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The Effects Of Personalized Learning On Student Achievement, Keile Phillips
The Effects Of Personalized Learning On Student Achievement, Keile Phillips
Dissertations
Although many studies have been conducted on personalized learning strategies, teacher attitudes and perceptions, and student engagement, few studies have focused on personalized learning and its impact on student achievement when compared to the traditional classroom. The purpose of this study was to determine if personalized learning increased student achievement in three school districts by analyzing student assessments for three consecutive school years. The study utilized data from three school districts located in Western Kentucky for the 2016-2017, 2017-2018, and 2018-2019 school years. The data were collected from Renaissance Learning for math and reading. In addition to examining the students’ …
Bibliography, Bruce Kessler
Bibliography, Bruce Kessler
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Bibliography of publications by Bruce Kessler.
Ua64/4 College Of Education & Behavioral Sciences Human Relations Center, Wku Archives
Ua64/4 College Of Education & Behavioral Sciences Human Relations Center, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Records created by and about the Human Relations Center.
Ua100/1/2 Rural Training School Parent Teacher Association, Wku Archives
Ua100/1/2 Rural Training School Parent Teacher Association, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Records created by and about the Rural Training School Parent Teacher Association.
Ua1c2/70 Rural Training School Photos, Wku Archives
Ua1c2/70 Rural Training School Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of the Rural Training School.
Ua1c2/72 College High Hall Photos, Wku Archives
Ua1c2/72 College High Hall Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of College High Hall.
Ua66/8/6 Ogden College Of Science & Engineering Geography & Geology Allied Organizations, Wku Archives
Ua66/8/6 Ogden College Of Science & Engineering Geography & Geology Allied Organizations, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Records created by and about allied organizations associated with the Geography & Geology department, including the Council of Geography Teachers, Green River Grotto, and Kentucky Geographic Alliance.
Ua66/12 Ogden College Of Science & Engineering Hardin Planetarium, Wku Archives
Ua66/12 Ogden College Of Science & Engineering Hardin Planetarium, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Records created by and about the Hardin Planetarium.
Ua1c4/13 Training School Photos, Wku Archives
Ua1c4/13 Training School Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of students from the training schools, rural demonstration schools, grade schools and college high.
Ua1c2/82 Jones-Jaggers Hall Photos, Wku Archives
Ua1c2/82 Jones-Jaggers Hall Photos, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Images of Jones-Jaggers Hall.
Ua1c11/47 Mae Pedigo Photo Collection, Wku Archives
Ua1c11/47 Mae Pedigo Photo Collection, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Photographs removed from Mae Pedigo scrapbook of Rural Training School.
Ua37/19 Faculty Personal Papers Alonzo Burton, Wku Archives
Ua37/19 Faculty Personal Papers Alonzo Burton, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Records consisting of Alonzo Burton's writings on rural education and literacy. Also contains a compilation of his writings and sayings and a book of tributes assembled upon his death. It is arranged in chronological order.
Ua12/2/1 Hillside, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 Hillside, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
Special magazine edition of the College Heights Herald:
- Hannah, Jim. If You Look Around You Know It’s Not Over – Mississippi River, Missouri River, Floods
- Flynn, Leslie. Glenda Lewis Thinks Life Is Like School – School Bus Drivers
Ua1f Wku Archives Vertical File - College High / Training School Part 2, Wku Archives
Ua1f Wku Archives Vertical File - College High / Training School Part 2, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Records
Digitized vertical file materials regarding College High and Training School.
A Study Using The Initial Teaching Alphabet As A Remedial Technique For Ninth Grade Students With Learning Disabilities, Jeanette Conner
A Study Using The Initial Teaching Alphabet As A Remedial Technique For Ninth Grade Students With Learning Disabilities, Jeanette Conner
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The reading achievement of two groups of ninth grade students with learning disabilities was compared using the standard scores on the Reading subtest of the Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT) as the pre- and posttest measurement to determine gain in reading achievement. The experimental group used only curriculum materials written in the Initial Teaching Alphabet (ITA). The control group used curriculum materials written in traditional orthography provided for students with learning disabilities by a rural Kentucky School District. At the end of an 80-day period, the standard scores on the Reading subtest of the WRAT were compared using a t-test, …
Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - E Topics, Lowell Harrison
Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - E Topics, Lowell Harrison
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Notecards created by Lowell Harrison while researching his book Western Kentucky University. The cards transcribed below are for 104 topics beginning with E ranging from Eagle Prep to Extension.
Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - L Topics, Lowell Harrison
Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - L Topics, Lowell Harrison
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Notecards created by Lowell Harrison while researching his book Western Kentucky University. The cards transcribed below are for 151 topics beginning with L ranging from L&M Bookstore to Lyne, John.
A Survey Of Puppetry Utilization In Public Elementary School Library Media Centers In First And Third Kentucky Educational Districts, Vicki Minnix
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The purpose of this study has been to determine the amount of utilization of puppetry including construction of the puppets and development and presentation of puppet programs and benefits derived from such programs in public elementary, junior high school, and middle school libraries, but excluding libraries which served schools with grades one through twelve, in First and Third Kentucky Educational Association School Districts. Data were collected through a questionnaire which was developed and mailed to 132 schools served by 107 librarians. Ninety-three of the librarians involved in the survey completed the questionnaire.
It was found that only a little over …
Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 45, No. 1, Wku Alumni Relations
Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 45, No. 1, Wku Alumni Relations
WKU Archives Records
WKU alumni magazine. Features the following articles:
- Relevance - Western Environmental Programs
- The Environmental Sciences & Technology Building
- Snodgrass, Jim. Environmental Education
- Hurst, Teri. Carpooling - The Energy Saver
- Henderson, Ray. A Piece of the Rock - Football
- Mud, Rice and Camellias
- Conlin, Bill. Hilltoppers Classy Club - Football
- Feix, Jimmy. Western Pays Its Tribute to This Dear & Gentle Man - Nick Denes
- Bruce, Don. Teacher of the Year - Paula Morgan
- Ward, Robert. Letters from Ireland
- Conway, Sheila. A Dream Come True - Randy Yeager
- Remember When? - Faculty Photograph
- Governor Julian Carroll Honors Dr. L.Y. Lancaster for …
A Study Of Elementary Guidance Programs In University Laboratory Schools In The United States, Joann Walker
A Study Of Elementary Guidance Programs In University Laboratory Schools In The United States, Joann Walker
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
This project is a study of the role and functions of the elementary school guidance counselor in the laboratory schools of universities in the United States. It was intended to gain data on the status of the role at the present, functions performed by the counselors in these schools, and information which could be used as a basis for projection of the future role of the elementary school counselor. The laboratory schools were surveyed, the data compiled and an analysis was made. The results were not as future oriented as was expected from the population studied. Techniques and functions were …
Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 42, No. 3, Wku Alumni Association
Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 42, No. 3, Wku Alumni Association
WKU Archives Records
WKU alumni magazine. Features the following articles:
- Corts, Paul. Western's Honors Program Forges Ahead
- Gray, David. Students Still Work Their Way
- Mefford, David & Roy Reynolds. Reaching Out for the Good Student
- Lawrence, Fred. Nick Rose All American
- Yeager, Randolph. A Westerner Remembers Harry Truman
- Scarborough, Clarice. Western Goes to Mexico
- Dillard, Gary & Rudolph Prins. Western at Tech Aqua
- Lawrence, Fred. Student Teaching - a la Guatemala
- Corts, Paul. Theatre Study Goes British
- Thompson, Kelly. The Most Unforgettable Person I Have Ever Known . . . Henry Cherry
- Commonwealth in a Capsule - Kentucky Building
- Adams, Ronald. Teacher Evaluation …
The Application Of Self-Instruction To Elementary School Music, Jane Austin
The Application Of Self-Instruction To Elementary School Music, Jane Austin
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of self-instruction on achievement in elementary school music at the fourth grade level. In order to study this effect, the investigator will seek answers to the following questions:
- Which methods of self-instruction are most applicable to children at the fourth grade level?
- What concepts are basic to the understanding of music?
- What studies have been concluded to define the range of conceptual developments among fourth graders?
- What materials and activities are most effective in achieving the desired results based on the above considerations?
- Is I.Q. a significant factor in musical …
Ua1f Wku Archives Vertical File - College High / Training School Part 1, Wku Archives
Ua1f Wku Archives Vertical File - College High / Training School Part 1, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Records
Digitized vertical file materials regarding College High and Training School.
Ua3/4/1 Memorandum Re: Training School, James Carpenter
Ua3/4/1 Memorandum Re: Training School, James Carpenter
WKU Archives Records
Memorandum regarding programs instituted at the WKU Training School which "give evidence that we are breaking away from the traditional self-contained classroom and moving in the direction of progress in the future." Memo written by James Carpenter and sent to Tate Page. This copy is housed in UA3/4/1 WKU President's Office - Downing Subject File.
Ua64/4 Scrapbook, Wku Human Relations Center
Ua64/4 Scrapbook, Wku Human Relations Center
WKU Archives Records
Scrapbook created by the WKU Human Relations Center regarding the Summer Leadership Institute and other work done during 1966 and 1967.
Ua100/2/1 Training School Director's Report To The President, Wku Training School
Ua100/2/1 Training School Director's Report To The President, Wku Training School
WKU Archives Records
Report regarding the administration of College High and the Training School at WKU. Includes:
- Training School Faculty & Staff
- Physical facilities
- High school schedule
- Student teaching
- Philosophy & objectives
- Social program
- Academic improvements
- Professional development
- Athletics / Assemblies
- Textbooks
- Accreditation & Statistics
- Honors study hall
- Guidance counselor
- Admissions policies
- Funding
Ua3/4/1 General Information Concerning The Policies Of The Training School, Wku President's Office - Downing
Ua3/4/1 General Information Concerning The Policies Of The Training School, Wku President's Office - Downing
WKU Archives Records
Admission policy and registration methods for the WKU Training School.
Ua100/1/1 Rural Training School Scrapbook, Wku Rural Training School
Ua100/1/1 Rural Training School Scrapbook, Wku Rural Training School
University Organizations
Rural Training School scrapbook created by director Mae Pedigo.
Ua94/7/1 Washington Marches On, Sarah Richardson
Ua94/7/1 Washington Marches On, Sarah Richardson
Student/Alumni Personal Papers
Program for Training School fourth grade play Washington Marches On. Cover art by Sarah Richardson.
Ua100/1/2 Rural Training School Pta Scrapbook, Rural Training School Pta
Ua100/1/2 Rural Training School Pta Scrapbook, Rural Training School Pta
University Organizations
Scrapbook created by the Rural Training School Parent Teacher Association. Includes lists of children, PTA members, programs and clippings.