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The Impact Of The Florida State-Mandated Basic Skills Exit Test At Miami-Dade Community College, Joanne Bashford
The Impact Of The Florida State-Mandated Basic Skills Exit Test At Miami-Dade Community College, Joanne Bashford
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The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of the Florida State-mandated Basic Skills Exit Tests (BSET) on the effectiveness of remedial instruction programs to adequately serve the academically underprepared student population. The primary research question concerned whether the introduction of the BSET has resulted in remedial completers who are better prepared for college-level coursework.
This study consisted of an ex post facto research design to examine the impact of the BSET on student readiness for subsequent college-level coursework at Miami- Dade Community College. Two way analysis of variance was used to compare the performance of remedial and …
The Effectiveness Of Training Educators On Their Ability To Identify Function Of Problem Behavior, Charles Dukes
The Effectiveness Of Training Educators On Their Ability To Identify Function Of Problem Behavior, Charles Dukes
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of training educators in the pre - behavioral intervention process of functional behavioral assessment. An original evaluation instrument was developed entitled, The Survey for Students Exhibiting Challenging Behavior. The instrument included measures of participating educators, knowledge of function of problem behavior and their ability to generate recommendations for a behavior intervention plan. The instrument was distributed to schools in a large urban district and completed by special educators. Educators trained and untrained in the functional behavioral assessment process were compared in the study.
The study incorporated a post - test …
What Secondary English To Speakers Of Other Languages (Esol) Teachers Know About Social And Academic Language And Instructional Strategies For Limited English Proficient Students, Judy Chin
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The purpose of this study was to examine what secondary English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teachers understand about social and academic language, what instructional strategies they use for Limited English Proficient (LEP) students, and how these concepts are operationalized in their daily practice.
This was a mixed method study incorporating both quantitative and qualitative data collection and interpretation. Written questionnaires and individual interviews addressed the questions on teachers' definitions of social and academic language and their strategy use. Classroom observations provided verification of their definitions and their descriptions of instruction for academic language.
Findings indicated that teachers' definitions …