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Nsu Graduate Teacher Education Program (Gtep) Master's And Educational Specialist Degrees And Graduate Courses In Education Class Schedule Summer 2000 [South Florida], Nova Southeastern University

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice College Archive

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Project Best: A Collaborative Program To Recruit Teachers And Enhance Science Performance Of Middle School Students, D. J. Simon

Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations

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Journal Of Mathematics And Science: Collaborative Explorations

Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations

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Using Evaluation To Foster Nycetp Goals: Case Studies And Intercampsus Collaboration, C K. Tittle, S. J. Pape, B. Flugman

Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations

This article describes the use of case studies as part of the formative evaluation conducted for the New York Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation (NYCETP). While case studies are often conducted for evaluations by outside experts, consultants, or evaluators themselves, we developed a strategy for case studies that used NYCETP faculty to case-study each other. This strategy involved cross-campus collaboration and cross-discipline (Arts & Science and Education) collaboration, and thus actively supported one of the NYCETP goals. The case study strategy also included the development of a faculty (peer) review form for evaluation of documentation of new and revised …

The Thayer Method: Student Active Learning With Positive Results, E. Connors

Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations

Graduation from West Point requires successful completion of four courses in the mathematical sciences. These core mathematics courses include topics in discrete dynamical systems, differential and integral calculus (single variable and multivariable), differential equations, linear algebra, probability, and statistics. The instructional system employed throughout the core is the "Thayer Method," named for Colonel Sylvanus Thayer, "the Father of the Military Academy." In the Thayer Method, traces of cooperative education and "discovery learning" are evident. It is quintessential active learning. The West Point catalyst is the fundamental principle that cadets are responsible for their own education.

The Effect Of Cross-Age Tutoring On Reading Attitude, Joshua John Quick

Masters Theses

One of the greatest challenges facing teachers of reading today is the negative attitude of students toward reading. One suggested means of positively influencing the reading attitude of students is cross-age tutoring. However, a study is needed to establish whether a clear link exists between cross-age tutoring and positive changes in reading attitude. Experimental research was conducted during the course of an academic quarter (nine weeks) to determine whether cross-age tutoring has a positive impact on reading attitude. The subjects of the study were first grade students (n=12). The first graders were identified for the study based on low scores …

On The Acquisition Of An Indefinite Determiner: Evidence For Unselective Binding, Claire Foley, Barbara Lust, David Battin, Annie Koehne, Katherine White

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

This paper investigates the contrast between quantificational and referential properties of the English indefinite determiner during the course of first language acquisition. · Various syntactic, semantic and pragmatic knowledge related to indefinites has previously been probed in the acquisition literature. (See Brown 1973, Maratsos 1976, Warden 1976, Emslie and Stevenson 1980, Zehler and Brewer 1982, Pine and Martindale 1986, Valian 1986, Gerken, Landau and Remez 1990, Philip 1995, Bohnacker 1997, and Burns and Soja 1997, among others.) However, to date, the contrast between referential-type and quantificational/variable-type interpretations of indefinites has not been extensively studied in first language acquisition. In this …

Tekanan Dan Kepuasan Kerja Di Kalangan Guru Sekolah Menengah Di Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Laila Hassan

Student Works (2000-2009)

The purpose of this study is to identify the levels of job stress, job satisfaction and teacher's commitment in the district of Kota Bharu, Kelantan. It is also to identify the sources that lead to stress among teachers. ln addition, this study is to overview the different levels of job stress, job satisfaction and teacher's commitment according to gender, working experience and classes taught

College Teacher Trainees Understanding Of The Nature Of Science And Its Relationships With Formal Reasoning Ability, Academic Background And Gender, Lee Kim Low

Student Works (2000-2009)

This study was designed primarily to determine the understanding of the nature of science among science graduate teacher trainees and to identify their misconceptions of the nature of science. The study also investigated the relationships between the trainees' understanding of the nature of science and the independent variables of formal reasoning ability, academic background, and gender. The subjects of the study comprised 80 teacher trainees from four teacher training colleges in Peninsular Malaysia. A two-part survey questionnaire was used 10 collect the trainees' demographic data and to assess their understanding of the nature of science. The instrument used to assess …

Motivasi Kerja Di Kalangan Guru-Guru Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (Jais) Di Sabak Bernam, Siti Jamiaah Ishak

Student Works (2000-2009)

A research has been carried out on 100 secondary school teachers of JAJS, Sabak Bernam. The aims of this research are, firstly, to detect the teachers' working motivation level: secondly, to detect the teachers' level of satisfaction towards motivator and hygiene/actors; thirdly, to detect the significant correlation between the satisfactory level towards motivator and hygiene factors, and the working motivation level; and fourthly lo detect the extend in which individual characteristics cause differences in working motivation factor. The results of this research shows that 32% of the teachers have very high motivation level, 64% high and 4% low. 96% of …

Persepsi Guru Terhadap Peranan Pendidikan Jarak Jauh Dalam Meningkatkan Tahap Profesionalisme Perguruan Di Dua Buah Sekolah Di Kuala Lumpur, Muniammiah Saminathan

Student Works (2000-2009)

The purpose of this study was to observe the perception of teachers about developing their career via distance education in two schools in Kuala Lumpur. The main aspects of this study include determining whether the teaching profession needs development and aspect, which needs development. The researcher also analyses problems faced by teachers to develop their career, teacher's knowledge about distance education and their perceptions about professional development via distance education. The subject of the study comprised J5f 30 secondary school teachers and 30 primary school teachers. A set of questionnaires was used as the research instrument. Frequency counts and percentages …

Kajian Terhadap Stres Di Kalangan Guru, Wan Anna Salwa Wan Mat Saman

Student Works (2000-2009)

Pendidikan mempunyai fungsi kepada negara bagi mewujudkan sumber manusia yang berkemampuan mengisi keperluan pembangunan negara dan kepada individu untuk memperkayakan hidup supaya berupaya mengambil bahagian sepenuhnya dalam kehidupan masyarakat dan kemanusiaan sejagat. Untuk itu pendidikan harus diselarikan dengan perubahan sekitar agar ianya tidak ketinggalan dalam mencanai pemikiran dan budaya manusia. Namun begitu di tengah-tengah kepesatan pembangunan sistem pendidikan, ada pihak yang merasa tersepit, iaitu guru. Penilaian dan pemerhatian yang sewajarya diperlukan bagi mengatasi masalah yang menimpa rnereka. lni dikukuhkan lagi dengan hasil kajian yang membuktikan bahawa masalah stres memang berlaku dalam dunia perguruan. Terdapat banyak faktor-falctor yang mempengaruhi kepuasan guru …

The Effects Of A Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Intervention On Irrational Beliefs And Burnout Among Middle School Teachers In The State Of Iowa, Shirley Anderson

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) bibliotherapy intervention on the level of burnout and irrational beliefs. This study specifically examined the impact of a REBT bibliotherapy intervention on middle school teachers' irrational beliefs and level of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment, using the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educators Survey (Maslach, Jackson, & Schwab, 1986) and the Irrational Beliefs Test (Jones, 1968).

The subjects in this study consisted of 167 middle school teachers in the State of Iowa. These teachers taught sixth, seventh, or eighth grade or a combination of these …

Preservice Teachers' Beliefs About Teaching And Learning, Helga M. Gudenschwager

Graduate Research Papers

Research shows that knowing what preservice teachers believe about teaching and learning helps their instructors to reinforce those beliefs that are compatible with current approaches in education and challenge those that promote the perpetuation of antiquated and ineffective teaching practices.

Four main research questions guided this study: 1. To what extent the beliefs expressed by participants aligned with traditional or constructivist perspectives? 2. Do elementary and secondary majors differ in terms of their preference for practices aligned with these perspectives? 3. Do elementary and secondary majors differ in terms of their beliefs about the goals of education and effective strategies …

What Counts As Accountability? : Towards An Accountability Framework For The Pre-Primary, Lennie Barblett

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Accountability in the pre-primary year has become a focus for attention as schools develop corporate school plans. Pre-primary teachers can no longer work in isolation and are required to implement the school development plan in order to account for their portion of the school's work. This study aimed to find out how pre-primary teachers accounted for their educational programs and what factors influenced their accountability notions and practices. The study conducted in Western Australia used an ecological theoretical framework. Data was collected using multi-modal techniques and analysed using an interpretive-constructivist approach. Three case studies, a questionnaire and focus groups of …

Broadly Speaking - December, 1999, Nova Southeastern University

Broadly Speaking

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Nsu Fischler Graduate School Of Education And Human Services Catalog 1999-2001, Nova Southeastern University

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice College Archive

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A Qualitative Study Of A Team-Teaching Classroom And A Traditional One-Teacher Classroom In An Elementary School Setting, Johnny D. Thompson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study describes two heterogeneously grouped second-grade classrooms during the 1998-99 school year. One class featured collaborative team teaching, and the second class was taught by a traditional single teacher. There were 33 regular education students and nine at-risk students in the team classroom and 14 regular education students and eight at-risk students in the one-teacher classroom. One hundred three interviews were conducted with 21 students in the team classroom and 18 students in the one-teacher classroom, with 13 parents, with three teachers, and with the school principal. The researcher observed the two classes 61 times from September to May. …

Koinonia, Michael Lastoria, Denise Campbell, David Guthrie, Ron L. Coffey, Michael W. Row

Koinonia

In This Issue
Student Affairs and The Personal Affairs of Students: Our Role, Michael Lastoria

Check the Tortillas and Other Whispers From God: Seers for the New Millennium, Denise Campbell

In The Field
At Home at School: CCCU Student Leaders Evaluate Their College Experience, David Guthrie

Around Campus
Money Week, Ron L. Coffey

Redemptive Criminology, Michael W. Row

Regular Features
President's Corner

Editor's Disk

Annual Conference: Highlights of ACSD 1999 at Biola University

Book Review: Leadership Games: Experiential Learning for Organizational Development

Perspective: Leaders Who Make a Difference

Nsu Graduate Teacher Education Program (Gtep) Class Schedule Fall 1999, Nova Southeastern University

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice College Archive

No abstract provided.

Nsu Continuing Education Catalog Fall 1999: Courses, Seminars, Workshops, And Conferences, Nova Southeastern University

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice College Archive

No abstract provided.

Nsu Graduate Teacher Education Program (Gtep) Class Schedule Fall 1999, Nova Southeastern University

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice College Archive

No abstract provided.

The Virtual University: Lessons From A Virtual Cross-Cultural Learning Situation In International Management, Mikael Søndergaard, Jeanette Lemmergaard, Paul Donnelly, Marta B. Cálas

Conference papers

This paper addresses some issues regarding virtual learning and the future of traditional universities. Specifically, it considers these issues by reflecting on the following: First, it focuses on the repercussions of information technologies for teaching and learning in "cross-cultural" courses. It critically assesses, via three recent examples, how these approaches influence teaching and learning in the context of international management courses. Second, drawing from the above examples, the paper reflects more broadly on the implications of these technologies: (1) for new forms of knowing and knowledge production; and (2) for the future of institutional conditions of universities.

A Study Of The Effectiveness Of Peer Tutoring On Mathematics Achievement Of Fifth Grade Students, Kareem J. Thompson

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the implementation of a peer tutoring program in mathematics on the academic achievement level of fifth grade students. It was hypothesized that there would be a significant difference in the mathematics achievement level of fifth grade students who participated in a peer tutoring program than in the mathematics achievement level of fifth grade students who do not participate in a peer tutoring program in mathematics.

The study was a quasi-experimental design consisting of students in two fifth grade classrooms. Twenty-three students from each classroom participated in the study. One …

A Correlation Study Of Learning Preferences And Attitudes Towards Computers In Fourth Grade Students, Laura C. Garofalo

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine if specific learning style preferences were related to fourth grade elementary students' attitudes towards computers in the classroom. Subjects were twenty-six students in a fourth grade class in an affluent suburban district. Subjects were given two self-report instruments to measure their learning style preferences and attitudes towards computers. The Learning Combination Inventory (LCI), developed by Dr. Christine Johnston of Rowan University, was used to determine learning style preferences. The Technology Attitude Assessment Survey (TAAS), developed for the University of the State of New York, measured attitudes towards computer usage in the classroom. …

Intuitive Understanding Of Time And Space At The Age Of Four, Josephine Barry-Davis

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to test the central hypothesis that “children by the age of four years construct accurate and lasting conceptions o f time (past, present, future) and space (near and far away).” In order to test this hypothesis the researcher relied on qualitative research guidelines developed and published in recent years to address social science and educational research issues. The research design is especially applicable to young children where the researcher assumes the role of participant observer. In order to control for the context of the research, the children were observed for time and space cognitive …

Verifying The Teaching Of Analogies To Fourth Grade Students, Terese A. Byrne

Critical and Creative Thinking Capstones Collection

The proliferation of technology and the information it makes available to all has forced education to realign itself to meet the changing needs of today's students. A shift away from amassing information, toward the development of critical thinking skills, presents teachers with new questions. What skills are appropriate to teach at a given age or level, and how can those skills be developed? This project takes one of those skills, analogies, and investigates the degree of success a teacher might expect in teaching them to fourth grade students. The project was designed as a data generating study. Fifty-seven fourth grade …

Critical Thinking Dispositions: The Need For A Balanced Curriculum In Collegiate Critical Thinking Courses, Bayse E. Hendrix

Critical and Creative Thinking Capstones Collection

The aim of this synthesis is to argue that students cannot become effective thinkers simply by being taught the analytical skills of critical reading, writing, and thinking. Without learning the necessary dispositions of critical thinking students will not develop into well-rounded, effective thinkers. The study is focused on an already existing course at Mass Bay Community College. The present curriculum is based on the fundamental skills of determining the soundness and validity of an argument. Assisting and encouraging the obtainment of critical thinking dispositions will inspire students to become more aware of the role their listening and communicating skills and …

Schedule (1999), Association Of Christians In The Mathematical Sciences

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1999

Twelfth ACMS Conference on Mathematics from a Christian Perspective

Inviting Critical And Creative Thinking Into The Classroom, Kelley A. Freeman

Critical and Creative Thinking Capstones Collection

In the field of education, there is much discussion around the subtleties of teaching critical and creative thinking. Surrounding the controversy are questions such as, are certain skills are subordinate to others, and can best practices be fully described. Amidst this continuing discussion, most students are not being taught the necessary, fundamental skills that will allow them to become good thinkers; nor is curriculum being aligned to explicitly and systematically include thinking skills. In the interim however, teachers can become aware of what is involved in critical and creative thinking and the dispositions, skills, strategies and environment that foster good …