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Factorsaffecting The Occurrence Of Faculty-Doctoral Student Coauthorship, Michelle A. Maher, Briana Crotwell Timmerman, David F. Feldon, Denise Strickland

Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Faculty Publications

Using faculty narratives, this study identifies factors affecting the occurrence of facultydoctoral student coauthorship. Norms of the discipline, resources, faculty goals for students, faculty goals for themselves, and institutional expectations emerged as dominant factors. Each factor is explored separately and as part of an interlocking holistic picture.

Validation And Descriptive Analysis Of The System For Observing Dance Activities In The Classroom Environment (Sodance), Meredith E. Sims

Theses and Dissertations--Kinesiology and Health Promotion

The first part of this study sought to validate the System for Observing Dance Activities in the Classroom Environment (SODANCE) based off the System for Observing Fitness Instructional Time (SOFIT). Female students age 11-17 years (N=42) participated in an activity protocol of SOFIT activities and common dance activities to validate appropriate coding categories. Each student wore a heart rate monitor and accelerometer while participating in the activities lying, sitting, standing, walking, running, single leg balances, leg swings, pirouettes, and leaps. Heart rate, maximum heart rate percentage, heart rate reserve percentage, vertical axis accelerometer counts, and vector magnitude accelerometer counts for …

Addressing The Issue Of Meta-Analysis Multiplicity In Education And Psychology, Joshua R. Polanin

Dissertations

The concept of multiplicity, conducting multiple statistical significance tests in one study, has pervaded primary research over the last 7 decades (Hochberg & Tamhane, 1987). This continued discussion was due to the fact that multiplicity increases the probability of committing a Type 1 error (i.e., deriving a false conclusion). Little attention has been paid, unfortunately, to multiplicity in meta-analysis (Tendal, Nuesch, Higgins, Juni, & Gotzsche, 2011) and calls have been made for meta-analysis methodologists to address this critical issue (Bender et al., 2008). As such, the purpose and significance of this project was to answer these calls by formally quantifying …

A Case Study Of A Mixed Methods Study Engaged In Integrated Data Analysis, Daniela Marie Schiazza

Dissertations

The nascent field of mixed methods research has yet to develop a cohesive framework of guidelines and procedures for mixed methods data analysis (Greene, 2008). To support the field's development of analytical frameworks, this case study reflects on the development and implementation of a mixed methods study engaged in integrated data analysis. The purpose of this study is to describe how inquiry and methodological components influence integrated data analysis decisions, and to describe the processes and outcomes of engaging in integrated data analysis. The sample for this case study is a mixed methods study that was developed within the context …

Obstacles To Developing Digital Literacy On The Internet In Middle School Science Instruction, Jamie Colwell, Sarah Hunt-Barron, David Reinking

Teaching & Learning Faculty Publications

Obstacles, and instructional responses to them, that emerged in two middle school science classes during a formative experiment investigating Internet Reciprocal Teaching (IRT), an instructional intervention aimed at increasing digital literacy on the Internet, are reported in this manuscript. Analysis of qualitative data revealed that IRT enabled students to explain and demonstrate appropriate strategies for locating and evaluating information on the Internet when they were asked to do so. However, students did not use these strategies or they quickly abandoned them when working independently or in small groups during inquiry projects. Data revealed three obstacles that inhibited efforts to promote …

Predictors Of Academic Success Between On-Track And Off-Track Students In A Mexican University, Jesus Francisco Hinojos

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

The main purpose of this study was to assess how predictors of quality of academic effort relate to academic success and student persistence of on-track and off-track students in a higher education institution in Northern Mexico; to investigate the relationship of pre-entry attributes,

family background and academic success as expressed by GPA among on-track, off-track and dropout students. And to examine the relationship between participants quality of effort invested in their own learning and development in six academic areas and four areas of college students' social activities.

This study utilized the College Student Experience Questionnaire (CSEQ) to determine the quality …

Investigating The Validity Of A Survey Intended To Gauge Mathematics Problem-Solving Disposition Along The Impulsive-Analytic Dimension, Miguel Mendoza

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

This study investigates the validity of the Likelihood-to-Act (LtA) survey developed to assess respondents' problem-solving disposition along the impulsive-analytic dimension. Sixteen pre-service teachers were strategically selected from a pool of 495 LtA survey respondents to participate in a semi-structured task-based interview approximately one hour in length. The interview consisted of three main parts: a problem solving section, a consistency section, and a classification section.

* Part 1 of the interview was developed to get interviewees to solve five open-response problems meant to elicit an impulsive response. Interviewees were also asked to verbalize their thought process in order for the researchers …

Assessing Intern Impact Factors For Program Evaluation And Improvement, John Brady, Randy T. Busse, Jeanne Anne Carriere, Michael Hass, Kelly S. Kennedy

Education Faculty Articles and Research

We present the results of a program evaluation system for examining school psychology interns' impact on the academic and behavioral functioning of children. Outcome data from a variety of single-case problem-solving interventions conducted from 2008-2012 indicated overall moderate, positive effects. Global supervisor ratings indicated strong perceptions of the interns' positive impact on the children they served.

Culturally Responsive Methodologies At Work In Education Settings, Mere Berryman, Suzanne Soohoo, Ann Nevin, Te Arani Barrett, Therese Ford, Debora Joy Nodelman, Norma Valenzuela, Anna Wilson

Education Faculty Articles and Research

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe culturally responsive methodology as a way to develop researchers. The aim is to illuminate the dimensions of culturally responsive methodology such as cultural and epistemological pluralism, deconstruction of Western colonial traditions of research, and primacy of relationships within culturally responsive dialogic encounters. An overarching question is: “How can we maintain the original integrity of both participants and researchers and their respective cultures and co-construct at the same time something new?”

Design/methodology/approach – Five case study narratives are described in order for readers to understand the range and types of studies …

Cultivating Democracy At One High School Intervention Program For Latinos At Risk Of Dropping Out, Margaret Sauceda Curwen, Keith Howard

Education Faculty Articles and Research

In California, where this study takes place, it is estimated that 85,000 students drop out of high school annually. Consequences are often linked to economic and social issues including long term economic costs to the state and the likelihood of lesser participation in voting and civic engagement (Rumberger, 2012). This account documents one high school’s alternative intervention program that includes online academic credit recovery and socio-emotional guidance leading to graduation for Latino students who are at risk of dropping out. Findings highlight the program’s support for these students in gaining confidence in self, envisioning themselves in the community and, for …

Accountability And Quality In Higher Education: A Case Study, Trudy Abadie-Mendia

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the present study was to gain a deep and rich understanding of the accountability process at a regional comprehensive university in the Southeast United States. Specifically, the present study sought to answer the following question: How is a regional comprehensive university in the Southeast United States substantiating the quality of undergraduate professional programs and the success of graduates. The study utilized a qualitative research methodology, specifically a descriptive embedded case study design. A total of 16 interviews were conducted with participants representing the program level, college level, and administrative level. Three subunits of investigation provided the program …

Program Evaluation In The Nonprofit Sector : An Exploratory Study Of Leaders' Perceptions, Gail A. Patin

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to understand the role of and capacity for program evaluation from the perspectives of leaders in the Northeast Florida nonprofit sector. The study was a two-phased qualitative design and had three research questions related to the role of program evaluation, the capacity for program evaluation, and the influence of the relationship between providers and funders on these efforts. The first phase was a nominal group process using the Delphi survey method. The second phase involved in-depth interviews. Study participants were chosen based on specific criteria.

The Delphi phase had four rounds of surveys. Findings …

Casa De La Solidaridad: A Pedagogy Of Solidarity, Kevin Yonkers-Talz

Doctoral Dissertations

Casa de la Solidaridad has been recognized as an innovative and effective educational model within Jesuit higher education yet, until now, there have only been verbal presentations of the unique attributes of the Casa de la Solidaridad model. In addition, there has been a lack of information regarding the influence of the Casa experience on the lives of alumni. The purpose of this study was twofold: 1) to thoroughly describe and document the unique attributes of the Casa de la Solidaridad model, and 2) to provide some insight into how the Casa program has influenced the lives of Casa alumni. …

Pengaruh Persepsi Pelaksanaan Scqi, Kecerdasan Emosional Dan Keinovatifan Terhadap Etika Kerja Pegawai, Aisyah A.R

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh persepsi terhadap pelaksanaan sitem Continous Quality Improvemen, kecerdasan emosional dan keinovatifan terhadap etika kerja pegawai di kota Palembang, dengan sampel penelitian 100 pegawai yang dilakukan secara random sampling dan data dianalisis dengan teknik analisis Structural Quation Modeling (SEM). Hasil analisis: 1) tidak terdapat pengaruh antara persepsi terhadap pelaksanaan sistem Continuous Quality Improvemen dan etika kerja pegawai, 2) terdapat pengaruh positif antara kecerdasan emosional dan etika kerja pegawai, 3) terdapat pengaruh positif antara persepsi terhadap pelaksanaan sistem Continuous Quality Improvement dan keinovatifan 4) terdapat pengaruh positif antara kecerdasan emosional dan keinovatifan, 5) terdapat …

Hubungan Sistem Pembelajaran, Lingkungan Belajar, Konsep Diri Dan Pengembangan Employability Skills Mahasiswa, I Made Suarta

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Tujuan penelitian adalah memperoleh model struktural pengembangan employability skills mahasiswa. Penelitian bersifat ex-post facto, menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif non-eksperimen. Populasi penelitian adalah lulusan Politeknik Negeri Bali tahun 2009 dan mahasiswa tingkat akhir tahun akademik 2009/2010 yang sedang melakukan praktik kerja lapangan di industri. Ukuran sampel sebanyak 244, dipilih secara proportional random sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan menggunakan kuesioner dengan skala Likert lima tingkat. Analisis data menggunakan model persamaan struktural. Model struktural pengembangan employability skills mahasiswa ditunjukkan oleh adanya pengaruh tidak langsung sistem pembelajaran dan lingkungan belajar, dengan koefisien pengaruh tidak langsung masing-masing 0,16 dan 0,14. Pengembangan employability skills mahasiswa tidak dapat …

Evaluasi Program Peningkatan Kulaifikasi Guru Madrasah Di Sumatera Selatan, Nyayu Khodijah

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi program peningkatan kualifikasi guru, khususnya yang dilaksanakan oleh Kementerian Agama terhadap guru madrasah, dan untuk me-nilai apakah program yang berjalan telah memberikan dampak yang diharapkan. Penelitian dilakukan menggunakan metode deskriptif evaluatif menggunakan model evaluasi konteks, input, proses dan produk (context, input, process, product, CIPP), dan difokuskan pada evaluasi proses dan produk. Penelitian dilaksanakan di provinsi Sumatera Selatan. Responden pe-nelitian ini adalah guru madrasah yang menjadi peserta program kualifikasi angkatan pertama. Pengumpulan data dilakukan menggunakan teknik angket dan wawancara, sedang analisis data menggunakan teknik analisis kuantitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pelaksanaan program peningkatan kuali-fikasi …

Analisis Asesmen Formatif Fisika Sma Berbantuan Komputer, Sentot Kusairi

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: (1) mengembangkan model analisis asesmen formatif Fisika (AAFF) berbantuan komputer, (2) menemukan kharakteristik model analisis asesmen formatif Fisika berbantuan komputer, (3) menentukan kelayakan model analisis asesmen formatif Fisika berbantuan komputer. Penelitian yang dilakukan merupakan penelitian pengembangan (research and development), dengan desain pembelajaran (instructional design) oleh Dick dan Carey. Penelitian melibatkan beberapa Sekolah Menengah Atas di Kota Malang mulai Maret 2010 sampai dengan September 2010. Hasil pengembangan merupakan model AAF berbantuan computer, dengan karakteristik (1) Model dapat menggali kelemahan dan kesulitan belajar siswa, (2) Model analisis dapat memberikan umpan balik pada siswa tentang hasil …

Karakteristik Metode Penyetaraan Skor Tes Untuk Data Dikotomos, Nonoh Siti Aminah

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menemukan: 1) akurasi estimasi parameter item pada test equating menggunakan metode Item Characteristic Curve (ICC). 2) sensitivitas metode linear yang terdiri atas Tucker - Levine score method dan Levine true score method applied to observed scores serta metode equipercentile yang terdiri atas metode Braun-Holland linear dan chained equipercentile. Data empiris yang digunakan yaitu respons siswa peserta Ulangan Akhir Semester V Mata Pelajaran Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam (IPA) SMP Tahun Ajaran 2009/2010. Penyetaraan tes menggunakan anchor test design. Anchor test bersifat external, anchor test berfungsi sebagai pengait antara tes yang disetarakan. Item anchor berisi 10 item …

Kemampuan Komunikasi Matematis Dan Pemecahan Masalah Melalui Problem Based-Learning, Fatia Fatimah

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui kemampuan komunikasi matematis dan pemecahan masalah melalui Problem Based Learning (PBL). Populasi penelitian adalah mahasiswa STKIP PGRI Sumatera Barat yang mengambil mata kuliah Statistika Elementer tahun akademik 2008/2009. Jenis penelitan adalah eksperimen semu dengan pretest-postest control group design. Kelompok eksperimen diberi perlakuan berupa pembelajaran dengan model Problem Based Learning dan kelompok kontrol dengan pembelajaran biasa. Data dikumpulkan melalui worksheet, rubrik presentasi, assesmen investigasi dan tes hasil belajar Statistika Elementer. Hasil analisis data menunjukkan bahwa 1) kemampuan komunikasi matematis mahasiswa dengan menerapkan model PBL dalam pembelajaran Statistika Elementer tidak lebih baik dibandingkan dengan pembelajaran biasa, …

Menggunakan Model Dina Dalam Pengembangan Tes Diagnostik Untuk Mendeteksi Salah Konsepsi, Kusaeri Kusaeri

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan 1) menemukan cara me-ngembangkan tes diagnostik dengan model DINA, sehingga mampu memberikan informasi salah konsepsi dalam aljabar, 2) mengidentifikasi karakteristik tes diagnostik yang baik yang dikembangkan dengan model DINA. Penelitian pengembangan ini merupakan penelitian empirik, dengan pendekatan deskriptif eksploratori. Pendekatan tersebut digunakan untuk mendeskrip-sikan tahapan pengembangan tes dan mencari karakteristik item. Subjek penelitian adalah siswa kelas VIII SMPN 1 Yogyakarta, SMPN 1 Sanden Bantul dan SMPN 1 Panjatan Kulon Progo. Data dianalisis dengan software CDM, Mplus dan R. Hasil penelitian menunjukan 1) tahapan pengembangan tes meliputi: identifikasi kompetensi dasar dan merumuskan indi-kator, menyusun learning continuum, menyusun …