematics subtests, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematical Problem Solving and Mathematical Computations, included in Iowa Tests of Basic Skills. Half of the randomly selected class groups were supplied with, and allowed to use, calculators on all three sections of the mathematics tests, the other half of the students were not allowed to use calculators. The results indicated that both groups of …

The Effects Of A Cooperative Group Structure On Low-Achieving Students In The Area Of Reading, Lori A. Gross

Graduate Research Papers

The outcomes of Chapter 1 students involved in a cooperative group structure during reading were investigated. The study was conducted in a Chapter 1 classroom with two groups of second-grade students. A total of 8 subjects were involved in the study. During the 10-week study, each group was exposed to the experimental treatment for a 5-week period and the control treatment for 5 weeks. A cooperative group structure was implemented during the experimental treatment, with students working in dyads to complete assigned tasks. In the control treatment, students worked in a homogeneous ability group structure and follow-up work was completed …

Self-Evaluation Of A Whole-Language Classroom, Mary Salazar Guenther

Graduate Research Papers

Over the last two decades significant new information concerning the acquisition of functional literacy has been generated through theoretical and applied research. Traditional notions of literacy as the application by an individual of a set of independent skills to read or write have undergone a tremendous transformation (Langer, 1987). After taking into consideration new and important insights from recent research in the field of literacy, Wells (1990) defines literacy as the "disposition to engage appropriately with texts of different types in order to empower actions, feelings and thinking in the context of purposeful social activity'' (p. 14).

Children’S Play Interests, Representation, And Activity, K. Ann Renninger

Educational Studies Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Prospective Entrepreneurs' Perceptions Of Knowledge Required For Success : And Its Implications For Curriculum Development And Revision, Vickie Lynn Schray

Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to provide information to secondary, post-secondary and vocational teachers on what instructional areas should be taught to prospective entrepreneurs involved in pre-venture training. In addition it was hoped that information gained from the study would add to the existing body of knowledge on entrepreneurship education and validate entrepreneurship education practices in Oregon.

The Freshman Seminar And Faculty Development, James P. Doyle

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Addressing the Needs of Students

From Student Development to Faculty Development

A New Teaching Experience

Expanding the Classroom

Sharing Our Lives

Living Our Values

Those Barracks Babies, Marcia Baer

MSU Authors Collection

This is a book about how a group of folks, in a time long ago, living in a small Minnesota college town, celebrated life. It is a story of reflection. Reflection into the past when times and people were - shall we say - different. The people were veterans returning from the war, the time was the middle of the century-1947 through 1964. The place was Mankato State College in Southern Minnesota. This is the story of "The Barracks Babies." After you read these letters, look at the fading photographs, you'll know this is not the '90s. What makes these …

Selecting Content For An Introductory Training Course In Industrial Relations, Helen Handmer

Theses : Honours

A nine-member panel with acknowledged expertise across a broad range of industrial relations interests made up the respondent population. Panelists opinions were collected, summarised, then re-submitted to the panel with an invitation to review their opinions in the light of the group summary. This process was repeated three times -the first consisting of individual progressively structured interviews, the other two being written surveys. A high level of consensus was achieved, both in ;1 content selections and in the reasons for choosing such topics. This resulted in the development of a course outline consisting of the following major topics - historical …

Section Iv: Faculty Development: Modeling Effective Practice

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Section IV, a plethora of practical ideas, is exceedingly valuable to developers; concrete models, innovative practices, and provocative case studies can be adapted to your own campuses.

Creating Instructional Strategies Which Match Individual Learning Styles, Stephanie Veronica Frisco

Graduate Research Papers

Recent studies have begun to focus on matching instructional 3 strategies and learning styles. For example, the studies conducted by Biggs, Papalia, and Smith and Renzulli ( cited in Curry, 1990) article has as their primary objective the study and application of learning styles to improve the immediate and long-term results of general teaching-learning processes. According to Guild (cited in Brandt, 1990) , the focal point of the learning style movement is that individuals are different, so one instructional strategy will not suit everyone. Teachers who have begun to explore the notion of learning styles agree that the concept gives …

Annual Report 1989-1990, Houston Academy Of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library

Annual Reports: 1943 - Present

The file contains the annual report for the library from 1989-1990.

Integrating Teaching And Research: A Multidimensional Career Model, Mary Pat Mann

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The Academic Matrix: Teaching and Research

Career Choices and Role Orientation

Expanding Faculty Development

1. Support the overall career development of faculty members

2. Assist faculty in developing their general professional skills

3. Involve faculty in scholarly work directly related to their teaching

Conclusion

References

A Study Of The Leadership Training Needs As Perceived By The Secondary School Principals Of Fiji, Nemani W. Tausere

Dissertations

Problem. If schools are to improve and become more accountable to the community they serve, relevant leadership training programs that help principals to function more effectively need to be provided. It is important that such training programs address the problems and needs of the principals. The purpose of this study was to identify and describe the leadership training needs as perceived by the secondary-school principals of Fiji.

Method. A descriptive survey design was utilized for this study. The Leadership Training Needs questionnaire was sent to all 140 secondary-school principals in Fiji to survey (1) their perceived needs for leadership training, …

Christ-Centered Discipleship: A Biblical Concept Of Religious Education, Myung Soo Cho

Dissertations

Concomitant with increased concern for church growth in the 1950s was a new awareness of the importance of discipleship. From the days of Jesus to the present, the concept of discipleship has changed greatly. The problem of this investigation was to identify a Biblical concept of discipleship.

It was hypothesized that the relationship of Jesus with His Heavenly Father was the model for Jesus' discipleship with the Twelve apostles and other disciples. The primary objective was to identify principles form this Christ-centered discipleship that could provide a theoretical framework for Christian religious education.

The historical development of the Rabbinic schools …

Literature As A Tool For Cultural Analysis: A Post-Processual Examination Of The Ante-Bellum Tidewater Elite 1830-1860, Shirley Kathryn Holmes

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

Reaching African-American Students In The Classroom, Jonathan Collett

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Changing the Cultural Climate of Higher Education

The Challenge of Diversity at One Public College

African-American Students in the Traditional Classroom

Teaching Strategies for the Culturally Diverse Classroom

1. Awareness of our own culture-bound learning style

2. Tolerance of "disorder" and emotion

3. High expectations

4. Friendly intervention

5. Class sessions on cultural diversity

6. Frequent class evaluations

7. A pedagogical mix

A Mandate for Faculty Development in the 1990s

Notes

References

A Model For Infusing Cultural Diversity Concepts Across The Curriculum, Barbara Flannery, Maureen Vanterpool

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Background

Purpose

Assumptions

Student Learning: Conceptual Frameworks for Culturally Receptive and Culturally Resistant Students

The Culturally Receptive Student: The Role of Cognitive and Affective Learning Objectives

The Culturally Resistant Student: Using Personal Relevance to Increase Salience of Cultural Diversity Concepts

A Model for Infusing Cultural Diversity Concepts Across the Curriculum: Combining Cognitive and Affective Learning Objectives and Personal Relevance

Applications of the Model: Two Case Studies

Teacher Education

Housing and Interior Design

Interdisciplinary Applications of the Model

References

Section Iii: Faculty Development: Seeing And Envisioning Ourselves

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Practitioners must be aware of the state of the field as well as new visions. These three articles allow us to see who we are and to peek at who we may become.

The Hard-Easy Rule And Faculty Development, Robert Boice

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The Hard-Easy Rule

The Hard-Easy Rule and Faculty Development

Implications for Faculty Development

Corollaries to the Hard-Easy Rule

Conclusions

References

Section Vi: Faculty: Looking At The Spectrum

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

When does the professor's career begin? What kind of preparation for the profession is needed? How do we feel as senior faculty? What can be done to solve the upcoming teacher shortage? Aren't there creative ways to retain some of our most talented faculty? These are a few of the issues addressed here.

State-Wide Faculty Development Conference Promotes Vitality, Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Katherine H. Price

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The Need Addressed

Goals of the Conference

Ten Tips for State-wide Network Planners

1. Establish a State-wide Core Committee

2. Determine a Base of Coordination and Planning

3. Create Collaborative Systems of Support

4. Establish Faculty and Administrative Ownership

5. Pay Attention to Details of Conference Planning

6. Emphasize Local Versus Outside Expertise

7. Offer a Range of Learning Experiences

8. Schedule Time for Informal Contacts

9. Ask Participants to Evaluate the Conference

10. Set Out Plans for Follow-up Efforts

Directions for the Future

References

Appendix A

Faculty Development Through Faculty Luncheon Seminars: A Case Study Of Carnegie Mellon University, Susan A. Ambrose

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Background

Genealogy of the Sessions

Outcomes

Conclusions

References

Transformational Faculty Development: Integrating The Feminine And The Masculine, Virginia Van Der Bogert, Kathleen T. Brinko, Sally S. Atkins, Ellen L. Arnold

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Different Worlds, Different Values

Our Experience

Integrating the Masculine and the Feminine

Personal Development

Professional Development

Organizational Development

Conclusion

Words Associated with a Traditional and a Transformed Academy

References

Meeting The Challenge Of An Aging Professoriate: An Opportunity For Leadership, Arthur L. Crawley

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The Issue of an Aging Professoriate: Perspectives in Conflict

Planning for Faculty Shortages on the Horizon

The Impact of "Uncapping" the Mandatory Retirement Age (MRA): Implications of Recent Findings

Overcoming the Myths Concerning an Aging Faculty

Reframing the Aging Issue: The Leadership Challenge

Providing an Opportunity Structure for Senior Faculty Renewal

Strategies for Renewal

Summary and Conclusions

References

Editorial Matter 1990

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Foreword, by Linda Hilsen, Editor

Contents

Senior Faculty Career Attitudes: Implications For Faculty Development, Robert A. Armour, Barbara S. Fuhrmann, Jon F. Wergin

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Method

Findings

Satisfaction

Personal and Career Matters

Disciplinary Differences

Minority Differences

Gender Differences

Discussion

Implications for Faculty Development

References

The Faculty Developer As Witchdoctor: Envisioning And Creating The Future, Sally S. Atkins, Jon A. Hageseth, Ellen L. Arnold

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

From Production Toward Personal Meaning

From Individualism Toward Interconnectedness

From Centralization Toward Community and Personal Responsibility

From Science Toward Spirituality

Conclusion

References

The Teaching Initiative: With A $50,000 Gift From Allen Jossey-Bass, Aahe Launches A New Special Project On Teaching, Russell Edgerton

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Preparing Faculty as Teachers

The Revival of Pedagogy

A Second Try at Turning Specialists into Professors

A Role for AAHE: The Teaching Initiative

Strategic Teaching: The Possible Dream, Linc. Fisch

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The Strategic Teaching Process

Clarification of the Process

Making the Process Work

Reference