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Industrial Engineering Tools, Lucas Santos

ESL for Academic Purposes

The unit presents an interesting combination between Industrial Engineering tools and language learning. The tools are utilized in a way that facilitates engineers’ language skills development. The unit is intended for industrial engineers who work for multinational companies in either an ESL or EFL context. Learners should have a B2 level of proficiency or higher. By working through the unit, learners will increase their technical vocabulary, structure, reading, speaking, and writing skills.

Educational Administration And Leadership Vol 15, No. 1, St. Cloud State University

Educational Administration and Leadership Newsletter

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Higher Education Administration Newsletter, Spring 2018, St. Cloud State University

Higher Education Administration Newsletter

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Mca Scores And Student Success, Aaron Jackson

School District Data

The Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) is a test taken by all Minnesota students in high school. There are three sections on the MCA Test: Math, Reading, and Science. MCA scores are used primarily for ranking Minnesota high schools. Schools are then able to tell where they rank in the state of Minnesota. The Reading and Science section are taken in 10th grade, with scores ranging from 1000-1099. Math assessments are given in 11th grade, with ranges 1100-1199. The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MNSCU) used MCA scores to detect students who they believed would not be career ready. Numerous studies …

Map Test Analysis, Ansai Bio-Sawe

School District Data

The Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) is a computerized adaptive test, unlike a traditional test in which, students have the same questions with a predefined amount of time to take the exam. In the MAP test, each student has a different set of questions, which varies on responses to earlier questions. In fact, if the student gives the correct answer to a question, the next questions will be harder. The opposite occurs as well: if a student gives an incorrect answer, the next questions become easier. The MAP test is used to see if a student is on –track for …

Alignment Between Star And Mca For Grades 10 And 11, Li Xian Cha

School District Data

STAR, the products from a software company, Renaissance, are used for screening and progress-monitoring overtime. An alignment was completed by Renaissance between STAR and MCA, the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment, for grades 3 through 8. This research study will help contribute to the research of alignment between STAR and MCA. This research is predicting the expected STAR scores by season for student proficiency in MCA reading and math at 50% and 90% probability levels. The STAR scores needed to achieve 50% and 90% chance of MCA proficiency for each season will be calculated in this study. Overall, the STAR scores needed …

Early Reading Analysis, Jessica Chiantera

School District Data

Students take different tests in Pre-K and Kindergarten to track their academic progress. For literacy skills, these tests are the Teaching Strategies GOLD, which is taken in Pre-K, and the FastBridge earlyReading, which is taken in Kindergarten. The objective of this report is to find the relationship between the Pre-K and Kindergarten tests and find which tests are the most important predictors of students overall success in Kindergarten. This study looked at students in three school districts: Princeton, Sartell-St. Stephen, and Sauk Rapids-Rice. The main things found in this research are the following:

• Regression models comparing the four Kindergarten subtests …

Educational Administration And Leadership Vol 14, No. 1, St. Cloud State University

Educational Administration and Leadership Newsletter

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Higher Education Administration Newsletter, Fall 2017, St. Cloud State University

Higher Education Administration Newsletter

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Educational Administration And Leadership Vol 13, No. 1, St. Cloud State University

Educational Administration and Leadership Newsletter

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Higher Education Administration Newsletter, Spring 2017, St. Cloud State University

Higher Education Administration Newsletter

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Information Media Newsletter Vol. 47 No. 2, St. Cloud State University

Information Media Newsletter

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Growing Up With Hunters: An Insider's Perspective, Sudie Hofmann

Human Relations and Multicultural Education Faculty Publications

Many of us who care about animals go about our lives while immersed in a world that is either not aligned with, or is even openly hostile to, our respect for animals. Sudie Hofmann is one of many people who grew up in a family that didn’t share her respect and compassion for animals. She shares her experience of what it’s like to grow up in a family of hunters.

Book Review: Critical Information Literacy: Foundations, Inspiration, And Ideas., Cindy Gruwell

Library Faculty Publications

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Educational Administration And Leadership Vol 12, No. 1, St. Cloud State University

Educational Administration and Leadership Newsletter

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Educational Administration And Leadership Newsletter, Vol. 12, No. 1, St. Cloud State University

Educational Administration and Leadership Newsletter

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Information Media News, Vol. 47, No. 1, St. Cloud State University

Information Media Newsletter

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Higher Education Administration, Fall 2016, St. Cloud State University

Higher Education Administration Newsletter

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Educational Administration And Leadership Newsletter, Vol. 11, No. 2, St. Cloud State University

Educational Administration and Leadership Newsletter

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Higher Education Administration Newsletter, Spring 2016, St. Cloud State University

Higher Education Administration Newsletter

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Information Media News, Vol. 46 No. 2, St. Cloud State University

Information Media Newsletter

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Building Bridges For Student Success, Cindy Gruwell

Library Faculty Publications

This book chapter describes the collaborative efforts of an academic librarian and nursing faculty in the development of a robust health sciences-focused information literacy instruction workshop. After several years of “standard” IL sessions, both the librarian and faculty wanted to create a more dynamic, active learning environment for students enrolled in the nursing research and evidence-based practice course. In addition, the author reflects on the challenges and successes of working with faculty when a nursing department is undergoing programmatic and curriculum changes.

Information Media News, Vol. 46, No. 1, St. Cloud State University

Information Media Newsletter

Powerpoint "A Tribute to Dennis Fields" by Luther Rotto is available as an additional file at the bottom of this record.

Educational Administration And Leadership Newsletter, Vol. 10, No. 1, St. Cloud State University

Educational Administration and Leadership Newsletter

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Higher Education Administration Newsletter, Fall 2015, St. Cloud State University

Higher Education Administration Newsletter

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Educational Administration And Leadership Newsletter, Vol. 9, No. 1, St. Cloud State University

Educational Administration and Leadership Newsletter

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Higher Education Administration Newsletter, Spring 2015, St. Cloud State University

Higher Education Administration Newsletter

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Information Media News, Vol. 45, No. 2, St. Cloud State University

Information Media Newsletter

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Book Review: Online By Design: The Essentials Of Creating Information Literacy Courses., Cindy Gruwell

Library Faculty Publications

In-depth book review of Mery, Y. and Newby, J. 2014. Online by design: the essentials of creating information literacy courses.

Higher Education Administration Newsletter, Fall 2014, St. Cloud State University

Higher Education Administration Newsletter

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