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2009 Ruby Yearbook, Catherine Babbitt-Cook, Elizabeth Burns, Katie Callahan, Matt Caruso, Kristen Stapler, Alaina Zimmerman, Ursinus College Senior Class

The Ruby Yearbooks, 1897-2020

A digitized copy of the 2009 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.

Bridging The Gap Between Real World Polar Science And The Classroom, William Robertson, Vanessa Lougheed, Craig Tweedie, Aaron Velasco, Claudia Garcia

Selected Works Temporary Series

The International Polar Year - Research and Educational Opportunities in Antarctica for Minorities (IPY-ROAM) program was designed to increase minority participation in polar science by immersing participants in an academic program that included a trip to Antarctica. The IPY-ROAM program was focused on increasing the public understanding of the Polar Regions and stimulating a new interest in polar science. This effort was coordinated by faculty from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and was implemented to positively contribute to the intense, internationally coordinated IPY scientific campaign. Through a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), a team of …

Memoriae Collegi [Yearbook] 2009, Bridgewater State College

Bridgewater State Yearbooks

Annual yearbook published by the students of the Bridgewater State College.

Fact Book, 2009-10, John Carroll University

Fact Book

2009-10 Fact Book

Exploring Best Practices For Identification, Assessment, Course Placement, Support Services, And Academic Monitoring Of First Year Students Whose Act Writing Scores Indicate Needs For Skill Building, Kellian Clink, Amy Mukamuri

Library Services Publications

The authors share some of the research about Generation 1.5 students as well as other students whose academic writing skills may need development. We relate some data from MSU, from state of Minnesota reports, and from federal studies and discuss some of the reading and writing issues for these students. We describe the possible roles of Adult Basic Education (ABE), community colleges, and MSU in developmental writing coursework and explore assessment tools utilized. We describe some models of writing development around the state and the nation, and finally describe some consequences of doing nothing, piloting project(s), and implementing a program …

Engineering Design Activity: Understanding How Different Design Activities Influence Students' Motivation In Grades 9-12, Oenardi Lawanto, Gary Stewardson

Reports of Center Studies

The objective of this study was to evaluate grade 9-12 students’ motivation while engaged in two different engineering design projects: marble-sorter and bridge designs. The motivation components measured in this study were focused on students’ intrinsic (IGO) and extrinsic (EGO) goal orientations, task value (TV), self-efficacy for learning and performance (SELP), and control belief (CB). After finishing each project, students were asked to complete an Engineering Design Questionnaire (EDQ) survey instrument. The instrument consisted of 26 items modified from motivational scales of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ).Besides the motivational scales, five demographic and two open-ended questions exploring students’ …

Ua45/4 Registrar Degree File, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Lists of students receiving life, standard, advanced and graduate certificates and includes students' address and occupation.

Utah Conference On Undergraduate Research Westminster College, Utah State University

Research

This is a photo of two students, one unnamed and another named James Neiswender. They are both posed in front of their research posters.

Ruminative Thought Style And Depressed Mood., Jay K Brinker, David J A Dozois

Psychology Publications

Recent research has suggested that the measure most commonly used to assess rumination, the Response Style Questionnaire (RSQ; L. D. Butler & S. Nolen-Hoeksema, 1994), may be heavily biased by depressive symptoms, thereby restricting the scope of research exploring this construct. This article offers a broader conceptualization of rumination, which includes positive, negative, and neutral thoughts as well as past and future-oriented thoughts. The first two studies describe the development and evaluation of the Ruminative Thought Style Questionnaire (RTS), a psychometrically sound measure of the general tendency to ruminate. Further, the scale is comprised of a single factor and shows …

School-Based Screening To Identify At-Risk Students Not Already Known To School Professionals: The Columbia Suicide Screen, Michelle A. Scott, Holly C. Wilcox, Irvin Sam Schonfeld, Mark Davies, Roger C. Hicks, J. Blake Turner, David Shaffer

Publications and Research

Objectives.Wesought todeterminethedegreeofoverlapbetweenstudents identified through school-based suicide screening and those thought to be at risk by school administrative and clinical professionals. Methods. Students from7 high schools in theNewYorkmetropolitan area completed the Columbia Suicide Screen; 489 of the 1729 students screened had positive results. The clinical status of 641 students (73% of those who had screened positive and 23%of thosewho had screened negative) was assessedwithmodules from the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children. School professionals nominated by their principal and unaware of students’ screening and diagnostic status were asked to indicate whether they were concerned about the emotional well-being of each participating student. …

Ilium 2009, Taylor University

Yearbooks (1898-Present)

The 2009 yearbook of Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

Theme: Magnify

The Problems Faced By International Students In The Use Of English For Academic Purposes / Maryam Haraji Esfahani., Maryam Haraji Esfahani

Student Works (2000-2009)

No abstract provided.

Grammar Confidential: Dispelling Common Writing Myths, David Spratt

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.

Curriculum-Based Measures Of Reading And Student Performance On State-Wide Achievement Tests, Brian L. Dorshimer

PCOM Psychology Dissertations

With increasing pressure and accountability for schools to produce higher scores on statewide achievement tests, the use ofCurriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) methods for monitoring student progress, identifYing at-risk students for failing state tests, and providing appropriate interventions to increase student performance could prove to be very beneficial (McGlinchey & Hixson, 2004). Research has indicated that CBM can be an effective tool in predicting success on state-wide reading achievement tests (Shapiro, Keller, Lutz, Santoro, & Hintze, 2006; Wood, 2006; Hintze & Silberglitt, 2005; McGlinchey & Hixson, 2004; Barger, 2003; Shaw & Shaw, 2002; Stage & Jacobsen, 2001). Determining whether or not a …

Bridging The Gap Between Real World Polar Science And The Classroom, William Robertson, Vanessa Lougheed, Craig Tweedie, Aaron Velasco, Claudia Garcia

Departmental Papers (TE)

The International Polar Year - Research and Educational Opportunities in Antarctica for Minorities (IPY-ROAM) program was designed to increase minority participation in polar science by immersing participants in an academic program that included a trip to Antarctica. The IPY-ROAM program was focused on increasing the public understanding of the Polar Regions and stimulating a new interest in polar science. This effort was coordinated by faculty from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and was implemented to positively contribute to the intense, internationally coordinated IPY scientific campaign. Through a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), a team of …

Comparing Viewpoints On International Relations From Chinese And American Vocational Students, Yuping Wang

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Young Dream Enterprises: Motivating Youth Through The Arts And Entrepreneurship, Julene Fleurmond, Christy Vutam

Big iDeas 2009 Fall Updates

No abstract provided.

Big Ideas: Birthday Bash, Peter Goldschmidt, Elizabeth Bandera, Eric Park

Big iDeas 2009 Fall Updates

No abstract provided.

Real Fuel On Campus, Benjamin James Alingh, James Keith Marshall, Jr., Tyler Wayne

Big iDeas 2009 Fall Updates

No abstract provided.

Profiting From Nonprofits, Amy Koshy, Allison Griffin

Big iDeas 2009 Fall Updates

No abstract provided.

Smu Geothermal Project, Andres Ruzo, Elizabeth Corey

Big iDeas 2009 Fall Updates

No abstract provided.

Health Literacy Dallas, Matt Gayer, Austin Prentice

Big iDeas 2009 Fall Updates

No abstract provided.

Dci Teacher's Conference, Nicholas Elledge, Elizabeth Tsai

Big iDeas 2009 Fall Updates

No abstract provided.

Omega Delta Phi's Young Knights Program, Pablo De Santiago, John Trujillo, Vernon Washington, Kee Lee, Winfred Ko, Cleve Moten, Danny Fernandez, Jake Fields, Ricardo Tovar, Ben Perez, Julio Lopez, Daniel Briones

Big iDeas 2009 Fall Updates

No abstract provided.

Profiting From Nonprofits: A Study Of Nonprofits And The Role They Play In Society, Amy Koshy, Kristen Arndt, Jamie Cohen

Big iDeas 2009 Other

No abstract provided.

Young Dream Enterprises: Motivating Youth Through The Arts And Entrepreneurship, Julene Fleurmond, Christy Vutam

Big iDeas 2009 Proposals

Young Dreamer Enterprises addresses the issues of low-income youth financial development, educational performance and enterprise sustainability in Dallas, by showing young people how to create rather than merely consume. The goal of this project is to provide young low-income students with an artistic outlet where they can focus on creative initiatives and learn about aspects of entrepreneurship. In this way, the young people are able to learn about financial growth, as well as exercise their skills in a variety of hands-on activities.

Big Ideas Spring Symposium, Big Ideas

Big iDeas 2009 Other

No abstract provided.

Big Ideas At Smu: Real Fuel On Campus, Benjamin James Alingh, James Keith Marshall, Jr., William Jonathan Daugherty, Jr.

Big iDeas 2009 Proposals

The main focus of our big iDea is to address one of the causes global warming in the Dallas area. As stated in the Dallas Sustainable Skyline project, one of the seven ways to help clear the skies in Dallas and improve the quality of life is to replace small diesel-powered engines with more efficient, sustainable technologies.

Big Ideas At Smu: A Review Of Smu's Current Smoking Policy, Grayson Walker, Ryan Pitts, Ehmke Alex

Big iDeas 2009 Proposals

On June 27, 2006, the Surgeon General issued a report indicating that there is no safe level of exposure to tobacco smoke. SMU’s current Smoking Policy was last revised May 4, 1998. Because of new medical, legal, and social indicators, our team believes that a review of that Smoking Policy is needed.

Birthday Bash: An Initiative Of Encouragement For Dallas Orphans, Peter Goldschmidt, Elizabeth Bandera, Eric Park

Big iDeas 2009 Proposals

Three students have been tenaciously working on a project called Birthday Bash with which they hope to institute a program that works in collaboration with Dallas community orphanages to acknowledge and celebrate orphaned children’s birthdays.