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Improving Reading Compliance And Quiz Scores Through The Use Of Reading Guides, Judith Longfield, Trent W. Maurer

Centers for Teaching Excellence: Presentations

Questions & Rationale: This session will present an inquiry into student learning as measured by reading compliance and quiz scores. Students’ reading compliance has declined substantially over the past 30 years from over 80% to less than 20% (Burchfield & Sappington, 2000). Even in textbook-reliant introductory courses, students read less than 1/3 of the assigned pages (Gurung & Martin, 2011), and reading compliance significantly predicts exam scores and final grades (Sappington et al., 2002). Students who have not completed the readings are unprepared for class activities based on that material, which makes it difficult for instructors to move beyond content-delivery …

Eagle Educator, Georgia Southern University

College of Education: News & Publications (2003-2023)

• Transforming Classrooms: COE's new DIGI lab
• It Takes More Than a Village to Raise a Child: New National Youth-At-Risk Center helps a broad range of people serving youth
• Building Bridges: COE Partners with the Community to Bring Books to Young Children
• Leadership, Technology and Human Development
• Teaching and Learning
• Curriculum, Foundations and Reading
• Grad Program Rankings
• Thinking Globally
• Focus on Excellence Awards
• Award for Merit
• Outstanding Advocate for First-Year Students
• Betty-Ware Wray Award
• Jack Miller Awards
• Top Teacher: Alumna Named 2014 Georgia Teacher of the Year
• John Suddath Hall: Educational Legacy
• Dr. Martha Cain: COE Alumna of the Year
• A …

Armstrong Magazine, Marketing & Communications Department, Armstrong State University

Armstrong News & Publications: Armstrong Magazine (Archived)

No abstract provided.

Southern Educator, Georgia Southern University

College of Education: News & Publications (2003-2023)

• Two COE Alumni Named Georgia's 2013 National Distinguished Principals
• Goizueta Chair Receives U.S. DOE Award for Project ESCOLAR
• COE Offers Google Apps Training to K­12 Educators
• Around COE

Using A Pedagogical Content Knowledge Assessment To Inform A Middle Grades Mathematics Teacher Preparation Program, Woong Lim, Paula Guerra

Georgia Educational Researcher

This study provided a springboard for teacher preparation evaluation studies by examining what content and pedagogical content knowledge mathematics pre-service teachers demonstrated in the 4 – 8 mathematics teacher preparation program at an urban research university. Twenty nine pre-service students participated in an assessment called Diagnostic Mathematics Assessments for Middle School Teachers. The study found that pre-service teachers displayed the highest scores for Memorized/Factual Knowledge, followed by Conceptual Understanding, Reasoning/Problem Solving, and Pedagogical Content Knowledge. Pre-service teachers had higher Memorized/Factual Knowledge than Pedagogical Content Knowledge. The pre-service teachers’ overall content knowledge was not strong, and the two lowest-performing content knowledge …

President's Newsletter, Brooks Keel

President's Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Cosm News, Georgia Southern University

College of Science & Mathematics: News & Publications (2012-2022)

• Georgia Southern program a STEM award finalist

September 23, 2013 Aasu Faculty Senate Minutes, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Faculty Senate: Minutes (Archived)

September 23, 2013 AASU Faculty Senate Minutes

September 23, 2013 Aasu Faculty Senate Agenda, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Faculty Senate: Armstrong Faculty Senate Agenda (Archived)

September 23, 2013 AASU Faculty Senate Agenda

Research Express News, Georgia Southern University

Research & Economic Development

• 1st Annual STEMFEST Successful

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Molecular Biology Initiative Named a STEM Education Awards Finalist

Faculty Handbook, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Armstrong Faculty Handbook (Archived)

Faculty Handbook for Armstrong Atlantic State University for 2013-2018.

Southern Educator, Georgia Southern University

College of Education: News & Publications (2003-2023)

• First STEM Fest Draws Thousands
• Educational Leadership Launches Webinar Series
• Faculty News

Analysis Of Subgroup Data Of Clinical Trials, Kao-Tai Tsai, Karl E. Peace

Biostatistics: Faculty Publications

Large randomized controlled clinical trials are the gold standard to evaluate and compare the effects of treatments. It is common practice for investigators to explore and even attempt to compare treatments, beyond the first round of primary analyses, for various subsets of the study populations based on scientific or clinical interests to take advantage of the potentially rich information contained in the clinical database. Although subjects are randomized to treatment groups in clinical trials, this does not imply the same degree of randomization among sub-populations of the original trials. Therefore, comparisons of treatments in sub-populations may not produce fair and …

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• GSU Hires 25 Advisors
• News
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Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Georgia Southern Opens Biological Sciences Building

Lost In Translation: How Non-Library Faculty Members' Perceptions Of Information Literacy Shapes Information Literacy Collaboration & Practice, Jonathan Cope

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

See presentation description.

Discrete Fourier Restriction Associated With Kdv Equations, Yi Hu, Xiaochun Li

Mathematical Sciences: Faculty Publications

In this paper, we consider a discrete restriction associated with KdV equations. Some new Strichartz estimates are obtained. We also establish the local well-posedness for the periodic generalized Korteweg-de Vries equation with nonlinear term $F(u)\p_x u$ provided F∈C5 and the initial data ϕ∈Hs with s>1/2.

Comparing The Effects Of Interactive And Noninteractive Complementary Nutrients On Growth In A Chemostat, James P. Braselton, Martha L. Abell, Lorraine Braselton

Mathematical Sciences: Faculty Publications

We compare the effects of interactive and noninteractive complementary nutrients on the growth of an organism in the chemostat. We also compare these two situations to the case when the nutrients are substitutable. In previous studies, complementary nutrients have been assumed to be noninteractive. However, more recent research indicates that some complementary nutrient relationships are interactive. We show that interactive complementary and substitutable nutrients can lead to higher population densities than do noninteractive complementary nutrients. We numerically illustrate that if the washout rate is high, an organism can persist at higher densities when the complementary nutrients are interactive than when …

August 19, 2013 Aasu Faculty Senate Minutes, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Faculty Senate: Minutes (Archived)

August 19, 2013 AASU Faculty Senate Minutes

College Of Education News, College Of Education, Georgia Southern University

College of Education: News & Publications (2003-2023)

• COE Announces Faculty and Staff Awards
• Three COE Faculty Honored with University "Focus on Excellence" Awards

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Georgia Southern Holds Fall Convocation

Cosm News, Georgia Southern University

College of Science & Mathematics: News & Publications (2012-2022)

• Georgia Marsh Study at Center of Suit Over Boat Docks

Invited Expert On Qr – Responder For Qr Focus, Robert L. Mayes

Teaching & Learning: Faculty Presentations (2012-2017)

No abstract provided.

2013-2014 Campus Plan

Complete College Georgia Campus Plans

No abstract provided.

President's Newsletter, Brooks Keel

President's Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Cosm News, Georgia Southern University

College of Science & Mathematics: News & Publications (2012-2022)

• Dr. Katy Smith studies tooth replacement rates among Sauropods

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• Interest Rates Double
• News
• Opinions
• Arts & Entertainment
• Classifieds
• Puzzles & Comics
• Sports

Cognitive And Affective Outcomes Of Short-Term Service-Learning Experiences: An Exploratory Study, Darrel R. Davis

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

This study examined the performance differences in cognitive and affective outcomes between students who completed a short-term service-learning experience and students who watched a video exemplar of the task. Performance measures were obtained via a written reflection paper that contained both cognitive and affective components. Results revealed no significant differences on cognitive outcomes and significant differences on affective outcomes. The results were consistent when academic level and overall course performance were controlled. Implications and future research directions are discussed.

Does Boyer’S Integrated Scholarships Model Work On The Ground? An Adaption Of Boyer’S Model For Scholarly Professional Development, William E. Boyd

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

Boyer’s model of four scholarships as an integrated system engaging and integrating the scholarships of discovery, integration, application, and teaching is being increasingly adopted both by individual scholars and institutions. Here I reflect on my own adoption of this approach almost a decade ago, and I describe one application, its use in defining my professional academic profile. While this does not directly address issues of pedagogy, it provides a sound basis for improved pedagogical practice in higher education. I assess my adoption of Boyer’s model against several benchmarks grounded in the social life of academe: success of promotion; mentoring peers …