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Serious Fun: The Perceived Influences Of Improvisational Acting On Community College Students, Ruth H. Yamamoto
Serious Fun: The Perceived Influences Of Improvisational Acting On Community College Students, Ruth H. Yamamoto
2010-2016 Archived Posters
Theatrical improvisation lacks investigation within higher education. The findings from this phenomenological study of seven students from a Mid- Atlantic community college lend credibility to other research supporting arts and extracurricular activities and provide insights into what they value in their educational experience. Positive social change can come from providing students with an education that includes fun, creativity, and socialization for a successful future.
Separating Home And Work For Online Faculty, Lee Stadtlander, Lori Lacivita, Amy Sickel, Martha Giles
Separating Home And Work For Online Faculty, Lee Stadtlander, Lori Lacivita, Amy Sickel, Martha Giles
2010-2016 Archived Posters
Through the lens of environmental psychology and photo voice, this study explores online faculty’s work vs. home environment. Results indicated many participants had previously considered separating work and home and developed methods to maintain separation. This is a preliminary exploration to a larger survey study.
Teachers’ Perceptions Of The Use Of Small-Group Tutorial, Karen Moaton Johnson
Teachers’ Perceptions Of The Use Of Small-Group Tutorial, Karen Moaton Johnson
2010-2016 Archived Posters
This study addressed the implementation of the tutorial program currently in use at an urban school district in Mississippi. With focus on the implementation of the tutorial program, the perceived impact of the program on the academic achievement of at-risk students and what changes would benefit the program.
Predictors Of Latino English Learners’ Reading Comprehension Proficiency, David A. Hernandez, Theresa A. Grasparil
Predictors Of Latino English Learners’ Reading Comprehension Proficiency, David A. Hernandez, Theresa A. Grasparil
2010-2016 Archived Posters
There is a gap in reading comprehension proficiency between English learners and their English-speaking peers. This study examined the strength of three significant predictors of reading comprehension—oral English proficiency, oral reading fluency, and academic vocabulary knowledge. Spending more instructional time on developing students’ skills in the strongest predictor, academic vocabulary knowledge, may reduce the achievement gap.
Changing Embedded Student Attitudes Within A Mathematical Setting, Ruth Collins
Changing Embedded Student Attitudes Within A Mathematical Setting, Ruth Collins
2010-2016 Archived Posters
Existing student attitudes and beliefs about mathematics often block student learning and deep understanding of mathematical content in the college classroom (e.g. preservice elementary teachers). Changes in pedagogy, classroom participation, and curriculum were infused into two college mathematics classes for preservice teachers and the attitudinal beliefs of these preservice teachers were assessed to measure change after a course intervention.
An Empirical Investigation Of Wyoming Fourth Grade Math Assessment Scores, Keren Meister-Emerich
An Empirical Investigation Of Wyoming Fourth Grade Math Assessment Scores, Keren Meister-Emerich
2010-2016 Archived Posters
Newspaper articles and school/district reports often give only descriptive information about scores on annual statewide assessments. Public data will be used to answer research questions and test hypotheses about fourth grade math scores for Laramie County School District #1 (LCSD#1) fourth grade students using chi-square analysis.
Multilingual Multicultural Multimedia: Transforming Higher Education Through Transdisciplinary Action Research Projects, Melda N. Yildiz
Multilingual Multicultural Multimedia: Transforming Higher Education Through Transdisciplinary Action Research Projects, Melda N. Yildiz
2010-2016 Archived Posters
Situated within the context of higher education, this study outlines of use of participatory action research in developing global competencies, critical thinking, and 21st-century skills among students and showcases their transformative, inclusive, multilingual, multicultural research projects across content areas. This participatory action research study aims to advance scientific knowledge of transformative critical pedagogy as a means to promote heutagogy through the lens of innovative technologies in a global education context while redefining education and developing a “transformative educator model.”
Perioperative Orientation, Education & Mentoring (Poem) Program, Esther M. Johnstone
Perioperative Orientation, Education & Mentoring (Poem) Program, Esther M. Johnstone
2010-2016 Archived Posters
To respond to the need to create a pathway from the transition-to-practice model for novice registered nurses, I developed the Perioperative Orientation, Education, and Mentoring (POEM) program to address attrition and turnover through mentoring and professional development. The POEM program was an educational and qualitative improvement project, implemented at a large academic medical center. A surgical skill assessment tool was developed to evaluate the POEM program. Content data analysis revealed themes and subthemes from each of the two focus groups as well as recommendations from the project leaders.
Predicting The Probability For Adopting An Audience Response System In Higher Education, Tan Fung Ivan Chan
Predicting The Probability For Adopting An Audience Response System In Higher Education, Tan Fung Ivan Chan
2010-2016 Archived Posters
Instructional technologies can be effective tools to foster student engagement, but university faculty may be reluctant to integrate innovative and evidencebased modern learning technologies into instruction. It is important to identify the factors that influence faculty adoption of instructional technologies in the teaching and learning process. Based on Rogers’ diffusion of innovation theory, this quantitative, nonexperimental, one-shot survey determined what attributes of innovation (relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, trialability, and observability) predict the probability of faculty adopting the audience response system (ARS) into instruction. The sample for the study consisted of 201 faculty who have current teaching appointments at a university …
Understanding Attrition Among Efl Teachers In Online Training, Joseline Castaños
Understanding Attrition Among Efl Teachers In Online Training, Joseline Castaños
2010-2016 Archived Posters
This study was an examination of factors influencing attrition/persistence among teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in online teacher training. Tinto's Community of Inquiry framework and Short, Williams, and Christie's Social Presence Model formed the conceptual framework. Six participants from 4 online courses in Latin America participated in the study.