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Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/72 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

More than Teacher Directed or Child Initiated: Preschool Curriculum Type, Parent Involvement, and Children, Äôs Outcomes in the Child-Parent Centers / Elizabeth Graue, Melissa A. Clements, Arthur J. Reynolds [and] Michael D. Niles.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/71 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Autonomy vs. control : quality assurance and governmental policy in Flanders / Kurt De Wit [and] Jef C. Verhoeven.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/70 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Meeting NCLB goals for highly qualified teachers : estimates by state from survey data / Rolf K. Blank, Doreen Langesen, Elizabeth Laird, Carla Toye [and] Victor Bandeira de Mello.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/68 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Advanced placement expansion of the 1990s : how did traditionally underserved students fare? / Kristin Klopfenstein.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/67 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

From centralization to decentralization in Chinese higher education / Xiaohong Qian [and] Jef C. Verhoeven.

The Effect Of Scaffolding On Children's Oral Language Development, Ana Villaurrutia

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

This was a quasi experimental nonequivalent control group design used with 71 subjects in two Head Start center settings. LAP-D assessment results were also taken in account for the purpose of comparison regarding the dependent variable. The subjects were children 4 and 5 years old who were attending classes in two different Head Start centers. These subjects were students from 2 classrooms from Center One and 2 classrooms from Center Two. In Center One, teachers were trained in the use of scaffolding techniques, whereas in Center Two teachers had no training on scaffolding techniques. An analysis of variance procedure was …

The Effect Of A Family Literacy Parental Involvement Intervention On Oral Language Development, Azucena C. Escobar

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

The subjects that participated in this study were 36 Hispanic children who attended Head Start Programs. The participants were 4 and 5 year olds from four classrooms. An intervention, training of parents regarding literacy activities was implemented in the study to determine the outcome of parental involvement on oral language development. This researcher implemented parental training prior to the treatment. Parents were to provide their children with oral language intervention for fifteen to twenty minutes, three times a week. These activities took place at the children's home from March through June of 2004. Children's oral language development was determined using …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/66 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Effect of charter school legislation on market share / Simona Kúscová [and] Jack Buckley.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/65 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Tangible and intangible costs of, Äúprotecting human subjects, Äù : the impact of the National Research Act of 1974 on university research activities / Frederic Jacobs [and] Arina Zonnenberg.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/64 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Closing the racial achievement gap : the role of reforming instructional practices / Harold Wenglinsky.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/62 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

There is another way : the faculty-developed Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Assessment for K-8 Pre-Service Teachers / David Squires, George F. Canney [and] Michael S. Trevisan.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/61 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Support gap : new teachers, Äô early experiences in high-income and low-income schools / Susan Moore Johnson, Susan M. Kardos, David Kauffman, Edward Liu [and] Morgaen L. Donaldson.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/58 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

School size, achievement, and achievement gaps / Bradley J. McMillen.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/59 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Educação intercultural na escola e o reconhecimento do outro diferente / Isabela Cabral Félix de Sousa.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/56 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Making research matter more / Ben Levin.

Omaha Business Support For Work -Based Learning, Keith E. Bigsby

Student Work

The purpose of this study was to examine the demographics of Omaha area employers that participate in and do not participate in work-based learning, to determine the reasons why Omaha area businesses participate in work-based learning and to identify the reasons why or why not companies participate in work-based learning.

Prospective Teachers’ Ability To Pose Word Problems, Nusrat Fatima Rizvi

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

The purpose of this study was to assess difference in prospective teachers’ ability to pose word problems for mathematical expressions involving division before and after an instruction intervention. After the initial assessment of participants’ ability to pose word problems for division expressions, the researcher introduced an alternative model i.e. rate or ratio to represent division involving whole numbers. After the intervention it was assessed whether the model helped the prospective teachers develop word problems for division of fractions. The findings revealed that the prospective teachers successfully posed word problems for division of whole numbers based on intuitive model of fair …

Under The Dome - Fall 2004, Mckissick Museum--University Of South Carolina

Under the Dome, McKissick Museum Newsletter

Contents:

Courage.....p. 1
Whispering Pines.....p. 2
From the Director.....p. 2
Brothers on a Journey.....p. 3
Folk Heritage Awards.....p. 3
Traditional Craft Workshop Series.....p. 4
Exhibitions.....p. 4
Activities.....p. 4

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/54 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Music education for the 21st century : epistemology and ontology as bases for student aesthetic education / José Luis Aróstegui, Robert Stake [and] Helen Simons.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/52 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

School size and the influence of socioeconomic status on student achievement : confronting the threat of size bias in national data sets / Craig B. Howley [and] Aimee A. Howley.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/53 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Effects of high-school size on student outcomes : response to howley and howley / Valerie E. Lee.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/50 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

After exit : academic achievement patterns of former English language learners / Ester J. de Jong.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/51 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

América Latina : educación, conocimiento y competitividad / Eduardo M. Andere.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/48 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Identifying teacher, school and district characteristics associated with elementary teachers, Äô use of technology : a multilevel perspective / Laura M. O, ÄôDwyer, Michael Russell [and] Damian J. Bebell.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/47 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Políticas públicas de privatización : una mirada a la experiencia ee las escuelas autogestionadas de San Luis / Myriam Feldfeber, Analía Jaimovich [and] Fernanda Saforcada.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/46 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

National board certified teachers and their students, Äô achievement / Leslie G. Vandevoort, Audrey Amrein-Beardsley [and] David C. Berliner.

Job Satisfaction And Organizational Commitment Among Faculty At Taiwan's Higher Education Institutions, Yu-Ching Huang

Student Work

The purpose of the study was to determine faculty members' level of job satisfaction and organizational commitment and to determine the relationship between job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Two types of satisfaction were surveyed: intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Three types of commitment were surveyed: affective, normative, and continuance commitment. This study was delimited to faculty members at five institutes of technology in the Mid-Taiwan area.

Engagement Enhance Interest In Physics, Harcharan Pardhan

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

No abstract provided.

How To Make The Teaching Of Transfer Of Heat More Effective, Muhammad Nabi Khan, Amos Ngugi

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

No abstract provided.

Teachers’ Conceptions Of The Nature Of Science: A Comparative Study From Pakistan And Uk, Nelofer Halai, Jane Mcnicholl

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

Curriculum designers in both Pakistan and the UK accept that science education for today’s young people should not just be about learning science, it should also include learning about the nature of science. However, together with other research evidence, this article suggests that for many science teachers, teaching about the nature of science might be problematic as they do not have the necessary understanding of the nature of science themselves. This article also argues that there are benefits in teachers across cultural divides sharing their understandings about the nature of science.