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Angelman's Syndrome Case Study And Appropriate Educational Curriculum, Allyson Lesly Hatt

Masters Theses

The purpose of this professional paper is to provide Special Educators with information on a presumably rare type of Mental and Physical Retardation that has been diagnosed as Angelman's Syndrome.

In order to assist this presentation, a previously unpublished case study of a nineteen year and four month old female who has been categorized as having Angelman's Syndrome, will be discussed. This case study will aid in the understanding of the syndrome.

Secondary to informing, it is the author's goal to provide teachers of special education with practical lesson curriculum that will assist the teachers who have a student with …

Perceived Training Needs Of Principals In Northeast Tennessee: Analysis Of Data In Two Selected Years, Ann M. Little

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The problem of this study was to compare perceived training needs of public school administrators at two points in time and to analyze those needs as to age, sex, educational degree, and experience of respondents. The survey population consisted of public school principals in the 14 systems of the First Educational District in Northeast Tennessee. A descriptive research design was chosen for the study. A follow-up questionnaire was developed based on the 1986 Brown Survey which surveyed the same population for demographic and professional characteristics in addition to the perceived training needs of principals, superintendents, and school board members. Respondents …

A Demographic Evaluation Of The Certification Qualifications Of Secondary Science Teachers With Implications For School Administrators, Joan S. Bowen

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This population study of the certification qualifications of the secondary science teachers of the Upper East Tennessee region in 1984-85 was conducted to determine if there was a qualification shortage in any science-teaching area at the beginning of the Comprehensive Education Reform Act (CERA). Data were obtained from the Tennessee State Department of Education Preliminary Report Forms for Staff. Subject certification data and 1984-85 teaching assignment were analyzed to find percentages of infield, out-of-field teaching and the size of the internal pool of active certificated science teachers who were not teaching. Results of these analyses were presented for each system …

Interventions Used By Special Education Teachers For Conduct Problems, Ulrich Kapfer

Student Work

The purpose of this study was to investigate interventions teachers use when dealing with three types of conduct problems; disobedience, fighting, and profane language. A total of 50 teachers selected interventions for male and female students with high and low socioeconomic status displaying conduct problems.

The Identification Of Appropriate Experiences For An Administrative Internship Program For The Council Bluffs Community School District., Mary M. Dickerson

Student Work

In the last decade, school research has given considerable attention to effective elementary schools and the role of the elementary principal as the educational manager and the instructional leader.

Newsbulletin Vol. 19, No. 5, Salve Regina College

Newsbulletin

No abstract provided.

The Alumni Network, November 1988 (Vol. Iv No. 4), Nova University

Alumni Network Newsletter

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of The Impact Of Sentence-Combining Techniques On The Writing Of Individually Instructed Students In Beginning College Composition., Mary Jane Meehan

Student Work

For the past two decades, research in the teaching of writing has been examining writing as a process rather than the traditional rhetorical product. This positioning and public concern that students are not writing as well as they once did have led many high schools and colleges to establish writing laboratories where students in need of writing instruction can get a diagnosis of their writing and where a lab instructor will then prescribe exercises or techniques to improve the individual student's writing. Many businesses, too, have been unhappy with the poor quality of their employees' writing and have hired consultants …

A Profile Of Female School Administrators In The State Of Nebraska And Their Perceptions Of The Superintendency, Cathy J. Kyles

Student Work

Educational administration is a male-dominated field; one evident characteristic throughout research is that few women across the United States have secured the top management position of the school superintendent.

Tennessee's Administrators' And Supervisors' Level Of Concern Toward Mainstreaming The Classes For Severely Mentally Retarded And The Classes For Multi-Handicapped Into The Regular School, Leah P. Hurst

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The problem of this study was to determine the level of concern of supervisors and administrators in the state of Tennessee toward mainstreaming classes for the severely mentally retarded and the classes for the multi-handicapped into the regular schools. The Change Facilitators Stages of Concern Questionnaire (CFSoCQ) was the instrument selected as appropriate for the study. Permission was obtained from Dr. Gene Hall at the University of Florida to reproduce and administer the CFSoCQ. A stratified random sample was conducted as representative of the total population of superintendents, special education supervisors, special day school principals, high school principals, middle school …

Newsbulletin Vol. 19, No. 4, Salve Regina College

Newsbulletin

No abstract provided.

Higher Education Among Alaska Natives, Judith Kleinfield, Lee Gorsuch, Jim Kerr

ISER Reports

No abstract provided.

Newsbulletin Vol. 19, No. 3, Salve Regina College

Newsbulletin

No abstract provided.

Implementing Educational Software And Evaluating Its Academic Effectiveness: Part Ii, Karen Jolicoeur, Dale E. Berger

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

In Part I, published last month, we presented a successful classroom implementation plan for integrating educational software into elementary school classrooms. Implementing educational software successfully into classrooms is an essential prerequisite to achieving the second goal of the present research-evaluating how much students learned by using specific software programs. In Part II, we will measure how effective eight software programs were at teaching fifth grade students new fraction concepts and spelling words. In addition, we will examine the validity of teacher and student software ratings based on the effectiveness of each program.

Catalog, 1988-1989, Anderson University - South Carolina

Catalogs

The 1988-1989 academic catalog and introduction to the college.

Newsbulletin Vol. 19, No. 2, Salve Regina College

Newsbulletin

No abstract provided.

Newsbulletin Vol. 19, No. 1, Salve Regina College

Newsbulletin

No abstract provided.

Implementing Educational Software And Evaluating Its Academic Effectiveness: Part I, Karen Jolicoeur, Dale E. Berger

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

Two major obstacles are responsible for the delay in getting good educational software into schools. First, software implementation is a complex process that many schools are simply not prepared to undertake. Second, there is very little empirical research available on the specific factors that make educational software effective, leaving it extremely difficult to separate good from poor quality software. We will describe a basic plan for implementing educational software into classrooms, incorporating a research design that permits educational researchers to measure the effectiveness of the software. Part I of this series of two articles presents a basic plan for implementing …

Case Digests: The Law Of Higher Education In West Virginia, Deborah L. Miller, Paul L. Weber

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.

Assessment Of Omaha Public School's Magnet School Objectives Of Integration And Academic Excellence, Erik Chaussee

Student Work

Twenty-five sixth graders are working in a classroom, with several different groups involved in a plethora of activities. A large group is working on software that is displayed on a big-screen monitor which has been hooked up to a computer via a coaxial cable, another group is working on a worksheet generated from a computer, still another group is being helped by the teacher, and the remaining individuals are independently working. Every single student is involved and interested. Learning is taking place. Half the children are black and the other half are mostly white. This is the type of classroom …

The Alumni Network, August 1988 (Vol. Iv No. 3), Nova University

Alumni Network Newsletter

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Between The Farm Crisis And Rural Youth Achievement, John W. Brooke Jr.

Student Work

Many Americans look at farm life with nostalgia and believe that farmers enjoy uncomplicated, secure and safe lives, that life is full of optimism and fun. However, in many time periods, the farmer has been forced to ride out economic crises. American History illustrates not only crisis, but also rebellions brought on primarily because of falling food prices. The first rebellion occurred in 1776 after the Revolutionary War. The second historical rebellion occurred between 1929 and 1932 when crop prices fell drastically and thousands of farms went bankrupt and were foreclosed on (Ross, 1986).

Peer Coaching: A Supplement To Administrative Evaluation, Mary Pat Shelledy

Student Work

The presence of high quality instructional skills in classrooms is a primary goal for school systems. Too often this goal is addressed in a hit-and-miss way by administrators who either don't have the time or don't possess the skills to help teachers maintain or acquire quality teaching skills. Some research has been done in the area of peer coaching as a means to specifically target the area of improved teaching skills, but few studies have been documented to see actual results of this type of program.

The Relationship Between Inservice Intensity And Skill Transfer, Rachel Ann Klein Billmeyer

Student Work

The purpose of this study was- to test for differences among three levels of inservice intensity in the transfer of active par¬ticipation into the teacher's instructional repertoire. The three levels of inservice intensity were: Level 1 - Theory/presentation, demonstration, practice with feedback Level 2 - Theory/presentation, demonstration, practice with feedback, and peer coaching Level 3 - Theory/presentation, demonstration, practice with feedback, peer coaching, and trainer coaching

A Study Of The Correlation Of Theatrically Gifted Students, Creativity And Intelligence., Cathy Christensen

Student Work

A student gifted in the theater arts does not find it easy to be "an actor." Talent is a small part of the many factors necessary to go on the stage. The student needs a great deal of self-confidence and poise to go through lengthy and frequent auditions. No matter what age the student is, it is necessary to have vocal projection for great distances, clear diction, and the ability to show a spectrum of emotions. After going through the audition process, the chosen child needs an excellent memory, not only for his/her own part, but for his/her location on …

The Relationship Of Actual Versus Needed Parent Participation And Stress Explained By Social Support, Ralf W. Schlosser

Student Work

This study examined the relationship of actual versus needed parent participation and stress explained by social support. It was the goal to develop a better understanding of individual differences in parents having a handicapped child related to actual and needed parent participation in their child's educational program. The subjects were 100 parents of children across various handicapping conditions from 2 to 25 years of age (M = 11.1) in Omaha, Nebraska. Twenty-eight fathers and 72 mothers completed the questionnaires. The majority of respondents were married (80%). The data collection procedures requested the completion of a "Demographic Data Sheet," the Social …

The Effects Of Stress Education On Stress Levels In Grade School Children, Lou Ann Hubbard

MSN Research Projects

The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to evaluate the effects of stress management on stress levels in grade school children. The hypothesis to be tested was : There will be no significant difference in stress levels of grade school children following a stress education program. The setting included two third-grade classes in a small rural elementary school in North Alabama. There were 37 students in the study, 21 in the control group and 16 in the treatment group. Data were collected using the Teacher Questionnaire, to assess each student's stress level as perceived by the teacher, and the Everyday …

Taylor University Magazine (Summer 1988, Taylor University

The Taylor Magazine (1963-Present)

The Summer 1988 edition of Taylor Magazine, published by Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

Communications Connection - Summer 1988, Nova University

Communications Connection

No abstract provided.

The Education Article Of The 1970 Constitution: Selected Policy Issues For Consideration And Debate At The Next Constitutional Convention, Douglas Anderson

Northern Illinois University Law Review

The Education Article of the Illinois State Constitution, Article X, is one of the briefest in the document. Yet it deals with a subject which is of paramount importance to our society: the development of future generations of citizens--those who will be responsible for our democratic way of life, our culture in all its diversity, and the preservation and evolution of those values which underpin our society. This essay will devote its attention to Section 1, for statements of purpose and policy are often those most subject to ambiguity (deliberate or otherwise), to potential misinterpretation, and to the continued need …