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Worldview Theory And Conceptual Change In Science Education, William W. Cobern

Scientific Literacy and Cultural Studies Project

Once again science education finds itself in the midst of reform. Reform documents are too numerous to mention by name but they all share the same view that Americans know far too little science. Durant (1990) noted that even the well educated often know little science. Of course every reform document by its very nature offers a solution. Many in the science education research community "see conceptual change as the emerging focus of science teaching" (Wandersee, 1993, p. 319) and thus focus their research interests here as well. To borrow warfare metaphors, conceptual change activities are tactical devices used to …

Fact Book 1994-1995, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Fact Books

• General Information
• Enrollment Information
• Institutional Comparison
• Student Information
• Faculty Information
• Budgets and Resources

Faculty Senate Yearbook, 1994-95, Wmu Faculty Senate

WMU Faculty Senate Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Western News, December 9, 1993, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story Highlights: Senate endorses Haenicke proposal regarding Martin Luther King Jr. birthday observance, Graduate students hope their success encourages others, Agreement signed with Japan Aviation Academy, New mentoring program launched with federal grant, Branchaw honored by international association

Do Study Guides Improve Text Comprehension?, Andrea Giese Maxworthy

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Although there are many types of study guides, the theoretical assumptions underlying them are the same. They are structures designed to improve reading comprehension (Armstrong, Patberg and Dewitz, 1988).

Differences In Schema Gap: A Case Study, Deanna M. Lamb, Lorraine M. Leidholdt

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

As Deanna described her son's latest interest in reading and his responses to what he read, we marveled at how far he had come as a reader in the past few years. That morning, Deanna had watched 11 year old McKenzie as he searched in total absorption for clues to decode the alphabetic runes in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (1974). Already, she noted, his compiled dictionary of runes was so complete that he could write decipherable messages to family and friends.

Reading Horizons Vol. 34, No. 2

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete issue of Reading Horizons volume 34, issue 2.

A Study Of The Thematic Integrated Curriculum (Tic) Of The Focus 2000 Program, Sherry Collins

Dissertations

The purpose of this research study was to describe how a thematic integrated curriculum (TIC) enhances the quality of education by examining three outcomes of a TIC. These outcomes are: (1) the instruction of critical thinking skills, (2) the motivation of students to be self-directed and assume responsibility for their own learning, and (3) the empowerment of teachers to become educational leaders. The underlying assumption of the study was that the more the three outcomes are used in the learning process, the better will be the quality of education.

For this study, the process of "enhancing the quality of education" …

The Observer As An Instrument In Qualitative Community Studies, Pranab Chatterjee

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

A qualitative study of leadership in local black communities was done by an Asian Indian scholar in Cleveland during the nineteen sixties and seventies. This paper narrates the conditions under which and the methodology with which the study was done. Using participant observation, interviews, and reviews of published and unpublished documents, the author develops ten propositions about organizational and electoral leadership in black communities. Further, three additional propositions about the adequacy of qualitative research are also developed from this research experience. A short comparative review of trends in these communities is appended.

The Efficacy Of Prepared Videoprograms And Personal Conferences In Parent Education For Language Intervention, Candis M. Warner

Dissertations

This study was undertaken to examine the effectiveness of using prepared videoprograms and personal conferences to educate parents in the use of indirect language stimulation techniques with children who have delays in speech and language development. The efficacy of three methods to teach mothers to use facilitative communicative behaviors with their children was assessed by analyzing tape recorded language samples of 6 0 mothers conversing with their preschool children before and after their participation in one of three treatm ent conditions. The three treatm ents in the study were: (1) viewing the 30-m inute videoprogram, Let's Talk: First Steps to …

Western News, November 11, 1993, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story Highlights: Workload prompts president to conduct search for senior level official to assist with planning, Board praises Haenicke for leadership and for following 'continuous path of excellence', Senate approves timetable for General Education Policy, Wolpe to present lecture on U.S. foreign policy

Western News, November 4, 1993, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story Highlights: Barrett says legislators must increase support and deal with disparity between institutions, Burke to retire after 30 years of WMU service, Aviation curriculum slated for redesign under new grant, Employees build skills through apprenticeship program

Western News, October 7, 1993, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story Highlights: Key support moves aviation proposal foward, final action on legislation expected this month, Patrol to promote peace in neighborhoods, 'Great Sexpectations' goes on the road to educate young adults about decision-making, Grant enables WMU to create one-of-a-kind program

Western News, September 23, 1993, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story Highlights: Plans move ahead as architect selected for science facility, Enrollment of beginning freshmen is stable despite 3 percent drop in pool, Alumni establish center for Anglo-Saxon studies in honor of prominent teacher and author, Grants for July and August total $2 million; nearly 85 percent come from federal sources, Two nationally known occupational therapists selected to receive Outstanding Alumni Award

Western News, September 16, 1993, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story Highlights: Haenicke discusses negotiations, budget in senate remarks, eDGE has clearer role in curriculum review process, New works installed as part of Sculpture Tour Program, Access to more than 30 databases offered in pilot project conducted by University libraries, Activities planned for Hispanic Heritage Month, Ziring edits book detailing current events in Europe

Western News, August 19, 1993, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: WMU elected to membership in prestigious national association, Speech and hearing specialists receive federal grant to study effects of classroom amplification, Krawutschke named to board, Stillwell earns arts award.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting July 30, 1993, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Correspondence
• Budget and Finance Committee Recommendations
• Gift Report
• General Fund Budget for 1993/94
• Liquor License
• Renewal of Lease Agreement - Little Caesar Enterprise, Inc.
• Renewal of Lease Agreement - The Copy Desk
• Renewal of Lease Agreement - Center for Developmentally Disabled Adults (CDDA)
• Donor Recognition
• Remarks by the President
• Fall Semester 1993 Tuition Schedule
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Ph. D. in Biological Sciences
• Remarks by the Provost
• Public Comments
• Executive Session
• Adjournment

Western News, July 8,1993, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Haenicke presents board committee with tentative budget outlook, WMU-based network to provide tutoring for migrant children, Henderson selected to take on enrollment management activities, Haenicke looks forward to talks with optimism.

Helping To Harm? The Ethical Dilemmas Of Managing Politically Sensitive Data, Sylvie C. Tourigny

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

Presented to the WMU Center for the Study of Ethics in Society - March 19, 1993.

Faculty Recognition Dinner Photo 1993, Western Michigan University

Faculty Recognition

Faculty Recognition Dinner Photo

June 1, 1993

Photographed:

• George Vuicich
• Michitoshi Soga
• Do Young Chang
• President Diether Haenicke
• Jules Rossman
• Audrey Davidson
• Lalita Muizniece
• George Beech

The Faculty Recognition Dinner 1993, Western Michigan University

Faculty Recognition

The Faculty Recognition Dinner

June 1, 1993

Honored Guests:

• Walden Baskerville
• George Beech
• Kenneth Bullmer
• Do Young Chang
• Edith Coleman-Caughill
• Audrey Davidson
• Hans Engelke
• Clare Goldfarb
• Russell Goldfarb
• Philip Kramer
• Lalita Muizniece
• Jules Rossman
• Michitoshi Soga
• George Vuicich

Using American Sign Language With A Direct Instruction Mathematics Program To Affect The Mathematics Achievement Of Deaf Students, Annette J. Bass

Masters Theses

The effectiveness of supplemental instruction using a scripted direct instruction program, Connecting Math Concepts (Englemann & Carnine, 1992), with four lower elementary deaf students was compared to the effectiveness of supplemental instruction in their traditional math curriculum, Mathematics Today (Abbott, 1985). A two-phase multiple baseline design across students was used. During the first phase, the students' achievement on curricula-based math probes was assessed while using the Mathematics Today as a supplement. During the second phase, the students' achievement was assessed while using Connecting Math Concepts as a supplement. The teacher presentation scripts in this program were translated into American Sign …

The Identification And Validation Of Sociopsycholinguistic Strategies For Integrating Reading And Writing At The Postsecondary Level, Gail L. Landberg

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to identify a common set of strategies as determined by two panels of experts (practitioners and theorists), which reflected a sociopsycholinguistic teaching model integrating reading and writing processes on the postsecondary level.

At the present time approximately 30% of the students entering college have some type of skill need, and tertiary institutions have been compelled to admit this type of developmental student to survive financially. Higher education has responded to this crisis by providing developmental programs to assist students in improving their basic skills.

Despite the fact that recent educational research on language acquisition …

Western News, April 1, 1993, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Senate approves lion's share of proposal for revised general education policy, WMU 'committed to proper zoning' for most of research and business park land, official says, Undergraduate researchers to showcase work, Sharma, Ellin to lead Faculty Senate in 1993-94.

Language Abilities Of Male Adolescents In A Juvenile Detention Center, Krista J. Klein

Masters Theses

This study was designed to analyze the language abilities of male adolescents with delinquent behavior. It was based on the hypothesis that male adolescents with delinquent behavior would have lower language skills during expressive language tasks. Language skills of male adolescents in a juvenile detention center were examined by comparing 12 grammatical variables, four subtest scores, and one total score from the Screening Test for Adolescent Language (STAL; Prather, Ausdal-Breecher, Stafford & Wallace, 1980). Results indicated that the adolescents with delinquent behavior omitted significantly more words, but also produced significantly more secondary verbs in a narration task. Significantly lower results …

Story Writing By Students With Hearing Impairments, Lois A. Ketchum

Masters Theses

Students with hearing impairments (N = 21) wrote a personal narrative each academic year from 1990 to 1992. These narratives were rated on maturity of the story as a whole and maturity of the language used in the story by senior undergraduate students in the education department at Western Michigan University. The method used for rating was a holistic magnitude estimation technique.

Significant change over time was found for story scores, but not language scores. Grade level was found to have no significant effect on change from first to last ratings for either story scores or language scores. Degree of …

Comparing Selection-Based And Topography-Based Language Systems With Verbal Adults Learning Japanese Words, Matthew A. Stratton

Masters Theses

This study compared selection-based with topography-based learning of similar verbal relationships. In two previous studies, using developmentally disabled subjects, topography-based relations were easier to learn. The previous researchers suggested that the advantage of a topography-based system would increase as the number of relations to be learned increased.

To investigate this possibility, the present study used a 5 and 20-stimulus version of each system. Four independent groups of seven college students each were used in a two by two design. The selection-based task consisted in learning to point to the Japanese character appropriate for each English sample. The topography-based task consisted …

Western News, March 25, 1993, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Board OKs summary plan for research and business park, Trustees give go-ahead to first phase of park, Chicago firm to provide development services, Hispanic week to feature 'LaBamba' writer/director, Lighting designer to speak as part of visiting artists program, Conference to explore issues facing Native Americans, Cambridge scholar to present Eliade lectures, Self-Enhancement Services helps put troubled students back on their feet, 'Bod Squad' comes to the rescue in health education, Hodge selected for national ad hoc committee to make recommendations on reaccreditation.

Western News, March 18, 1993, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Roy S. Roberts resigns from Board of Trustees, Three to be honored with 'Woman of the Year' awards, Barrett has 'open door' policy to promote communication, Pretty elected president and CEO ofWMU Foundation, Former faculty member to speak as part of Whitney M. Young Ir. Scholars Program, Young to discuss memories of the Holocaust March 23, Admissions staff targets high school juniors with revamped on-campus recruitment program.

Beyond An Underclass: An Essay On Up-Front Politics, Paula L. Dressel, Jeff Porterfield

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Debate about underclass conceptualization has once again forced sociologists to acknowledge the political context and implications of our work. This article extends the critical examination of underclass conceptualization to relatively undeveloped but politically important areas of concern. Initially we discuss the political economic context of conceptual controversies surrounding poverty. With a preference for structural analysis, we call for the return of class to economically marginalized people and suggest how that goal might be enhanced by a focus on relations of distribution as well as production. Valuing subjects' vantage points, we recommend how sociologists' work can return agency and diversity to …