Assessing Extension Educators' Motivation For Program Evaluation Using Self Determination Theory,
2024
West Virginia University
Assessing Extension Educators' Motivation For Program Evaluation Using Self Determination Theory, Adeola C. Ogunade, Megan Kruger, Oluwafunke Abeleje
Journal of Extension
Studies have shown the importance of program evaluation in Extension and its value in communicating Extension program successes. This current study was conducted to assess Extension educators’ motivation toward program evaluation using the self-determination theory. Respondents perceived that they were not competent enough to engage in program evaluation but greatly valued program evaluation. Further analysis of our theory-informed survey data revealed that perceived competence and value positively predicted interest in program evaluation. Our findings contribute to Extension professional development discourse.
What Do Extension And Public Health Educators Need To Address Substance Misuse?,
2024
University of Missouri Extension
What Do Extension And Public Health Educators Need To Address Substance Misuse?, Lisa Washburn, Karen Franck
Journal of Extension
Limited organizational capacity has hindered Extension’s ability to address substance misuse in communities. To inform capacity-building efforts, we obtained Extension educator and health educator feedback on opportunities, challenges and resource needs using the Delphi technique. Opportunities included collaboration and partnerships with local entities. Stigma, inadequate resources, and limited knowledge and skills of educators were challenges. Top resource needs were updated youth curricula, funding, and clear guidance on what educators can do and what should be referred externally. Findings provide insights to educator perceptions and suggest additional training and resources needed to implement evidence-based approaches to address substance misuse.
Predicting Performance On A Social Studies Assessment: A Correlational Study,
2024
Liberty University
Predicting Performance On A Social Studies Assessment: A Correlational Study, David G. Hamilton
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
This study seeks to determine the predictive relationship between the performance on a middle school Civics practice assessment and performance on the State of Florida Civics assessment. In the current public-school environment across the United States, using high-stakes assessments to measure student performance is the norm. This quantitative correlation study strives to determine if locally developed benchmark assessments accurately predict student achievement on school high-stakes social studies state-mandated assessments. Using post hoc data from 355 middle school students ranging from 12 to 14 years old from a suburban Central Florida charter school who were administered a computer-based Civics practice end-of-course …
Student Perceptions: How Stem Students Value Belonging Interventions,
2024
Portland State University
Student Perceptions: How Stem Students Value Belonging Interventions, Elizabeth Runkel Baez
University Honors Theses
With the prioritization of increasing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) graduates in the United States, researchers have become increasingly interested in how to promote STEM students' sense of belonging. Sense of belonging is considered a marker of persistence in STEM. Facilitated 'belonging interventions' are one way to strengthen a sense of belonging amongst STEM students. How students respond to, value, and understand these belonging interventions is relatively understudied. In this study, focus groups were conducted with STEM students from a single university to investigate how they value an in-class belonging activity. Qualitative thematic coding of focus group responses revealed …
Capturing Latent Abilities And Latent Capacities Of Professional Golfers Using Nonlinear Mixed Effects Growth Modeling,
2024
University of Denver
Capturing Latent Abilities And Latent Capacities Of Professional Golfers Using Nonlinear Mixed Effects Growth Modeling, Mac Wetherbee
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This study demonstrates an effective and innovative approach to measuring the latent athletic abilities and capacities of professional golfers. I used nonlinear mixed effects growth modeling (e.g., Dynamic Measurement Modeling) to measure professional golfers’ ability levels and capacities for improvement. I accomplished this using a two-stage modeling approach. First, a crossed linear mixed effects model estimated each player’s ability level in each year. In the second stage, I used the results from the first stage to estimate several candidate nonlinear growth trajectories for players’ abilities over time. The quadratic growth trajectory was the best-fitting of these trajectories and was used …
Extending The Utility Of Ant Colony Optimization Through The Incorporation Of An Intraclass Correlation Coefficient To Assess For Rater Consistency,
2024
University of Denver
Extending The Utility Of Ant Colony Optimization Through The Incorporation Of An Intraclass Correlation Coefficient To Assess For Rater Consistency, Mark Leveling
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) is a flexible algorithm designed to solve complex combinatorial problems. While the method was derived from the behavior of ants by researchers in the field of computer science, its application to solving complex combinatorial problems is widespread in a growing number of fields in behavioral science, including psychometrics. Over the last two decades, psychometricians have adapted ACO to measurement model specification problems with the intention of generating measurement models that express measurement model fit and reliability within the standards of what is considered acceptable. Additionally, psychometricians have used ACO to generate shortened versions of existing measures …
Northwest Arkansas Education Report Card 2023,
2024
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Northwest Arkansas Education Report Card 2023, Sarah Mckenzie, Josh Mcgee, Charlene Reid, Christine L. Magness
Education Report Card
The goal of this report is to help parents, school personnel, community members, and policy makers understand how effectively the students in their community are being served by public schools. The past two years have been difficult for families, teachers, and students, but despite the challenging context, Northwest Arkansas students are demonstrating greater growth in achievement and earning higher scores on the ACT Aspire than are the students in the state overall. Schools in NWA also received higher School Quality and Student Success scores and graduate a greater percentage of high school students.
Pulaski County Education Report Card 2023,
2024
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Pulaski County Education Report Card 2023, Sarah Mckenzie, Josh Mcgee, Charlene Reid, Christine L. Magness
Education Report Card
The goal of this report is to help parents, school personnel, community members, and policy makers understand how effectively the students in their community are being served by public schools. The past few years have been difficult for families, teachers, and students, and throughout the challenging context, Pulaski County students demonstrated growth in achievement on the Act Aspire that was similar to students across the state, but are performing below the state average in achievement, graduation rates, and School Quality and Student Success scores.
Analyzing Common Mistakes In First-Year Medicine Faculty Students’ Paragraph Writing,
2024
Nangarhar University
Analyzing Common Mistakes In First-Year Medicine Faculty Students’ Paragraph Writing, Pervaiz Yaseeni, Fahim Rahimi, Fareed Sahil
Journal of Research Initiatives
Academic writing is a salient skill for medical students all over the world. Academic writing starts with composing effective paragraphs, laying the foundation for students' advancement in writing during college. This study investigated common mistakes in English paragraph writing committed by the first-year medical students of the Medicine Faculty at Kabul University of Medical Sciences. Additionally, it measured the challenges that Medicine Faculty students tackled in paragraph writing. This quantitative study was conducted through an action research design. The data were collected from 52 medical students, and their work was analyzed using the developed rubrics. The data were analyzed in …
Facing Publishing Paralysis In Teacher Education: Book Critique Of Writing Your Journal Article In Twelve Weeks (2nd Ed.),
2024
Pittsburg State University
Facing Publishing Paralysis In Teacher Education: Book Critique Of Writing Your Journal Article In Twelve Weeks (2nd Ed.), Donna Zerr, Carissa Gober, David Wolff
Essays in Education
Our lived experiences as Teacher Education faculty in the realm of scholarly writing was filled with anxiety and trepidation. In the attempt to develop as writers, we participated in a professional learning community book discussion on Wendy Laura Belcher’s workbook, Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success (2nd ed.). The text’s exercises helped motivate our steps through the writing process and developed productive writing habits for publication. This article is a critique of the book which helped us face and overcome our fears of writing with the intention to publish academic scholarship. The workbook …
The Impacts Of The Higher Education Expansion On Education Quality In China : Evidence From Shenzhen University,
2024
Lingnan University
The Impacts Of The Higher Education Expansion On Education Quality In China : Evidence From Shenzhen University, Yousong Lun
Lingnan Theses (Doctoral degree)
Within the expansion of higher education in China, education quality should be considered into the process of reform and establishment, which is highly related to the resources of faculty and performances of management. It is crucial that universities sustainably conduct diverse academic research and meet the needs of community. Faced with the policy reform and opening up, China has more opportunities on cooperating with oversea education institutions and taking in overseas management system. This research explores the general quality assessment on higher education and the solution to balance the needs of domestic society and the growth of international education competitiveness, …
Theory-Based Science Communication At Comic Cons,
2024
Utah State University
Theory-Based Science Communication At Comic Cons, Lisa Lundgren, Emily Slater, Man Zhang, Kadie Kunz, Gabriel-Philip Santos
Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Faculty Publications
The majority of research concerning science communication happens in spaces where people already have a vested interest in or knowledge of science, such as museums and science cafes. Thus, there is a gap in understanding what theory-based science communication looks like in non-science-centered spaces. This qualitative research study, which featured cosplaying science communicators at comic conventions, offers insights into what science communication practices occur within everyday spaces. We conducted observations of and semi-structured interviews with 15 cosplaying scientists, examining how they utilized effective framing and narrative structuring when communicating science at comic cons in cosplay. Across 700 coded utterances, cosplaying …
واقع الممارسة المَبْنية على الأدلة في مقررات مناهج البحث العلمي لبرامج الدراسات العليا في الكليات الإنسانية بجامعة السلطان قابوس: دراسة استكشافية,
2024
Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
واقع الممارسة المَبْنية على الأدلة في مقررات مناهج البحث العلمي لبرامج الدراسات العليا في الكليات الإنسانية بجامعة السلطان قابوس: دراسة استكشافية, Naifa Eid Bait Saleem
Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي
هدف المقال استكشاف واقع ظهور "الممارسة المبنية على الأدلة " Evidence Based Practice " في مقررات مناهج البحث العلمي ببرامج الدراسات العليا بكليات العلوم الإنسانية في جامعة السلطان قابوس: الآداب والعلوم الاجتماعية، الاقتصاد والعلوم السياسية، التربية، والحقوق. ولتحقيق هدفت الدراسة فتم استخدام المنهج الاستكشافي وطبَّقتْ أداة تحليل المحتوى لجمع البيانات من المقررات الدراسية التي شكلت مجتمع الدراسة. وتكون مجتمع الدراسة من 27=28% برنامجًا للماجستير بكليات العلوم الإنسانية الأربعة، و10= 27% برنامجًا على مستوى درجة الدكتوراة. توصلت الدراسة إلى أن الممارسة المبنية على الأدلة موجودة واقعيًا في مقررات الدراسات العليا للكليات الإنسانية بجامعة السلطان قابوس، لكن ظهورها كان في برنامجين فقط …
تقييم مطابقة مقياس متعدد الأبعاد لرضا الطلبة عن الحياة الجامعية باستخدام نظرية الاستجابة للفقرة,
2024
Yarmouk University, Jordan
تقييم مطابقة مقياس متعدد الأبعاد لرضا الطلبة عن الحياة الجامعية باستخدام نظرية الاستجابة للفقرة, Jomanah Mete'b Baniissa, Nermeen Nedal Al Shraifin
Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي
هدفت المقال الكشف عن مدى مطابقة مقياس متعدد الأبعاد لرضا الطلبة عن الحياة الجامعية باستخدام نموذج الاستجابة المتدرجة لنظرية الاستجابة للفقرة. ولتحقيق هدف الدراسة تم استخدام المنهج الوصفي، ووزع المقياس على عينة مكونة من (781) طالبًا وطالبةً من مجتمع الدراسة، اختيروا بالطريقة المتيسرة من مختلف الكليات العلمية والإنسانية في الجامعات الحكومية الأردنية في شمال المملكة، استبعد منهم 81 طالباً وطالبة إما لعدم اكتمال استجاباتهم على فقرات الاستبانة أو لنمطية الاستجابة، أظهرت نتائج التحليل العاملي الاستكشافي لأبعاد المقياس تحقق افتراض أحادية البعد لكل بعد من أبعاد المقياس الأربعة، كما تم التحقق من افتراض الاستقلال الموضعي، وتم التحقق من افتراض مطابقة الأفراد …
Creating Assessment Rubrics For Final Teacher Education Degree Projects: A Qualitative Case Study,
2024
University of Valladolid
Creating Assessment Rubrics For Final Teacher Education Degree Projects: A Qualitative Case Study, Carla Fernández Garcimartín, Víctor Manuel López Pastor, Teresa Fuentes Nieto, David Hortiguela Alcalá
The Qualitative Report
This paper analyzes the process of creating the assessment instruments for the Final Year Project (FYP) by education faculty based on the opinions of the lecturers. Qualitative methodology was used, with a case study design and the in-depth interview as a data collection technique. Four lecturers participated as relevant informants. The results show that: (a) the faculty decided to create the instruments due to the lack of clear assessment criteria among the lecturers in the first years (2009-2015); (b) work was carried out on three assessment instruments over two years (2015-2017): a tutor's report (without grade), a document rubric (80% …
Bridging The Gap Between Neuroscience And Education: What Are Teachers’ Perceptions Of Applying “Neuropedagogy” To High School Classrooms?,
2024
American University in Cairo
Bridging The Gap Between Neuroscience And Education: What Are Teachers’ Perceptions Of Applying “Neuropedagogy” To High School Classrooms?, Hanan Rashwan
Theses and Dissertations
Teachers can use neurobiological explanations to evaluate students' behavior and performance and create more supportive learning settings in their school environment. There is a growing interest among educators regarding the potential benefits of incorporating neuroscience into teaching practices. However, there is a lack of comprehensive understanding of how to effectively integrate cognitive neuroscience into teacher education programs to maximize its impact on student learning and teacher development. This study focuses on understanding teachers' views on the integration of neuroscience principles in educational settings by utilizing a questionnaire and interviews to gather data from participating teachers. The findings reveal that the …
Children’S University In Australia And New Zealand: Reach And Impact,
2024
Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Children’S University In Australia And New Zealand: Reach And Impact, Katherine Dix, Shani Sniedze, Tamara Van Der Zant
Higher education research
This report presents a comprehensive overview of the reach and impact of Children’s University in Australia and New Zealand. The Australian Council for Educational Research compiled available evidence to consolidate the evidence of the Children's University outreach program's extent and influence across the Australasian partnership. The independent evaluation synthesises information from existing research, reports, operational data, social media, and other documentation to provide a current snapshot of the Children's University's reach and impact, guided by the following research questions. How is the program underpinned by evidence-based best practice? What is the reach of the program in Australia? What does the …
Who Gets To Decolonize: A Reflection On The Importance Of Positionality In The Decolonization Of Digital Learning Spaces And Learning Design,
2024
Utah State University
Who Gets To Decolonize: A Reflection On The Importance Of Positionality In The Decolonization Of Digital Learning Spaces And Learning Design, Rebecca Y. Bayeck, Tutaleni Iita Asino
Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Faculty Publications
Decolonization as a term and concept gained prominence in the 20th century as new nations emerged from the cessation of the global colonial project which primarily saw European countries occupying different parts of the world. In modern times, interests in decolonization have taken different forms, particularly in learning design and digital learning spaces. In the digital space, researchers mainly suggest introducing indigenous perspectives and cultural lenses in the design of digital learning environments and the design of emerging technologies that embed indigenous perspectives (Nede, 2023). This reflexive essay discusses the importance of positionality in digital learning spaces and learning/instructional design. …
Effects Of Plc At Work In Arkansas On Academic Outcomes,
2024
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Effects Of Plc At Work In Arkansas On Academic Outcomes, Sarah Mckenzie, Kate Barnes, Charlene Reid
Policy Briefs
This study evaluates the impact of Solution Tree’s Professional Learning Communities (PLC) at Work model on the academic achievement and growth of students in Arkansas schools. It provides the first large-scale evaluation of the PLC at Work model’s effectiveness in improving student academic outcomes. Using publicly available data from the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), the analysis uses a two-stage matching process and an event study framework to determine the effectiveness of PLC at Work across six cohorts. The findings hold significant implications for policymakers, educators, and researchers interested in leveraging professional development to enhance educational practices and student outcomes. …
Understanding Non-Designers' Practices And Processes In A Human-Centered Design Course,
2024
Utah State University
Understanding Non-Designers' Practices And Processes In A Human-Centered Design Course, Luettamae Lawrence, Saadeddine Shehab, Mike Tissenbaum
Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Faculty Publications
Human-centered design (HCD) has been identified in the literature as a useful problem-solving approach for learners. However, learning and applying HCD poses several challenges for students who are unfamiliar with this form of learning. In this paper, we analyse how a novice design team worked on a HCD class project to examine how non-designers learn about and integrate HCD practices into their project. We introduce the HCD taxonomy to define the processes and practices that students engage in. The team’s design work is triangulated across multiple data sources and revealed three challenges for engaging non-designers in HCD: 1) the need …
