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Hands-On Activities To Be Implemented Within A Title I/Lap Math Program, Margaret Rae Hancock

All Graduate Projects

The project provides middle school math teachers who work with the lower quartile of the student population at the middle school level, a handbook of strategies, methods and activity ideas to implement into the classroom to enhance student learning. The handbook allows middle school math teachers the opportunity to explore alternative teaching practices. It contains student-centered activities, which will allow the lower quartile of the student population an opportunity to have a positive experience in math, as well as taking ownership of their learning. By connecting the students prior knowledge to situations in math that the students can make a …

Hands-On Activities To Be Implemented Within A Title I/Lap Math Program, Margaret Rae Hancock

All Graduate Projects

The project provides middle school math teachers who work with the lower quartile of the student population at the middle school level, a handbook of strategies, methods and activity ideas to implement into the classroom to enhance student learning. The handbook allows middle school math teachers the opportunity to explore alternative teaching practices. It contains student-centered activities, which will allow the lower quartile of the student population an opportunity to have a positive experience in math, as well as taking ownership of their learning. By connecting the students prior knowledge to situations in math that the students can make a …

Teaching And Trading: Local Voices And Global Issues From Central Asia, Sarfaroz Niyozov, Duishon Shamatov

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

No abstract provided.

The Relationships Between Secondary Language Teachers' Multiple Intelligence Preferences And Their Choice Of Mi-Inspired Teaching Strategies In The Classroom, Wenmin (Mindy) Huang

Student Work

The purpose of the study was to examine ESL teachers' perceived multiple intelligences (MI), their choice of MI-inspired teaching strategies in the classroom, and the relationship between teachers' perceived MI preferences and their selection of strategies or activities that reflect or do not reflect their MI preference in the classroom. Two survey instruments were used to collect data for this study: the Intelligence Survey (IS), and the MI-Inspired Teaching Strategy Index (MITSI). This study was delimited to ESL teachers who had been enrolled in the ESL endorsement program at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). Results indicated that the …

Nebraska Public School Superintendents' Perceptions Of Nebraska's Assessment/Accountability System's Effect On High Schools, Wanda M. Clark

Student Work

The purpose of this study was to determine superintendents' perceptions of the Nebraska assessment/accountability reporting system (STARS) as they effect high schools. Data measuring the superintendents' perceptions of the STARS program included how they perceived the STARS program's effect on teachers, instructional practices, students, building principals, and resources. Demographic information was collected to determine if differences existed between subgroups based on the superintendents' district size, superintendents' years of experience, the district's free/reduced lunch percentage, the district's 11th grade portfolio rating on communication, the amount of STARS funding, and the financial support required from the district.

Changing To A Student-Centred Paradigm: The Why, What And How, Mike Murphy

Presentations

No abstract provided.

Factors Of Placement Decisions Of Students With Learning Disabilities, April C. Yetsko

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

This study looked at the factors that are involved in determining the placement decision of a child with a learning disability. Reading level, previous placement, initial placement, intelligence quotient, English proficiency and behavior were the factors examined in the study. Data was collected by examining the school files of children labeled as learning disabled in two school districts in south Texas. The different placement factors were studied to see which ones were most predictive of the number of hours a week that a student spent in a special education classroom. The research design utilized was a descriptive analysis, a correlation …

Culture And Motivation In Online Learning Environments, Frances A. Clem Edd

Dissertations

In the past, instructional design of online learning has largely ignored culture in the creation of online learning environments. Because research in the interaction of culture and online learning is very sparse, an exploratory, blended study was conducted to assess whether there is evidence that one measurable aspect of learners’ culture interacts with the online learning environment in ways that can be observed and identified, and whether this interaction impacts learners’ motivation and behavior in those environments. “Culture” is a complex concept consisting of many interrelated behaviors and values. For this reason, the study focused on one single aspect of …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/28 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Savings education : learning the value of self-control / Patricia A. Hutton [and] James M. Holmes.

Gender And Generational Differences In The Self-Ratings Of Leadership Practices By Elementary School Administrators Within Four Florida Counties, Michele E. Polk

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Considerable research has been conducted over time on possible gender differences, with varying results regarding the existence and/or degree of differences. In particular, research on differences in leadership practices of men and women have abounded since the 1970s as women began to make their way into management and supervisory positions.

In todays work force, several generations can be found working together within a single work setting. Possibly, differences in leadership may be more generational than gender related; however, little research has considered both gender and generation as variables. This study adds to literature relating to the existence of gender and/or …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/26 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Accountability and the pressures to exclude : a cautionary tale from England / E. Rustique-Forrester.

Spring 2005 Farquhar Forum, Farquhar College Of Arts And Sciences

The Farquhar Forum College Magazine

No abstract provided.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/23 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Using Pressure and Support to Create a Qualified Workforce / Sharon Ryan [and] Debra J. Ackerman.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/21 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Texas charter school legislation and the evolution of open-enrollment charter schools / Carrie Y. Barron Ausbrooks, Edith J. Barrett [and] Theresa Daniel.

Teaching High Speed Photography And Photo-Instrumentation, Andrew Davidhazy

Presentations and other scholarship

As the tools available to the high speed photographer have become more powerful the underlying technology has increased in complexity and often is beyond the reach of most practitioners in terms of in-the-field troubleshooting or adaptation and this specialization has also driven many systems beyond the reach of high school, community college and undergraduate, non-research funded, universities. In spite of this and with the belief that fundamental techniques, reasoning and approaches have not changed much over the years, several courses in photo-instrumentation at the Imaging and Photographic Technology program at the Rochester Institute of Technology present to a couple dozen …

Accountability For The Implementation Of Secondary Visual Arts Standards In Utah And Queensland, John K. Derby

Theses and Dissertations

Utah and the majority of states have adopted mandatory standards for visual arts, yet no accountability measures have been established. Consequently, it is impossible to determine if standards are being addressed in the art classroom and aggregate grades are subjective. Queensland, Australia instituted a system of moderated school-based assessment (moderation) in 1971, whereby assessment is accomplished locally, then verified by peer experts. Queensland ensures that standards are addressed in curricula and assessment and that exit grades are reliable and comparable. Research has shown that Utah and Queensland share comparable visual arts standards and similar demographics. Queensland moderation has been extensively …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/20 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Workforce quality goals and the implications for education : the Oregon experience / Nathan Sivers-Boyce, Tom Hibbard [and] Jerry Gray.

Smart Classrooms, Classroom Action Research And Electronic Portfolios: The Articulation Of A Modern Liberal Education, Pandeli M. Glavanis Dr.

Faculty Journal Articles

In a recent issue of Liberal Education, Rick Vaz places information technology at the core of modern liberal education when he argues that “computer literacy is an empowering and liberating skill for undergraduates, useful in virtually every discipline and profession” (Vaz, 2004) In this respect Vaz is locating at the core of the liberal education agenda the fact that it is now widely recognized by most teachers (at whatever level of instruction) that “technology” affects the way we learn and teach. Thus, “smart classrooms” (of whatever form) are no longer an added luxury in cotemporary liberal educational institutions or a …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/19 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Mandating supplemental intervention services : is New York State doing enough to help all students succeed? / Kieran M. Killeen [and] John W. Sipple.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/18 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Sharing the wealth : national board certified teachers and the students who need them most / Daniel C. Humphrey, Julia E. Koppich [and] Heather J. Hough.

Medieval Education, Ronald B. Begley, Joseph W. Koterski, S.J.

History

This volume offers original studies on the subject of medieval education, not only in the formal academic sense typical of schools and universities but also in a broader cultural sense that includes law, liturgy, and the new religious orders of the high Middle Ages. Its essays explore the transmission of knowledge during the middle ages in various kinds of educational communities, including schools, scriptoria, universities, and workshops.

Lutheran Day School Operation: Financial Stewardship Implications, Thomas Radtke

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

In addressing this problem as it faces Trinity Lutheran Church, the writer will survey other schools and determine the method that each congregation uses to fund the operation of its day school. My premise from the outset is that some of these day schools use the traditional means of funding through congregational offerings while others use member tuition as a major factor in the funding of their day schools. The purpose of this exercise is to evaluate the methods used and make application to Trinity for the best method of funding their day school operation.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/16 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Impact of degree field on the earnings of male and female college graduates / Catherine E. Freeman, Thomas D. Snyder [and] Brooke Connolly.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/15 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Designing finance structures to satisfy equity and adequacy goals / Richard A. King, Austin D. Swanson [and] Scott R. Sweetland.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/14 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Staking out the successful student / Christopher Brown.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/10 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Factors affecting the impact of professional development programs on teachers, Äô knowledge, practice, student outcomes & efficacy /Lawrence Ingvarson, Marion Meiers [and] Adrian Beavis.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/09 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Trends in state education policy in Greece : 1976 to the 1997 reform / Nikos M. Georgiadis.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/07 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Catching up with the Vaughn Express : six years of standards-based teacher evaluation and performance pay / Eileen M. Kellor.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/06 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Relationship of high school graduation exams to graduation rates and SAT scores / Gregory J. Marchant [and] Sharon E. Paulson.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/05 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Patenting productivity and intellectual property policies at research I universities : an exploratory comparative study / Pilar Mendoza [and] Joseph B. Berger.