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Development Of A Handbook For Remediation Of Handwriting Disabilities, Judy A. Dagnon

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This study presents the process used in the development of a handbook for remediation of handwriting disabilities. The paper presents views on the remediation of handwriting over the last decade and the procedures used in the development of a handbook. The project designed a handbook for use with children in grade three and on who possess handwriting disabilities.

Kindergarten Admission Procedures In Independent Schools With Suggested Guidelines, Barbara B. Judy Edd

Dissertations

The purposes of this research were to (a) define the procedures used in evaluating children for admission to independent school kindergartens, (b) to investigate selected variables and ascertain their significance in the admissions process and, (c) to formulate guidelines for assessing applicants to independent school kindergartens. Subjects were 119 randomly selected independent school admissions officers and 11 professors in universities in the United States. Data were gathered from the subjects through a 25 item survey instrument designed by the researcher. The chi-square statistical analysis procedure was used to measure the significance of differences between groups on the research questions. The …

Vocational Agriculture Teacher's Perceptions Of Young/Adult Education Programs In The Southern Region Of The United States., Douglas Malcolm Haynes

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine vocational agriculture teachers' perceptions of their roles and responsibilities for and the importance of selected educationally related aspects of young/adult programs in agriculture. It was also the intent of the study to identify some characteristics of these programs in the South. A proportional two-phase random sampling technique was used to select 361 teachers in four states in the Southern region. The four-part questionnaire, developed to record responses, netted an 82.8% usable return rate after four follow-up procedures, which included an intensive follow-up of non-respondents. Participants' responses were recorded on an 11-point continuum …

Effectiveness Of Extension Crd Advisory Committees As Perceived By Lay Members And Extension Professionals In Louisiana (Community Resource Development)., Malikhan Singh Chauhan

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The major focus of the study was on the perception of lay members and Extension agents regarding the effectiveness of Extension CRD advisory committees. Indicators of perceived effectiveness chosen for the study were the purposes - functions rationale of Pesson and the educational needs and problems in community development work. Empirical data were collected through mail questionnaires from 83 advisory committee members in 14 parishes and 52 Extension agents designated to CRD work. The major findings of the study revealed that a majority of committee members felt that membership of committees was improvement for achieving community improvement, gaining knowledge, self-satisfaction, …

The Effects Of Oral And Oral-Visual Dictation Exercises On A Specific Writing Skill Of Selected College Developmental Students (Remedial, Television, Controlled Composition)., Ronald Maurice Simeral

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This research was designed to examine the effects of dictation exercises on the scores of developmental students on a test of a specific English writing skill. Additionally, the study examined the differences in these scores based on the preference type scales of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) in order to test the hypothesis that certain MBTI types that handle the oral language well would learn writing skills faster when exposed to dictation exercises related to those skills. A pre-test and a post-test were administered to three groups of developmental writing students at Nicholls State University. All three groups were taught …

Developmentally Delayed Preschool Children: The Effects Of Directed Sibling Involvement., Michaela Victoria Wells

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study examined the effects of sibling involvement on preschool developmentally delayed children enrolled in home-based intervention programs. The study was conducted in three parts using quantitative and qualitative methodologies. In Part 1, experimental and control groups were given differential home-based intervention. Siblings of delayed children in the experimental group were included in home-based intervention with the teachers and in practice sessions with the parents. Analysis of covariance of scores on a developmental scale was employed to examine differences in the two groups. Three case studies of children were developed which illustrated the positive benefits and difficulties of including siblings …

The Relationship Between Job Satisfaction And Teacher Performance Of Vocational Agriculture Teachers In Louisiana., Thomas Lewis Grady

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between job satisfaction and teacher performance of vocational agriculture teachers in Louisiana. It was also the intent of the study to identify factors that most influence job satisfaction of these teachers. Four instruments were used to collect the data for this study. The Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) was used to measure job satisfaction, a supervisory assessment form and student achievement were used to assess teacher performance, and a demographic form was employed to collect data regarding teachers and principals. Gain scores, used as the measure of student achievement in the …

The Effects Of Listening And Writing Skills Training On Writing Performances Of Business Communications Students., Frances Waguespack Norwood

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study is to design, implement, and evaluate the listening and writing effects of training modules on the learning of grammar skills by higher education business communications students. The specific curriculum focus of this study is business communications in higher education. The literature reflects the need for effective listening in both classroom and business settings. In addition strong support for teaching writing can be found in the literature. Also, the literature reveals a moderate to strong relationship existing between listening skills and writing skills. However, the literature reflects little concern with the methods needed to develop these …

The Status Of Keyboard Harmony In Nasm-Approved Colleges In The Southeastern United States (Class Piano, Functional Skills)., Dona Sanders Lusted

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine the status of keyboard harmony in NASM-Approved colleges and universities in the eleven states in the Southern Division of MENC. Most music educators recognize the importance of keyboard harmony in the college music curriculum. However, much controversy appears to exist as to the position keyboard harmony should occupy at the college level. Music educators disagree as to whether keyboard harmony should be taught in the theory class, piano class, and/or as a separate course. Questionnaires were mailed to the 124 schools which met the above delimitations, of which 70 percent were usable …

The Teaching Ability, Job Performance, And Attitudes Of Vocational Agricultural Teachers Who Received Their Undergraduate Degrees In Selected Land-Grant And Nonland-Grant Universities In The United States (Program Evaluation, Effectiveness)., Chigozie Cyril Asiabaka

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The study focused on the teaching ability, job performance, and attitudes of vocational agriculture teachers who received their undergraduate degrees from selected land-grant and nonland-grant universities. Objective of the Study. The purpose of this study was to compare the teaching ability, job performance, and attitudes of vocational agriculture teachers who received their undergraduate degrees from selected land-grant and nonland-grant universities during the 1981-82 school year in the United States. Methodology. A list of the vocational agriculture teachers who graduated from land-grant and nonland-grant universities in the 1981-82 school year was requested from 37 universities in ten states that have both …

Job Satisfaction Of Vocational Agriculture Teachers In The Southeastern United States., Abdul Patah Bin Abdul Malek

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Job satisfaction of vocational agriculture teachers in the Southeastern United States was examined. A total of 355 teachers from seven states--Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Virginia, Arkansas, and North Carolina--responded to the survey. Job satisfaction was measured by the Job Descriptive Index (JDI) which had six scales--work on present job, present pay, opportunities for promotion, supervision on present job, people on the job, and job in general. Fourteen demographic variables selected to be used as independent variables were age, highest degree completed, current annual salary, years of teaching experience, number of months employed per year, average number of students per class, …

University Of Texas At Tyler Catalog, 1984-1986, University Of Texas At Tyler

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Proceedings Of The Tenth Annual Conference Of The Science Education Association Of Western Australia : Western Australian College Of Advanced Education, Perth, October 1984, Science Education Association

Research outputs pre 2011

No abstract provided.

Is Nutrition Cai [Computer Assisted Instruction] An Effective Substitute For An Instructor, Deborah Falls Lockhart

Theses

Unavailable.

Nova University Center For Higher Education 1984-85 Bulletin, Nova University

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice College Archive

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Of The Support Services For Aboriginal Students At The Western Australian College Of Advanced Education, Margaret Mcgrath

Research outputs pre 2011

This report was completed as part of an Interchange program during 1983 for an officer of the Commonwealth Public Service to the Western Australian College of Advanced Education. Supervision of the project was the responsibility of the Research Department of the College.

The Education Of Children With Specific Reading Disabilities In Western Australia : Report To The Minister For Education, Western Australian Council For Special Education

Research outputs pre 2011

There are few developmental tasks in a child's life more important than learning to read. There are not many matters which concern parents and teachers more than whether or not a child makes satisfactory progress in learning to read. Parents and teachers are aware that young children soon realize whether or not they are progressing in much the same way as the rest of their peer group. As children move towards the end of primary school and enter secondary school, reading remains a fundamental skill on which so much other learning depends...

Effects Of Comparison/Contrast Writing Instruction On The Reading Comprehension Of Tenth-Grade Students, Catherine Anne Baker

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the influence of writing instruction on the reading comprehension of tenth-grade students. Although research has shown that instruction in the recognition of text structure can increase reading comprehension significantly and although it has been assumed that improvement in writing skill would improve reading skill as well, there has been little empirical research concerned with the actual influence of writing instruction. Thus, this study combined both ideas by attempting to determine the effect of writing instruction in text structure on reading comprehension. This study employed eight classes of tenth-grade students taught by four teachers in two high schools. …

The Cultures Of Aesthetic Discourse (Cad): Origins, Contradictions, And Implications, Karen A. Hamblen

Journal of Social Theory in Art Education

Art has long been accepted as comprising a visual language that communicates cultural values and qualitative meanings through its subject matter, functions, and stylistic characteristics. However, not until this century has visual art also been considered as a language system of signs and symbols amenable to systematic verbal analysis and evaluation. Consistent with this development, in recent years art educators have increasingly proposed that art instruction include various art criticism activities. This author personally considers an interest in art criticism to be a positive development for the field of art education inasmuch as it offers a much-needed counterbalance to the …

The Effects Of Clinical And Traditional Supervision Methods On The Satisfaction Levels Of Higher And Lower-Order Need Teachers, George James Cameron Edd

Dissertations

The researcher in this study sought to examine the relationship between clinical and traditional supervision models and teacher need strength. The problem that this study addressed can best be stated in the form of a question: What (if any) effect does clinical and traditional supervision have on the satisfaction levels of higher and lower-order need teachers? The study which extended from October, 1983, through February, 1984, was a field experiment conducted in fifteen school districts in southern California. The sample consisted of 157 teachers--74 supervised via clinical methods and 83 by traditional approaches. The study also included 10 clinical and …

Factors Influencing Recruitment And Retention Of Registered Nurses: A Survey Of Registered Nurses In The Indian Health Service 1984, Indian Health Service, Health Services Systems Development Branch, La. Miller, Jp. Carney

Native Health Database Full Text

In a comprehensive survey of Indian Health Service (IHS) nurses, this study takes an in-depth look at those factors influencing recruitment and retention of registered nurses. Areas examined via questionnaire are: background of the respondents, circumstances surrounding entrance into IHS, current intentions with regard to employment with IHS, nurse's professional experience, community health nurse's professional environment, management, administration, supervision, comments regarding current IHS Nursing Recruitment Program, Indian preference policies of IHS, economic issues, security/safety issue, and living environment. The primary purpose of the study is to determine what factors influence nurses to either remain with or leave IHS, and what …

The Preschool Language-Cognitive Skills Assessment For Curriculum Entry Test: Predictive Validity In Relation To Academic School Achievement Of Early Grade Level Boys And Girls, Judy Basta-Brislain

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity of the Preschool Language-Cognitive Skills Assessment for Curriculum Entry Test (PLACE) in predicting academic school achievement in the early school grades; 1, 2, 3, and 4. Procedure. The primary relationship which was important to this study was the relationship between scores attained on the Preschool Language-Cognitive Skills Assessment for Curriculum Entry Test and subsequent academic achievement in the early school grades; 1, 2, 3, and 4. This relationship was investigated through a comparison of scores attained on the Preschool Language-Cognitive Skills Assessment for Curriculum Entry Test and subsequent academic …

Discipling Teachers : A Foundational Church School Growth Principle, Harold W. Custer

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Goals And Objectives Of The Danish American Heritage Society

The Bridge

To promote an interest in Danish American contributions to American life.

To encourage research in the life and culture of Danish Americans.

To serve as an agency for the publication of studies of Danish American contributions to American life.

To provide a means of communication and education for individuals interested in the activities of Danish Americans.

A Curriculum Of Activities And Materials Used In Teaching Decomposition And Flowcharting Skills In Grades 5-7, Ronald P. Hafner

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This curriculum project provides instructional activities and materials to be used in teaching decomposition and flowcharting skills to students in grades 5-7. It is indicated and supported by research that the use of a variety of activities geared toward problem solving are of great value to students who will make use of decomposition and flowcharting. This project is specifically designed for teachers in grades 5-7 who wish to prepare their students for programming activities on the microcomputer. The criteria for selection of activities and materials are included. This project includes activities categorized under one of the following headings: sequencing activities, …

Attitudes Of Retailers And College Educators Concerning Fashion Retail Internships (Merchandising, Cooperative Education, Employer Attitudes), Gwendolyn Cathers Sheldon

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: The purposes of this study were to: 1) provide information which will facilitate the development of meaningful and realistic internships for fashion merchandising students, 2) determine the degree of agreement between retailers and educators concerning internships, and 3) determine if different types of retailers have different attitudes toward internship experiences. Procedures: California four year college and university educators and retailers were surveyed. The questionnaire items concerned school characteristics influencing retailer participation in internship programs, intern selection criteria, coursework important for students to complete prior to internships, and activities that interns should experience during a retail internship. The responses analyzed …

Newsbulletin Vol. 14, No. 6, Salve Regina College

Newsbulletin

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of Present Position Of Selected College And University Personnel Administrators In The Southeastern United States To The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Roy S. Jones

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The problem was to determine whether a significant relationship existed among the present positions, career goals, and results of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator using selected college and university personnel administrators in the Southern Region of the College and University Personnel Association (CUPA). Literature was reviewed in order to determine the previous research of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator as it applies to college and university personnel administrators. The standard Myers-Briggs Type Indicator was chosen as the personality inventory instrument. Colleges and universities surveyed were selected using the Southern Region of the College and University Personnel Association (CUPA) as the group. The Myers-Briggs …

An Assessment Of The Status Of Articulation Between Public Secondary Schools, Vocational Schools, And Community Colleges In Virginia, Linda H. Kilgore

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the status of general education and occupational program articulation efforts and practices as they existed between community colleges and the public secondary and vocational schools in Virginia. The problem was to also determine if a positive climate existed which was necessary for the planning of articulated programs between the secondary, vocational, and community college systems. The climate was determined by the perceptions reported by administrators toward articulation activities. The population studied included the academic deans from 10 Virginia community colleges and the principals of representative public secondary and vocational schools from each …

The Effects Of An Experiential Based Instructional Program For Exploring Vocations In Emerging And New Technologies As Reflected By Student Growth In Career Maturity, Hilton A. Seay

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine if participation in an experiential based instructional program for exploring vocations in emerging and new technologies would enable academically able high school juniors and seniors to attain increased maturity of attitudes and competency in career decision-making skills as measured by the Career Maturity Inventory. A total of 64 students participated in the study. Participants came from a pool of 132 junior and senior high school students identified as having a grade point average that placed them in the top thirty percent of their class. A pretest and posttest utilizing the Career Maturity …