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Taking Charge: Second Graders Negotiate Ownership Of Their Expressive Writing, Susan Douglas Fleming

Educational Studies Dissertations

This ethnographic study of a single, second grade, public school classroom explores students' ownership of their writing as they negotiate their dual roles of active writer and compliant student.

Writing process advocates such as Calkins (1987), Graves (1983), and Murray (1968, 1985) stress the need for student writers to assume ownership of their work by writing from personal experience and by making the decisions governing direction of the text. This involvement encourages awareness of self as learner and as person, and stimulates cognitive and identity development. Robert Brooke (1991), in a study of college students, points out that the power …

Conceptual Representation Of The Newtonian Model Of Motion In University Physics Students, GiannēS ChatzēGeōRgiou

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to investigate how undergraduate students at the University of Northern Iowa who had taken prior coursework on non-calculus general physics with a unit on mechanics understand the Newtonian model of motion. In general, the study was concerned with reasoning strategies, the preconceptions that give rise to these strategies, and the schema that might be inferred from the preconceptions. In particular, the study focused on the three fundamental notions of the Newtonian model of motion: (a) that uniform straight line motion is equivalent to rest, (b) that motion is relative to an inertial frame of …

Acer 1993-1994 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Enrichment For All: A Successful Alternative For The Instruction Of Chapter I Students, Karmen R. Larson

Graduate Research Papers

The instructional approach traditionally used for the instruction of Chapter I students is that of remediation. This approach tends to enable and perpetuate low achievement in students by focusing on skills and mechanics at the students' present level of achievement. Acceleration instead of remediation can prevent students from staying behind or falling further behind grade level. This paper describes a program developed by the researcher based on acceleration as an alternative to traditional Chapter I instruction. The results of the implementation of this program with third grade Chapter I students are also presented in this paper.

Supporting The Comprehension-Composition Connection In An Elementary Classroom, Carol M. Lutkenhaus

Graduate Research Papers

This paper will focus on the comprehension-composition connection, specifically the similarities in the reading-writing processes. First, the reading-writing processes will be described, and then the comprehension-composition connection and its contribution to an integrated language arts program will be explained.

Instructional Materials To Support An Integrated Social Studies Theme On Families For Primary Students In A Multi-Age Classroom, Deborah E. Allemang

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this project was to assemble a collection of instructional materials to be used in my primary multi-age classroom in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The organizing objectives were taken from the district's social studies theme for Families and the district's objectives for integrated language arts. The goal of the project was to coordinate a group of quality materials and suggest response activities to support using an integrated curriculum approach, specifically a literature-based social studies theme.

Nonverbal Communication In The Work Place As Perceived By Men And Women, Judith Lou Loonan

Graduate Research Papers

In order to understand the issue of nonverbal communication in the workplace as perceived by men and women, the work history of men and women and how they arrived at the present point of communication must be looked at. It must also be established what the meaning of nonverbal communication is. This research will provide a guide to establish these two points. After World War II, and especially within the past 20 years, more and more women have entered the work force. "It is estimated that by the year 2000, the percentage of women will grow to 50% of the …

Fostering Home-School Relationships To Nurture Children's Literacy, Jenette M. Schulte

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this paper is to explore ways teachers can promote a relationship between the home and school to nurture the literacy of primary-age children. A review of professional literature will address the home environment's influence on children's emerging literacy, ways parents can support their children's school program, and avenues teachers can use in communicating with parents. From this information base, the writer will plan ways to foster school-home communication.

A Comparative Study Of Composition Elements By Elementary Students Using Computer Technology, Mary Elizabeth Streich

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to investigate how the use of a word processor for writing composition differed in the number of words and sentences when compared to handwriting composition samples. In addition, the study compared the types of words and sentences used in the writing samples. There is a need for empirical evidence on the effect of a word processor on children's writing. The subjects (N = 38) in the study were sixth-grade students at North Tama Elementary School, Traer, Iowa.

An Investigation Of Racial Identity, Self-Esteem And Academic Achievement Among African American High School Students, Karen D. Mccurtis

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Inner Experiences Of Experienced Therapists Derived By A Free Recall Method, Amy H. Farabaugh

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

(1994) The Five Communities, David K. Kennedy

Collected Papers of David Kennedy

Those of us who have experienced the joy and terror of the intensive formation of a philosophical community of inquiry (COI) over an extended period, understand intuitively that it is a process of development which has certain characteristic structures and patterns. These can be glossed in a number of ways, all of which will be metaphors, if only because any given moment in the life of the COI is an instant of vertiginous freedom. The five structural dimensions of the COI which I am identifying are gesture, language, mind, love, and interest. I want to call them "communities" because each …

Viking 1994, Portland State University

The Viking (Yearbooks)

Portland State University 1994 yearbook

An Investigation Of School Psychologists' Perceptions Of Their Future Roles And Functions In Relationship To The School Reform Movement, David J. Goodman

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Description And A Comparative Evaluation Of A Social Skills Training Program, Sheila Morrison

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Paraprofessionals In The Instruction Of Limited English Proficient Students, Magaly Lavadenz

School of Education Faculty Works

A small-scale ethnographic study investigated: (1) the instructional role of the paraprofessional/teacher aide in dealing with the educational needs of limited-English-proficient (LEP) students; (2) to what extent the paraprofessional is aware of those needs; (3) whether ethnic or linguistic differences between paraprofessionals yield distinctive instructional strategies; and (4) the career goals of these individuals. The study was conducted over the course of three months in a suburban school district with a high proportion of LEP students. Twenty-two monolingual and bilingual teacher aides at 6 elementary schools responded to a survey concerning personal information (gender, ethnic and language background), education, working …

Linguistic Theory Applied To Teaching Practice: Looking Through Linguists' Eyes At An Urban Esl Classroom, Caroline Mary El-Kadi

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Education

The quality of instruction in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) programs is of utmost concern to urban educators as more and more non-native speakers settle in urban areas and need better language skills to participate fully in American society. Training of ESL instructors is often difficult, given the limited resources of most programs. In ESL, a close study of classroom discourse has long been considered particularly useful, but undirected classroom observation is of limited use because what novices notice in the classroom is often inaccurate or irrelevant. Ways are needed to focus beginning teachers' observations. Over several decades, discourse analysts have devised methods …

Exposure To Electronic Entertainment Media And Student Outcomes In Two Demographically Diverse Elementary Schools, Ronald W. Busby

Dissertations

Problem. Standardized test-score results have declined sharply and learning difficulties have risen significantly during the decades that electronic entertainment media (EEM) have become a national phenomenon. Exposure to electronic entertainment media has generated much speculation, discussion, and study. Research, however, is lacking on how sensory overload impinges upon the brain and mind of developing children with respect to learning and adapting socially. Thus, research is needed that addresses sensory overload phenomena and academic performance and social behavior.

Methodology. The population consisted of 349 third- and fourth-grade children in a demographically diverse public school district located in southwestern Michigan.

The Time …

What Teachers Do In The Classroom: A Study On The Use Of Research-Based Instructional Practices In Reading, Virginia-Ellen Goodman

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Neuropsychological Analysis Of The Psychosocial Functioning Of Two Learning Disability Subtypes, W. Jean Cronin

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Margaret Taylor Goss Burroughs: Educator, Artist, Author, Founder, And Civic Leader, Strong Carline Evone Williams

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Balanced Reading Instruction: Birth Of A New Movement, Eljean B. Bartelt

Graduate Research Papers

The question of how best to teach children to read and write has been debated for years. Cunningham ( 1991) suggests that reading instruction began in the United States with a alphabetic approach. Children learned the letters, and then spelled and sounded out the letters of words. This approach was known later as the phonics approach. Some educators still insist that it is the only sensible approach to begin reading instruction (Adams, 1991; Stahl, 1992; Stahl & Miller, 1989; Teale, 1991). The most commonly used reading material in reading instruction has been the basal reader (Chall, 1983; May, 1994). Basals …

School Librarians And Their Work Place: A Study Of Terminology Preference, Judith A. Palumbo-Gates

Graduate Research Papers

Two sets of 1992 periodicals were studied to determine terminology preferences, one set written by and for school librarianship professionals, the other written by and for educators. Word counts were taken of the traditional terms "library"/"librarian" and the newer accepted terms "media center"/"media specialist", the latter adopted by the American Association of School Librarians over a 24 year period. The data showed 24% of librarianship professionals mix terms, 40% use accepted terms exclusively, and 35% use traditional terms exclusively. A majority either mix terms or use the traditional. Among educator authors, 86% were found to use traditional terminology 50% or …

Valpo (Vol. 11, No. 2), Valparaiso University

Valpo/VALPO (newsmagazine)

For Alumni of Valparaiso University

Chapel of the Resurrection Organ Joins The Computer Age and Goes for Baroque

Valparaiso University has contracted with the Dobson Pipe Organ Company, Lake City, Iowa, to restore and complete the Fred and Ella Reddel Memorial Organ in the Chapel of the Resurrection.

The restoration will correct the organ's normal wear and some flaws in its original design. The 35-year-old organ is used virtually 12-14 The Fred and Ella Reddel Memorial Organ hours a day, seven days a week through the school year, and some parts are now as worn as those of an organ …

1994 January, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Morehead State University press releases for January of 1994.

Undergraduate And Graduate Catalog [1993-1994]

Undergraduate & Graduate Catalogs

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Relationship Between The Waetjen Self-Concept As A Learner Scale, The Iowa Tests Of Educational Development, And Cumulative Grade Point Average, Heather Williams Kaufman

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Numerous studies have been conducted with respect to self-concept (Marsh & Shavelson, 1985; Shavelson & Bolus, 1982). Learner self-concept is considered to be a specific dimension of general self-concept (Brookover & Gottlieb, 1964). Due to increased interest in learner self-concept, more academically focused self-concept measures, such as the Self-Concept As a Learner Scale (SCAL) (Waetjen, 1967), were developed. Previous studies conducted by Randall (1989), Schmidt (1990), and Wood (1991) established that learner self-concept and locus of control have construct independence (are uncorrelated). All three researchers used the Self-Concept As a Learner Scale (Waetjen, 1967) and the Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control …

Iowa Academy Of Science Directory, 1994-95, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Contents:

Board of Directors ... 3
Program Directors ... 4
Editors ... 6
Committees ... 8
Sections ... 21
ISTS Regional Directors ... 36
Awards of Merit ... 28
Excellence in Science Teaching Awards ... 29
Past Presidents ... 30
Membership Roster ... 31

Attitudes Towards Mathematics Of Vietnamese And Non-Vietnamese Senior Secondary Female Students, Robert G. Palmer

Theses : Honours

Throughout Australia and indeed in many parts of the world, there is a growing realisation that girls tend not to achieve their full potential at school, especially with regard to higher level mathematics units. Many girls limit their post-school options by choosing not to continue with mathematics when it ceases to be compulsory in Years 11 and 12. They also choose less difficult mathematics units and participate at a level below their potential. Much of the research has focused on gender differences in attitudes towards mathematics, and on participation and achievement in mathematics, but not on ethnic differences. The purpose …

Applying Communication Studies In Hong Kong, John Lee Jellicorse

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

The article discusses the trends in communication education in Hong Kong, China. Since communication is labor intensive, the need for personnel is swelling rapidly. Obviously, academic institutions in the region are faced with a tremendous challenge to encompass these developments. The School of Communication at Hong Kong Baptist is attempting to meet the challenge. Hong Kong Baptist College, then a small, private diploma granting institution funded primarily from tuition fees, initiated its first program in communication. During the crucial period of its maturation from a diploma program to a degree course, the communication curriculum at Hong Kong Baptist was administered …