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Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

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Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

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A Comparison Of Nondissection- And Dissection-Based Biology Programs, Kenneth T. Micai

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This applied dissertation describes the evaluation of a program that compares achievement of 10th-grade biology students in a suburban high school with a student population of approximately 2,800. The study evaluated two methods for the teaching of human systems. One methodology incorporated the use of a traditional dissection, and the other incorporated the use of a virtual dissection. The control group was taught using the traditional methodology of the dissection of a fetal pig. The experimental group was taught using a virtual dissection model.

Using a departmental exam, the control and experimental groups were compared on pretest and posttest scores. …

The Impact Of Parental Partnerships And Mentoring On At-Risk Students, Wayne E. Riesen

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The study was based upon the declining graduation rate and increasing at-risk population at Richmond-Burton Community High School. Research indicated that students who fail begin to experience a lack of self-esteem. The loss of self-image often leads to a sense of helplessness, giving up, and dropping out. Potential identified causes in the study included lack of support systems at school and little or no support from the home. Poor attendance was also identified as a secondary cause.

The interventions selected were twofold and designed to implement support systems in both the school setting and the home. A faculty-student mentoring program …

Ready To Learn: A Program To Address Kindergarten Failure On Reading Readiness, Kenneth M. Wheeler

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This applied research project was designed to increase the mastery of reading readiness skills of low-performing kindergarten students who were identified on the Initial Readiness Assessment Test that is administered after the 1st month of school. The kindergarten reading/language arts curriculum was not meeting the needs of students with deficiencies in reading readiness.

Fifteen students were selected to participate in intervention strategies to improve their mastery of reading readiness skills. To meet the diverse needs of the students, the writer selected an emergent literacy approach to remediation and incorporated the use of a computer-managed reading program. Ongoing meetings held with …

Mathematics And The African American Achievement Gap: Remediation In The Areas Of Weakness, Andrea E. Parris

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This applied dissertation was designed to develop intervention strategies for improving African American students' mathematics achievement. At Woodlawn High School, an achievement gap existed between African American students and those who are White (non-Hispanic) for standardized mathematic scores on the 9th-grade level. Thirty percent of the 9th-grade African American students at Woodlawn High School did not meet state standards for the Maryland Functional Mathematics Test. This applied dissertation focused on improving mathematics achievement for African American ninth graders.

To address this problem, three important factors that affected student achievement were identified and intervention strategies provided. The first intervention strategy focused …

Improving The Adjustment Of Francophone African Youth Attending North American Public Schools, Joseph Tshibangu

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This applied dissertation was designed to gain better understanding of the adjustment process among Francophone African youth and to discuss ways in which this process may be improved.

The methodology that was used included dialogue with Francophone African youths, focus group discussions, workshops with youths and schoolteachers, conference calls, personal meetings, and comments on evaluation sheets. The findings confirmed the findings in the reviewed literature that immigrant youths experience a great many stresses that threaten their health and adjustment.

Generalization of the findings to other African populations must be done with caution because of the limitations of the study: small …

Decreasing Out-Of-School Suspensions Among African American Students In Grades 6 Through 8 Using A Positive, Accelerated Discipline Modeldecreasing Out-Of-School Suspensions Among African American Students In Grades 6 Through 8 Using A Positive, Accelerated Discipline Model, Gwendolyn E. Hudson

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This research study involved the implementation of Youths Experiencing Success (YES), a positive, accelerated discipline model for reducing out-of-school suspensions that was created by the researcher. The target population for this study included all students in Grades 6 through 8 in a middle school in South Carolina where 99% of the students were African American. The study was conceived as a result of documented evidence of widespread out-of-school suspensions. Archival data from the 2001-2002 school year provided evidence for this study. In addition, qualitative data were collected from teacher surveys. Possible causes of the excessive number of out-of-school suspensions included …

Increasing Parental In-Home Schoolwork Assistance For Elementary School Children, Pedro Suarez Jr.

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This applied dissertation was designed to provide parents with more knowledge and better resources in order to assist their children with schoolwork at home. At an elementary school, a lack of parental cooperation and support was impeding their children's achievement and behavior. Students who had low academic achievement usually had parents who were uneducated, non-English speakers, or who were too busy to attend school-related workshops. There were also difficulties in getting teachers acculturated to a parental involvement program.

The writer developed workshops and strategies aimed at helping parents educate their children as well as themselves. The workshops were also designed …

A Program To Reduce Incidents Of Violence On A High School Campus, Marvin J. Howard

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

There had been a continuing problem with violence on the campus of Bradwell Institute (BI). Efforts had been made to reduce the number of incidents, and, although improvements were realized, the situation was still not acceptable. Parent and community involvement were key components of the implementation. Peer court and conflict resolution programs were continued and enhanced, and a Watch D.O.G.S. (T. Moore, 1998) program was initiated.

There were 3 terminal objectives: (a) The number of incidents of BI students fighting on campus will decrease by at least 20% as measured by a comparison of reported incidents of fighting prior to …

Blocks For Tots: Constructing A Language Environment Through Play, Cynthia R. Graham

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This applied dissertation was designed to increase the vocabulary size and frequency of spontaneous child-to-child speech of children 24 to 36 months in a countywide Early Head Start Program. Additionally, this applied dissertation was designed to increase the number of children 24 to 36 months exhibiting age appropriate language skills as assessed by the Early Learning Accomplishment Profile (Early Lap). Research indicates that the context in which children learn and interact influences the frequency with which they use spoken language to communicate with each other.

Children in the experimental group interacted socially while engaged in self-directed constructive play in an …

The Effect Of Parental Involvement And Classroom Management On Discipline Referrals, Alnita B. Harrison

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The purpose of this project was to determine the effect of parental involvement on discipline referrals. Evidence of these changes was based on data collected and analyzed from parental involvement surveys, discipline-tracking sheets, parent contact logs, parent conference forms, and discipline data collected from the AS-400 Database. Based on a previous survey conducted during the 2001-2002 school year, teachers identified lack of parental involvement as a major concern regarding the school’s discipline policy.

This project also focused on the effect of classroom management on discipline referrals. A total of 36 parental involvement surveys were given to 7th-grade, 8th-grade, and summer …

Reducing Peer Victimization At A Southeastern Middle School By Utilizing An Anti-Peer Victimization Curriculum And Student Leader Peer Support, Arlene M. Mcdermott

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This applied dissertation was designed to decrease the high levels of peer victimization at a suburban middle school. Many students attending the institution were actively engaging in negative aggressive behavior such as bullying, teasing and isolating peers. They did not understand what types of behaviors constituted peer harassment or the affects it had on the aggressor, victim and general school climate. In addition, student leaders were not aware that they could act individually or as a collective body to help aid in its prevention.

The writer developed an Anti-Peer Victimization Curriculum that included a series of lessons, activities and strategies …

Developing The Behavioral And Instructional Qualities Of An Effective Interactive Television Educator, M. Elizabeth Klein

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This study examines the implementation of distance education over a compressed video system in a public school district. It explores the progression of distance education initiatives developed by the school district, beginning with instructional television, to the present system that is capable of delivering two-way interactive video-conferencing to eight high schools over a wide area network. Properly implemented, this videoconferencing system should result in an expanded curriculum at the smaller high schools, and a greater variety of learning opportunities for students at all the high schools in the district.

Research identified the instructional practices that distinguish an effective interactive television …

Utilizing Gendered Education In Middle School Language Arts Classes, Elizabeth Tharp Jones

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

When the Indiana state-mandated test scores were released in January 2002, Switzerland County Middle School students ranked in the bottom one third of the state in language arts. The administrators and teachers looked closely at the results of the state-mandated test. The rate of retention by gender was also tracked over a 3-year period. As the standardized test scores and retention data were reviewed, it was apparent that middle school boys were less successful in language arts and reading than girls in the same class. In order to address the problem in a manageable situation, the sixth-grade data were selected. …

Evaluation Of Learning Disabled Facilities At College Of Aeronautics And Comprehensive Development Plan Bringing The College Into Compliance With American With Disabilities Act Mandates, Vincent Driscoll

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The nature of the problem in this applied dissertation is that the College of Aeronautics (COA) is not disabled student friendly. The purpose of the study was to do an evaluation of the disabled facilities and a Development Plan at the COA, compare the facilities with the Americans With Disabilities Act (1990), and develop a campus-wide plan to implement the necessary changes.

The evaluation and developmental research methodologies were appropriate for this study. The procedures followed in included the establishment of criteria based on the ADA. Formative and summative committees were organized with experts to review and validate the criteria. …

A Technology-Assisted Constructivist Instructional Model: Improving The Math Achievement Of Seventh-Grade, At-Risk Students, Emma L. Blankenship

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

During the fall semester of 2002, 30% of the students at Henderson Middle School (HMS) in Jackson, Georgia were identified as being at risk of school failure. This identification was made based on the fact that these 270 students had failed 2 or more subjects. Also, 82% of these students had failed math. HMS leaders and educators, despite years of HMS being reported as a low-performing school on the Georgia Public Report Card, had failed to give adequate attention to the development of instructional strategies that promoted academic success for at-risk students.

In April 2003, 20 6th-grade students were selected …

The Development Of A Human Resources Plan At The Alabama School Of Fine Arts, April Lufkin Miller

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This applied dissertation was designed to develop a human resources plan for the Alabama School of Fine Arts. Presently, the school does not have a unified plan which addresses the major areas of human resources: hiring, evaluation and retention. While the school did have some procedures in place dealing with the wide topic of human resources, it was not regarded as a particularly significant field.

In the past year ASFA has become an independent school system. This new status presents the opportunity to create and implement policies and procedures which will enable the school to select, rate and reward its …