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The Development Of A Valid And Reliable Instrument To Assess Constructivist Practices In Primary Classrooms, Bianca Herlihy

Theses : Honours

This study investigates the development of an instrument to measure teachers' constructivist practices in their classrooms. The Department of Education Curriculum Framework for Western Australia is based on a constructivist learning environment, and this study has sought to develop an instrument for exploring individual Western Australian teachers utilisation of a constructivist learning environment in their classrooms. While there are a number of studies relating to constructivist classroom practices, the literature review indicates that there is little research about actual practice in a Western Australian primary school context. The instrument was developed from an extensive review of the literature. Key theorists …

Economic Education And Government Reform In The Republic Of Georgia, Craig Macphee

Department of Economics: Faculty Publications

The author describes public education through the media and training for government officials and for journalists undertaken as part of economic reform efforts in the Republic of Georgia of the former Soviet Union. The article concludes with a discussion of the necessary conditions for success of these broad-based educational efforts.

International Graduate Student Expectations At Rit, Zeneida Granados

Theses

Information is a key to seeing problems and experiences encountered by international graduate students while studying abroad. Consequent adaptations to new surroundings have been suggested from several perspectives. Services offered on-campus could help international graduate students to achieve their main goal: to be successful in their professional and social life. Success could commence from the initial contemplation or decision of studying abroad and might continue throughout their prolonged stay if continuous support was available from the staff and customized services in the college or university selected. Conducting sixteen face-to-face interviews (using open-ended questions) and two focus groups of four students …

An Evaluation Of A Web-Based Tool To Assist Transition To University, Jack Seddon

Theses : Honours

This study sought to evaluate the user experience of the Race Around ECU (NAHCU) Web site (Seddon. Grant, Kosh, White & Hunt, 2000) http://www.ecu.edu.au/pa/raecu, in an attempt to understand the extent that a web-based solution can enhance high school students prior knowledge of the issues that students encounter during transition to university and how effective the site is in raising their aspirations to attend university. It sought to determine the extent to which the provision of Web promoted engagement and to explore the extent to which teaching strategies that support the integration of Web site use within existing class structures …

The Open Gates: The Rise Of Student Loan Indebtedness And The Social Processes Of Borrowing Money In The Pursuit Of Higher Education., Wendell Wayne Brumfield

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study is to examine the perceptions of students at a two-year college about their student loan debt management and the level of indebtedness incurred as a result of utilizing student loans. A survey was conducted in the Spring 2001 semester at Louisiana State University at Eunice in which a systematic random sample was selected. The 37-question survey instrument used in the study included 15 demographic questions and one-open ended question requesting respondents to provide suggestions that could be used to help other students. In addition, 21 perception statements were asked loan recipients. This study found that …

An Exploration Of Middle And High School Students' Perceptions Of Deviant Behavior When Using Computers And The Internet., Annie Jean Harris Daniel

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

If the current trend continues, the use of computer technologies and the Internet will increase for teaching and education. It is urgent that researchers study computer and Internet deviance. The purpose of this study was to explore middle and high school students' perceptions of deviant behavior when using computers and the Internet. The target population for this study was middle and high school students. The accessible population included all students who attended a middle or high school in the East Baton Rouge Parish School which has computers that are capable of accessing the Internet (1,150 students---575 middle school students and …

Ce 605 The Servant As Teacher, Daryl L. Smith

Syllabi

The Pastor as Religious Educator, Robert L. Browning, ed. “The Means of Grace and Ways of Knowing: A Wesleyan Approach to Sacramental Learning,” (Christian Education Journal, Spring 2000), Dean G. Blevins The Safest Place on Earth, Larry Crabb. John Wesley’s Class Meeting: A Model for Making Disciples, D. Michael Henderson. Learning Styles, Marlene LeFever Creative Ministry, Henri Nouwen Patterns in Moral Development, Catherine M. Stonehouse. From the following list select one book to read (see Learning Group section below) that meets your learning goals. Leading the Team-based Church, George Cladis. Purpose Driven Youth Ministry, Doug Fields. Revitalizing the Sunday Morning …

Developing Schools' Capacity To Make Performance Judgements, William Loudy, Helen Wildy

Research outputs pre 2011

No abstract provided.

The Effectiveness Of The High-School Academic Program In Preparing Graduates For Post-Secondary Education As Perceived By Alumni From Four Seventh-Day Adventist Senior High Schools In Canada, Janice P. Maitland

Dissertations

Problem. Questions have been raised regarding the preparation of high-school students for postsecondary studies. This study was designed to measure the effectiveness of the high-school academic program in preparing graduates for postsecondary education as perceived by alumni from four Seventh-day Adventist senior high schools in Canada.

Method. Respondents were asked to indicate their level of agreement for each of 18 statements on a Likert-type (survey) instrument, strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5), measured against a scale—I-2.5, minimally effective; 2.51-3.5, moderately effective; and 3.51-5, highly effective. Mean scores and standard deviation scores were calculated to answer the first research question. …

Home And Classroom Learning Environment Correlates Of Academic Self -Efficacy In Middle School Mathematics., Thaddeus Theodore Claiborne

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study investigated the relationship between home and classroom learning environment characteristics and middle school students' self-efficacy beliefs about mathematics. Specifically, the study examined linkages between sources of efficacy in the home and classroom learning environments and the strength of students' self-efficacy beliefs in mathematics. Social cognitive theory includes self-efficacy beliefs as a major source of human agency and functioning (Bandura, 1997). Enactive mastery experiences, vicarious learning (modeling), verbal persuasion, and physiological/affective states (emotional arousal) are four sources of human efficacy. While numerous studies have been completed linking self-efficacy to learning and achievement (Pajares, 1996b), no studies within schools were …

The Assessment Of Student Performance And Satisfaction Outcomes With Synchronous And Asynchronous Interaction Methods In A Student -Centered Distributed Learning Environment, Shawn F. Clouse

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Teachers' Perceived Effectiveness Of Their Evaluation Process At Selected School Districts, Heather Mcdougall

Master's Theses

Digitized thesis

Memory Recall Among Individuals Reporting Child Sexual Abuse: The Role Of Suggestibility, Dissociation, And Closeness With The Perpetrator, Tammy M. Schultz

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Over the past decade, a contentious debate regarding delayed memories of child sexual abuse (CSA) has existed. Advocates on one side of the debate (Williams, 1994) maintain that common sequelae to traumatic events include memory disturbances. Dissociation and the dependent relationship between the victim and perpetrator are used to explain these memory disturbances. In contrast, proponents from the other end of the continuum (Loftus, 1993) argue abusive events are memorable, and suggestible clients adopt erroneous traumatic memories, as a result of leading questions used in therapy. The purpose of this study was to determine the epidemiology of CSA, and address …

Student Expectations And Satisfaction Levels In Private Career Colleges, Tammi Huggins

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine students' expectations of and satisfaction with academic experiences provided by private career colleges. Trends in student expectations and satisfaction levels at private career colleges were identified using the USA Group Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory (SSI) database for private career colleges for the years 1997, 1998 and 1999. In addition, differences in perceived importance and satisfaction levels based on gender, age, race/ethnicity, grade point average (GPA), and employment status were identified. Means and standard deviations were calculated in each of the categories by year for all 21,409 students to determine both students' ranks …

Obstacles To The Professionalisation Of Residential Child Care Work, David Williams, Kevin Lalor

Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies

No abstract provided.

Development Of An American Indian Studies Program For The Tohono O’Odham Community College, Byron Lee Blackwell

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The Tohono O'odham Community College opened a tribal Indian college in the fall 2000 semester. The Tohono O'odham Reservation was previously referred to as the Papago Reservation; the name was changed in 1986. The problem was that there was no curriculum in American Indian Studies at the college. In the past the Papagos always had to leave the reservation if they wanted to pursue higher education in American Indian studies.

The purpose of the applied dissertation was to develop a product. The purpose of the applied dissertation project was to design an American Indian Studies Program for the tribal college …

A Case Of Unconstitutional Immigration: The Importation Of England's National Curriculum To The United States, Jaime S. Boutwell

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

The decline in the quality of the American educational system continues to spawn debate and criticism across the nation. Despite many suggestions and arguments on how to improve American schools, such as voucher systems, smaller class size, and higher teacher qualifications, the concern, while deeply felt, appears to be empty rhetoric. Teachers' low salaries, the disparity in funding among schools, and the lack of parent and community involvement demonstrate America's apathy towards education reform. To effectuate meaningful changes in education, American communities must reach consensus on education's purpose and importance.

The failure of schools requires America to take action. State …

Development Of A Five Year Plan To Synchronize The Funding Of Existing Programs With Visionary Initiatives Of The Moody Bible Institute, Richard R. Epps

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Moody Bible Institute (MBI) is an 115-year-old institution located in Chicago, Illinois. In addition to its fully accredited vocational ministry focused educational programs, MBI has extensive broadcasting and publishing enterprises. MBI is heavily dependent on donations for its continued existence and expansion. The problem was that with a finite amount of financial resources, competition arises between the demands for funding existing core programs and the allocation of funds for visionary initiatives related to the expansion of education, broadcasting, and publishing. The purpose of this study was the development of a five-year plan that will synchronize the funding of existing programs …

Creating Non-Representational Art By Students Who Are Severely Intellectually Disabled Through A Pictorial And Musical Program, Jane Riddoch

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

The main purpose of this research study was to investigate the worth of a recently developed Pictorial and Musical art program for severely intellectually disabled students, and to compare the non-representational art work produced by lower primary students in a special education school to similar art work being produced by lower primary students in a regular school, when taught in the same program. A subsidiary purpose of the study was to investigate teacher reactions in the art classroom of each participating school, and to observe the extent of the Pictorial and Musical program interventions on the students' attitudes and production …

Early Childhood Teachers' Knowledge Of Children With Disabilities And Teaching Children With Disabilities, Pamela A. Kilgallon

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Trends to integrate students with disabilities into general education schools, rely on early childhood teachers utilising their knowledge and skills to provide successful induction into the education system, and fully including students with disabilities in the teaching program. This study describes early childhood teachers' knowledge of children with disabilities, and the teaching of these children, through teachers recounting their sources of knowledge and experiences in teaching children with disabilities. This study was conducted in the northern metropolitan teaching districts of Perth, Western Australia. Using both quantitative and qualitative methodology, 22 early childhood teachers completed a survey involving open-ended questions, followed …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 08/52 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Apoyo a la participación de padres en las escuelas primarias : un estudio etnográfico sobre un grupo latinoamericano en Canadá / Judith K. Bernhard, Marlinda Freire, [and] Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 08/51 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Findings from the teaching, learning, and computing survey : is Larry Cuban right? / Henry Jay Becker.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 08/49 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

What do test scores in Texas tell us? / Stephen P. Klein, Laura S. Hamilton, Daniel F. McCaffrey, [and] Brian M. Stecher.

Developing An Implementation Plan For The Idaho Msri Partnership Workshop Summary - Final Report, Florida Solar Energy Center, Jennifer Szaro

FSEC Energy Research Center®

Workshop conducted to develop an implementation plan for the Idaho Million Solar Roofs Initiative.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 08/48 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

"Put teaching on the same footing as research?" : teaching and learning policy review in Hong Kong and the U.S. / Orlan Lee.

Utilization And Integration Of Technology By Teachers: A Case Study, Dawn Shipley Basinger

Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the learning process of teachers as they begin to implement an innovation. The research problem was based on the need to understand better the processes by which teachers come to integrate technology into their instructional practices. The Concerns-Based Adoption Model (Hall, Wallace, & Dossett, 1973) provided the conceptual framework for facilitating change in teachers' use of technology to support instructional practices. The constructivist approach to learning characterized the setting for the courses-Introduction to Technology for Teachers (ITT) and Software Applications, Teaching Methods, and Software Development for Teachers ( AMDT …

Bad Drafting - A Case Study Of The Design And Implementation Of The Income Tax Subsidies For Education, Glenn E. Coven

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 08/43 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Consistency of findings across international surveys of mathematics and science achievement : a comparison of IAEP2 and TIMSS / Michael O'Leary, Thomas Kellaghan, George F. Madaus, [and] Albert E. Beaton.

Many Hands Can Lift The Heaviest Of Burdens': A Guide And Resource Book To Assist In Teaching And Learning About Africa In The United States, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, authored this bookdraft designed for teachers to teach about knowledgably about Africa -to those who have both never taught about Africa as well as those who have taught about Africa for a long time. 15 pages.

Using A Multiple Intelligence Checklist In Determining Multiple Intelligence, Rebecca Vee Ralston

Theses

Multiple Intelligence Theory was introduced in 1983 by Howard Gardner in his book Frames of Mind. Since the book was introduced. many educators who were searching for new methods to reach their students have utilized the theory of Multiple Intelligences in their classes. To assist in determining students' areas of strength in Multiple Intelligence. The Multiple Intelligence Checklist (MJC) was used in this study. Students, seven hundred seventy-seven, from a suburban elementary school were asked to complete the MIC. Data was collected from students in grades 2 through 5. A factor analysis was completed to determine if the checklist would …