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A Videotape Presentation To Motivate High School Students To Enter The Teaching Profession, Linda S. Lentin

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The practicum addressed the need to diminish the critical teacher shortage that was facing the state of Florida. The author, the 1989 Florida Teacher of the Year and the Christa McAuliffe Ambassador for Education, developed an appropriate presentation strategy for motivating senior high school students, specifically members of the Florida Future Educators of America, to enter the teaching profession. The author produced a videotape that combined with a lecture and discussion formed a presentation that was offered at five senior high schools. The results of the postsurvey as compared to the presurvey indicated that the presentation was effective. Additionally, one …

The Development, Implementation, And Evaluation Of An Instructional Program Preparing Disabled Students To Use A Canine Companion., Bonita M. Bergin

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Canine Companions for Independence (CCT) pioneered and has been in the forefront of placing dogs with disabled individuals to facilitate their independence through increased physical and social capabilities. With the number of applications increasing daily, CCI launched an expansion effort to include the development of six regional training centers located strategically across the United States to increase the program placement capabilities to more than 300 Canine Companions each year.

The increasing complexity of program management, training and monitoring resulting from this development had defined the need for a written curriculum to be used by staff involved in teaching the disabled …

Improving Academic Achievement Through Building Self-Esteem In At Risk Limited English Proficient Ninth Grade Haitian Students, Gloria H. Myrick

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

A self-esteem building program was developed and implemented to reduce the failure and potential dropout rate of limited English proficient ninth grade Haitian students who were failing two or more academic classes. Self-esteem building exercises and counseling sessions were employed over a 10-week development period. Instruments for measuring self-esteem, The Piers-Harris Self-Concept Inventory (Piers, and Harris, 1977) and The Demos Dropout Scale (Demos, 1970) were used. The results indicated increased levels of achievement for the target group when comparing their pretest and posttest. It was concluded that building positive self-esteem improves academic achievement. (Appendices include the Piers-Harris Self-Concept Inventory, student …

1989 Commencement - Graduate Programs - 20th Annual Commencement Exercises, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Commencement Programs

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1989 Commencement - Undergraduate Programs - 20th Annual Commencement Exercises, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

The Nova Knight Volume I: Number Iii, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

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Enhancing Vocabulary Acquisition And Retention Skills Through Multiple Comprehension-Based Strategies, Phyllis M. Hayes

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Test scores, surveys, and student performance indicated that the target group of 62 honors sophomore students was not acquiring substantive vocabulary skills. A program incorporating the elements of an effective comprehension-based strategy involving definition knowledge with context, writing, student-generated vocabulary choices, and multiple exposures to the words was developed to improve vocabulary acquisition and retention. The results indicated a considerable gain in vocabulary acquisition, a good rate of retention, and positive student attitude toward the use of the varied strategies. Appendices include surveys, the pre and post-teat, strategy guidelines, parent information letter, analysis of scores, a examples assignment, and student …

Devising And Executing Training Sessions For Parents In Critical Thinking, Joyce V. Galgano

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This project attempted to show the increased achievement of second grade students whose parents learned and applied critical thinking techniques. The implementation component encompassed a ten week segment: five training sessions and five written newsletters for parents. Without any changes in educational programs, teaching techniques or new materials in the classroom, students increased in achievement as measured and evaluated in three areas. Area I, content, was measured by the Cognitive Abilities Test (Riverside Publications), a professionally prepared test designed to assess the development of cognitive abilities related to verbal, non-verbal and quantitative reasoning and problem solving. Area II, strategy, was …

The Update - May 1989, Nova University

The Update

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The Alumni Network, May 1989 (Vol. V No. 2), Nova University

Alumni Network Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Peer Counseling In The Elementary School: Promoting Personal And Academic Growth Through Positive Relationships Thereby Increasing Self-Esteem And Self-Concept, Debra J. Lieberman

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The effects of a peer counseling program on the elementary school level was studied to determine if positive relationships would promote personal and academic growth thereby increasing self-esteem and self-concept. The project was implemented in three phases: selection and training of 15 fourth and fifth grade students, implementation of special projects (i.e., counseling, tutoring, meeters and greeters, big brother/big sister), and evaluation. The 15 students were trained in the areas of facilitative responding, effective listening skills, helping characteristics, problem solving techniques, maintaining positive relationships, awareness of feelings, scheduling, and maintenance of logs. Evaluation included pre and post attitude surveys of …

Relating The Mole Concept And Fundamental Mathematics, Kenneth L. Phillips

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The high percentage of students with difficulty in solving free-response problems related to the mole concept was addressed by implementation of reading skill strategies and computer aided instruction. Frayer models, semantic mapping and graphic organizers from Reading in the Content Area (RICA) were employed to increase student understanding of the scientific principles involved. Computers and a variety of computer programs from COMPress and Knowledge Factory were used by the target group for review, drill, and practice in relating their math skills to solving problems. The results indicated a considerable increase in the ability to solve problems related to the mole …

Practitioners' News - Spring 1989, Volume 16, Number 2, Nova Southeastern University

Practitioners' News

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Identifying Risk Factors For Reading Failure As An Aid To Prediction And Prevention Of Retention In The Second Grade, Valerie G. Ballerini

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

In order to identify students at risk of failure in reading, a list was compiled in the school of factors held in common by students who had previously been retained in second grade. Cumulative folders were examined in order to gather the necessary data. At least 80 percent of the students in this part of the study were male, did not live with both parents, had failed the reading comprehension section of a local first grade minimum level skills test, and had visual sequential memory deficits. Other contributing factors were also identified. Using these factors, the records of 60 students …

The Update - March 1989, Nova University

The Update

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The Development Of A Stress Management Training Program For Faculty On The Prevention And Recovery Of Burnout, Joseph W. Laing

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Academic burnout and stress are experienced widely at both small and large private and public post-secondary institutions. This is perhaps due to the interpersonal relationships and expectations essential to academe. Faculty members at West Coast Christian College are not immune to potential sources of academic stress.

The purpose of this study was to develop a stress management program for faculty at West Coast Christian College on the prevention and recovery of burnout. A review of the literature led to the employment of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) Educators Survey to assess faculty burnout; the results were then used to guide …

The Alumni Network, February 1989 (Vol. V No. 1), Nova University

Alumni Network Newsletter

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The Update - February 1989, Nova University

The Update

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Southeastern University Of Health Sciences Catalog 1989-1991, Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

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1989 Nova University Knights Basketball Media Guide, Nova University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

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1988-1989 Nova University Knights Basketball Media Guide, Nova University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.

Nova University The Shepard Broad Law Center 1989-1991 Bulletin, Nova University

Shepard Broad College of Law Course Catalogs

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Nova University Forums 1988-89, Nova University

Forums Series

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Winter 1989, Nsu Oceanographic Center

Currents

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The Search For Nova University: An Essay On Its First Twenty-Five Years 1964-1989, Stephen L. Goldstein

NSU Books and Book Chapters

Acknowledgement

Twenty-five years in the life of a university is a short period of time. Yet, in its first twenty-five years, Nova University has been able to respond to major changes in American society. After Sputnik was launched in 1957, our government and our educational system placed a high priority on science and technology. President Kennedy declared that we would place a man on the moon within a decade.

Nova University of Advanced Technology was conceived in response to the national agenda. In the mid-1960s, President Johnson launched the Great Society, which began to take effect in the late 1960s …

Nova University National Ed.D. Program For Educational Leaders 1989-1990, Nova University

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

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Friedt School Of Business And Entrepreneurship Schedule Of Classes Block I- 1989- Block Iv 1989, Nova University

Huizenga Postgraduate Course Catalogs

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Friedt School Of Business And Entrepreneurship Master Programs Schedule Of Classes Block Iv- 1989- Block Iii 1990, Nova University

Huizenga Postgraduate Course Catalogs

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Friedt School Of Business And Entrepreneurship Block I-89 Thru Block Iv-89 Schedule Of Classes, Nova University

Huizenga Postgraduate Course Catalogs

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Friedt School Of Business And Entrepreneurship Master Programs Schedule Of Classes Block Iii- 1989- Block Ii 1990, Nova University

Huizenga Postgraduate Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.