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Conceptual Representation Of The Newtonian Model Of Motion In University Physics Students, Yannis Hadzigeorgiou

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 …

Oral English Proficiency Requirements For Itas In U. S. Colleges And Universities: An Issue In Speech Communication, Robert C. Dick, Brenda M. Robinson

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This article explores the nature and extent of oral English proficiency training that international teaching assistants (ITA) need for their faculty and staff roles in U.S. colleges and universities. In surveys of campuses in the Illinois system, the most frequent single complaint among undergraduates was that the ITA had language problems which interfered with the students' comprehension of classroom material. The Test of English As a Foreign Language (TOEFL) has been in existence since 1964, assessing the English usage of English-as-a-second-language students applying for admission to colleges and universities. The Test of Spoken Language, designed by the Educational Testing Service, …

Expanding The Knowledge Base: Reconsidering The Communication Literature, Alberto Gonzalez, Huang Shaorong

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This article presents a bibliography of books on cultural and intercultural communication.

A Study To Assess Attitudes And Self-Efficacy Of Multi-Skilled Healthcare Employees Toward Computers, Cynthia Marie Kratzke

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The goals of this research were: 1. to determine the attitudes of the multi-skilled health care employees using computers; 2. to determine self-efficacy of the multi-skilled health care employees toward their feelings of competence in their performance of computer skills.

Syntactic Awareness And Reading Development: A Training Study With Young Children, Barbara E. Milner

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

A number of previous research studies have examined the relationship between syntactic awareness and reading, but few training studies have been reported. In the present study, a 1 a-week training study employing an experimental design, was conducted with 34 Year 1 and 38 Year 2 children to determine whether training in syntactic awareness increased levels of syntactic awareness and reading performance. Prior to the commencement of training, all children were pretested in syntactic awareness as measured by an oral correction task, and in reading. On the basis of these tests, matched pairs of subjects were assigned to experimental and control …

The Effects Of Teaching A Specific Top-Level Structure On The Organization Of Written Texts, K Brown

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of teaching a specific top-level structure on students' recall and organization of expository text. The hypothesis to be investigated was that students explicitly taught the scientific report text structure schema would show improved recall and organization of written report text protocols. The report text structure utilized in this study was derived from Sloan and Latham's top-level structure of text organization devised from schema theory and semantic memory models.

Using Children's Literature: An Approach To Teaching Reading, Katherine Sublett Minardi

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this project was to develop a thematic unit of children's literature that combines skills-based and meaning-based reading instruction. The curriculum guide was designed for use with third and fourth graders. Lessons concentrated on relating each story to previously read stories through guided questioning. Emphasis was placed on critical reading and thinking skills, as well as the integrating of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The curriculum was reviewed by seven third and fourth grade inservice teachers from two schools. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected using a researcher-designed questionnaire. Results indicated that the teachers surveyed found the …

A Quasi-Experimental Design To Study The Effect Of Multicultural Coursework And Culturally Diverse Field Placements On Preservice Teachers' Attitudes Toward Diversity, Patty Moore Adeeb

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

A quasi-experimental study was conducted within the context of the University of North Florida's EXCEL (Excelling in Clinical Education Learning) teacher preparation program to investigate the impact of three types of educational treatment on the attitudes toward diversity of preservice teachers. Data were collected and analyzed based on the pretest/posttest measures of three self-reporting instruments: Cross Cultural-Adaptability Inventory, the Cultural Diversity Awareness Inventory, and the Bogardus Social Distance Scale. The preservice teachers (N = 208; K-12 regular and special education majors) experienced the following treatments: (1) informal seminar studies of multicultural education issues accompanied by a field experience in a …

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 …

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, December 13, 1993, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

Meeting minutes from the Faculty Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

Western News, December 9, 1993, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story Highlights: Senate endorses Haenicke proposal regarding Martin Luther King Jr. birthday observance, Graduate students hope their success encourages others, Agreement signed with Japan Aviation Academy, New mentoring program launched with federal grant, Branchaw honored by international association

The Hawk's Eye - December 7, 1993

The Hawk's Eye

No abstract provided.

Lanthorn, Vol. 28, No. 13, December 1, 1993, Grand Valley State University

Volume 28, September 1, 1993 - April 20, 1994

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Do Study Guides Improve Text Comprehension?, Andrea Giese Maxworthy

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Although there are many types of study guides, the theoretical assumptions underlying them are the same. They are structures designed to improve reading comprehension (Armstrong, Patberg and Dewitz, 1988).

Differences In Schema Gap: A Case Study, Deanna M. Lamb, Lorraine M. Leidholdt

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

As Deanna described her son's latest interest in reading and his responses to what he read, we marveled at how far he had come as a reader in the past few years. That morning, Deanna had watched 11 year old McKenzie as he searched in total absorption for clues to decode the alphabetic runes in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (1974). Already, she noted, his compiled dictionary of runes was so complete that he could write decipherable messages to family and friends.

Reading Horizons Vol. 34, No. 2

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete issue of Reading Horizons volume 34, issue 2.

Graduate Student Advocate, December 1993, Vol. 5, No. 6, Gc Advocate

The Advocate

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Organized Student Support for Yomi Falters. Michael Weinstein-Mohammed and Christina Pretto (p. 1)

History Program Hires Caribbeanist Palmer. Michael Weinstein-Mohammed (p. 1)

Computer Center Attempts Comeback. Michael Weinstein-Mohammed (p. 1)

Masthead (p. 2)

December in the News (p. 2)

Reynolds Not Nice, But Efficient, Says Chronicle. Pam Donovan.

Power Plays: Liberal Redux, Or, Just Say Yes. Elizabeth Powers.

Ceremony Held for African Burial Ground. Diana Agosta.)

CSI’s President Volpe Reinstated. Pam Donovan.

Blank Named Hunter’s President. Christina Pretto.

Action on Campus (p. 3)

Labor History, Latin America: The Advocate’s Must-Take Course of the Spring Semester.

Letter …

A Study Of The Thematic Integrated Curriculum (Tic) Of The Focus 2000 Program, Sherry Collins

Dissertations

The purpose of this research study was to describe how a thematic integrated curriculum (TIC) enhances the quality of education by examining three outcomes of a TIC. These outcomes are: (1) the instruction of critical thinking skills, (2) the motivation of students to be self-directed and assume responsibility for their own learning, and (3) the empowerment of teachers to become educational leaders. The underlying assumption of the study was that the more the three outcomes are used in the learning process, the better will be the quality of education.

For this study, the process of "enhancing the quality of education" …

Student Held Misconceptions Regarding Area And Perimeter Of Rectangles, Susan M. Carle

Critical and Creative Thinking Capstones Collection

Students enter the classroom with individual schemas, based on their experiences and ideas, which influence the reception, interpretation, and recollection of new information. Effective teachers must understand the implications of these existing schemas. As an experienced classroom teacher, the author finds students often manipulate and apply new information well in class, only to forget or alter the material a few weeks later;. When misconceptions are woven into schemas, they interfere with reception of information. This thesis examines specific student-held misconceptions about the area and perimeter of rectangles and the process of their identification and eradication. Identification of the misconception is …

Friday Report - Vol. 03, No. 11 - November 26, 1993, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1991-1996, Friday Report

No abstract provided.

Honors Program Committee Minutes 1993-11-12, J. Lenore Womack

Newsletters & Publications

Minutes from the November 12, 1993 meeting of the Honors Program Committee, in which the Committee discussed student events through the Honors Student Association and a flurry of scheduling conflicts.

Western News, November 11, 1993, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story Highlights: Workload prompts president to conduct search for senior level official to assist with planning, Board praises Haenicke for leadership and for following 'continuous path of excellence', Senate approves timetable for General Education Policy, Wolpe to present lecture on U.S. foreign policy

On Campus, November 8, 1993, Coastal Carolina University

On Campus Newsletter

A Newsletter for Faculty and Staff of Coastal Carolina University. Volume 2, Number 18

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, November 8, 1993, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

Meeting minutes from the Faculty Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

The Effectiveness Of Semantic Mapping On Reading Comprehension, Sharon Fredricks

Dissertations and Theses

It is the goal of all reading instructors to use techniques that will enhance reading comprehension. This is certainly no less so in the second language classroom. Studies have shown that readers possess schemata for text structure that is activated during the reading process. It has also been shown that a reader's textual schemata may be culturally influenced and that second language students may possess textual schemata that conflicts or interferes with the structure of the text making comprehension more difficult. For this reason, second language learners may benefit from explicit instruction in text structure and content relationships. Semantic mapping …

Western News, November 4, 1993, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story Highlights: Barrett says legislators must increase support and deal with disparity between institutions, Burke to retire after 30 years of WMU service, Aviation curriculum slated for redesign under new grant, Employees build skills through apprenticeship program

Pod Network News, November 1993

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: POD Network News

POD Conference in Rochester

Report on CORE Committee Decisions

Winners of the Bright Idea Awards

1994 POD Conference in Portland

Thanks to Editors of To Improve the Academy

POD Electronic Network

CORE Meeting at AAHE

Newsletter Enclosures about Upcoming Events

Announcements: Conferences, Journals, Employment Opportunity

From the President

POD CORE Committee, 1994-1997 Self-Nomination Form

Call for Papers for the 1994 Edition of To Improve The Academy

POD Network 1994-95 POD Grant Program

Membership Form

The Grizzly, October 12, 1993, Mark Leiser, Jayson Blocksidge, Melissa Chido, Erika Compton, Barb Lampe, Cynthia Babcock, Sona Rewari, Richard P. Richter, Ian Rhile, Sonny Regelman, Victor Gil, Tom Mastrangelo, Harley David Rubin, Jen Diamond

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

The Truth Behind the Conspiracy • U.S. Involvement in Somalia • Homecoming 1993 • Dave Binder: A Tribute to James Taylor • In Other Words • Ursinus College: Altar to the God of Apathy? • Letter to the Editor • Bears Lose Tough

Western News, October 7, 1993, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story Highlights: Key support moves aviation proposal foward, final action on legislation expected this month, Patrol to promote peace in neighborhoods, 'Great Sexpectations' goes on the road to educate young adults about decision-making, Grant enables WMU to create one-of-a-kind program

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Fall 1993, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the University of Northern Iowa.