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2003

Dordt University

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Coinage Of A Dordt Degree, Calvin Jongsma Sep 2003

Coinage Of A Dordt Degree, Calvin Jongsma

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This article is the 2001 Dordt College commencement address by Dr. Calvin Jongsma.

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Runner's Impact On The Academy And Beyond: Personal Reflections, Al Wolters Sep 2003

Runner's Impact On The Academy And Beyond: Personal Reflections, Al Wolters

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The following article was the opening keynote address presented by Dr. Al Wolters at the Runner Legacy Conference held at Redeemer University College in Ancaster, Ontario, on October 4, 2002. The conference was jointly sponsored by Calvin College, Dordt College, Trinity Christian College, The Institute for Christian Studies, The King's University College, and Redeemer University College.

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Give Thanks For H. Evan Runner, Keith C. Sewell Sep 2003

Give Thanks For H. Evan Runner, Keith C. Sewell

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This tribute was written in memory of Dr. H. Evan Runner, Professor of Philosophy at Calvin College from 1951-1981. Dr. Runner was "in many ways... responsible for the creation of the ICS [Institute for Christian Studies] in Toronto," and "gave inspirational leadership to the Association for the Advancement of Christian Scholarship (AACS) in Canada" (Phil de Haan, Chimes, 3/29/03).

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Middle School Reading: From Reluctant To Strategic Reader, Amy S. Groetsema Jul 2003

Middle School Reading: From Reluctant To Strategic Reader, Amy S. Groetsema

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Research shows that student attitudes towards school reading declines dramatically as students reach upper elementary grades (Mckenna, 1995), yet as these students reach middle school and high school they will be faced with increasing demands to be critical readers. Reluctant middle school readers must have reading experiences that are successful in order to change their attitudes towards reading. Reading teachers must equip their middle level students to be strategic readers in order to be prepared for the critical reading and thinking demands of middle school and high school. This means that reading instruction must be organized in a way that …

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Educational Framework Of Dordt College, Calvin Jongsma, Hubert R. Krygsman Jun 2003

Educational Framework Of Dordt College, Calvin Jongsma, Hubert R. Krygsman

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The Educational Framework of Dordt College, coauthored by Calvin Jongsma and Hubert Krygsman, with feedback from members of Dordt College's General Education Committee and Curriculum Committee, was adopted by the Dordt College Faculty Assembly in August, 1993. This document was used as a reference in the previous article by Dr. John Kok.

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We Have Heard It Said: Reflections On Christian Engineering Scholarship, Murat Tanyel Jun 2003

We Have Heard It Said: Reflections On Christian Engineering Scholarship, Murat Tanyel

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Learning To Teach From Within A Christian Perspective, John H. Kok Jun 2003

Learning To Teach From Within A Christian Perspective, John H. Kok

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Dr. John H. Kok presented this paper at the IAPCHE conference at Hilltop University in Mikar, Nigeria, in 1999.

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Attitude Changes Resulting From A Course In Middle East History, Aaron Imig May 2003

Attitude Changes Resulting From A Course In Middle East History, Aaron Imig

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This study explored the change in high school students' cultural acceptance of Islamic peoples after a semester long course in Middle East History. Ten senior high school students in a small Christian high school were tested in knowledge, visual perception, and cultural attitudes before and after the semester course. Final data collection suggests that the population size for this study needed to be larger and more diverse. The results were not significant enough to indicate attitudes were changed over the course of the semester. There was not a positive correlation found between knowledge gained by the students and the resulting …

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Role Of Explicit Teaching Of Cognitive/Metacognitive Reading Strategies To Improve Reading Comprehension At The Elementary Level, Sheila R. Deboer Mar 2003

Role Of Explicit Teaching Of Cognitive/Metacognitive Reading Strategies To Improve Reading Comprehension At The Elementary Level, Sheila R. Deboer

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This paper presents a summary of selected research on teaching cognitive and metacognitive reading strategies and their correlation to improved reading comprehension at the elementary level. It also reviews instructional programs, and describes implications for teaching. Study findings indicate that explicit teaching of cognitive/metacognitive reading strategies are effective in improving reading comprehension for students at the elementary level.

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