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The Purpose Of Schooling: Beliefs And Practices Of Educators In British Schools, Jessica Gilleylen, Jamie Hoogasian, Rachel Hunt, Elizabeth Johnson, Amanda Kristie, Jessica Landolfi, Mark Mishriky, Tara Murphy, Lauren Preleski, Jennifer Rigano, Elizabeth Schall, Lauren Zafrin

TERC Documents

The overall purpose of this study was to explore what British teachers consider to be the purposes of schooling and how their beliefs impacted their classroom practice. The principal aims of the British National Curriculum informed this study, thus we examined teacher perceptions of schooling along a continuum, from academic to personal/social education. Research methodology included the use of teacher surveys, semi-structured interviews, and classroom observations in four different London schools (two elementary, two secondary). Each London school was ethnically and linguistically diverse and primarily served an economically disadvantaged student population. Our research suggests that overall, an emphasis on standardized …

Teachers' Beliefs About The Factors That Support Successful Second Language Acquisition Of Elementary School Students, Joann M. Mcdonald Edd

Dissertations

Second language acquisition has increased in importance in elementary schools throughout the United States due, in part, to the growing numbers of English Language Learners (ELLs) as well as an economic and social demand for native English speakers to learn world languages. The purpose of this study was to investigate elementary teachers' beliefs regarding the factors that contribute to successfully learning a second language, whether students are ELLs learning English as a new language or English speakers learning a new language. More specifically, this study compared the opinions of elementary teachers of successful ELLs with teachers of English speakers successfully …

The Value Of Humanities Education And What Higher Education Must Do To Keep It Alive, Stephen A. Yang

Senior Honors Projects

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Occupational Values And Support In Career Choice: An Emphasis On Women In Science, Heather Meikle

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine how occupational values and social support for career pursuits influenced career choice, with a specific focus on women in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM). A sample of 62 college graduates participated in telephone interviews that addressed gender differences in seven occupational values and three sources of social support. Results showed that differences in occupational values differ by both gender and between individuals in STEM and non-STEM careers. The strength of STEM values better predicted a career in STEM than did gender. Finally, women in STEM received the least amount of social …

Every Child Left Behind, Sam Bremen

Whittier Scholars Program

This project provides historical context of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) which focuses on primarily literary and mathematical classes. This study will demonstrate how a traditional education curriculum through the thinking processes and projects required of the arts can foster creative thinking for preschool aged children. This study discusses the importance and impact creative classes have and also includes a lesson plan revolving around different subjects while using creative applications. This project also includes a personal journal detailing experience and goals with educating. At the end of the project are various chapters of literature supporting the arts as …

Comparison Of Six Selected New York City High Schools, Syracuse University. Maxwell School. Community Benchmarks Program

Community Benchmarks Program

This section presents data from five NYCDOE and NYSED documents for each of six New York City public high schools: Health Opportunities High School (HOH) • High School of Economics and Finance (HSEF) • High School for Leadership and Public Service (HSLAPS) • Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School (JKO) • Mathematics, Science Research, and Technology Magnet High School (MSRT) • Richard R. Green High School of Teaching (RRG)

Data from these reports compare test scores, attendance, drop-out rates, demographics, etc. for each school. The goal of the study is to consolidate key findings in a manner that allows readers to …

To Teach Kindergarten, Heather Lydon

ESSAI

No abstract provided.

Pages News, Volume 16, No. 2, April 2008, Gerrlt Lohmann, Louise Newman, Thorsten Kiefer

PAGES

Contents: Inside PAGES -- PAGES calendar -- Professor Tungsheng Liu: Obituary -- New on the PAGES Bookshelf -- National PAGES: Poland -- Special Section: Data-Model Comparison -- Introduction from the Guest Editor -- Linking data and models -- Science Highlights -- N. hemisphere atmospheric blocking in ice core accumulation records -- Reconstruction of Quaternary temperature fields and model-data comparison -- Maunder Minimum climate variability -- Little Ice Age in southern Patagonia -- 3-D 14C modeling: Last Glacial ocean circulation and 14C chronologies -- Data assimilation over the last millennium using ensemble techniques -- Facilitating proxy data interpretation of abrupt climate …

Comparing Net And Eri Standardized Exam Scores Between Baccaulureate Graduates Who Pass Or Fail The Nclex-Rn, Mary D. Bondmass, Sheniz Moonie, Susan Kowalski

Environmental & Global Health Faculty Research

In the United States, nursing programs are commonly evaluated by their graduates success on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). The purpose of this paper is to describe a change in NCLEX-RN success rates following the addition of standardized exams throughout our program's curriculum, and to compare these exam scores between graduates who pass NCLEX-RN and those who do not. Our results indicate an 8.5% change (p < 0.000) in the NCLEX-RN pass rate from our previous 5-year mean pass rate, and significant differences in standardized test scores for those who pass the NCLEX-RN compared to those who do not (p < 0.03). We conclude that our selected standardized exam scores are able to significantly identify graduates who are more likely to pass NCLEX-RN than not.

An Integrated Approach To The Teaching Of Numerical Methods To Engineering Students, Garrett Keane, Michael Carr, Patrick Carroll

Conference papers

In Technological University Dublin, historically, numerical methods were taught to engineering students using a format of traditional mathematics lectures, to a large class group consisting of students from five different engineering disciplines, complemented by small class tutorials. Assessment was by a single, written exam only.

In order to improve the overall effectiveness of the students’ learning experience, it was deemed beneficial to also introduce practical computing classes in which the students would be required to apply the general mathematical methods covered in lectures to discipline-specific examples.

Three different practical computing assignments were devised for the students to undertake, and 20% …

An Abstract Subject, Mashooque Ali Samo

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

No abstract provided.

Dayton Educator, Spring 2008, University Of Dayton

Dayton Educator

The Dayton Educator, published out of the Office of Public Relations, later University Communications, then University Marketing and Communications, provided news from the University of Dayton School of Education and Allied Professions to alumni and friends. It was published from the late 1990s to about 2010. This collection is not complete.

‘The Despair Of His Tutor’: Latin As Socioeducational Marker In Les Trois Mousquetaires, Emily A. Mcdermott

Classics & Religious Studies Faculty Publication Series

A significant motif in Les Trois Mousquetaires is to communicate the four heroes’ differing natures through their differing relationships with the Latin language. The separate academic pedigrees thus suggested for the three actual musketeers, Porthos, Athos and Aramis, each represent one of the major education models of early 17th century France: the courtly academy, private tuition, and the Jesuit collège. In the case of the up-and-coming d’Artagnan, by contrast, Dumas proffers less a type of 17th century education than an updating of the social values of that period to coincide with those of his own time. The successes of this …

Status Of Latino Education In Massachusetts: A Report, Nicole Lavan, Miren Uriarte

Gastón Institute Publications

Educational reform has brought great improvements in educational outcomes for Massachusetts students. In the past decade, achievement scores have risen for all students in Massachusetts; today the Commonwealth ranks first among all states in the overall National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores. However, it also ranks among the five states with the widest “gap” in achievement between white and Latino students in both NAEP Math and Reading. These gaps in achievement show that the benefits are not reaching all children. Latinos especially, but also African American children, are often left behind in a state with excellent academic institutions. Examining …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 16/04 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Modelos de clase latente en la evaluación de la educación : caso del aprovechamiento escolar en la educación primaria de Zacatecas / Francisco Muro González.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 16/01 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Achievement testing for English language learners, ready or not?/ Sau-Lim Tsang, Anne Katz [and] Jim Stack.

The Role Of Music In Society Past, Present And Future, Daniel Rager

Music Faculty Publications

The author investigates the role of music in the United States from the nineteenth century forward, and how it transformed into new genres through global ideologies. The paper examines the development, social and functional roles in early American music education and envisions music’s future in an ever changing world.

The article encompasses think tank organizations such as the Association of Performing Arts Presenters who have brainstormed on the theme of change and opportunity in America while asking:

• Who are the existing audiences for classical music?

• Who are untapped or potential audiences?

• What do they need to feel …

Education Discipline Catalog 2007-2011, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Reports

No abstract provided.

First Grade Fairy Tale Thematic Unit: Improving Writing, Chelsi Gross

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

This project integrated writing and literature to better teach first grade students how to write. The thematic unit utilizes a variety of learning styles and ties varying schools of thought together into one succinct unit through 14 lessons, one being a celebration. Each lesson is designed to incorporate Colorado State Writing Standards, Step Up to Writing, 6 Trait Writing, and the Writing Process. Upon review, this project was found to be well laid out, successful in addressing a range of learning styles, and easy to implement. However, the project may be at times too difficult for struggling writers and may …

Literature Review : What Are The Best Classroom Methods To Use In Assisting Elementary Students With Tourette Syndrome In Reaching Academic Success?, Brittany Stellin

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

This capstone investigates and compiles the best known classroom methods to help students with the neurological disorder Tourette Syndrome (TS) in achieving academic success. Tourette Syndrome is a disorder that not only makes academic life a struggle with its distinctive tics, but sufferers may have ADHD like symptoms as well. The best methods discussed in this capstone cover the categories of academic assistance, behavior management, and social help assistance in the classroom; all of which when addressed are known to assist a TS child in reaching academic success.

Best Approaches To Teach Students With Learning Disabilities At The College Level, Kathleen Steingrube

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

My capstone project is very unique and focuses on a topic that I am very passionate about and that is students with Learning Disabilities in higher education and how to best accommodate them while college. I also wrote a professional piece which is an autobiography about my life. But the book also is guide that through research is designed to help students. Taking all the resources and programs I was in and passing the word on so others can have access to the programs that helped me succeed. I happen to be student with learning disabilities and have had to …

Antidote To Marginalism: An Alternative Method Of Instruction For English Language Learners, Robert Gabriel Arias

Theses Digitization Project

This study will conclusively demonstrate that a two-way or dual-language immersion strategy works best to achieve the goal of bilingualism and biliteracy for our ELLs (English Language Learners).

What Contributes To Academic Achievement Among Elementary Grade Students: A Needs Assessment, Adriana Chavez, Martha Tinehyn Glomah

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this research study was to investigate the needs of parents and teachers to identify factors that contributed to academic achievement among elementary grade students. Data was collected from a total of 65 parents and teachers of elementary grade students from Rowland Elementary School in Rowland Heights.

The Effect Of Social Class On First -Year College Student Engagement And Satisfaction, Susan M. Mospens

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Social class is the hidden diversity on most college campuses. Although extensive research has demonstrated that social class is a strong predictor of access to college, retention, academic performance and college completion in higherEducation, little is known about the effect of social class on the college student experience as measured by student engagement and satisfaction. Grounded in Bourdieu's work on social and cultural capital, the premise of this study was to explore the interplay of campus culture and student social class culture. The goal was to identify aspects of the campus culture that impede or encourage engagement and satisfaction and …

Focus Group On Karst Hydrology - Conceptual Models, Aquifer Characterization, And Numerical Modeling, Martin Sauter, Lee J. Florea, Others

Earth, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Winter 2008 Farquhar Forum, Farquhar College Of Arts And Sciences

The Farquhar Forum College Magazine

No abstract provided.

Indiana Administrators And Teachers Evaluate Progress With The School Improvement Mandate And The Implementation Of Comprehensive School Reform, Jerry Michael Mckim

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In 1999 the Indiana General Assembly mandated all Indiana public schools must develop continuous school improvement plans. The actual legislation, Public Law 221, called for school improvement plans to be annually reviewed and revised; have objectives consistent with Indiana academic standards; provide for theEducational needs of all students, even those with exceptionalities; be measurable; and devise a professional development program. School improvement plans where fully implemented with the start of the 2002-2003 school year. The results of the study found there were statistically significant differences between administrators and teachers for ratings on focus and progress of comprehensive school reform. For …

Effect Of Embedded Streaming Video Strategy In An Online Learning Environment On The Learning Of Neuroscience, Pornsook Tantrarungroj

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the embedded streaming video strategy in an online learning environment on declarative knowledge learning of neuroscience. The design used in this study was the posttest-only control-group design. A sample of 92 undergraduate students from a Midwestern university was recruited for the study. The students in the experimental group received online text-based instruction with static graphics and embedded streaming video, while the control group received the online text-based instruction with static graphics. No significant difference in students' immediate learning performance was found as measured by the content-related immediate posttest; however, …

An Analysis Of Faculty Perspectives On The Theory And Practice Of Academic Freedom, Robin R. West

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Academic freedom is a concept said to be poorly defined and misunderstood. Much of the literature on academic freedom suggests that the presumed professorial right is threatened by a variety of internal and external forces. This study examines the theory and practice of academic freedom within the context of instruction in the university classroom. The study attempts to determine if there is a difference between faculty perspectives about the theoretical constructs of academic freedom and its praxis in instructional practice. In other words, "this is what I believe academic freedom is and does, but here is what I have experienced." …

Ua1c7 Departmental Photos, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Images showing everyday activities of university departments.