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Advanced Ocularmetrics: Graphing Multiple Time Series Residual Data, David E. Drew

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

The desirability of randomized experiments (see Gilbert, Light, & Mosteller, 1975) and the usual need for quasi-experimental designs (because real programs rarely can be administered randomly) are staples of the evaluation literature. Campbell (1969) and others long have advocated the need for acquisition and analysis of longitudinal data in such evaluations.

Today's graduate students dutifully study trend data from the famous Connecticut crackdown on speeding and the British Breathalyser experiment to learn how graphs can be interpreted to shed light on possible program effects. Inevitably, the data portrayed represent zero-order effects. An outcome is plotted over time, or several graphs …

Regular-Classroom Teachers' Attitudes Toward Mainstreaming Handicapped Students: A Study Of The Stated Attitude And Its Relation To Selected Variables And Acceptance Behaviors, Alice Crayton Alexander

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

The purpose of this study were to (1) investigate the attitude and acceptance behaviors of the regular-classroom teachers toward the present movement of educating handicapped students in the regular classroom, and (2) to investigate selected variables that may affect the attitude and acceptance behaviors, in order to have the findings of the study serve as one basis for future curriculum planning in teacher education programs as well as for in-service program development for local education systems.

The stated attitude data was collected from the responses of 187 regular-classroom teachers and student interns to the questionnaire, A Survey of Teachers’ Opinions …

Rating Your Individualized Program, James Shymansky

Educator Preparation & Leadership Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Acer 1982-1983 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of An Intensive Study Skills Approach On Grade Point Average Of Secondary Learning Disabled Students, Jeanne Lancaster Vaughan

All Master's Theses

This study compared an intensive study skills approach with remedial instruction in basic skills for their effects on grade point average of secondary learning disabled students. The experimental group consisted of 12 students, as did the control group. Grade point was tabulated at the onset and conclusion of the study. The statistical analysis consisted of a t-test which showed no significance at the .05 level. The null hypothesis was retained. Discussion follows.

Exercises For Developing Student Leadership For The Middle School, Gene Robert Laes

All Master's Theses

This paper surveyed the training methods used to develop student leadership at Bremerton Junior High School, and presents exercises and activities adapted for use by Middle Schools for providing student leadership training.

Results of the study indicate that training methods at Bremerton Junior High were viewed by parents and teaching staff as providing positive learning experiences for the students. Students reported their experiences to be valuable in several key areas: communication, assertiveness, and gaining a better understanding of the key concept of leadership. Recommendations of the study would include permitting the students to take an active role in important school …

The Cloze Procedure: A Measure Of Reading Comprehension Ability, Theresa Lorene Donaldson

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The present study was conducted in order to determine if a relationship exists between those comprehension processes measured by the Paragraph Comprehension subtest of the McGraw-Hill Basic Skills System Reading Test and the cloze test developed for this project. Two classes of undergraduate education majors enrolled in “Foundations of Performance-Based Education” were administered both the cloze test and the multiple choice comprehension test.

A correlation coefficient was computed between the summary scores on the McGraw-Hill and the summary scores on the cloze test. The results yielded a correlation of .021. These results did not support the research hypothesis.

The Effect Of Graphic And Phonemic Similarity On Syntactic Acceptability, Barbara D. Barket

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The main purpose of this study was to determine the effect of graphic and phonemic similarity on syntactic acceptability. Ten third graders were audio-taped reading material new to them at the end of the 1982-1983 school year. The children were given no assistance. Substitution miscues were recorded and analyzed according to The Goodman Taxonomy of Reading Miscues. Statistical analyses were carried out using the chi-square procedure and contingency coefficients were computed. The results indicate that graphic and phonemic similarity are somewhat related to syntactic acceptability but the relationship is very slight. Graphic similarity appears to be more independent of syntactic …

Conversion To The World View Of Alcoholics Anonymous: A Refinement Of Conversion Theory, David R. Rudy, Arthur L. Greil

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

Most empirical studies of the conversion process have focused on individuals who have come to espouse the world view of a deviant religious denomination or sect. Using observational data our research analyzes the conversion process by which individuals come to identify with the ideology propounded by Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.). A.A. provides prospective "alcoholics" with both a solution to drinking problems and an overarching world view with which to reinterpret their past experience. The A.A. conversion process can be divided into six phases: hitting bottom, first stepping, making a commitment, accepting your problem, telling your story, and doing Twelfth Step work. …

Cholinergic Involvement In The Behavior Effects Of Septal Lesions, Bruce A. Mattingly

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

A report submitted by Bruce A. Mattingly to the Faculty Research Committee in 1983 on septal lesions and their effects on the performance of rats.

Stated And Preferred Sources Of Adolescents' Sex Information: 1964-1979, George E. Dickinson

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

A report submitted by George E. Dickinson to the Faculty Research Committee in 1983 on the sources of adolescents' sex information from 1964 to 1979.

Four Issues In The Accreditation Of Law Schools, Thomas L. Schaffer

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

A Study To Determine The Relationship Between The Amount Of Innovation Present In An Organization And The Governance Structure Of The Organization, Patricia M. Bauhs

Dissertations

As higher education administrators examine the applicability of management principles to education, the management of innovation comes into focus. This study was concentrated on the relationship between concern for innovation and other variables, namely: "Institutional Esprit," "Meeting Local Needs," "Self-Study and Planning," "Democratic Governance," and organization size. Relationships examined were based on perceptions of two groups--faculty and administrators--compared over a 12-year time period divided into two discrete, 6-year periods.

Ex post facto data from six systems (public universities, private universities, liberal arts colleges, state four-year colleges, community colleges, and private junior colleges) were purchased from the Educational Testing Service. Data …

Koinonia, Scott Mkain

Koinonia

Executive Committee Business Meeting

Identity, A New Look, Scott Makin

Editorial

Regional News

Acer Newsletter No. 46 November 1982, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Newsletter archive 1969-1999

No abstract provided.

Fact Book 1982, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

Fact Book

This initial issue of the University of Nebraska at Omaha Fact Book was designed to contain a variety of information about the University in a concise, easily-used format. We hope this provides a profile of UNO that will expand your understanding of our institution.

Teachers' Growth/Development And The Organizational Climate Of Elementary Schools, Louise Birch

Dissertations

The purposes of the study were: (a) to determine the types of professional development in which elementary teachers voluntarily participated and the extent of that participation, and (b) to investigate the relationships between school climate and teachers' participation, enrollment size and teachers' participation, and enrollment size and school climate.

The survey included all of the 356 regular elementary school teachers in two southwestern Michigan school districts who each held a tenured position and was assigned to a building with the same principal for at least the 1980-81 and 1981-82 years. The number of schools was 15 in District A and …

A Study Of The Establishment And Operation Of An Adult Day Care Center In Southside Virginia, Ronald Vernon Dunn

Theses & Honors Papers

Adult Day Cares are a viable option for many Americans with elderly parents. Whether both partner work full-time and are unable to care for their parents, or their parents need the socialization that a group setting would provide, many view these centers as a practical option for them. An Adult Day Care is the mediator between the strict supervision that a hospital setting would provide and the lack of supervision while the adult is at their home. This study examines the history of Adult Day Care Centers, the Adult Day Care options in Southside Virginia, and develops a thorough plan …

Koinonia, Acsd

Koinonia

Editorial

Lessons of Leadership

What is Happening to Christian Marriages

Invitation to St. Paul, MN

Meet the Candidates

Good Books

Take the Test

Acer Newsletter No. 44 April 1982, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Newsletter archive 1969-1999

No abstract provided.

Rating Scale Analysis, Benjamin D. Wright, Geofferey N. Masters

Measurement and statistics

This book is a text about constructing variables and making measures. The basis is the measurement philosophy of G. Rasch. The text begins by outlining the essentials for measurement, examining data and developing models for measuring, and covers estimation procedures, verifying variables and supervising measures. The authors extend Rasch item analysis and person measurement to attitude questionnaires, performance ratings and other ordered category data.

Acer 1981-1982 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

The Competency-Based Program For Preparation And Certification Of School Principals At Central Washington University: An Analysis Of Costs Incurred In Development, Implementation, And Maintenance Phases--1975-1980, Glenda Sue Shannon

All Master's Theses

Preparation and certification of school principals at Central Washington University have developed according to the requirements of the Washington State Standards. This study determined the real and estimated costs for the development, implementation, and operation of the competency-based, principal preparation program. A questionnaire elicited data from participants and revealed that professional time devoted to the project incurred the greatest costs. The developmental period was determined to be the most expensive phase. An instrument for future data collection was devised and recommended.

Neurochemical Involvement In The Behavioral Effects Of Brain Damage, Bruce A. Mattingly

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

A report by Bruce A. Mattingly submitted to the Faculty Research Committee in 1982 on how septal lesions affect the performance of rats.

Acer Newsletter No. 43 November 1981, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Newsletter archive 1969-1999

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Between Teacher Attitudes And Student Perceptions Of Classroom Climate, Jacques S. Benninga, Thomas R. Guskey, Kathy R. Thornburg

Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Conformity And Innovation, Sharon Wolf

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

A report by Sharon Wolf to the Faculty Research Committee on August 15, 1981 on quantitative comparisons between majority influence (conformity) and minority influence (innovation).

The Development Of Interpersonal Cognitive Problem-Solving Skills Of Eight To Fourteen Year-Old Educable Mentally Retarded Children In A Rural Educational Setting, Jeff Carroll

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Spivack and Shure’s (1974) Interpersonal Cognitive Problem-Solving (ICPS) model was evaluated on Educable Mentally Retarded (EMR) children. The major question was whether the implementation of Shure and Spivack’s (1978) Kindergarten Interpersonal Problem-Solving Program (KIPS) would enhance the ICPS skills and behavioral adjustment of EMR children up to the level needed for successful integration into the regular classroom. The study included 40 EMR children from ages eight to fourteen. The subjects were divided equally into two groups, one receiving Shure and Spivack’s (1978) KIPS program and one receiving informal social skills training. These groups were divided further into a younger group, …

Therapeutic Drug Communities As Social Cocoons: Commitment And Identity Transformation, David R. Rudy

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

A report by David R. Rudy to the Faculty Research Committee in August of 1981 on therapeutic drug communities.

An Empirical Study Of The Equipercentile Assumption As A No-Treatment Expectation In Title I Evaluations, Alan C. Nowakowski

Dissertations

The focus of this study was the tenability of the underlying assumption of Model A, the norm-referenced model, of the Title I Evaluation and Reporting System (TIERS). Model A estimates the no-treatment expectation from normative data. The assumption made by the Model is that, in the absence of special treatment, student groups maintain a constant percentile position in relation to national norms.

The study examined the extent to which student groups maintain a constant percentile position over a six month period. The study used a sizable representative student subsample of the standardization group for the 1978 Metropolitan Achievement Test (MAT). …