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Educating For The Future: An Examination Of Global Education, Jean K. Seeland
Educating For The Future: An Examination Of Global Education, Jean K. Seeland
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Comissioned [sic]by President Carter, the Global 2000 Report To The President (1982), stated that for hundreds of millions of the desperately poor, the outlook for food and other necessities of life will be no better in the year 2000. For many it will be worse. Life for most people on earth will be more precarious in 2000 than it is now unless nations of the world act decisively to alter current trends. (1982) stated that for hundreds of millions of the desperately poor, the outlook for food and other necessities of life will be no better in the year 2000. …
"What's Wrong With This Tree?": Integrating Effective Communication With Tree Care Instruction, Rick Tagtow
"What's Wrong With This Tree?": Integrating Effective Communication With Tree Care Instruction, Rick Tagtow
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An instructional development project using an exhibit illustrating improper tree care is integrated with the model of the events of instruction (Gagne & Briggs, 1979) and with the model of the stages of the innovation-decision process (Rogers, 1983). These two models are correlated and related to the field of arboriculture. An arborist using these correlated models in conjunction with the "What's Wrong With This Tree" exhibit will be able to provide effective and efficient instruction on the topic of proper tree care.
Reporting Pupil Progress To Parents Of Kindergarten Students, Rose M. Sternberg
Reporting Pupil Progress To Parents Of Kindergarten Students, Rose M. Sternberg
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The report card used for the kindergarten at Shelby-Tennant Community School needs to be revised. The areas covered on the report card do not include some items which are essential to the kindergarten curriculum at Shelby-Tennant. Items such as "color recognition" and ''knows address and phone number" are not listed on the report card but the item "listens" is listed twice. A new report card which reflects the kindergarten curriculum content at Shelby-Tennant Community School will be developed. A review of the related literature and report card examples will provide a basis for deciding what to include in a new …
An Investigation Into The Problem-Based Learning Model For The Educational Preparation Of Dental Hygienists, Sarah Ann Turner
An Investigation Into The Problem-Based Learning Model For The Educational Preparation Of Dental Hygienists, Sarah Ann Turner
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Dental Hygiene is a young profession by most standards. The first class for training dental hygienists began in 1913, a mere seventy five years ago. From its inception, the mission of dental hygiene was to serve the public providing preventive oral health care to those in need. That singular focus has not changed to this date nor is it likely to change in the future. However, what is changing is the emergence of a profession in the fullest sense of the word. A profession is defined by Webster as: "a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic …
Analog Or Digital, A Comparison Of Two Clock Faces Used For Teaching Students To Tell Time, Scott William Van Houten
Analog Or Digital, A Comparison Of Two Clock Faces Used For Teaching Students To Tell Time, Scott William Van Houten
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Several years in the classroom as a fifth grade math instructor has left this instructor with many questions and concerns. One of the most intriguing is: does tlra type of clock face used during instruction have any effect on a student's ability to understand the concept of time·and the ability to tell time? With modern technology, digital time devices are becoming more and more common in our society. Many students can successfully read these digital clocks, but still have a difficult time actually understanding the meaning of what they have read. Two completely and distinctly different mental tasks were involved. …
An Exploration Of The Home Schooling Alternative To Public Education, Brenda J. Anderson
An Exploration Of The Home Schooling Alternative To Public Education, Brenda J. Anderson
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Throughout history homeschoo11ng has been an alternative to the public education provided by the state. Recently states have been called upon to modify their requirements for alternative forms of education. Proponents of homeschooling are resistant to compulsory education and teacher certification laws imposed by some states. They also cite rights guaranteed by the Constitution as support for U-1e desire to educate their children at home. Critics, however, are concerned about a lack of socialization and the possibility of narrow-minded learning taking place with home educated students. School officials are burdened with the loss of financial support due to the decrease …
Invented Spelling In A First-Grade Classroom, Jean Lynn Bellis
Invented Spelling In A First-Grade Classroom, Jean Lynn Bellis
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The outcomes of a writing program allowing children in a first-grade classroom to invent spellings were investigated. Samples of five students' writings, student observations, and parent and student interviews were collected and analyzed. Findings were reported concerning (a) spelling, (b) fluency, and (c) attitude toward writing. The acquisition of literacy is a problem-solving process in which children naturally and actively engage as they discover the underlying principles of English orthography. Learning to spell requires children to construct and test rules constantly with experiences that are meaningful and purposeful. Invented spelling depends on children's ability to isolate the separate speech sounds …
The Use Of Manipulatives In Middle School Mathematics Classroom, Linda Zimmerman
The Use Of Manipulatives In Middle School Mathematics Classroom, Linda Zimmerman
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Mathematics classes have traditionally been teacher-centered classes, particularly at the junior and senior high level. Lecture with a few illustrations has been the standard method used by teachers. In general, students want to simply apply an algorithm so they can finish their drill- and-practice assignment as quickly as possible. Recently, there has been a renewed interest in activity-based methods, especially the integration of manipulative activities into the mathematics classroom.
Implications For The Design Of A 2-Way Video Distance Learning Facility, Daniel C. Moore
Implications For The Design Of A 2-Way Video Distance Learning Facility, Daniel C. Moore
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The decade of the 80's has witnessed the virtual birth and proliferation of interactive distance learning systems. The rapid multiplication of these inqtructional delivery systems has not been preceded nor followed by appropriate research. Distance learning applications pose entirely new questions for the educational researcher. Among the many questions raised, are those which specifically address the layout of a distance learning terminal facility. In the effort to achieve maximum educational efficiency and effectiveness in a 2-way video system, this paper examines some specific questions regarding distance learning classroom design. Until more focused research is forthcoming, this study proposes to investigate …
The Effects Of Dialog Online Searching On High School Senior Students, Odell Overgaard
The Effects Of Dialog Online Searching On High School Senior Students, Odell Overgaard
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One of the goals in teaching writing has been to include research. Rural high school instructors have been faced with the additional burden of teaching research with limited resources. Kitzhaber (1968) also draws a similar conclusion when he states that "many small school libraries are too small to provide adequate information for all but a few research topics" (p. ii). Large urban school districts are often able to spend more on library books and indexes than are rural schools. On an average large schools spend $48,000 on materials compared to $15,000 by the small rural school districts (Heintz, & Hodes, …
Elements Of Effective Instruction: An Analysis Of Five Models, Susan Wulf Osvald
Elements Of Effective Instruction: An Analysis Of Five Models, Susan Wulf Osvald
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Concern about effective instruction is nothing new. Confucius (c. 550-478 B.C.) said: 3 . When a superior man knows the causes which make instruction successful, and those which make it of no effect, he can become a teacher of others. Thus in his teaching, he leads and does not drag; he strengthens and does not discourage; he opens the way but does not conduct to the end without the learner's own efforts. Leading and not dragging produces harmony. Strengthening and not discouraging makes attainment easy. Opening the way and not conducting to the end makes the learner thoughtful. He who …
Elder Abuse, Mary Frances Osborne
Elder Abuse, Mary Frances Osborne
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A distinct characteristic of this century has been the increase in population of individuals 60 years of age and older (Galbraith, 1986). Recent medical advances have enabled more people to live longer, healthier lives (Galbraith, 1986). Most affected by these advances have been individuals 75 years and older. The United States Bureau of Census (1973) reported that between 1960 and 1970 the number of persons in the 75 years and older category increased at nearly three times the rate of those in the 65-75 age group. Between 1970 and 1980, the 75 years and over population increased an additional 2.4 …
The Effects Of Clinical Experience At A Rehabilitation Unit On Student Nurses' Attitudes Toward The Disabled, Marianne Brooks Reynolds
The Effects Of Clinical Experience At A Rehabilitation Unit On Student Nurses' Attitudes Toward The Disabled, Marianne Brooks Reynolds
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We know that daily, children are being born with lifelong limitations and adults are experiencing catastrophic illness or trauma. These health-care problems touch the rich and the poor, the young and the old. No one is immune to these medical dilemmas. Though they may not be aware of it at the time, the infant born with a birth defect and the child or adult who is afflicted later in life will be limited not so much by the actual disability as by society I s attitude toward that disability. It is society that will define the disability as a handicap, …
Fostering The Writing Abilities Of Kindergarteners, Marcia A. Stirler
Fostering The Writing Abilities Of Kindergarteners, Marcia A. Stirler
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Adults praise children for their first attempts at oral communication. Adults do not point out the errors children make but listen for the ideas children are trying to communicate (Bissex, 1981; Calkins, 1986). As a result, children see the function of oral language as a means of achieving their personal needs. While involved in the process of speaking, children are taking risks and making mistakes thus learning language. They do not wait until they know all the conventional rules and forms of oral language (Rhodes, 1981).
The Effect Of Teaching Method On Spatial Visualization, Diane Kimm Mitchell
The Effect Of Teaching Method On Spatial Visualization, Diane Kimm Mitchell
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In a world that is becoming increasingly complex, there can be no question about the importance of mathematics for entrance into, and success at, the vast majority of careers, both for men and for women. However, cries of "Back to the basics", and "Excellence in education", indicate a growing dissatisfaction with the level of mathematics achievement in the United States. Brown et al. (1988) reported on the seventh-grade and eleventh-grade results of the fourth mathematics assessment of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and indicated that performance of the students was not very good. Specifically, poor performance in the …
The Middle School: A Review Of Current Literature, Lindy K. Daters
The Middle School: A Review Of Current Literature, Lindy K. Daters
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Education in the United States has presented many patterns of school organization. Separate junior and senior high schools were suggested in the early 1900 1 s, but the grade levels and ages for distinguishing these divisions were unclear (Wiles & Bondi, 1981). The junior high was designed to bridge the gap between elementary and high school. It usually included grades 7-8-9. An alternative to the junior high school, the middle school, began to emerge in the late 1950 1 s. The middle school was designed to facilitate grades 6-7-8. Its development was primarily to relieve overcrowding and to provide an …
Adolescent Stress And Its Implications For Middle School Educators, Nancy L. George
Adolescent Stress And Its Implications For Middle School Educators, Nancy L. George
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The German expression "Sturm und Orang" has been used to denote the adolescent years. Literally translated, "Sturm und Orang" becomes "Storm and stress," suggesting the turbulent nature of the transition years between childhood and adulthood (Jensen, 1985; Grinder, 1973). Although there is some disagreement regarding the extent and causes of teenage discontent, it cannot be disputed that adolescence is a period of marked change, turbulent or otherwise.
Listening Games Versus Listening Worksheets In The Kindergarten Classroom, Alice A. Hager
Listening Games Versus Listening Worksheets In The Kindergarten Classroom, Alice A. Hager
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Teaching Strategies For Developing A Positive Self-Concept In Elementary School Children, Judith Hostetter
Teaching Strategies For Developing A Positive Self-Concept In Elementary School Children, Judith Hostetter
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This is a fast paced, continuously changing, technological world. The daily papers are filled with crises and social problems. Will the children, who are being educated today, be prepared for the future? Will the skills and knowledge be outdated and of little or no use in the future? Are they being prepared to be happy, productive adults?
Improving Reading Comprehension Through Text Structure Instruction, Betty J. Santema
Improving Reading Comprehension Through Text Structure Instruction, Betty J. Santema
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Educators in secondary schools have become increasingly concerned about the levels of reading comprehension of their students. This concern has stemmed in part from growing public awareness of the levels of illiteracy in the United States and the belief that future society will require an increasingly literate people. Educators at all levels who seek ways to help their students learn from the printed materials available in their curricula have been hindered in the past in two main areas (Devine, 1986).
Cognitive Ability And Mathematics Instruction As Factors In Mathematical Problem-Solving Achievement Of Fifth Graders, Harriet Sharp
Cognitive Ability And Mathematics Instruction As Factors In Mathematical Problem-Solving Achievement Of Fifth Graders, Harriet Sharp
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Problem solving has been an area of educational concern for many years. Research completed as far back as 1926 and 1932 centered on comparing methods of solving problems or identifying types of errors students made when solving verbal problems. Research has focused on characteristics of the problems, characteristics of those who are successful or unsuccessful at solving problems, and teaching strategies that may improve students' abilities in problem solving.
The Visual Element Of Television: Do Some Production Practices Inhibit The Amount Of Information Viewers Can Recall?, John L. Weih
The Visual Element Of Television: Do Some Production Practices Inhibit The Amount Of Information Viewers Can Recall?, John L. Weih
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Video production today can no longer be compared to the type 1 of productions enacted even 20 years ago. It is true that studio productions have not changed much in that time, but advanced technology in computer visuals and in the miniaturization of equipment has allowed amateur photographers to become their own video production staff. Contrasts in production techniques cause concern among educators today and lead them to ask if a vast difference in the quality of the videos being produced is having an effect on the amount of information recall of students. Certainly, some benefit is coming from amateur …
The Teaching Of Elementary Social Studies: A Classroom Teacher's Perspective, Kristi A. Wernimont
The Teaching Of Elementary Social Studies: A Classroom Teacher's Perspective, Kristi A. Wernimont
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Elementary teachers have long sought answers to ease the frustration of teaching elementary social studies. It is a subject with great potential for integration with other subject areas, yet is restricted by textbook and classroom management problems, with ambiguous local, state, and national goals. The result is that programs range from a few individually developed, enlightening models to the notion that social studies is an insignificant subject in the elementary curriculum and thus needs little attention. The problem and confusion still exist--how should the subject of social studies be taught in the elementary classroom? Is the current practice of one …
Underachievement: Some Possible Explanations And Potential Solutions, Clen A. Lincoln
Underachievement: Some Possible Explanations And Potential Solutions, Clen A. Lincoln
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Underachievement is a major threat to the excellence movement in American education. Underachievers are students who demonstrate good verbal skills in class discussions and may score well on standardized IQ tests, but do poorly on written assignments and teacher-made tests. They are identified as underachievers by splits of more than 20 points between verbal and nonverbal scores. Underachievement is due to a variety of factors: low self-esteem, poor expectations from teachers and parents, peer pressure, and learning disabilities. These factors prevent students from learning the skills they need to succeed in school. Skills that are important for them to learn …
Does Sentence Diagraming Help Seventh Grade Language Art Students Understand Sentence Structure?, Bradeen Y. Short
Does Sentence Diagraming Help Seventh Grade Language Art Students Understand Sentence Structure?, Bradeen Y. Short
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Sentence diagraming could be an appropriate strategy used in teaching and reinforcing the concept of sentence structure to seventh grade language arts students. The goal of using appropriate teaching-learning strategies has been important to educators for many years (Levin, 1986). In pursuing this goal, there needs to be "matching" between the strategy selected and the characteristics of the learner at a given developmental stage; the match must be appropriate if the learner is to receive benefit from the teaching technique (Levin, 1986). According to Levin's study, both the specific skills and the competencies of the learner should be the central …
The Effects Of Motor Activity Programs On The Self-Concept And Movement Confidence Of Schoolage Students, Linda K. Squires
The Effects Of Motor Activity Programs On The Self-Concept And Movement Confidence Of Schoolage Students, Linda K. Squires
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The purpose 0£ this paper is to review the relevant literature on the effects of motor activity programs on the development of the self-concept. The literature suggests that the pre-school and schoolage years are a critical period for the development of a positive self-concept. How a child feels about him or herself physically, is also a critical factor in the development of a positive self-concept. Research has demonstrated that the self-concept of individuals can be significantly effected through participation in motor activity programs which provide success experiences for the participants. The motor activity programs can be implemented, through modified skill …
Resource/Team Teacher: Service Delivery Option Designed To Help More Effectively Meet The Needs Of Mildly Handicapped Students In The Least Restrictive Environment, Carol M. Straka
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The initiative and premise of this paper stems from an interpretation of the least restrictive environment aspect of PL 94-142, that an increase in appropriate effort should be made to meet the academic and affective needs of mildly handicapped students within the regular classroom. A review of literature foundational to this interpretation is presented, as well as some of the cautions regarding this movement. The option illustrated by the project described herein is that of a resource teacher team teaching with a regular classroom teacher within the regular classroom. Indications are that student academic and affective achievement improved under these …
The Role Of The Elementary School Counselor In Dealing With Children Of Divorced Parents, Julie Ann Riggert
The Role Of The Elementary School Counselor In Dealing With Children Of Divorced Parents, Julie Ann Riggert
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Divorce continues to rip at the ties that bind the traditional American family. The idealized "Norman Rockwell" portrait of the forever-married couple in which the father is assigned the full economic responsibilities and the mother as the homemaker, has rapidly diminished. In fact, the families that now conform to this description are in the minority. Recently, it was noted that divorce statistics have risen 127% since 1962 (Bundy & Gumaer, 1979; Kelly & Wallerstein, 1976; Hetherington, 1979). It is indicated that one million children experience the divorce of their parents annually (Luepritz, 1979). Despite the growing number of students entering …
Administrator's Role In Helping School Personnel Handle Problems Of Children Associated With Divorce, Kathy Lynn Konigsmark
Administrator's Role In Helping School Personnel Handle Problems Of Children Associated With Divorce, Kathy Lynn Konigsmark
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School administrators make effective decisions that can have important consequences. Many of these decisions involve children of divorce, who make up approximately twenty percent of the school enrollment (Drake, 1981 ). Traditionally, school administrators have responded to the growing number of personal, social, and behavioral problems in schools. According to Delaney, Richards, and Strathe ( 1984) by the year 1990, one-third of all students in our schools will be children of divorced parents. As more support services are needed. there is pressure to provide counseling to meet the needs of school children. The school is the place that can focus …
Use Of A Dr. Madeline Hunter Based Evaluation Instrument To Assess And Improve A Teacher's Ability To Motivate Students, Gordon L. Nordgren
Use Of A Dr. Madeline Hunter Based Evaluation Instrument To Assess And Improve A Teacher's Ability To Motivate Students, Gordon L. Nordgren
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A simplified application of motivation and learning theory was developed by Dr. Madeline Hunter at the experimental school at U.C.L.A. in the 1970's. She converted theory into practice by demonstrating ways to manipulate classroom variables to improve student performance. Within this structure, teachers learn to create appropriate levels of concern or tension within the learner, set a feeling tone or climate in the classroom, create interest through lesson design, provide opportunities for success, give immediate feedback or knowledge of results, and relate activities to rewards in order to motivate students. Hunter draws upon the work of a wide variety of …