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Supervisors' Perceptions Of Specified Competencies In Selected Southeastern States, Robert J. Parkins Aug 1981

Supervisors' Perceptions Of Specified Competencies In Selected Southeastern States, Robert J. Parkins

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The problem of this study was to determine if differences existed in the supervisors' perceptions of the importance of specified supervisory competencies. A list of thirty-six competencies which had been developed and validated by Ben M. Harris was adopted. Competencies were defined as any combination of knowledge and skill that is adequate for accomplishing some specified outcome. Included in the study were supervisors at the state department level in nine Southeastern states which were as follows: Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Forty supervisors at the state department level were randomly selected from each state. …


Newsbulletin Vol. 9, No. 35 [Sic], Salve Regina College Jul 1981

Newsbulletin Vol. 9, No. 35 [Sic], Salve Regina College

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Newsbulletin Vol. 9, No. 35, Salve Regina College Jul 1981

Newsbulletin Vol. 9, No. 35, Salve Regina College

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Newsbulletin Vol. 9, No. 34, Salve Regina College Jul 1981

Newsbulletin Vol. 9, No. 34, Salve Regina College

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Systematic Practice In Following Directions, Linda Jensine Falk Jul 1981

Systematic Practice In Following Directions, Linda Jensine Falk

All Graduate Projects

The purpose of this project was to develop a set of instructional materials that would provide classroom teachers with a motivational method for teaching the skill of following written directions. The set of 180 direction exercises provided practice in applying phonetic elements and structural analysis in the context of a reading activity. Comprehension skills were practiced through the development of key concepts, use of structural words, comparing and contrasting ideas, making appropriate judgments and teaching cognitive strategies. With daily use, the directions provided continuous practice in essential reading skills while eliciting observable consequent behaviors which implied language reception or comprehension.


A Process For Selecting Multi-Cultural Instructional Material, Edward E. Brown Jul 1981

A Process For Selecting Multi-Cultural Instructional Material, Edward E. Brown

All Graduate Projects

The purpose of this present study is to obtain data related to textbooks used by personnel within the Renton School District, i.e. teachers at all levels, librarians, Directors of Social Studies and Language Arts curriculums, Library Specialists, etc., perceptions of the multi-ethnic effectiveness of the Social Studies and Language Arts curriculum and to assess the discrepancies in perceptions of these curriculums.


A Teacher’S Guide To Improve Vocabulary Development Through Strategies Using Pictures And Specific Written Practice Lessons, Diane Marie Danklefsen Jul 1981

A Teacher’S Guide To Improve Vocabulary Development Through Strategies Using Pictures And Specific Written Practice Lessons, Diane Marie Danklefsen

All Graduate Projects

A vocabulary enrichment program of one hundred and twenty words for use at the third grade level was developed. The program included thirty weekly sets of formal written lessons to provide the opportunity for students to practice the meaning or multiple meanings of each word. A picture was used to represent the meaning or multiple meanings of each word.


Charlotte's Web: Reflections On The Role Of Due Process In Academic Decisionmaking, Sue Wolf Brenner Jul 1981

Charlotte's Web: Reflections On The Role Of Due Process In Academic Decisionmaking, Sue Wolf Brenner

Indiana Law Journal

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A Four-Stage Program Of Enrichment In Reading For Gifted Junior High School Students, Mina Winifred Welch Jul 1981

A Four-Stage Program Of Enrichment In Reading For Gifted Junior High School Students, Mina Winifred Welch

All Graduate Projects

The needs of gifted students and strategies for meeting those needs were studied. A four- stage enrichment model was designed, accompanied by a teacher's guide for implementation of a sample application of the model at the seventh grade level. The four stages of enrichment activities included in the model were (1) exploratory activities beyond the regular curriculum, (2) activities to develop critical reading and thinking skills, (3) activities for improvement of information-gathering skills, and (4) a mentorship phase.


Study Guide For Community College Students To Use With The Psychology Textbook, Anne J. Teigen Jul 1981

Study Guide For Community College Students To Use With The Psychology Textbook, Anne J. Teigen

All Graduate Projects

The need for developing strategies for teaching in the content areas was examined and, as a result, a study guide was developed to aid students in understanding the content of the psychology textbook. Lessons were developed for each of four different chapters to serve as instructional tools for teaching the content of a specific psychology textbook. The study guide contains twenty-four lessons and answer keys.


A Model For A Performance Analysis Of An Ongoing Educational/Habilitative Interdisciplinary Team, Kathleen Brady Davey Jul 1981

A Model For A Performance Analysis Of An Ongoing Educational/Habilitative Interdisciplinary Team, Kathleen Brady Davey

Student Work

Legal, Funding, and accreditation sources often recommend or mandate the use of an "interdisciplinary team approach" to providing services to persons with handicaps (Kahn, 1976). The concept of planning and providing needed human services via a team process is not a new one.


Training Needs Of Educators Of Preschool Handicapped Children In Southwest And West Central Minnesota, Loren M. Olberding Jul 1981

Training Needs Of Educators Of Preschool Handicapped Children In Southwest And West Central Minnesota, Loren M. Olberding

Student Work

In 1975 the Congress of the United States passed Public Law 94-142, The Education of All Handicapped Children Act. This public law guaranteed a free and appropriate public education to all children in the "least restrictive setting".


The Effects Of Anxiety On Competitive Swimming Performance, Christie Hunt Jul 1981

The Effects Of Anxiety On Competitive Swimming Performance, Christie Hunt

Student Work

The purpose of this investigation was to measure anxiety levels in simmers prior to competition to find their effect on competitive swimming performance.


The Feasibility Of Implementing A Cooperative Office Education Program At Abraham Lincoln High School In Council Bluffs, Iowa, Pam Troutman Ziebarth Jul 1981

The Feasibility Of Implementing A Cooperative Office Education Program At Abraham Lincoln High School In Council Bluffs, Iowa, Pam Troutman Ziebarth

Student Work

This study has significant implications for the business education curriculum at Abraham Lincoln High School as well as for other schools. First, it will provide a rational basis on which to decide whether or not to implement such a program at Abraham Lincoln High School. In addition, the study should provide a model that other schools could use if they were faced with the similar question of whether or not to implement a cooperative office education program.


Reason And Revelation, Noel B. Reynolds Jun 1981

Reason And Revelation, Noel B. Reynolds

Faculty Publications

This paper outlines and recommends a distinctively LDS approach to the ancient questions about reason and revelation in religious communities. It treats the variety of spiritual experience and distinguishes them from sentimentality and other pseudo spiritual experiences. It also explains how reason and revelation are important helps for one another and how better education can help individuals use reason and science to strengthen the role of revelation in their lives.


Newsbulletin Vol. 9, No. 33, Salve Regina College Jun 1981

Newsbulletin Vol. 9, No. 33, Salve Regina College

Newsbulletin

No abstract provided.


Higher Education Practitioner's News - June 1981, Volume 9, Number 2, Nova University Jun 1981

Higher Education Practitioner's News - June 1981, Volume 9, Number 2, Nova University

Practitioners' News

No abstract provided.


Self-Sufficiency Under The Education For All Handicapped Children Act: A Suggested Judicial Approach, John S. Harrison Jun 1981

Self-Sufficiency Under The Education For All Handicapped Children Act: A Suggested Judicial Approach, John S. Harrison

Duke Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Newsbulletin Vol. 9, No. 32, Salve Regina College May 1981

Newsbulletin Vol. 9, No. 32, Salve Regina College

Newsbulletin

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Newsbulletin Special Bulletin, May 28, 1981, Salve Regina College May 1981

Newsbulletin Special Bulletin, May 28, 1981, Salve Regina College

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Newsbulletin Vol. 9, No. 31, Salve Regina College May 1981

Newsbulletin Vol. 9, No. 31, Salve Regina College

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Newsbulletin Vol. 9, No. 30, Salve Regina College May 1981

Newsbulletin Vol. 9, No. 30, Salve Regina College

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Newsbulletin Vol. 9, No. 29, Salve Regina College May 1981

Newsbulletin Vol. 9, No. 29, Salve Regina College

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Newsbulletin Special Bulletin, May 6, 1981, Salve Regina College May 1981

Newsbulletin Special Bulletin, May 6, 1981, Salve Regina College

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Another Brick In The Wall?, Michael B. Young May 1981

Another Brick In The Wall?, Michael B. Young

Honorees for Teaching Excellence

In the short space allowed me here, I want to share some of my thoughts with you in response to "Another Brick in the Wall." Time will not permit me to qualify my remarks, to explore other important dimensions of the issue, or to acknowledge contrary viewpoints as much as I would like to. Please do not judge me harshly for what I have had to leave out. Alas, I do not have time to ponder the exact meaning of "brick" and "wall," least of all the meaning intended by the songwriter. I do not have time to acknowledge adequately …


A Study To Determine Inservice Perceptions Of The Area Education Agency Employees, Gene A. Sanders May 1981

A Study To Determine Inservice Perceptions Of The Area Education Agency Employees, Gene A. Sanders

Student Work

A significant concern of educational administrators is the quality of their staffs. Schools and other education agencies frequently provide in-service education to help their employees improve their skills and grow professionally. Since in-service education plays such a vital role in developing quality staff, it is important that in-services be designed to meet the needs of participants. How these participants perceive in-service education and its role in their professional development is important to any school or education agency that is attempting to improve its in-service education.


The Status Of Computer-Related Elective Courses In Public Secondary Schools In Tennessee, Nancy H. Hickman May 1981

The Status Of Computer-Related Elective Courses In Public Secondary Schools In Tennessee, Nancy H. Hickman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The problem was to determine the status of computer-related elective courses in public secondary schools in Tennessee. A descriptive research design was used for this study. A search was made to locate public secondary schools which housed grade twelve and whose curricula were in keeping with State requirements for a diploma. A search of Preliminary Reports was made of identified schools to determine those which offered a computer-related elective course. A questionnaire was sent to teachers of computer-related course electives. The data were examined and presented in narrative form with the use of appropriate tables. The following findings emerged: (1) …


An Analysis Of Selected Psycholinguistic Instructional Aids For The Remediation Of Learning Deficiencies Among Early Elementary Children, Janice S. Williams May 1981

An Analysis Of Selected Psycholinguistic Instructional Aids For The Remediation Of Learning Deficiencies Among Early Elementary Children, Janice S. Williams

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The problem was to determine whether selected psycholinguistic instructional aids were effective in remediating learning deficiencies among early elementary children (grades 1-3). Literature was reviewed to substantiate a need for the use of psycholinguistic instructional aids for remediation of learning deficiencies among early elementary children. Research surveyed included auditory perception skills, language skills, motor skills, and visual perception skills. Data were collected from test groups of students in grade levels one, two, and three. A stratified random sampling technique yielded a sample of thirty-six students, eighteen males and eighteen females. Each of the three grade level groups in the sample …


Newsbulletin Vol. 9, No. 28, Salve Regina College Apr 1981

Newsbulletin Vol. 9, No. 28, Salve Regina College

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Newsbulletin Special Bulletin, April 29, 1981, Salve Regina College Apr 1981

Newsbulletin Special Bulletin, April 29, 1981, Salve Regina College

Newsbulletin

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