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Character Cars : How Computer Technology Enhances Learning In Terms Of Arts Ideas And Arts Skills And Proceses In A Year 7 Male Visual Arts Education Program, Gemma E. Scarparolo Jan 2005

Character Cars : How Computer Technology Enhances Learning In Terms Of Arts Ideas And Arts Skills And Proceses In A Year 7 Male Visual Arts Education Program, Gemma E. Scarparolo

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

'The possibilities that the technology can offer are seemingly endless and remain to be fully explored in [visual] art education." (Callow. 2001. p,43) The aim of this research is to investigate whether the integration of Visual Arts Technology Tools (TECH-TOOLS) into Traditional Visual Arts Programs (TRAD-['ROG) enhance the students' learning in terms of Arts Ideas (AI) and Arts Skills and Processes (ASP) and whether it is a cost effective option for Western Australian primary schools. To determine whether it is worth the inclusion of TECH-TOOLS in terms of enhancing learning. this research will statistically state whether the combination of TECH-TOOLS …

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Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/72 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Dec 2004

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/72 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

More than Teacher Directed or Child Initiated: Preschool Curriculum Type, Parent Involvement, and Children, Äôs Outcomes in the Child-Parent Centers / Elizabeth Graue, Melissa A. Clements, Arthur J. Reynolds [and] Michael D. Niles.

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Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/70 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Dec 2004

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/70 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Meeting NCLB goals for highly qualified teachers : estimates by state from survey data / Rolf K. Blank, Doreen Langesen, Elizabeth Laird, Carla Toye [and] Victor Bandeira de Mello.

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Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/68 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Dec 2004

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/68 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Advanced placement expansion of the 1990s : how did traditionally underserved students fare? / Kristin Klopfenstein.

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Teaching Fractions, Natalie Miles Dec 2004

Teaching Fractions, Natalie Miles

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Because fractions are a vital part of mathematics instruction in schools and can be found in real life, it is important that all students understand and be able to utilize them. Teachers should choose strategies that will work best for their individual students, taking into account the various ways their students learn and the fraction knowledge students already possess. To effectively teach fractions, teachers must find ways to prompt student interest. Teachers can accomplish this through the use of technology. games. and manipulatives. Effective teachers must take into account the cultural diversity of their students. Teachers must be able to …

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A Study Of Education Reform In Texas: State Mandated Testing Results, Effects, And The University Of Texas-Pan American, Monica M. Trevino Dec 2004

A Study Of Education Reform In Texas: State Mandated Testing Results, Effects, And The University Of Texas-Pan American, Monica M. Trevino

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

The study will use scores on TASP, and ACT as predictors of first year college success. First year college success will be measured by first-year year college grade point average and number of class hours dropped. We expect to find a high correlation between standardized test scores and college success. In order to continue yearly state test administration efforts, data needs to be found supporting that these efforts are sufficient. If this evidence is not present, then state mandated achievement testing needs to be reconsidered for use as a requirement for receipt of a high school diploma, school accountability, and …

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Analysis Of English And Spanish Academic Proficiency Of Pre-Service Bilingual Teachers At A University In South Texas, Matthew E. Meyers Dec 2004

Analysis Of English And Spanish Academic Proficiency Of Pre-Service Bilingual Teachers At A University In South Texas, Matthew E. Meyers

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

The purpose of this research was to examine the English and Spanish academic writing proficiency of pre-service bilingual teachers at a university in south Texas and attempt to establish factors that have influenced that proficiency or lack of proficiency. Ninety-four participants who volunteered to take part in the study completed a 50-question survey that solicited demographic information and perceived proficiencies in English and Spanish. After collecting the data from the survey, participants wrote essays on four separate themes. Two of the essays were written in Spanish, and two were written in English. The compositions purported to elicit the participants' written …

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Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/64 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Nov 2004

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/64 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Closing the racial achievement gap : the role of reforming instructional practices / Harold Wenglinsky.

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Education Law, D. Patrick Lacy Jr., Kathleen S. Mehfoud Nov 2004

Education Law, D. Patrick Lacy Jr., Kathleen S. Mehfoud

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Instructional Methods And Efficacy Of Teachers Trained In Differentiated Instruction, Patricia A. Crum Nov 2004

Instructional Methods And Efficacy Of Teachers Trained In Differentiated Instruction, Patricia A. Crum

Student Work

This study examined the instructional methods and efficacy of teachers involved in a two-part district staff development project in differentiated instruction. Responses from 194 kindergarten through twelfth grade teachers on a self-perception survey were collected after an initial district staff training and implementation and again after involvement in a second teacher centered district staff development plan in differentiated instruction with implementation time. The data collected were analyzed to determine what instructional methods and efficacy the staff displayed and to determine whether a change in teachers' perceptions occurred during the 9-month period following the second district plan.

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Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/61 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Oct 2004

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/61 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Support gap : new teachers, Äô early experiences in high-income and low-income schools / Susan Moore Johnson, Susan M. Kardos, David Kauffman, Edward Liu [and] Morgaen L. Donaldson.

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Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/60 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Oct 2004

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/60 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Systemic reform in a federated system : Los Angeles at the turn of the millennium / David Menefee-Libey.

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Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/58 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Oct 2004

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/58 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

School size, achievement, and achievement gaps / Bradley J. McMillen.

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The History Of Federal And Cooperative Animal Damage Control, Donald W. Hawthorne Oct 2004

The History Of Federal And Cooperative Animal Damage Control, Donald W. Hawthorne

Sheep and Goat Research Journal

The predecessor of the Wildlife Services program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, was founded by C. Hart Merriam in 1885 with a Congressional appropriation of $5,000. These funds were used to organize a Section of Economic Ornithology as part of the Entomology Division of USDA. Merriam immediately hired longtime friend A. K. Fisher to be his assistant and the two shared a clerk. The new Section proved to be so popular with farmers and politicians that the Congress created a separate Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy in 1886. The Commissioner of Agriculture …

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News From Gold Circle - Fall 2004, Nova Southeastern University Oct 2004

News From Gold Circle - Fall 2004, Nova Southeastern University

Gold Circle

No abstract provided.

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Catalog, 2004-2005, Anderson University - South Carolina Oct 2004

Catalog, 2004-2005, Anderson University - South Carolina

Catalogs

The 2004-2005 academic catalog and introduction to the college.

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Excellence In Nursing Knowledge [Complete Issue - Digital Origin: October 2004, Vol 1, 2], Scott Beckett, Cathy Day, Pam Falasco, Karen Gorby, Patricia Martin, Deb Mckee, Linda Miller, Jean Scholz, Cherie Spragg, Darla Vale, Sigma Theta Tau International Oct 2004

Excellence In Nursing Knowledge [Complete Issue - Digital Origin: October 2004, Vol 1, 2], Scott Beckett, Cathy Day, Pam Falasco, Karen Gorby, Patricia Martin, Deb Mckee, Linda Miller, Jean Scholz, Cherie Spragg, Darla Vale, Sigma Theta Tau International

Sigma Past Publishing - Excellence Newsletters

Publishing History: In 2004, the Excellence publication was once again transformed, this time becoming Excellence in Nursing Knowledge (ENK): Voices of Evidence in Nursing, an online-only, topic-centric monthly edited by subject-matter experts. Nine issues of ENK were published from August 2004 through May 2005. The format represented the views from administration, bedside nursing, and student nursing in a single issue. Topics explored were Synergy (Martha A. Q. Curley)*, The Future of Nursing (Jean Scholz), Beyond Ratios (Karole Mourek and Ken Colbert), Preventing Surgical Infections (Marianne Fredrick and Lisa Pilla), Elevating Nurses (Susan Torres, Terri Wurmser, and Jane Bliss-Holtz), Clinical Scholars …

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Prospective Teachers’ Ability To Pose Word Problems, Nusrat Fatima Rizvi Oct 2004

Prospective Teachers’ Ability To Pose Word Problems, Nusrat Fatima Rizvi

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

The purpose of this study was to assess difference in prospective teachers’ ability to pose word problems for mathematical expressions involving division before and after an instruction intervention. After the initial assessment of participants’ ability to pose word problems for division expressions, the researcher introduced an alternative model i.e. rate or ratio to represent division involving whole numbers. After the intervention it was assessed whether the model helped the prospective teachers develop word problems for division of fractions. The findings revealed that the prospective teachers successfully posed word problems for division of whole numbers based on intuitive model of fair …

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Secondary Education Form B: Objectives And Requirements 09/29/2004, Curriculum Committee Sep 2004

Secondary Education Form B: Objectives And Requirements 09/29/2004, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Reports

No abstract provided.

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Education Form B: Discipline Objectives And Requirements 09/29/2004, Curriculum Committee Sep 2004

Education Form B: Discipline Objectives And Requirements 09/29/2004, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Reports

No abstract provided.

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Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/54 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Sep 2004

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/54 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Music education for the 21st century : epistemology and ontology as bases for student aesthetic education / José Luis Aróstegui, Robert Stake [and] Helen Simons.

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Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/52 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Sep 2004

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/52 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

School size and the influence of socioeconomic status on student achievement : confronting the threat of size bias in national data sets / Craig B. Howley [and] Aimee A. Howley.

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Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/53 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Sep 2004

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/53 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Effects of high-school size on student outcomes : response to howley and howley / Valerie E. Lee.

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Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/50 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Sep 2004

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/50 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

After exit : academic achievement patterns of former English language learners / Ester J. de Jong.

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Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/49 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Sep 2004

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/49 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Age and achievement / James B. Grissom.

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Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/48 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Sep 2004

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/48 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Identifying teacher, school and district characteristics associated with elementary teachers, Äô use of technology : a multilevel perspective / Laura M. O, ÄôDwyer, Michael Russell [and] Damian J. Bebell.

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Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/46 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Sep 2004

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/46 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

National board certified teachers and their students, Äô achievement / Leslie G. Vandevoort, Audrey Amrein-Beardsley [and] David C. Berliner.

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The Liberal Arts Academy - A Minority Report, W. John Coats Sep 2004

The Liberal Arts Academy - A Minority Report, W. John Coats

Convocation Addresses

No abstract provided.

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Teachers’ Conceptions Of The Nature Of Science: A Comparative Study From Pakistan And Uk, Nelofer Halai, Jane Mcnicholl Sep 2004

Teachers’ Conceptions Of The Nature Of Science: A Comparative Study From Pakistan And Uk, Nelofer Halai, Jane Mcnicholl

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

Curriculum designers in both Pakistan and the UK accept that science education for today’s young people should not just be about learning science, it should also include learning about the nature of science. However, together with other research evidence, this article suggests that for many science teachers, teaching about the nature of science might be problematic as they do not have the necessary understanding of the nature of science themselves. This article also argues that there are benefits in teachers across cultural divides sharing their understandings about the nature of science.

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How To Make The Teaching Of Transfer Of Heat More Effective, Muhammad Nabi Khan, Amos Ngugi Sep 2004

How To Make The Teaching Of Transfer Of Heat More Effective, Muhammad Nabi Khan, Amos Ngugi

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

No abstract provided.

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