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Educational Assessment: Exploring The Relationship Between Computer Adaptive Testing, Data Analysis, And Student Achievement, Michael Donhost

College of Education Theses and Dissertations

The research on the potential relationship of the Northwest Evaluation Association's Measures of Academic Progress (NWEA MAP) and the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) was conducted in two phases and focused on middle schools with a grade configuration of 6-8 in the state of Illinois. The first phase of the research examined whether or not a significant relationship existed between NWEA MAP test participation by middle schools in Illinois, and ISAT growth over time. A total of 86 schools were involved in the research associated with Phase 1. The second phase of the study aimed to find out if the …

Parental Involvement In A New Environment: Igbo Families In Chicago And The Education Of Their Children—A Narrative Inquiry, Obiefuna Onwughalu

College of Education Theses and Dissertations

Parents, family, school and community have overlapping spheres of influence in the education of children (Epstein, 2001). Schooling isolated from the home will have significant consequences for child behavior and development (Bronfenbrenner, 1979). A fact of life is that a people’s socio-political, cultural and historical life situation, context or environment, or ecological systems (Bronfenbrenner, 1977) affects their way of life.

This study seeks to understand the nature of parental engagement of Igbo families, a newer immigrant community in Chicago, in the education of their children. All immigrants are not the same, and knowing about Igbo experiences will enable scholars and …

Que Ondee Sola - November 2010, Xavier Luis Burgo

Que Ondee Sola

Student publication founded in 1972, articles include: El Grito de Lares at the QOS Office, Updates: Latino & Latin American Studies Program & Latina/o Cultural & Resource Center, Tainos in Haiti, Yoruba Creation Myth, Women Presidents of Latin America, The NicaraguanThe US in Central America from 1989-1962, The Nicaraguan Revolution, Three Poetas: Paz Corretjer Nazario, Rep. Gutierrez Stays in Congress, Whitier School Struggle, A Chicago Puerto Rican in Hartford, The Politics of Flags Gandules and Lechon

Social Sciences Career Exploration Day And Resume Workshop, Tara Litke, Matthew Greenberg, Haley Zahner

Social Sciences

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The First Meeting Of States Parties To The Convention On Cluster Munitions (2010), Ccm

Global CWD Repository

The First Meeting of States Parties (1MSP) took place in Vientiane, Lao PDR, from 9 to 12 November 2010 and gathered some 1,200 delegates from 40 State Parties, 47 signatory States, 34 observer States and 20 international organizations (see list below).

The meeting was opened by Ambassador Gerard Corr of Ireland, Chairperson of the preparatory meeting for the 1MSP. During the first plenary meeting, the meeting confirmed by acclamation Mr. Thongloun Sisoulith, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, as President of the 1MSP to the CCM.

A Survey Of State Renewable Portfolio Standards: Square Pegs For Round Climate Change-Holes?, Ivan Gold, Nidhi Thakar

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

Thirty states now have renewable portfolios standards that require generators of electricity to increase their use of renewable energy. Originally intended to promote “energy independence” and other environmental goals, today the programs are among the few U.S. programs which respond to the threat of global warming. This article considers how they work and whether they are effective. It concludes that, in the absence of comprehensive international or federal greenhouse gas controls, renewable portfolio standards are an effective and productive means to retard global warming.

Canine Heartworm (Dirofilaria Immitis, Leidy) And Risk Of Infection In Human, S. Tiawsirisup

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

Canine heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) is a filarial nematode which dogs, cats and some wildlife creatures are definitive hosts, and humans are accidental hosts. Life cycle of this nematode involves the development in the mosquito vector. Microfilaria released from a female nematode can be found in the definitive host's blood circulation and is required to develop into the third or infective stage larva in the mosquito. Infective stage larva will be released from infected mosquito's mouthpart into the host's skin during the course of taking the blood meal, develop into an adult stage in the definitive host, and reside in the …

ย่อวารสาร, อลิสา จันทร์ปี, สุรางค์ นุชประยูร

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

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ดรรชนีผู้แต่งจุฬาลงกรณ์เวชสาร 2010, N/A

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

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ดรรชนีบทความจุฬาลงกรณ์เวชสาร 201, N/A

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

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Adobe Medicus 2010 6 November-December, Health Sciences Library And Informatics Center

adobe medicus

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Knowledge, Attitudes, And Practice Behaviors Of Oncology Advanced Practice Nurses Regarding Advanced Care Planning For Patients With Cancer., Guiyun Zhou, Dnp, Crnp, Aocns, Jill C Stoltzfus, Phd, Arlene D Houldin, Phd, Pmhcns-Bc, Susan M Parks, Md, Beth Ann Swan, Phd, Crnp, Faan

College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations

Purpose/Objectives: To establish initial reliability and validity of a Web-based survey focused on oncology advanced practice nurses' (APNs') knowledge, attitudes, and practice behaviors regarding advanced care planning, and to obtain preliminary understanding of APNs' knowledge, attitudes, and practice behaviors and perceived barriers to advanced care planning.

Design: Descriptive, cross-sectional, pilot survey study.

Setting: The eastern United States.Sample: 300 oncology APNs.Methods: Guided by the Theory of Planned Behavior, a knowledge, attitudes, and practice behaviors survey was developed and reviewed for content validity. The survey was distributed to 300 APNs via e-mail and sent again to the 89 APNs who responded to …

Partnership For The Americas: Western Hemisphere Strategy And U.S. Southern Command, James G. Stavridis

Books

Since its creation in 1963, United States Southern Command has been led by 30 senior officers representing all four of the armed forces. None has undertaken his leadership responsibilities with the cultural sensitivity and creativity demonstrated by Admiral Jim Stavridis during his tenure in command.

Breaking with tradition, Admiral Stavridis discarded the customary military model as he organized the Southern Command Headquarters. In its place he created an organization designed not to subdue adversaries, but instead to build durable and enduring partnerships with friends. His observation that it is the business of Southern Command to launch “ideas not missiles” into …

Cerebral Salt Wasting Syndrome In Tuberculous Meningitis, Abdul Jabbar, Syed Nadir Farrukh, Rabbia Khan

Section of Internal Medicine

Case of a seventy year old female, who developed cerebral salt wasting syndrome in association with Tuberculous Meningitis is presented.

The Effects Of Phosphorus, Copper, And Plant Age On Mycorrhizal Abundance In Orchid Roots, November 2010, Nathan Jespersen

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Mycorrhizae increase growth and nutrient acquisition in orchids. I study which factors affect mycorrhizal infestation. I organized three experiments: the first used wild orchids assumed to already be colonized by mycorrhizae and tested how receiving a nutrient solution that emphasized phosphorus affected mycorrhizae abundance. The second tested this same hypothesis with the exception that plants were initially devoid of mycorrhizae. It also tested how adept plants with and without mycorrhizae were at absorbing heavy metals such as copper and manganese from the soil to determine mycorrhizae’s remediation abilities. The third experiment focused on how age differences of plants affected mycorrhizae …

Air Pollution And Light Exposure: Lichen Species Richness, Abundance, And Diversity In San Luis, Costa Rica, November 2010, Sarah Strattan

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Lichens are a unique and diverse group of organisms that can be bioindicators of atmospheric pollution. In this study, the effects of atmospheric pollution on lichen abundance, richness, and diversity were determined for lichens growing on rocks and fence posts in San Luis, Costa Rica. Lichens growing on rocks from a secondary forest were subjected to large amounts of ATV exhaust, and the effects of the exhaust on the lichens were observed over 22 days. Lichen species richness and abundance were quantified on fence posts along two sections of dirt road: one with high vehicle traffic and one low. Additionally, …

Civil Practice And Procedure, John R. Walk, Andrew P. Sherrod

University of Richmond Law Review

This article surveys recent significant developments in Virginia civil practice and procedure. Specifically, the article discusses opinions of the Supreme Court of Virginia from June 2009 through April 2010 addressing civil procedure; significant amendments to the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia made during the same period; and legislation enacted by the Virginia GeneralAssembly during its 2010 session relating to civil practice.

Actuarial Review Of The Tenncare Program, Development Of Fiscal Year 2011 Per Capita Costs, Tennessee. Division Of Tenncare.

TennCare Actuarial Report

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The Legacy Of Literacy, Center For Families

Center for Families Publications

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Ganadería Y Fauna Silvestre Del Noreste De México Y Sur De Texas E Implicaciones De La Garrapata Boophilus: Opción De Los Ganaderos, Eduardo A. González-V, David G. Hewitt, J. Alfonso Ortega-Santos, Randy W. Deyoung, Tyler A. Campbell, Fred C. Bryant

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

La ganaderia de bovinos de came en sistemas de pastoreo extensivo es una de las actividades económicas mas importantes en el sur de Texas (Turner y Ducoing 1998) y noreste de México (Rodriguez et al. 1998; González y Hanselka 2002). Sin embargo, debido a la abundancia de fauna silvestre, en especial del venado cola blanca (Odocoileus virginianus), la caceria y actividades recreativas al aire libre, se han convertido en años recientes en empresas importantes (Hanselka et al. 1991, Fulbright y Ortega 2006).

Durante los últimos 50 años ha cambiado la visión de los dueños de la tierra de …

Changes In The Structure And Function Of Microbial Communities In Drinking Water Treatment Bioreactors Upon Addition Of Phosphorus, Xu Li, Giridhar Upadhyaya, Wangki Yuen, Jess Brown, Eberhard Morgenroth, Lutgarde Raskin

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering: Faculty Publications

Phosphorus was added as a nutrient to bench-scale and pilot-scale biologically active carbon (BAC) reactors operated for perchlorate and nitrate removal from contaminated groundwater. The two bioreactors responded similarly to phosphorus addition in terms of microbial community function (i.e., reactor performance), while drastically different responses in microbial community structure were detected. Improvement in reactor performance with respect to perchlorate and nitrate removal started within a few days after phosphorus addition for both reactors. Microbial community structures were evaluated using molecular techniques targeting 16S rRNA genes. Clone library results showed that the relative abundance of perchlorate-reducing bacteria (PRB) Dechloromonas and Azospira …

Evaluating Summer School Programs And The Effect On Student Achievement: The Correlation Between Stanford-10 Standardized Test Scores And Two Different Summer Programs, Brian J. Koop

Dissertations

School districts looking for ways to minimize summer learning loss have implemented a variety of programs to combat this problem. Since No Child Left Behind and the need for school districts to meet the goals of Adequate Yearly Progress, it is no longer enough to limit summer learning loss. Now school leaders find it necessary to use the summer months to increase student achievement and prepare students for rigorous learning in the coming school year. This collaborative, quantitative study is an examination of one district’s attempt to improve summer programming in order to meet the need for increased student achievement. …

Atg Interviews Tina Feick, Director Of Sales And Marketing, Harrasowitz Booksellers & Subscription Agents, Katina Strauch

Against the Grain

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And They Were There-Reports Of Meetings-2009 Charleston Conference, Ramune K. Kubilius

Against the Grain

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Questions And Answers-Copyright Column, Laura Gasaway

Against the Grain

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Building Library Collections In The 21st Century-The Finer Points Of Being An Acquisitions Librarian/Library Liaison, Arlene Moore Sievers-Hill

Against the Grain

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Full Page Ads

Against the Grain

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Profile-Dave Kochalko

Against the Grain

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If Rumors Were Horses, Katina Strauch

Against the Grain

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Library Perspective, Vendor Response, Robin Champieux, Steven Carrico

Against the Grain

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