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Paper Session Iii-C - Partnerships For Learning: U.S. Space Camp And The University Of Central Florida, Mary Kalen Romjue Ph.D.

Space Congress® Proceedings

Collaborative partnerships between teacher education colleges and business concerns in nearby communities may help to strengthen education programs and the teachers of the next century. Practicums in real-world situations allow students to expand their knowledge in subject areas as well as knowledge of working with different types of people. In a time when public science literacy is so low, and when curriculum which involves the space program is minimized in our schools, a new approach has been established to help pre-service teachers gain a better understanding and knowledge base about the Space Progam. No longer is the college-level teacher education …

Catalyst, New College Of Florida

Student Publications

Eight page issue of the student produced newspaper.

School Facilities. Bonds. Local Majority Vote.

Initiatives

SCHOOL FACILITIES. BONDS. LOCAL MAJORITY VOTE. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND STATUTE. Authorizes school, community college districts, and county education offices that evaluate safety, class size, information technology needs to issue bonds for construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or replacement of school facilities if approved by majority of applicable district or county voters. Prohibits bond use for teacher, administrator salaries, other school operating expenses. Accountability requirements include annual performance, financial audits. Requires that facilities be available to public charter schools. Majority voter approval of bonds authorizes property taxes in excess of 1% of full cash value of assessed property to pay school bonds. …

R.I.T. News & Events - April 29 1999, University News Services, Rochester Institute Of Technology

University Publications

No abstract provided.

Peer Observation: A Supplement To Formal Evaluation, William K. Hanley

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to describe the benefits of peer observation as it affected the teaching staff of Woodbury Junior/Senior High School (New Jersey).

A survey was administered to a group of 13 teachers in the Woodbury Public Schools after they had experienced peer observation. The original sample included 28 teachers who had been selected by the intern in an attempt to guarantee diversity in age, experience, gender, and teaching discipline. Participation was voluntary and those who volunteered were permitted to select their partner and choose their role in the process. Twenty-four teachers wished to participate but almost …

A Study Of The Use Of Computer Technology By Students With Special Needs, Debra A. Mercincavage

Theses and Dissertations

A study was conducted to investigate the use of computer technology during the instruction of students with special needs. The study examined how computer technology was used during instruction by special education teachers and by students with mild disabilities and students with severe disabilities. The relationship between the category of student with special needs, the academic areas of Language Arts and Mathematics and the computer application used during instruction were the focus of the research. Special education teachers of students with mild and students of severe disabilities teaching in a variety of classroom setting were surveyed. Teachers of students with …

Behavioral Change Encouraged Noncoercively: An Effectiveness Study Of Riverside Middle School's Time Out Room, Dennis S. Perry

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the newly implemented time-out room in changing the negative behavior that is exhibited by some middle school children. The time-out room is similar to the traditional in-school suspension room. The rooms differ in the duration of time that a student spends in the room and the services that the child receives while there. The student who was sent to the time-out room for behavior deemed unacceptable developed a plan to prevent any future reoccurrence of a similar offense. The student who spent time in the time-out room also received …

April 29, 1999 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Illinois State University Report, April 29, 1999, Illinois State University

Illinois State University Report (1966-2012)

Illinois State University bi-weekly employee newsletter.

Professional Development Through The Use Of Technology, Joan M. Geraci

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to introduce the Gloucester County Special Services School District educators to the concept of using technology for the purpose of professional development.

A descriptive research method was used in the study that included a Technology Survey of the Compensatory Education Teachers. Surveys were distributed prior to and following the inservice component of the study. The technology survey instrument utilized was developed by the Intern and pretested by administrators and educators in the district. The frequency of responses were recorded and calculated into percentages for purposes of data analysis.

After experiencing exposure to the Internet …

A Study To Determine Whether An Integrated Reading And Language Arts Program Will Improve The Attitudes And Performance On Writing Of Second, Third, And Fourth Grade Students With Learning Disabilities, Cheryl Mccauley

Theses and Dissertations

A large majority of classified students have difficulties with reading and writing. There has been much debate among professionals regarding the best practices in teaching reading and writing to these students. One such practice, integrated instruction, has received increased attention over the past decade. This study was an attempt to find out whether an integrated reading and language arts program would improve the attitudes and performance on writing of second, third, and fourth grade learning disabled students. Sixteen subjects who attended either a resource room or a self-contained classroom for reading and language arts instruction served as subjects. The study …

A Quantitative Study Of The Relationship Between Academic Achievement And The Developmental Study Of Vocal And Instrumental Music, James R. Ponter

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine whether a quantitative relationship existed between academic achievement as measured by California Achievement Test scores and the involvement of high school students in the developmental study of vocal and instrumental music.

The California Achievement Test Level 20 (CAT-5) scores of a cohort of 170 students were evaluated from grades nine and ten. Students were grouped according to whether they were involved in developmental vocal music, instrumental music, vocal and instrumental music programs, or no music study.

Reading, Language, and Mathematics scores for students in music programs were compared to non-music students using …

The Multiage Classroom, Gertrude E. Ward

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to gain a thorough understanding of the multiage classroom and to compare the academic and social performance of students in the traditional type classroom to students in a multiage classroom.

The subject of this study were 24 students in the traditional fifth grade classroom at the Hurffville Elementary School and the 30 multiage students in the fourth and fifth grade multiage classroom at the Thomas Jefferson School.

The academic performance was evaluated through the use of curriculum based tests in the area of Reading and Math. Student surveys were used to compare the development …

Increasing The In-Seat Behavior Of A Third Grade Boy With Adhd Using Positive Reinforcement And Self-Reinforcement, Michael J. Miltenberger

Theses and Dissertations

An ongoing challenge for all teachers, especially special education teachers, is developing intervention programs to control the behavior of their students. The author of this research project attempted to improve the in-seat behavior of a third grade boy with ADHD by implementing a behavior modification program using positive reinforcement and self-reinforcement. The author used positive reinforcement for five weeks before moving on to the self-reinforcement portion for an additional twelve weeks. The purpose was to increase the subject's in-seat behavior while also having him become actively involved in his behavioral program. The results show that the subject's in-seat behavior did …

The Use Of Performance Assessment In The Middle School Resource Room, Kimberly Ann Powell

Theses and Dissertations

This study focused on the use of performance assessment in the middle school resource room. I hypothesized that formally stating criteria used for evaluation would increase student performance and positively affect students' finished products. The size of the subject sample was ten students, ranging in age from 10 to 15 years and enrolled in grades four through eight. The students were all designated as Eligible for Special Education. Methods included observation, creation of materials, data collection, and formal evaluation through the use of rubrics. There were two phases of research throughout this study with results compiled for each term. Students …

The Use Of Social Skills Training And Its Impact On The Behaviors Of Elementary Students With Multiple Handicaps, Stephanie L. Winkler

Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the use of social skills training and its impact on the behaviors of elementary students with multiple handicaps. The two main areas of focus were to improve social conformity and ego strength. Deficits were discovered in these two areas after a pre-test was given to the eleven subjects using the Burk's Behavior Rating Scale and after reviewing the students' Individual Education Plans (lEP's). The students then underwent a ten lesson unit that attempted to increase their social and peer interactions and therefore their self-esteem. The students were taught through modeling, prompting, discussion, direct instruction, role-playing, and discovery. …

Growth Of Nanotubes For Probe Microscopy Tips, Jason H. Hafner, Chin Li Cheung, Charles M. Lieber

Barry Chin Li Cheung Publications

Carbon nanotubes, which have intrinsically small diameters and high aspect ratios and which buckle reversibly, make potentially ideal structures for use as tips in scanning probe microscopies, such as atomic force microscopy (AFM)^{1, 2, 3, 4}. However, the present method of mechanically attaching nanotube bundles for tip fabrication is time consuming and selects against the smallest nanotubes, limiting the quality of tips. We have developed a technique for growing individual carbon nanotube probe tips directly, with control over the orientation, by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) from the ends of silicon tips. Tips grown in this way may become …

The Bg News April 29, 1999, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. April 29, 1999. Volume 82-Issue 145.

Campus Chronicle (Vol. 1, No. 29), Valparaiso University

Campus Chronicle

No abstract provided.

Kenyon Collegian - April 29, 1999

The Kenyon Collegian

No abstract provided.

Paper Session Ii-D - Project Vision: A Model Program To Educate The Next Generation Of Engineers, Scientists, And Mathematicians, Gustavo A. Roig, Alexandra Goncharova-Berenguer, Casilda Canino, Lucy Puello-Capone, David C. Mccalla, Jorge Nosti

Space Congress® Proceedings

Project VISION (Very Intensive Scientific Intercurricular On-Site Education) is a joint effort among NASA/John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida International University, Universidad del Turabo, Miami-Dade County Public Schools and the Caguas/Gurabo Public Schools in Puerto Rico. The project's main mission is to institutionalize change among the elementary and middle school science and math teachers at participating schools. Thereafter, the teachers provide their students with continuously enriched instruction in the principles of science and math through the use of hands-on and minds-on experiments called learning modules. These learning modules have been classified according to the national science and math education standards …

Paper Session Ii-C - Alternative Launch Site Selection, Stein Cass, Richard M. Schooff

Space Congress® Proceedings

Due to circumstances beyond its control, Lockheed Martin's Athena Small Launch Vehicle Program is being forced to relocate from the current Space Launch Complex (SLC) 6 at Vandenberg AFB, CA, to an alternate location. The objective of this study is to recommend highly favorable launch sites to Lockheed Martin Astronautics management for further development. We develop and use a hierarchical, multiobjective value model, to analyze and evaluate alternative launch sites capable of performing SLC-6 polar orbiting missions, as well as future easterly launches.

April 28, 1999 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

The Chanticleer, 1999-04-28, Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

The editorially independent student produced weekly newspaper of Coastal Carolina University.

Mustang Daily, April 28, 1999

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

05. 1999 Eleventh Annual Imsa Presentation Day, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Class of 2000

No abstract provided.

The Winonan, Winona State University

The Winonan - 1990s

No abstract provided.

University Of Montana Events, Thursday, April 29, Through Wednesday, May 5, 1999, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Newscast, April 28, 1999, Illinois State University, College Of Applied Science And Technology

newsCAST

Newsletter of the Illinois State University College of Applied Science and Technology

Daily Eastern News: April 28, 1999, Eastern Illinois University

April

No abstract provided.