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Repeated Reading Intervention Using Taped Books To Increase Emergent Literacy Skills With Children At-Risk., Laura Anne Reissner
Repeated Reading Intervention Using Taped Books To Increase Emergent Literacy Skills With Children At-Risk., Laura Anne Reissner
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Providing children at-risk for reading difficulties with books and video tapes gives children the exposure to print which may be lacking in home and early school experiences. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of using books on tape to provide print experiences to children at-risk for reading difficulty. Two treatments were provided using books on video and audio tape. Sixty-three children who participated in a kindergarten or first grade Title 1 program in Taylor County, West Virginia were randomly assigned to one of three conditions, books on audio tape, books on video tape, or control group. …
Should Coaches Administer Psychological Interventions To Their Athletes?, Timothy Scott Rice
Should Coaches Administer Psychological Interventions To Their Athletes?, Timothy Scott Rice
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The study's intents were two-fold: (1) to examine Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (AAASP) members' perceptions regarding the acceptability of coaches delivering psychological interventions (PI) to their athletes; and (2) to determine what PI, if any, coaches are administering to their athletes. AAASP members were mailed a survey with a 67.77% (N = 143) return rate. A separate questionnaire was mailed to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I baseball (N = 145; 37.08%), softball (N = 131, 60.37%), and tennis (N = 431; 65.11%) coaches. AAASP participants were mailed a second questionnaire (N = 106; 74%) …
A Neural Network Approach For Implementing A High Dimension Reduction Feature Finder For Automatic Image Matching., Qiang Lin
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This dissertation explores the Counter Propagation Network (CPN) to implement an image feature finder for automatic image matching systems. This research concludes that the CPN paradigm does not appear to be capable of extracting distinctive features for matching complex images such as fingerprints. There are three possible factors explored in the document that contribute to this inability to match. These are: (1) Image Enhancement - Most of fingerprint images have certain levels of localized blur or smear, locally low contrast, or other noise. Currently available image enhancement methods are shown to not suppress these noises effectively. (2) Image Invariance - …
Allies, Adversaries Or Just Apathy? Social Work Licensure And Faculty Knowledge And Perceptions., Barbara Cox Matz
Allies, Adversaries Or Just Apathy? Social Work Licensure And Faculty Knowledge And Perceptions., Barbara Cox Matz
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The study explored the knowledge and perceptions of faculty of masters level schools of social work about social work licensure and the licensing examination and the interactions of social work faculty with boards of social work examiners. A questionnaire was mailed to 989 Council on Social Work Education members which queried their knowledge about licensure and the licensure examination and about their interaction with boards of social work examiners. 493 questionnaires were returned. Respondents thought licensure was important to the standing of social work as a profession, that licensure will have a long term impact on the profession and that …
Performance Of College Students In An Introduction To Special Education Course With Collaborative Versus Traditional Method Of Instruction., Kevin Joseph Miller
Performance Of College Students In An Introduction To Special Education Course With Collaborative Versus Traditional Method Of Instruction., Kevin Joseph Miller
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The use of collaborative small group method of instruction has received considerable attention at the elementary school level. However, little empirical data exists regarding the use of structured collaborative small groups at the college level. This study was designed to compare student performance in a structured collaborative small group method of instruction versus traditional whole class method of instruction. Specifically examined were data on student achievement, student behavior, and student perception collected immediately and one week after experiences within each method of instruction. There were 19 dependent variables in all. Twelve upper level undergraduate and four graduate students participated in …
Identification And Analysis Of Communication Patterns In An Ihe With A Downsized Unit., William Earl Noone
Identification And Analysis Of Communication Patterns In An Ihe With A Downsized Unit., William Earl Noone
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This dissertation is a case study of the University of Maryland at College Park for the purpose of analyzing the communication patterns that may have been responsible for the success of UMCP's downsizing process. On campus interviews with key persons were conducted to identify the flow of communication through the UMCP authority hierarchy. The findings of this study indicated that the communication, that appears to have had a positive effect on the success of the process at the UMCP, is manifest at the decision making level and between and among the decision making bodies that are in operation on the …
An Investigation Of Gender Equity In The Medical Coverage And Injury Prevention Of Basketball Programs As Identified By Head Athletic Trainers At Ncaa Division I Colleges And Universities., Joseph Alan Beckett
An Investigation Of Gender Equity In The Medical Coverage And Injury Prevention Of Basketball Programs As Identified By Head Athletic Trainers At Ncaa Division I Colleges And Universities., Joseph Alan Beckett
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The purpose of this study was to investigate gender equity in medical coverage and injury prevention of basketball programs at NCAA Division I colleges and universities. The population for this study were 100 randomly sampled head athletic trainers at NCAA Division I colleges and universities that compete in both men's and women's basketball. Each participant was mailed a survey packet containing a cover letter and a questionnaire. The total return rate was 69%. The data were analyzed using the Statistical Analysis Systems. Analyses of Variance, Chi-Square, frequency distributions, and Duncan's Multiple Range Tests were used to answer the two research …
A Study Of The Relationship Between School And District Office Linkage Patterns And The Implementation Status Of Key Middle Level Practices., Michael Lee Cunningham
A Study Of The Relationship Between School And District Office Linkage Patterns And The Implementation Status Of Key Middle Level Practices., Michael Lee Cunningham
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This study examined the relationship between middle school principals' perceptions of the linkage patterns of their schools with the district office and the perceived degree of key middle level practices implementation by the school. To examine this relationship, the Survey of Middle Level Education was designed using measures related to the work of Fullan (1991) and Louis and Niles (1990) regarding change implementation in schools. The basis for the survey items related to communication and control linkage patterns were Likert's (1967) studies of organizational systems. This survey, which was sent to 600 middle school principals, was also designed to indicate …
A Historical Study Of Educational Reform Policy In Morocco., Abdellah Benahnia
A Historical Study Of Educational Reform Policy In Morocco., Abdellah Benahnia
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Though information about literacy development in Morocco can be often found in professional publications, little has been done in regard to the impact of the socio-cultural, economic, and political variables on the development of educational policy in that country. This study has historically examined the educational reform policy in the independent Kingdom of Morocco in order to see how the above variables have affected the implementation of most major policies that had taken place. It also examined the role of the indigenous Islamic traditional type of education; the role of Salafiyya movement in creating a unique type of nationalism; and …
Behaviorological Analysis And Evaluation Of Functional Controls Over Verbal Behavior During Persuasive Argument., Barbara Ann Fallon
Behaviorological Analysis And Evaluation Of Functional Controls Over Verbal Behavior During Persuasive Argument., Barbara Ann Fallon
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Both academic and business communities are concerned about how the conduct of argument affects decisions made by small groups. While most parties with experience in argument have intuitive ideas about why argument occurs as it does, empirical evidence is seldom available. This multi-subject single-case investigation identifies relations among kinds of statements made during persuasive argument. Argument was conducted during five separate experimental sessions between different pairs of people. The participants in the study were five native English speaking West Virginia University graduate students. The data sets from each argument allowed comparison of intervention effects within and across experimental sessions. Data …
The Process Of Home-Based Early Intervention: A Case Study Of A Family Educator In An Appalachian Community., Carole Ann Gnatuk
The Process Of Home-Based Early Intervention: A Case Study Of A Family Educator In An Appalachian Community., Carole Ann Gnatuk
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Many parents need support and intervention from the community to realize their essential role as their young children's primary teachers. Home visitation is one type of family support program that supplies that need. Although some measurable outcomes for children and parents in such programs have been noted, the dynamics of the action between the catalyst for development, the family educator, and family members cannot be measured quantitatively. Programming and funding decisions can be made with more accuracy if the rich human interactions are systematically narrated and thus appreciated as essential data. The research literature contains few qualitative studies focusing on …
Visual And Iconographic Design Principles: Implications For Computer-Assisted Instruction., Lindia Lee Gordon
Visual And Iconographic Design Principles: Implications For Computer-Assisted Instruction., Lindia Lee Gordon
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The purpose of this study was to provide educators and developers of computer-assisted instruction with a validated, concise list of visual and iconographic design principles that should be considered when designing graphical icons to stimulate learning as a part of the user interface of their courseware packages in order to create more effective learning. A panel of 12 experts in a modified Delphi study identified and validated visual and iconographic design principles necessary in the development of icons for CAI. As a result of this study, 37 visual and iconographic design principles were identified and validated. The final conclusions of …
Childhood Immunizations In Rural West Virginia: Identification Of Immunization Barriers And Development Of Persuasion Strategies., Prasanna Rameshchandra Gore
Childhood Immunizations In Rural West Virginia: Identification Of Immunization Barriers And Development Of Persuasion Strategies., Prasanna Rameshchandra Gore
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Despite the availability of effective vaccines, immunization rates among two-year old children continue to be low in many areas of the United States including West Virginia. The overall goal of this study was to identify barriers to childhood immunization in rural West Virginia, determine factors that are important in the timely completion of the childhood immunization schedule, develop and validate immunization persuasion messages, and determine which message strategy, fear, motherhood-arousal or rational is most effective in attracting mothers' attention to their child's past-due immunization status. The study was conducted in two phases. In phase I, a telephone survey was used …
Assessing The Impact Of The West Virginia K-12 Ruralnet Project On Teachers' Views., Thomas P. Ditty
Assessing The Impact Of The West Virginia K-12 Ruralnet Project On Teachers' Views., Thomas P. Ditty
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Teachers play a key role in implementing curriculum changes in the science classroom. The evaluation of teachers' views regarding the relationships that exist between science, technology, and society can strengthen the link between curricular reforms and the content that students' acquire in their learning experiences and contribute to the improvement of preservice and inservice teacher education programs. The purpose of this investigation was to determine if participation in the West Virginia K-12 RuralNet Project has impacted teachers' views about science, technology, and society interactions. This investigation employed a matched-group quasi-experimental research design which involved 58 West Virginia (K-12) teachers. The …
Assessment Of Adolescent Quality Of Life: Development And Preliminary Validation Of A Self-Report Measure., Leslie E. Spieth
Assessment Of Adolescent Quality Of Life: Development And Preliminary Validation Of A Self-Report Measure., Leslie E. Spieth
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Assessing the impact of chronic illness on child and adolescent functioning has become increasingly important as mortality rates associated with chronic illness have decreased and survival rates have increased. With improvements in prognosis, greater emphasis has been placed on the assessment of acute and residual dysfunction caused by chronic illnesses and their treatment. The multiple dimensions of functioning and well-being are commonly referred to as "quality of life" (QOL). The assessment of patient QOL provides an important outcome measure that complements the physiological outcome measures which are typically obtained. Patient reports of QOL are particularly important as the dysfunction caused …
Families Of Premature Infants: An Analysis Of Physical Abuse Risk Factors., Kimberly J. Ujcich
Families Of Premature Infants: An Analysis Of Physical Abuse Risk Factors., Kimberly J. Ujcich
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Physical abuse of children is a major social issue affecting families. Children under the age of three, children with disabilities, and those born prematurely have each been shown to be high risk populations for experiencing physical abuse. This study investigated several child, family, and environmental factors associated with physical abuse within a population of children born prematurely. Forty-five mother-child dyads from each of three chronological age groups (6 months, 12 months, and 18 months) participated. Home sessions were conducted in which mothers completed questionnaires, children were assessed for developmental abilities, and mother-child dyads were observed during feeding interactions. Demographic and …
A Study Of Job Satisfaction Of Female Public School Administrators In West Virginia., Teresa R. Hardman
A Study Of Job Satisfaction Of Female Public School Administrators In West Virginia., Teresa R. Hardman
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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between both the demographic characteristics and the personality type of females in administrative positions in the West Virginia public school systems, and the extent to which those administrators expressed satisfaction in their positions. The total population of 324 female public school administrators in West Virginia were surveyed. Each participant was mailed a survey packet containing a cover letter, a demographics sheet and two questionnaires. The demographics sheet, a Survey of West Virginia Female Public School Administrators, was adapted from previous surveys (Hawthorne, 1985; Hutchens, 1990; Mauter, 1980). The questionnaires used …
Ergonomic Evaluation Of Assistive Devices And Manual Methods For Resident-Handling Tasks In Nursing Homes., Ziqing Zhuang
Ergonomic Evaluation Of Assistive Devices And Manual Methods For Resident-Handling Tasks In Nursing Homes., Ziqing Zhuang
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Resident-handling tasks have been identified as the primary cause of back injury among nursing professionals. The objective of this study was to evaluate resident-handling procedures to determine which procedures resulted in less biomechanical and/or psychophysical stresses to those personnel performing resident-handling tasks. The objective was accomplished through an ergonomic evaluation of different assistive devices and manual methods for performing two resident-handling tasks that place nursing personnel in nursing homes at a high risk of back injury--transferring residents from bed to a chair and lifting residents up in bed. Twelve assistive devices and two manual methods were evaluated in this laboratory …
The Interrelationship Of Conation, Goal Accomplishment Style, And Psychological Type In Distance Learners., Michaeleen Ann Davis
The Interrelationship Of Conation, Goal Accomplishment Style, And Psychological Type In Distance Learners., Michaeleen Ann Davis
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This study investigated the interrelationship of conation, goal accomplishment style, and psychological type in distance learners. The research questions for this study focused on the interrelationship of conation, goal accomplishment style, and psychological type in distance learners by measuring the conative capacity and psychological types of distance learners enrolled in satellite delivered courses. The study also investigated what influence, if any, do distance teachers have on the conative capacity of distance learners. Distance teachers need to be aware of the individual differences of distance learners in order to provide facilitation through distance education resources. The interpretation of the results indicated …
The Effects Of Lupus On Flannery O'Connor And Some Of Her Works., Elizabeth Deidre Davis
The Effects Of Lupus On Flannery O'Connor And Some Of Her Works., Elizabeth Deidre Davis
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The purpose of this study is to show the influence of lupus on the life and selected works of Flannery O'Connor. Through reading O'Connor's manuscripts, letters, and books, correspondence with Nancy Bray, curator of the Flannery O'Connor collection, and Sally Fitzgerald, and visiting Milledgeville, Georgia, the author has been able to describe O'Connor's life before and after she was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Because the author is also a victim of a connective tissue disease, similar to lupus, she has shared many of the same symptoms of O'Connor which are also detailed. O'Connor's two novels, some of her short …
Visionary Leadership And Total Quality Management In Higher Education Administration., Larry Dusten Kyle
Visionary Leadership And Total Quality Management In Higher Education Administration., Larry Dusten Kyle
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Higher education is facing an enrollment crisis as well as reduced funding. Higher education is being asked to do more with less. Add to this increased demands for accountability plus increased competition for students and higher education is faced with the same situation American industry faced in the 1980's. This study seeks to determine if the tools and techniques of Total Quality Management (TQM) can help higher education as it helped American industry regain its competitiveness in the world market. To examine TQM in higher education, the effect of the visionary leader on the TQM culture was studied. The visionary …
The Use Of An Instrumented Breast Model Of The Examination Of Patterns Of Search In Breast Self-Examination., Susan Bragg Leight
The Use Of An Instrumented Breast Model Of The Examination Of Patterns Of Search In Breast Self-Examination., Susan Bragg Leight
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The purpose of this descriptive pilot study was to evaluate two patterns of search in breast self-examination for the thoroughness of search they engender. An instrumented breast model was developed and piloted for this study. Eight LVDT's were embedded in a silicone breast model. Downward pressure on the breast model resulted in displacement measures which were converted to digital signals through the use of an M102 module. A command software program recorded these displacement measures in a series of files. The research questions for the study addressed the following issues: what was the effect of the vertical strip pattern as …
The Effects Of Goal Setting And Imagery Training Programs On The Free-Throw Performance Of Female Basketball Players., Bart Steven Lerner
The Effects Of Goal Setting And Imagery Training Programs On The Free-Throw Performance Of Female Basketball Players., Bart Steven Lerner
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a goal setting, imagery, and a combined goal setting and imagery training program on the free-throw performance among female collegiate basketball players over the course of an entire season. A multiple-baseline, single-subject design was employed in which participants were randomly assigned to one of three interventions: (1) goal setting ({dollar}n=4{dollar}), (2) imagery ({dollar}n=4{dollar}), or (3) goal setting and imagery ({dollar}n=4{dollar}). Free-throw data were collected during practice sessions and games. Data were examined by way of changes in mean, level, trend, latency, and variability between baseline and intervention, and then …
Constructing The Chaucer Corpus: A Study Of Cambridge, University Library, Ms. Gg.4.27., Matthew Clark Wolfe
Constructing The Chaucer Corpus: A Study Of Cambridge, University Library, Ms. Gg.4.27., Matthew Clark Wolfe
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Cambridge, University Library, MS. Gg.4.27, brings together more of Geoffrey Chaucer's work than any other extant manuscript. It contains Troilus and Criseyde, The Canterbury Tales, Legend of Good Women, Parliament of Fowls, and other poems. MS. Gg.4.27 is also important for its unique spellings, its organization, and its value as a corpus. Based on my examination of the manuscript, I argue that MS. Gg.4.27 is the earliest surviving effort to create a corpus of Chaucer's poetry and that the manuscript and its production provide important information about the reception of Chaucer in the fifteenth century. As there are no manuscripts …
A Measurement Of Critical Thinking Dispositions And Skills Of Baccalaureate Nursing Students., Marjorie Mahoney Bower
A Measurement Of Critical Thinking Dispositions And Skills Of Baccalaureate Nursing Students., Marjorie Mahoney Bower
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The purpose of this study was to determine if there were differences among freshman, sophomore, junior and senior baccalaureate nursing students in levels of critical thinking dispositions and critical thinking skills as they progress through a nursing curriculum. The effect of the educational experience was evaluated by examining the differences by grade level for the critical thinking dispositions and skills adjusted by significant demographic variables. This study examined the relationships between demographic variables and critical thinking dispositions and skills. Differences in the critical thinking dispositions and skills between selected groups that vary by gender and age were analyzed. The California …
A Historically Oriented Physical Science Curriculum Model For High Schools In Taiwan, Roc., Li-Yu Fu
A Historically Oriented Physical Science Curriculum Model For High Schools In Taiwan, Roc., Li-Yu Fu
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The study is to develop a historically oriented physical science curriculum model for the high schools in Taiwan. Taiwan is changing into a pluralistic society, in which the learners must be confronted with certain conflicts of the beliefs, values, and ideology raised by science and technology. Historical approach in science teaching has been identified as effective in helping the learners understand the nature of science in the social and cultural context. Also, science teachers in Taiwan have recognized that a historically oriented science curriculum model is in the needs of their teaching but the history of science hardly can be …
Leadership Of Behavior Disorders Programs In West Virginia., Carol J. Graham
Leadership Of Behavior Disorders Programs In West Virginia., Carol J. Graham
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This study was designed to examine the relationship of principal leadership and teacher behavior on the movement of students to a lesser restrictive environment. The specific lesser restrictive environment studied in this paper was the regular education program. The relationship between principal leadership through teacher behavior and the movement of the behavior disorders student from the behavior disorders classroom to the regular education classroom were examined in this study. The two hypotheses that guided this study were as follows: (1) the movement of behavior disorders (B.D.) students does not significantly regress on factors of the principal leadership; (2) there is …
Political Culture And The Coal Economy In The Upper Monongahela Region: 1776-1933., Michael Edward Workman
Political Culture And The Coal Economy In The Upper Monongahela Region: 1776-1933., Michael Edward Workman
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The industrialization of Appalachia traditionally has been understood in terms of the penetration and exploitation of the region by outside capitalists. The role of indigenous capitalists in the development of the coal and other industries has been neglected. Most development studies have focused on the Central portions of Appalachia, virtually ignoring the northern parts of the region, including the Upper Monongahela region of Northern West Virginia. Moreover, most studies of industrialization have focused on the rural, rather than the urban, parts of the region. Furthermore, the study of the role of coal miners and the miners' union (United Mine Workers …
Psychometric Properties Of The Multiple Eating Antecedents Scale (Meal): A Behavioral Assessment Instrument For Measuring Diet Nonadherence In Diabetes Mellitus., Janice Rhea Triplett
Psychometric Properties Of The Multiple Eating Antecedents Scale (Meal): A Behavioral Assessment Instrument For Measuring Diet Nonadherence In Diabetes Mellitus., Janice Rhea Triplett
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The Multiple Eating Antecedent Scale (MEAL) is a behavioral instrument used to measure diet nonadherence in people with diabetes mellitus. The current study was conducted to gather additional reliability and validity indicators of the MEAL. A prospective design was used to measure diet, blood glucose, stress and adherence in 38 adults with blood Type I and Type II diabetes mellitus for four consecutive days. Comparisons were made between self-monitoring data and MEAL scores. In addition MEAL category scores were compared to established diabetes-specific questionnaires as a measure of MEAL validity. Results indicated that the MEAL has good one week test-retest …
Ain't Misbehavin' : A Study Of Teacher Misbehaviors, Related Communication Behaviors, And Student Resistance, Danielle J. Dolin
Ain't Misbehavin' : A Study Of Teacher Misbehaviors, Related Communication Behaviors, And Student Resistance, Danielle J. Dolin
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This examined teacher misbehaviors' relationships to student cognitive and affective learning, student liking of the instructor, and student resistance. Socio-communicative style, nonverbal immediacy, and behaviors characteristic of communication anxiety were examined as possible predictors of learning, liking, and misbehaviors. Factor structures of the resistance behaviors and of the teacher misbehaviors were explored. Data were collected both at the beginning of a semester and at the end of a semester survey. Results suggest consistency with previous models. Responsiveness, nonverbal immediacy. and teacher misbehaviors all contribute a significant amount of variance to learning. New dimensions for the teacher misbehavior and student resistance …