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A Study Of Principals’ Supervisory Methods And Emphases In Tennessee School Systems, Bobby J. Bowers

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The problem of this study was to determine if there were differences in principals' supervisory emphases and practices in school systems where the superintendent is appointed and in school systems where the superintendent is elected by popular vote. A total of three hundred principals was surveyed using a Supervisory Practices Inventory developed by Albert and Judith Canfield. The principals responded to questions about supervisory emphasis and practices. The supervisory emphases areas were people, tasks or results, paralleling those developed by Peter Drucker and George Odiorne. The other area of response was in supervisory practices. Three methods were measured by the …

Identifying Characteristics To Use As Descriptors Of Educators’ Potential For Acquiring Computer Literacy, Leota W. Coffey

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to determine whether certain characteristics of public school administrators are present which can be used as descriptors for other educators' potential for acquiring computer literacy from a specific staff development model. Procedure. Participants in the study were 44 public school administrators from the Northwest Education Region of North Carolina. The study was quasi-experimental, using a pretest, treatment, and posttest design. The treatment of the subjects consisted of six three-hour sessions of computer literacy training. It was administered over a 12-week period of time. A model for staff development of computer literacy was designed …

A Comparative Study Of Secondary Science And Social Studies Teachers' Attitudes And Behaviors Regarding Recycling And Recycling Education, John G. Aubuchon

Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate secondary science and social studies teachers' attitudes and behaviors regarding solid waste recycling and classroom instruction in recycling, moreover, environmental education. The survey 's population was randomly selected from St. Louis County secondary schools. The study documented the need for control of solid waste through recycling and t he need to educate to improve recycling. It provided an extensive review of the literature on recycling instruction as well as classroom recycling activities and lesson plans.

The study used a 12 item survey-questionnaire to identify groups of teachers with the most interest in …

Spatial Perception As A Predictor Of Success In Higher Mathematics, Lou A. Rolen

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The problem of this study was to determine if spatial perception could be a predictor of success in higher mathematics. This study first showed correlations of the results of three spatial perception tests taken by high-school students with their final geometry grades. Structure of the Intellect-Learning Ability subtests CFS (cognition of figural systems) and CFT (cognition of figural transformations), as well as Differential Aptitude Tests-Space Relations subtest, were used. Correlations were then computed for high-school geometery grades with calculus I grades. Geometry thus was used as a bridge between spatial perception and calculus performance. Secondly, the investigator explored any difference …

Newsbulletin Vol. 15, No. 11, Salve Regina College

Newsbulletin

No abstract provided.

Doctor Of Education In Computer Education Center For Computer-Based Learning 1985, Nova University

College of Engineering and Computing Course Catalogs

The Center for Computer-Based Learning was formed in 1983 and began offering online programs in 1985. The publication date of this item is approximate and should be considered as published during the mid to late 1980s.

The Development Of An Assessment Instrument Measuring The Spanish Proficiency Of First Grade Students In A Bilingual Bicultural Language Arts Program, Cecilia. Carrasco

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Student Nonpromotion Effects Upon Elementary Academic Achievement (In-Grade Retention, Wastage, Sex Differences, Failure, Kindergarten Attendance), Penny Pitts Catherine

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Problem. Studies since the 1920s have produced conflicting results as to the value of nonpromotion when used as anEducational strategy to increase academic achievement. This study probed the relationships between academic achievement and student nonpromotion by examining these factors: (1) academic achievement of nonpromoted students as compared to that of their re-entry peers; (2) the longitudinal effects of nonpromotion; (3) the grade level at which the retention occurred; (4) the sex link; (5) kindergarten attendance of the retainee. Method. Fifty nonpromoted males and 50 nonpromoted females retained only once in any grade K through four, from the Gary Community School …

A Study Of The Influence Of Logo On Locus Of Control, Attitudes Toward Mathematics, And Problem-Solving Ability In Children In Grades 4, 5, 6, Barbara W. Lewinter Edd

Dissertations

This study was designed to determine the influence of the Logo computer environment on locus of control, attitudes toward mathematics, and problem-solving ability. An experimental design was employed to test whether students in grades 4, 5, 6 who studied Logo showed more positive attitudes toward mathematics and scored higher on locus of control measures than a control group. The intact non-equivalent control group design was employed. The experimental group of 174 youngsters studied Logo for 12 weeks. Ninety-eight youngsters comprised the control group. Differences between groups pre and post Logo training were tested using two instruments, "A Study of Attitude …

Attitudes Of Principals Toward Written Composition Research And Instructional Leadership Practices Associated With Effective Writing Programs, Patricia R. Parlin Edd

Dissertations

One purpose of this study was to assess the attitudes of principals toward recent research findings concerning the teaching of writing. The second purpose of this study was to assess attitudes of principals toward the instructional leadership practices which would be essential to the management of an effective school-wide writing program. Subjects were (N = 180) elementary and secondary principals from San Diego County, California. The questionnaire used for this study, "Principals' Attitudes Regarding Written Composition," and the interview schedule were developed by the researcher based on a review of the literature. Fiftyeight percent of the questionnaires were returned with …

The Design Of An Internal Resource Allocation Model For Use In Higher Education, Ann Clark

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

A computer model has been developed for the purpose of allocating funds, by department, within a university. This model categorizes each class as one of three types -- lecture, problem solving, or laboratory. A standard class size is assigned to each type -- 40, 25, and 10 respectively. Combining the previous years head count for each class with the credit-hour value of each class, a faculty position count for every department is generated.

Administrative positions, staff positions, operating expense, and operating capital funds are calculated using various combinations of factors involving student credit hours, faculty positions, and class type. Factors …

The Interaction Of Conceptual Tempo And Modeling On Motor Performance (Learning Style)., Shirley Devard Brown

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This experiment was designed to examine the effects of conceptual tempo and modeling on performance of a serial motor task. There were 48 subjects, 10- and 11-years old males and females, classified as impulsive or reflective. Subjects were randomly assigned to one of three modeling groups or a control group. The modeling strategies included: silent-model, verbal-model and verbal-model with self-instruction. The task was a motor skill obstacle course in which both speed and errors were scored. Data were analyzed by a 2 x 4 (Cognitive Style x Model Type) MANOVA with the number of trials to criterion, the average number …

Development Of A Computer-Assisted Instruction Courseware Package In Statistics And A Comparative Analysis Of Three Management Strategies For This Courseware., Preston Dinkins

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a tutorial computer-assisted instruction (CAI) lesson teaching the normal distribution and standard scores. Instruction on the normal curve, and unit-normal curve, z-scores, areas under the normal curve, and standard scores was given in this study. This CAI courseware was created in order to teach or review these concepts to graduate students in education. An evaluation of this CAI lesson was conducted. It consisted of a small scale pilot test, and a 2 x 3 factorial design experiment. The pilot test study was conducted so that reaction data to this software …

Developing Units For Gifted Second Graders With Emphasis On Critical Thinking Skills, Connie Lou Gearhardt Haines

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Field-Dependence/Independence And Sex On Patterns Of Achievement And Grading In A First-Semester Calculus Course (Cognitive Style, Remedial Mathematics, Grading Bias, Appraisal, College), Timothy John Kelly

Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this study was twofold: first, to investigate effects of field-dependence/independence (f-d/i), sex, and different types of audiovisual remedial instruction on mathematics achievement (Experiment I); second to investigate the effects of student and grader cognitive style (f-d/i) and sex on calculus test grades (Experiment II).

One hundred fifty first-semester calculus students, identified by an algebra/trigonometry pretest as requiring trigonometry remediation, served as subjects for Experiment I. As measures of f-d/i, the Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT) and The Miniaturized Rod and Frame Test (MRFT) were administered to the subjects, who were apportioned into six experimental groups, representing three …

Regular Education Teachers’ Attitudes And Knowledge Concerning The Mainstreaming Of Handicapped Students, Kenneth R. Brown

Dissertations (Pre-2016)

The purpose of this study was to determine whether regular education teachers, when given an intensive training program in all aspects of special education, will be more at ease when teaching handicapped students and in turn have im proved attitudes when working with these students. The data for the study were collected in 1984 and 1985 using a researcher-designed instrument entitled Special Education Attitude Survey (SEAS). A total of 93 teachers in the Spring Branch Independent School District (Houston, Texas) was in cluded in the study. A treatment group was administered training in a two-day workshop setting. The control group …

Multi-Curricular Units Based On Animal Life For The First Grade, Elaine Sanchez

All Graduate Projects

A booklet for teaching first grade science through multi-curricular units was developed and compiled. The booklet contains ten such units, which cover animal life. Each unit is a five-day plan for an approximate thirtyminute period, and was designed for total group instruction. Included in each unit are activities for language arts, math, art, and handwriting, all of which are based upon a particular animal. The materials were compiled from commercial and handmade sources.

Summer Enrichment Program For Elementary Students At The Intermediate Level, Robert John Reister

All Graduate Projects

A six-week summer enrichment program with curriculum was developed for Liberty Christian School in Walla Walla. It is activity based and is in conjunction with A Beka Book Christian school curriculum. The student chooses activities from six disciplines at various difficulty levels. The program includes plans for student incentives and informal evaluation. It will be open to parochial and nonparochial students. The purpose is to (a) enrich curriculum, (b) help students retain concepts over the summer months, (c) promote application of content.

Stough V. Crenshaw Country Board Of Education: Parental Rights And Segregation Academies, Stuart Melnick

Fordham Urban Law Journal

The author of this student note explores a recent 11th Circuit decision in Strough v. Crenshaw Country Board of Education, which held that the state's proffered interests were not compelling, and therefore failed to override a fundamental right. In the case, a county school board forbid its employees from sending their children to private school, and the regulation was contested by two tenured teachers who sought to enroll their children in a private, racially segregated school. The court eventually found that a parent's right to educate their child was a fundamental right, and the policy reasons advanced by the school …

Doctor Of Arts In Information Science 1985, Nova University

College of Engineering and Computing Course Catalogs

The Center for Computer-Based Learning was formed in 1983 and began offering online programs in 1985. The publication date of this item is approximate and should be considered as published during the mid to late 1980s.

Center For Computer Based Learning--Computer Simulation On Unix 1985, Nova University

College of Engineering and Computing Course Catalogs

The Center for Computer-Based Learning was formed in 1983 and began offering online programs in 1985. The publication date of this item is approximate and should be considered as published during the mid to late 1980s.

Doctor Of Arts In Information Science Computer-Based Program Delivered Through Unix Leadership 1985, Nova University

College of Engineering and Computing Course Catalogs

The Center for Computer-Based Learning was formed in 1983 and began offering online programs in 1985. The publication date of this item is approximate and should be considered as published during the mid to late 1980s.

Doctor Of Arts In Training And Learning-Leadership 1985, Nova University

College of Engineering and Computing Course Catalogs

The Center for Computer-Based Learning was formed in 1983 and began offering online programs in 1985. The publication date of this item is approximate and should be considered as published during the mid to late 1980s.

Doctor Of Arts In Training And Learning Technology, Nova University

College of Engineering and Computing Course Catalogs

The Center for Computer-Based Learning was formed in 1983 and began offering online programs in 1985. The publication date of this item is approximate and should be considered as published during the mid to late 1980s.

Master Of Science In Computer-Based Learning Leadership 1985, Nova University

College of Engineering and Computing Course Catalogs

The Center for Computer-Based Learning was formed in 1983 and began offering online programs in 1985. The publication date of this item is approximate and should be considered as published during the mid to late 1980s.

Center For Computer Based Learning--Relational Data Base Management On Unix 1985, Nova University

College of Engineering and Computing Course Catalogs

The Center for Computer-Based Learning was formed in 1983 and began offering online programs in 1985. The publication date of this item is approximate and should be considered as published during the mid to late 1980s.

Master Of Science In Computer-Based Learning With An Option In Training And Learning 1985, Nova University

College of Engineering and Computing Course Catalogs

The Center for Computer-Based Learning was formed in 1983 and began offering online programs in 1985. The publication date of this item is approximate and should be considered as published during the mid to late 1980s.

Center For Computer Based Learning--Statistics For The Professional 1985, Nova University

College of Engineering and Computing Course Catalogs

The Center for Computer-Based Learning was formed in 1983 and began offering online programs in 1985. The publication date of this item is approximate and should be considered as published during the mid to late 1980s.

Doctor Of Arts In Information Systems, Nova University

College of Engineering and Computing Course Catalogs

The Center for Computer-Based Learning was formed in 1983 and began offering online programs in 1985. The publication date of this item is approximate and should be considered as published during the mid to late 1980s.

Computer-Based Graduate Programs For International Educators, Nova University

College of Engineering and Computing Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.