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Wisdom, Intelligence, And Creativity Synthesized., Susan Daniels May 2005

Wisdom, Intelligence, And Creativity Synthesized., Susan Daniels

Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice

Wisdom, as explored by Sternberg is the application of successful intelligence and creativity. For thirty years, Dr. Sternberg has been a vocal critic of narrow conceptions of intelligence. In this recent work, he argues that a more comprehensive view of intelligence must go beyond the psychometrically based, IQ-driven views predominant in the last century.


High-Stakes Testing And Special Populations, Gary H. Sherwin, Todd Jennings May 2005

High-Stakes Testing And Special Populations, Gary H. Sherwin, Todd Jennings

Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice

This opinion paper critically examines the use of high-stakes testing on special populations. Without appropriate accommodations, standardized exams are not valid for some students with special needs. Unfortunately, many classroom teachers who must initiate testing accommodations lack knowledge of appropriate accommodations and regularly fail to provide the necessary testing accommodations. The deficit understanding of testing accommodations makes comparisons between classrooms, schools, and districts invalid since some scores loose validity. Solutions specific to standardized testing and students with special needs are offered and a more encompassing solution to the problems incurred from these tests when used for high-stakes is suggested.


High-Stakes Testing And Assessment: One Is Not The Other, Enrique Murillo, Alayne Sullivan May 2005

High-Stakes Testing And Assessment: One Is Not The Other, Enrique Murillo, Alayne Sullivan

Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice

Since the institution of the common school and the advent of universal education, Americans have placed tremendous faith in public schools. Public education cultivates an informed citizenry, one of the pillars of a liberal democracy. But more importantly, schools are a repository for our common dreams of human potential and individual self-actualization. Because they so thoroughly shape the lives and life-chances of our youth, school issues are freighted with an emotional charge. Education remains the last fully public American institution, one in which millions of students cast their common lot daily and strive to become better readers, better citizens, better …


Playful Sciencing And The Early Childhood Classroom, Barbara Mary Kirby Jan 2005

Playful Sciencing And The Early Childhood Classroom, Barbara Mary Kirby

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to examine the power of play, guided discovery, and hands-on experiences in the early childhood classroom, specifically as it relates to early childhood science experience. This paper will also propose a science curriculum encompassing a hands-on, guided discovery, play-based approach.


Lessons In Character Development, Virginia Lizette Escobar Jan 2005

Lessons In Character Development, Virginia Lizette Escobar

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the project was to provide first grade teachers at the Baldwin Park Unified School District with teaching approaches, tools, and strategies in instructing their students in character development education. These approaches, tools, and strategies will support students' academic learning as they develop a deeper comprehension of responsibility skills.


The Relationship Between Epistemological Beliefs And Academic Achievement Goals In Middle School Children, Sara Elizabeth Schuyten Pierce Jan 2005

The Relationship Between Epistemological Beliefs And Academic Achievement Goals In Middle School Children, Sara Elizabeth Schuyten Pierce

Theses Digitization Project

This study examined relationships among epistemic beliefs, achievement goals, self-regulated learning, cognitive strategy use, and academic performance for 131 sixth graders and 100 eighth graders.


Goal Orientation, Ethnicity, And Achievement Of Middle Elementary Students, Carl Phillip Koehnke Jan 2005

Goal Orientation, Ethnicity, And Achievement Of Middle Elementary Students, Carl Phillip Koehnke

Theses Digitization Project

Examines goal orientation, ethnicity, gender, and achievement variables of 149 elementary school children (grades 3-5) at a Southern California elementary school. Research was conducted using a 2 x 2 goal orientation matrix that included mastery-approach, mastery-avoid, performance approach, and performance-avoid constructs. California Standards Test (CST) were used to determine achievement. Results supported the hypothesis that there would be no differences based on ethnicity, gender, or grade level. Statistically significant differences were found in the mastery-avoid goal because of class subject. Also, mastery-avoid was found to have a negative correlation to high test scores as measured by CST.


Guidebook For Middle And High School Teachers And Students In Conflict Management, Dana Renia Lofton Jan 2004

Guidebook For Middle And High School Teachers And Students In Conflict Management, Dana Renia Lofton

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the project was to design a one-semester core curriculum guidebook for middle and high schools. This curriculum will provide a tool to teach students to manage conflict in middle and high school settings. The curriculum, guidebook and materials developed will establish guidelines that can be used by middle and high school teachers to teach useful conflict management skills.


The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence And The Adjustment Process Of International Students, Hedieh Khajavi Jan 2002

The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence And The Adjustment Process Of International Students, Hedieh Khajavi

Theses Digitization Project

Although there is a handful of research on Emotional Intelligence in organizations, there is a lack of research between Emotional Intelligence and the adjustment process of international students. This research aimed to gain a greater understanding of the adjustment process of international students in the United States.


A Guide To A Brain-Based Approach To Thematic, Interdisciplinary Teaching, Deborah Marie Ferguson Jan 2001

A Guide To A Brain-Based Approach To Thematic, Interdisciplinary Teaching, Deborah Marie Ferguson

Theses Digitization Project

This project promotes an interdisciplinary approach to classroom instruction as an alternative to sequential instruction typically practiced in public schools. Specifically targeted are thematic, interdisciplinary teaching strategies.


Challenging The Boundaries Of Academic Discourse, Charles Henry Williams Jan 2000

Challenging The Boundaries Of Academic Discourse, Charles Henry Williams

Theses Digitization Project

This thesis suggests other ways of helping students resist blind submission to the discourse of the university. The primary objective is to discuss meaningful ways of transforming composition classrooms into counter hegemonic cultural environments where students can critically examine the complications of cultural dynamics and power relations within the communication process.


Assessing Business Writing: An Examination Of Scoring Methods, Writing Sample Complexity, And Rating Variability, Larry Weitzel Jan 2000

Assessing Business Writing: An Examination Of Scoring Methods, Writing Sample Complexity, And Rating Variability, Larry Weitzel

Theses Digitization Project

Good writing is essential for business. Writing is evaluated using holistic and analytical assessment of writing samples.


A Qualitative Study Of The Dichotomy Between Educational Policy And Educational Research On Learning Theory, Karen Joy Eakes Jan 2000

A Qualitative Study Of The Dichotomy Between Educational Policy And Educational Research On Learning Theory, Karen Joy Eakes

Theses Digitization Project

This study explores and exposes the dichotomy that currently exists between educational policy and research in learning theory.


Teaching Social Skills Through Environmental Education, Jacqueline Marie Lacey Jan 2000

Teaching Social Skills Through Environmental Education, Jacqueline Marie Lacey

Theses Digitization Project

This project was designed to address the need for a curriculum that links environmental education and social skills. All of the social skills units were created to improve the students' understanding of social skills and important environmental concepts.


An Investigation Of The Effects Of Teachers' Sense Of Efficacy On Teacher Motivation For Predicting Student Participation: Do Teacher Behaviors Mediate This Relationship?, Karen Lynn Wanzung Jan 2000

An Investigation Of The Effects Of Teachers' Sense Of Efficacy On Teacher Motivation For Predicting Student Participation: Do Teacher Behaviors Mediate This Relationship?, Karen Lynn Wanzung

Theses Digitization Project

This study tested the hypothesis that the combination of teachers' sense of efficacy, and teacher motivation predicts student participatory behavior, and that teacher behaviors mediate this relationship. This study consists of two parts: surveying community college instructors and observing instructors' lectures and student participation.


Assessment Centers And Group Decision Making: Substituting The Arithmetic Mean For The Traditional Consensus Discussion, Jeffrey Allen Gust Jan 1998

Assessment Centers And Group Decision Making: Substituting The Arithmetic Mean For The Traditional Consensus Discussion, Jeffrey Allen Gust

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Causal Influences Of Mental Overload And Self-Efficacy On Academic Performance, Elizabeth Jane Barbo Jan 1997

Causal Influences Of Mental Overload And Self-Efficacy On Academic Performance, Elizabeth Jane Barbo

Theses Digitization Project

In the past, literature has proposed relationships between several different factors. Multiple roles influence performance and stress, good performance increases self-efficacy, high self-efficacy increases performance, and increased amounts of stress decrease performance. While performance can be measured in different ways, the literature has supported using academic achievement as a performance indicator.


Test Anxiety As A Moderator In The Prediction Of School Achievement From Measured Ability, Gina Lea Robinson Jan 1995

Test Anxiety As A Moderator In The Prediction Of School Achievement From Measured Ability, Gina Lea Robinson

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Investigating The Aptitude Treatment Interaction: Age, Gender, Computer Self-Efficacy And Computer Training, Alexandra Anggraini Adhyatman Jan 1995

Investigating The Aptitude Treatment Interaction: Age, Gender, Computer Self-Efficacy And Computer Training, Alexandra Anggraini Adhyatman

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Feedback And Strategy On Self-Efficacy And Computer Task Performance, Richard John Fogg Jan 1995

The Effects Of Feedback And Strategy On Self-Efficacy And Computer Task Performance, Richard John Fogg

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Academic Achievement In Filipino Children, Muriel Del Castillo Lòpez Jan 1994

Academic Achievement In Filipino Children, Muriel Del Castillo Lòpez

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Effects Of Test Administrations On General, Test, And Computer Anxiety, And Efficacy Measures, Susan Kiskis Jan 1991

Effects Of Test Administrations On General, Test, And Computer Anxiety, And Efficacy Measures, Susan Kiskis

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


The Influence Of Behavior Modeling And Experience On The Acquisition Of Computer Skills, Mario Enrique Baeza Jan 1990

The Influence Of Behavior Modeling And Experience On The Acquisition Of Computer Skills, Mario Enrique Baeza

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Cross-Modality Semantic Integration As A Function Of Depth Of Processing In Third Grades, Laura L. Miceli Jan 1979

Cross-Modality Semantic Integration As A Function Of Depth Of Processing In Third Grades, Laura L. Miceli

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Crossmodal Matching Capabilities Of Pre-School Children, Nancy Ruth Pettus Jan 1977

Crossmodal Matching Capabilities Of Pre-School Children, Nancy Ruth Pettus

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.