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The Application Of A Behavior Management System To Increase Mathematics Academic Performance Of Secondary Learning Disabled Students, Joyce L. Stockdale

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The author developed and implemented a behavior management program designed to aide learning disabled (LD) students in a large metropolitan school district. The objectives of the program were to help the LD students increase their grade level performance skills in mathematics, to reduce inappropriate behaviors which were interfering with their learning, and to assist the students in the development of a positive attitude toward mathematics, themselves, peers, adults and the school. The identified behaviors were: Tardiness to class, Walking around aimlessly, Unprepared for class, Talking out, Drawing and/or writing on tables, walls, desks and other school materials. The components of …

An Experiment To Determine The Effectiveness Of Systematic Desensitization In Reducing Communication Apprehension., Tanya Johnson

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The small group communication classes at Evergreen Valley College are experiencing large class sizes. Students enrolled in these classes tend to have high levels of communication apprehension (CA). which these large classes it is difficult to apportion class time to reducing CA. the purpose of this study was to determine whether the most often used treatment of CA, systematic desensitization (SD) lowers CA significantly enough to justify the use of class time.

Two intact small group communication classes of thirty-four students each were used and the SD treatment, consisting of four forty minute sessions, was randomly assigned. The same instructor, …

Improving Auditory Sequencing Skills In The Kindergarten Age Child Through The Increased Instruction Of Music, Millicent Hume Brandt

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The writer applied an increased frequency of general music instruction given to a target group of kindergarten children in order to measure its impact on auditory memory sequencing skills. A control group received the general music instruction on a less frequent basis. The writer, a music teacher specialist, theorized that skills learned in the music class setting would transfer to other (academic) classroom settings, as measured by a standardized testing instrument and a classroom teacher survey checklist.

The writer designed a method of instruction using music classroom materials selected to include sequencing and auditory memory skills. The target group received …

An Outdoor Environmental Education Center, Robert L. Booth

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

A program introduced by the author was developed and implemented to provide the school and community with An Outdoor Environmental Education Center and supportive curriculum. This program was implemented to satisfy a recommendation in the Pinellas County Elementary Schools Educational Specifications manual which called for such a center in the construction of new schools. There was also a request from the faculty to enhance the environmentally rich campus of the school with this education center for the use of school and community.

The program involved construction of an eight station nature trail and the design and development of curriculum enrichment …

The Alumni Network, May 1986 (Vol. Ii No. 2), Nova University

Alumni Network Newsletter

No abstract provided.

A Gifted Education Inservice Program For Regular Classroom Teachers, Diane L. Lethbridge

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

A ten week inservice training program in gifted education was developed and implemented for regular classroom teachers at the elementary school level. The goals were for the participants to show significant gains in identifying the gifted, in developing positive attitudes and in planning and utilizing appropriate methods and materials to meet their particular needs.

A local survey indicated that the majority of regular education teachers were not able to identify gifted students or to provide for their affective and intellectual needs. A creative inservice training program was developed to demonstrate effective gifted education strategies. Multi-media workshops presented information on identification, …

A Computer Assisted Instructional Program To Facilitate Eleventh Grade Remediation In Skill H68, Direct Address, Audrey P. Dunn

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The author created and implemented a computer assisted instruction (CAI) program to remediate juniors in skill H68, dealing with direct address. This skill is found on the State Student Assessment Test, Part I. The program's aims were to increase student achievement, alleviate the problems of management, improve student attitude, and teach basic computer literacy to below average students.

The program consisted of two lessons, each dealing with one component of the skill of using the comma to set off proper names in direct address. The study group included all eleventh grade students who failed to master this skill. 100% achieved …

Problem Solving For The Field/Dependent Chemistry Student, Barbara C. Schwartz

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The author has created and implemented a program to help field/dependent chemistry students solve word problems (stoichiometry). Problem solving is the most complex form of human activity and one of the hardest to teach. Field/dependent students have the greatest difficulty doing word problems. Field/dependent students cannot separate relevent clues from misleading clues in word problems. Fifty eight percent of the regular high school chemistry students in this study are field/dependent.

The program contains six basic components: individual blackboards, games, analogies, special labs, imagery and testing format. Individual blackboards enable the student to receive individual attention, immediate feedback and work at …

Improving Reading Comprehension Skills In Fifth Grade Students, Roberta T. Strassler

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

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Improving Inferential Comprehension Through Semantic Webbing, Virginia P. Hines

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The author identified a key strategy for teaching inferential comprehension as implemented in a 7th grade classroom of students who were, at least, one year below grade in reading. The purpose was to improve the students' inferential comprehension skills.

The implementation began with a diagnostic reading test followed by several weeks of introducing different forms of semantic webbing to help clarify basal reader stories and other activities. After a mid-point teacher-made exam showed good results, the author implemented a few more weeks of webbing before a final diagnostic reading test was given to monitor progress. A comparison of the beginning …

Improving The Skill Of Analysis In Fifth And Sixth Grade Academic Excellence Students, Sandra Stein

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The writer initiated and implemented a program designed to increase the higher cognitive skill of analysis in fifth and sixth grade Academic Excellence students. This was to be achieved by an eclectic approach involving language arts, mathematics, and social studies. The program employed daily and weekly lessons, as well as a three week research project.

The primary objective was improvement of scores on the “Ross Test of Higher Cognitive Skills” as evidence by percentile upgrades on spring testing as compared to fall testing. Assessment was done on a weekly basis through oral and written evaluation in the form of anecdotal …

Monday Update - April 21, 1986, Nova University

The Update

No abstract provided.

Using The Newspaper To Teach Reading Skills, James R. Mcdermott

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The practitioner developed and implemented an alternative to standard textbook/packet learning, Ninth graders, who were proven by testing as being deficient in four basic reading skills (stated main idea, implied main idea, fact/opinion, and following written directions), were remediated by utilization of the newspaper as a learning material source.

The remediation program featured a multitude of newspaper-related activities, Four specific units emphasizing each of the targeted skills were featured in ninth grade high school English classes over a 10-week development period. A pretest and posttest concept was utilized for summative evaluation. Formative evaluation devices (logs, surveys) were used as well. …

Reducing Discipline Referrals Through Parent And Teacher Involvement And Student Counseling, Robert S. De Groot

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The writer developed a discipline policy, separating the students academic problems from those of a behavior nature. The writer involved students in counseling and increased the communication between parents, teachers and students. The policy's aims were to reduce discipline referrals, develop positive attitudes toward discipline, increase awareness of policy, increase consistency and fairness, involve parents and students in forming policy, develop a discipline policy that would administer discipline for correction, separate the academic from the behavioral problems, and help teachers handle more discipline on their own.

Both types academic and behavioral problems were dealt with on separate tracks, increasing the …

A Cross-Age Tutoring Program To Enhance Sight Word Recognition In Primary Resource Room Students, Janice Fay Langel

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The problem addressed in this practicum was the significant deficit in recognition of sight word vocabulary among Primary Resource room students partially due to insufficient exposure to the words, little positive reinforcement, and a lack of consistent practice providing the correct responses.

The method devised to remedy this deficit was to implement a ten week, cross-age tutoring program in which the Resource students were drilled for 10 minutes daily on the Dolch Basic Sight Word Vocabulary, the Queen's Vocabulary List, and supplemental word lists with positive verbal, and correct-response reinforcement by fifth grade tutors. Student tutors were selected from low …

Promotion Mix Practices Of Market Leaders: A Cross-Sector Analysis, Russell Abratt, N. Chorn, B.I.C. Van Der Westhuizen

HCBE Faculty Articles

Models which describe promotions practice in various situations have tended to be widely accepted without much attempt at empirical validation. Many approaches rely on the popular dichotomy which separates ·consumer' and 'industrial' marketing. It is argued that this separation is not entirely justified as far as the promotional activities of advertising and selling are concerned, and that the traditional models do not adequately describe promotions strategy in South African companies. The objective of this article is to review some of these approaches and to compare them with current findings of leading South African companies. A study of 25 leading companies …

Monday Update - March 24, 1986, Nova University

The Update

No abstract provided.

Political Issues Surrounding The Establishment Of South Mountain Community College From The Founding Administration, Staff, And Faculty Perspective., Jerome Garrison

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

South Mountain Community College was established in 1978 to serve the South Phoenix community, which consists primary of minority and low income people.

The college is currently experiencing enrollment, curriculum and morale problems which imply that the initial planning for the college did not take into account the diverse student population at the college.

The purpose of this study was to determine and document the political issues surrounding the political issues surrounding the establishment of SMCC from the founding administration, faculty and staff perspective. In order to obtain such information, a questionnaire was developed and informal interviews conducted.

Founding administrators, …

Analysis Of How Societal Factors Have Affected Social Societies Of Broward Community College, Thomas J. Ryan

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

During the past year, Broward Community College (BCC) has witnessed a decline of social societies. Data ascertained to analyze how societal factors have affected social societies was collected through an alumni and student survey. The inquiry contained interview questions concerning the effects of societal factors on social societies and how they affected those organizations. The questions were responded to buy thirty former and current student leaders of the College’s social organizations, who volunteered solutions or the betterment of student life. These participants were selected on a non-random basis of availability from the college registration files.

The responses were computed by …

Development Of A Workshop To Train Trade And Industrial Teachers In The Use Of Performance-Based Curriculum Materials, Bobby L. Crosby

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The purpose of this research was to develop a workshop to provide Trade and Industrial instructors with the skills necessary to develop and use performance-based curriculum materials in their occupational areas. Strategies for conducting this study included collecting data, investigating methodology associated with performance-based education, and comparing how others have used performance-based approaches in similar situations.

The need for this workshop grow out of the passage of the State of South Carolina Education Improvement Act of 1984. One section of this act specifically mandated that all vocational courses in the State of South Caroline use performance-based education by the 1987-88 …

The Development Of A Competency Based One-Year Diploma Program Proposal For Medical Transcriptionist, Jane Ziegler

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

A major goal of the instructional divisions at Moraine Park Technical Institute (MPTI) is to identify, plan, implement, and evaluate [illegible] based academic programs that assist adult learners in fulfilling their educational and career goals. As far back as 1977, the need for a program for the Medical Transcriptionist was identified in the MPTI district. Prior to 1983 other priorities took precedence and the program was never developed.

In response to an identified staffing need in hospitals and clinics, MPTI requested permission from the Wisconsin Board of Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education to develop a program proposal. In April, 1983 …

The Nova Knight Volume 4: Number 8, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

The Development Of A Field Trip Policy Manual For Liberty University, Roger L. Miller

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Liberty University’s Drama Department has recently added a theatre appreciation course to this curriculum. The addition of this type of course has brought with it the demand for theatre field trips. The purpose of this study was to interview legal and academic personnel at the State Department of Education. Liberty University and selected local private college in order to provide rationale and information in the development of a field trip policy manual. Field trip questionnaires were designed to aid the interviews; then local colleges and state education personnel were selected for the survey of field trip information. The data obtained …

Nova News, 1986, Nova University

Nova News

No abstract provided.

The Habit Of Success, Howard C. Anawalt

Nova Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Use Of Appellate Case Report Analysis In Modern Legal Education: How Much Is Too Much?, Steven I. Friedland

Nova Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Tunnel Vision Of Legal Training, Joseph R. Grodin

Nova Law Review

No abstract provided.

Law Schools: Where The Elite Meet To Teach, Howard A. Glickstein

Nova Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Dream: On Discovering The Significance Of Fear, Charles R. Lawrence

Nova Law Review

No abstract provided.

Enlarging Legal Education: Berkeley's Jurisprudence And Social Policy Program, Sheldon L. Messinger, Philip Selznick

Nova Law Review

No abstract provided.