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Measuring Research Impact Using Bibliometrics, Constance Wiebrands

ECU Research Week

Introduces a range of tools for bibliometric analysis.

Development And Validation Of A Measurement Scale To Analyze The Environment For Evidence-Based Medicine Learning And Practice By Medical Residents, Fangqiong Mi

Wayne State University Dissertations

A growing number of residency programs are instituting curricula to include the component of evidence-based medicine (EBM) principles and process. However, these curricula may not be able to achieve the optimal learning outcomes, perhaps because various contextual factors are often overlooked when EBM training is being designed, developed, and implemented. The purpose of the study was to develop and validate an instrument, the EBM Environment Scale, to analyze the environment for EBM learning and practice as perceived by medical residents.

The development of the EBM Environment Scale underwent the process of content domain identification, item generation, review by content experts …

Reliability And Validity Analyses Of The Community Service Attitudes Scale, Brian Perry

Online Theses and Dissertations

A study of the reliability and validity of the Community Service Attitudes Scale which was developed by Shiarella, McCarthy, and Tucker (2000) and based on Schwartz's (1977) model of helping behaviors was conducted. Scores on each of the subscales of the Community Service Attitudes Scale showed strong reliability with coefficient alpha scores ranging from .80 to .93. The factor analysis confirmed the findings of the original authors with eight factors having eigenvales greater than one indentified. Validity analyses confirmed that the measure can distinguish between groups expected to differ. Limitations and future research directions are also discussed.

Study In Prison: Consumption Or Investment?, Margaret Giles

ECU Research Week

Research into prisoner education and training in WA's adult prisons.

Cosmological Beliefs About Origins Related To Science Achievement Among Junior High-School Students In South Bend, Indiana, J. David Van Dyke

Dissertations

Problem. American high-school students score lower in science achievement tests than their peers in other developed nations. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) ranked the scientific achievement of American high-school students as ―very low‖ in comparison to high-school students in other industrialized nations—only 29th out of 57 developed countries. Research has indicated that achievement declines as U.S. students progress to higher grades and take on more rigorous science courses. A variety of factors have been documented that may account for U.S. students‘ lower science achievement rankings. These include socioeconomic status, race, and gender. One area only marginally …

Tradition To Acculturation: A Case Study On The Impacts Created By Chemawa Indian Boarding School Upon The Nez Perce Family Structure From 1879 To 1945, Arthur Maxwell Taylor

Master's Theses

Tradition to Acculturation: a Case Study of the Impacts created by Chemawa Indian Boarding School upon the Nez Perce Family Structure from 1879 to 1945

As a member of the Nez Perce Tribe, I have developed an interest in education of Native Americans and in particular those students who attended Chemawa Indian Government Boarding School from 1879 to 1940. For many centuries, the Nez Perce have played an integral role in the history of the American Indian Columbia River plateau people, as well as, in the history of the United States. As Manifest Destiny spread across the western frontier, there …

The Influence Of Inclusion On Langauge Arts Literacy And Math Achievement On Non-Disabled Middle School Students, Faye Brady

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Harmonizing Technology With Interaftion In Blended Problem-Based Learning, Roisin Donnelly

Journal Articles

This paper discusses the harmonizing role of technology and interaction in a qualitative study on blended 22 problem-based learning within the context of academic development in higher education. Within this 23 setting, and as both designers and tutors in blended PBL, it is important to seek best practices for how 24 to combine instructional strategies in face-to-face and computer-mediated environments that take 25 advantage of the strengths of each and avoid their weaknesses. A qualitative study of the lived experi- 26 ences of 17 academic staff participants in a blended problem-based learning module was considered 27 likely to provide a …

An Examination Of The Effectiveness Of A Professional Development Program On Teacher Knowledge And Practice To Address Adolescent Health Issues, Narima Aliya Shahabudeen

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Sustained Employment Of Teachers In High Poverty Schools, Karen Jean Davis

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Author's abstract: The researcher's purpose of this study was to understand from the lived experiences of teachers in high poverty schools the reasons they remained in these schools. A qualitative method was used to conduct the study, which involved interviews with eight teachers (4 elementary, 2 middle and 2 high), one principal and the Superintendent who responded to open-ended interview questions. The interview questions were designed to elicit responses to the research questions and interview questions. The researcher coded transcripts from the interviews for recurring themes and patterns. Field notes from before and after each interview, as well as district …

Review Of Teaching Graphic Novels, By Katie Monnin, Susan Spangler

SANE journal: Sequential Art Narrative in Education

No abstract provided.

Sequential Art, Graphic Novels, And Comics, Brian Kelley

SANE journal: Sequential Art Narrative in Education

The first global distribution of a paper prepared for the Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Graphic Novels Special Interest Group of the International Reading Association,the Executive Board of the New Jersey Reading Association, and the Legislative and Professional Standards Committee of the NJRA.

Confidence-Based Assessment In Moodle: Insights From Teachers, Administrators, And Programmers, Timothy P. Florian

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Critical thinking is a skill that school systems are trying to develop in their student populations. Numerous studies have been conducted on developing critical thinking skills such as self-regulation, interpretation, and analysis. However, available data on the use of learning management systems (LMS) as a means to develop critical-thinking skills have been opaque. This study examined the perceptions of local stakeholders and the impact of confidence-based assessment (CBA) on secondary students at one high school. The conceptual framework guiding the study represented a synthesis of theoretical perspectives on critical thinking and its development with the current research on the pedagogical …

Ethnic Differences In Alcohol Use: A Comparison Of Black And White College Students In A Small Private University Setting, Kristie S. Gover

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

An identified gap in the literature associated with college student alcohol use is the exploration of the problem based on ethnicity, specifically possible differences in use between Black and White college students. The purpose of the present study was to examine differences in alcohol use for Black and White college students at a small private university in the southeast United States. The study was conducted using the Core Alcohol and Drug Survey Long Form, which is designed to collect data related to self reported use of alcohol and perceptions of alcohol use among college students. A quantitative methodology was employed …

Predicting Mastery On The Westest 2 : A Comparison Of Map And Westest 2 Data, Miranda Noelle Haught

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Curriculum based measures are conducted in order to observe a student’s progress and gauge the development in the school’s curriculum. Schools are in need of gathering data to discover if students are progressing towards achieving proficiency on state standardized tests. This research determines what score or corresponding percentile needs to be reached on the MAP test in order to achieve mastery on WESTEST 2. Data was compared from students in a rural county in West Virginia who were tested in Mathematics and Reading on the MAP test and WESTEST 2. A Pearson product correlation between both the MAP test and …

Comparison Of The Reading Subtests Of The Wechsler Individual Achievement Test - Third Edition And The Peabody Individual Achievement Test-Revised/Normative Update, Lauren M. Ott

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

This study compared the reading subtests of the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test Third Edition and the Peabody Individual Achievement Test-Revised/Normative Update. Scores were compared on these two tests in a group of 28 students ages 7 through 12 who were referred or reevaluated for suspected learning problems. The data were collected through a deidentified data set provided by a school building staff member or administrator and included such information as gender, age, and grade level as well as WIAT-III and PIAT-R/NU reading subtest scores. A t test of significance and the Pearson r Correlations were computed to see how the …

The Relationship Between The Wisc-Iv Gai And The Kabc-Ii, Nancy R. Oliver

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

This present study compared the WISC-IV GAI and the global scores of KABC-II. The tests were administered to referred students in rural schools in Ohio and West Virginia. The study included 30 Caucasian students between the ages of 6 years, 7 months to 16 years, 11 months; 19 females and 11 males with an average age of 9 years, 10 months. Results found a strong correlation between the GAI and the FCI; and the GAI and the MPI. The results of the t-test of significance suggested that these tests given to the same student would yield similar results.

Model Pembelajaran Dilema Moral Dan Kontemplasi Dengan Strategi Kooperatif, C. Asri Budiningsih

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui keefektifan model Pembelajaran Dilema Moral, Kontemplasi, dan Strategi Kooperatif. Penelitian tindakan kelas dilakukan di Prodi Teknologi Pendidikan FIP-UNY. Subjek penelitian 37 orang mahasiswa. Tindakan dilakukan dalam dua siklus masing-masing terdiri atas empat kali tatap muka. Data tentang proses pembelajaran, kerjasama mahasiswa, situasi yang berpengaruh terhadap upaya peningkatan kualitas pembelajaran, penalaran moral, dan keimanan mahasiswa, digali melalui pengamatan, tes penalaran moral yang diadaptasi dari Kohlberg, tes perkembangan iman yang diadaptasi dari Fowler, panduan kontemplasi, angket terbuka, dan cerita-cerita dilema moral. Analisis data dilakukan secara kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (1) model pembelajaran terintegrasi mampu …

Evaluasi Penerapan Ujian Akhir Sekolah Dasar Berbasis Standar Nasional, Djemari Mardapi

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Tujuan penelitian adalah mengevaluasi penerapan ujian akhir sekolah berbasis standar nasional (UASBN) untuk sekolah dasar. Sampel adalah lima dari 33 propinsi yang dipilih secara purposive, kemudian 20 sekolah dipilih dari kelima propinsi tersebut. Responden adalah Kepala Dinas Pendidikan Nasional Propinsi terpilih, 20 kepala sekolah dasar, 60 orang guru, 800 orang siswa, dan 800 orang tua siswa. Data kuantitative dikumpulkan mengunakan angket dan dianalisis secara deskriptive statistik. Data kualitatif dikumpulkan melalui wawancara dan dianalisis dengan kategori. Hasil penelitian adalah sebagai berikut: (1) Semua kantor dinas pendidikan propinsi dan kabupaten/kota dan sekolah telah mempersiapkan secara baik pelaksanaan UASBN, (2) penulisan butir soal, …

Implementasi Bimbingan Kejuruan Di Jurusan Mesin Smkn 2 Wonosari, Th. Sukardi

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mendapatkan bentuk bimbingan kejuruan yang tepat, dampak terhadap prestasi pembelajaran produktif, kendala dan pemecahannya di Jurusan Mesin SMKN 2 Wonosari. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian expost facto dengan metode korelasional dan diskriptif kualitatif. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa Jurusan Mesin SMKN 2 Wonosari dan sampelnya adalah siswa kelas 2 yang berjumlah 108 siswa yang ditentukan dengan teknik stratified sampling, dibantu oleh 8 orang pelaksana pembelajaran (6 guru, 1 kepala bengkel, 1 kepala bidang). Data pemahaman bimbingan kejuruan dikumpulkan menggunakan angket. Reliabilitas angket diestimasi dengan Cronbach's Alpha 0,750. Prestasi kerja praktik diambil dari dokumentasi guru praktik …

Hubungan Model Penskoranterhadap Estimasi Skor Sesungguhnya Berdasarkan Teori Respons Butir, Musmuliadi Musmuliadi

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan: 1) karakteristik tes UN mata pelajaran matematika tingkat SLTP tahun 2007/2008, 2) karakteristik distribusi skor sesungguhnya hasil estimasi beberapa model penskoran, 3) hubungan antara skor kemampuan dan skor tampak dengan skor sesungguhnya, dan 4) implikasi penerapan model penskoran terhadap estimasi skor sesungguhnya. Data penelitian ini berupa respons siswa SMP/MTs terhadap tes Ujian Nasional (UN) mata pelajaran matematika tahun 2007/2008 di Propinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat. Analisis dilakukan dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa tes UN mata pelajaran matematika tahun 2007/2008 tingkat SMP/MTs pada kategori sulit, memiliki rerata daya pembeda baik, tetapi rerata indeks pseudo-guessing kurang …

Psikologi Kognitif Sebagai Dasar Pengembangan Tes Kemampuan Dasar Membaca Bidang Sains, Ani Rusilowati

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: (1) menguji psikologi kognitif sebagai dasar pengembangan tes kemampuan dasar (TKD) membaca sains; (2) menentukan karakteristik TKD membaca sains yang dikembangkan; (3) menentukan kriteria penilaian dan cara menginterpretasikan hasil TKD. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan. Populasi penelitian adalah siswa SD kelas 5 di kota Ungaran, kabupaten Semarang. Sampel ditentukan secara clustering random sampling, dengan ukuran 549 siswa. Instrumen berupa tes kemampuan dasar membaca, bertema Sains, berbentuk tes objektif 3 pilihan, sebanyak tiga buku tes. Analisis dilakukan dengan bantuan software microCat ITEMAN, BILOG, dan LISREL. Hasil penelitian berupa: (1) tiga buku tes TKD-membaca yang …

Ketepatan Metode Mantel-Haenszal, Sibtest, Dan Regresi Logistik Untuk Mendeteksi Differential Item Function, Budiyono Budiyono

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian dilakukan untuk mengetahui (a) urutan ketepatan pendeteksian Differential Item Functioning (DIF) antara metode Mantel-Haenszel, the Simultanous Item Bias Test (SIBTEST), dan regresi logistik, (b) persentase kandungan DIF, Mantel-Haenszel, SIBTEST, dan regresi logistik tidak melakukan kesalahan. Simulasi dipilih dengan desain sebagai berikut (a) peserta tes sebanyak 1000 orang untuk kelompok acuan dan 1000 orang untuk kelompok fokus, dan (b) tiga kelompok tes pilihan ganda dengan 5 pilihan jawaban. Ada 20 buah tes masing-masing terdiri dari 25 butir soal, 40 buah tes masing-masing terdiri dari 50 butir soal, dan 60 buah tes masing-masing terdiri dari 75 butir soal. Muatan …

Kemampuan Musikalitas Sebagai Sarana Pengembangan Keterampilan Sosial, Djohan Djohan

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan instrumen kepekaan musikalitas sehingga dapat memberikan kontribusi terhadap perkembangan peran musik dalam pendidikan serta peningkatan keterampilan sosial pada siswa sekolah dasar. Penelitian ini dilakukan terhadap 381 siswa kelas 3, 4, dan 5 sekolah dasar di Jakarta dan Yogyakarta. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kepekaan musikalitas siswa dapat diukur melalui instrumen kepekaan terhadap musik dan kemampuan ini memiliki korelasi yang signifikan dengan skor kecerdasan sosial. Kata kunci: penghargaan diri, musik pendidikan, penilaian kemampuan musikalitas

Preschool Education In Australia, Andrew Dowling, Kate O’Malley

Policy Briefs

Early childhood education (ECE) in Australia will soon experience a ‘radical makeover.’ In 2008, all Australian governments made a commitment through the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) that by 2013, all children in the year before formal schooling will have access to high quality early childhood education programs delivered by degreequalified early childhood teachers, for 15 hours per week, 40 weeks of the year, in public, private and community-based preschools and child care. The purpose of this policy brief is to summarise the current structure of preschool in Australia in contemplation of this major policy shift. This paper describes the …

Quantity Of Parental Involvement: The Influence Of The Level Of Education Attainment Of Elementary Private School Parents, Deborah Kay Secord

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this research was to determine the influence of the custodial parents' level of educational attainment on the quantity of parental involvement in the areas of assistance with homework, time spent in home activities with the child, communication with teachers, participation in school events, educational discussions with the child, and time volunteered in school. Questionnaires were sent out to the parents of elementary students at two private faith-based institutions. The combined number of participants was 151. The researcher determined that there was no significant influence among these private school parents of the level of educational attainment on the …

A Longitudinal Study Of The Outcomes From Participation In Wilderness Adventure Education Programs, Jason Phillip Cummings

Master's Theses

The results from this study suggest that participants of wilderness adventure education programs offered by Outward Bound and the National Outdoor Leadership School felt challenged by many of the experiences from their programs. Interactions with their group helped in dealing with the challenges presented by the experience. The development of hard skills gave participants a confidence in their abilities to survive and feel safe in these wilderness environments, which allowed them to relax and enjoy the experience, develop new perspectives, become motivated and inspired, and develop a sense of independence. Participants developed a sense of growth and maturity from their …

Improving Academic Achievement At A Greater Rate With Increased Instructional Time For Students Who Qualify For Free And Reduced Lunch, Jeffrey Steven Beiswinger

Dissertations

Great demands are placed on educators to meet student academic standards as set forth by No Child Left Behind legislation. To meet these expectations, school districts must consider instructional strategies that maximize learning time. The study school, located in Midwest Missouri, implemented Start on Time, a tardy reduction program at the beginning of the 2006/2007 school year. The intent of the Start on Time program was to reduce tardies, thereby reducing interruptions to instruction while providing support strategies so students arrive prepared. The purpose of this study was to determine if increased instructional time would increase academic achievement and academic …

Predicting Systemic Confidence, Stephanie Inez Falke

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Using a mixed method approach, this study explored which educational factors predicted systemic confidence in master’s level marital and family therapy (MFT) students, and whether or not the impact of these factors was influenced by student beliefs and their perception of their supervisor’s beliefs about the value of systemic practice. One hundred and twenty graduate students in Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education-accredited (COAMFT) programs completed an online survey that assessed their training experiences, beliefs about systemic practice and perceptions of confidence. Quantitative findings revealed that students who reported greater research expectations in their program, obtained more …

The Advanced Placement And International Baccalaureate Programs: The Graduates' Perspective, Shannon Saxby Smith

Dissertations

This study was designed to solicit the perspectives of AP and IB graduates who have completed at least one semester of postsecondary education about their experiences while in their respective programs. This study was also conducted to determine whether these IB graduates report that they were better prepared for postsecondary studies than students who participated in the AP program. The researcher was also able to determine whether AP and IB graduates believed they experienced any long-term benefits or detriments by having been in their programs and whether they believed their experiences were worthwhile. Lastly, the researcher was able to determine …