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Technology Staff Development: Is It Effectively Designed To Increase Classroom Use Of Technology?, Susan Ellen Holliday Jan 2002

Technology Staff Development: Is It Effectively Designed To Increase Classroom Use Of Technology?, Susan Ellen Holliday

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to examine the current staff development training program's impact on the integration of technology into the teacher/participants' classroom. This thesis evaluates whether or not training practices were being transitioned to the classroom, which practices need to be added to the training program to increase the implementation of technology into the classrom.


A Career Preparation Curriculum For [The] San Bernardino Employment Development Department, Michael Scott Lundgreen Jan 2002

A Career Preparation Curriculum For [The] San Bernardino Employment Development Department, Michael Scott Lundgreen

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the project was to develop a training course for the city of San Bernardino Employment Development Department [EDD] to introduce job seekers to the primary marketing skills necessary for obtaining gainful employment.


The Effectiveness Of Integrating Technology Into Science Eduaction (Sic) Compared To The Traditional Science Classroom, Kimberly Ann Sigears Jan 2002

The Effectiveness Of Integrating Technology Into Science Eduaction (Sic) Compared To The Traditional Science Classroom, Kimberly Ann Sigears

Theses Digitization Project

The goal of this project is to assist the teacher in integrating technology into a seventh grade science classroom, with an emphasis on the human body systems. Through the integration of technology into science education, this project aided in enhancing the learning environment, while motivating students to become more active participants in their learning experience.


Curriculum Guide To Teach Computed Radiography At El Camino College, Dawn Nella Guzman Jan 2002

Curriculum Guide To Teach Computed Radiography At El Camino College, Dawn Nella Guzman

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the project was to design a curriculum guideline for educators to teach computed radiography. This project can be used as a stand-alone course, or integrated into existing radiologic technology courses.


Developing Listening Comprehension Competence In Japanese English As A Foreign Language Learners, Masahiro Fujita Jan 2002

Developing Listening Comprehension Competence In Japanese English As A Foreign Language Learners, Masahiro Fujita

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to investigate a model for developing listening comprehension competence on the part of Japanese learners of english as a foreign language, with a view toward promoting practical and communicative english competence.


A Process Of Using Mini-Shared And Guided Reading To Transition Fluent Readers In Spanish To English, Pedro Rosas Jan 2002

A Process Of Using Mini-Shared And Guided Reading To Transition Fluent Readers In Spanish To English, Pedro Rosas

Theses Digitization Project

A descriptive study was conducted using a modified approach to Guided Reading and Mini-Shared Reading to improve the reading comprehension levels of bilingual second graders in their second language, English.


Instructors' Communicator Style In The College Classroom: Perceptions Of African American And European American Students, Angela Adair Jan 2002

Instructors' Communicator Style In The College Classroom: Perceptions Of African American And European American Students, Angela Adair

Theses Digitization Project

This project concerns instructors' perceived communicator style in the college classroom with African American and European American students.


Patterns Of Invented Spelling In Spanish, Mercedes Pérez Jan 2002

Patterns Of Invented Spelling In Spanish, Mercedes Pérez

Theses Digitization Project

This study proposes to examine the invented spelling patterns that Spanish speaking children create in their writing. Their writing samples were then transcribed and each word was categorized as either conventional or an invented spelling.


A Parent Workshop For Motivating Emergent Literacy In English, Patricia Jean Bohanan Jan 2002

A Parent Workshop For Motivating Emergent Literacy In English, Patricia Jean Bohanan

Theses Digitization Project

The goal of this project is to help teachers create a motivation-enhancing literacy environment that increases students' reading ability, improves the understanding of written material, fosters a love of reading, and develops life-long learners.


Media Literacy In Public Schools, Robert Timothy Chapman Jan 2002

Media Literacy In Public Schools, Robert Timothy Chapman

Theses Digitization Project

This study investigates media literacy curricula in upper-income and lower-income public schools. Twelve principals participated in a telephone survey by answering fifteen questions about their schools and districts.


The Effects Of Computer Assisted Language Learning And Specially Designed Academic Instruction In English On Second Language Acquisition, George Edward Williams Jan 2002

The Effects Of Computer Assisted Language Learning And Specially Designed Academic Instruction In English On Second Language Acquisition, George Edward Williams

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two methods of instruction for second language acquisition. The first method used a computer based software program known as English Language Learning Instructional System (ELLIS). The second method used Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE).


Teaching A Child With Autism To Use An Independent Activity Schedule To Increase Play Behavior And Reduce Stereotypy, Korena Lyn Saunby Jan 2002

Teaching A Child With Autism To Use An Independent Activity Schedule To Increase Play Behavior And Reduce Stereotypy, Korena Lyn Saunby

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to teach play skills to a six year-old deaf male child with autism and to determine if these play skills would reduce self-stimulatory behaviors. The child was introduced to an independent play schedule duing two teaching phases using prompting and reinforcement procedures that have in the past been successful in teaching new skills to children with autism.


Establishing Cisco Academy At San Bernardino High School, La Mont Alfredo Carroll Jan 2002

Establishing Cisco Academy At San Bernardino High School, La Mont Alfredo Carroll

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to establish a CISCO program at San Bernardino High School. This program facilitates student matriculating with the program being taught at San Bernardino Valley College. Students earn certification as a Cisco Certified Networking Professional (CCNP) certification.


Special Education Needs Among Children Exposed To Domestic Violence, Denise Jo Hollingsworth Jan 2002

Special Education Needs Among Children Exposed To Domestic Violence, Denise Jo Hollingsworth

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the study is to discover whether exposure to domestic violence leads to higher rates of special education placement. The problem of concern is the effect of domestic violence exposure to children, which results in psychological and behavioral problems that may lead to school difficulties and placement in special education programs.


A Comparison Of Academic Success In High School Spanish One Classes Between Hispanic And Non-Hispanic Surname Students, Joshua David Runyan Jan 2002

A Comparison Of Academic Success In High School Spanish One Classes Between Hispanic And Non-Hispanic Surname Students, Joshua David Runyan

Theses Digitization Project

This study attemps to discover whether there is a difference in the academic performance of Spanish surname students in high school Spanish 1 language classrooms over their non-Spanish surname counterparts.


Cultural Conflicts In High Schools Of The Inland Empire And Cleveland, Ohio, Ann Marie Love Jan 2002

Cultural Conflicts In High Schools Of The Inland Empire And Cleveland, Ohio, Ann Marie Love

Theses Digitization Project

This study focuses on the students who participate in acts of racism. The study examines the degree to which students who commit acts of racism and engage in cultural clashes are outsiders or nonparticipants in their schools as well as in their communities.


What's In A Word?: Connotation In Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages, Marie Linnea Bozzetti-Engstrom Jan 2002

What's In A Word?: Connotation In Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages, Marie Linnea Bozzetti-Engstrom

Theses Digitization Project

This thesis focuses on connotative meaning routinely ignored or difficult to locate in the available ESL textbooks and dictionaries. This perceived absence led to the following study: a review of ESL textbooks, a review of standard monolingual English and learner dictionaries, and a survey of ESL instructors.


Developing A Culminating Assessment For Psychology Undergraduate Students, Tammy Louise Reichley Jan 2002

Developing A Culminating Assessment For Psychology Undergraduate Students, Tammy Louise Reichley

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to create a comprehensive exam for a California State University to measure student learning in Psychology within a multi-matrix method Outcomes Assessment process.


A Proposal To Create A College-Level Reading Class For Students With Learning Disabilities, Gary Richard Bergstrom Jan 2002

A Proposal To Create A College-Level Reading Class For Students With Learning Disabilities, Gary Richard Bergstrom

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Digital-High Definition Television Servicing Curriculum For Santa Ana Community College, David Glenn Schmidt Jan 2002

Digital-High Definition Television Servicing Curriculum For Santa Ana Community College, David Glenn Schmidt

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to develop a semester length community college curriculum for a course in the theory and servicing of digital-high definition television for the students in the service technology field of electronics at Santa Ana Community College in Santa Ana, California. Additionally, it is designed with the current electronic service industry in mind.


Educational Technology: An Online Tutor Training Course, Cd Jackson Jr. Jan 2002

Educational Technology: An Online Tutor Training Course, Cd Jackson Jr.

Theses Digitization Project

The goal of this online tutoring course project is to institutionalize an online tutoring training course. This instructionally designed model will target College of the Desert students serving as tutors. The students taking this course will generally be freshmen and sophomore students. A questionnaire was used to determine what the needs would be in order to build the online course.


Enhancing Communication Skills Through Family And Consumer Sciences, Ellen Derby Gordon Jan 2002

Enhancing Communication Skills Through Family And Consumer Sciences, Ellen Derby Gordon

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Social Distance, Motivation And Other Factors Contributing To Success In Language Acquisition And Achievement Among Adolescent Mexican Immigrants, Alice Yvette Muniz-Cornejo Jan 2002

Social Distance, Motivation And Other Factors Contributing To Success In Language Acquisition And Achievement Among Adolescent Mexican Immigrants, Alice Yvette Muniz-Cornejo

Theses Digitization Project

Adolescent immigrant English learners who enter U.S. schools at the secondary level are faced with challenges that distinguish their experience in second language acquisition from that of children and adults. Some of the challenges they face include limited time to acquire academic English proficiencey in reading and writing, difficulty in assimilating into English speaking American culture, and limited programs and services at the secondary level.


Teacher Attitudes And The Reading Achievement Of English Language Learners, Sandra Magdalena Ahumada-Penaloza Jan 2002

Teacher Attitudes And The Reading Achievement Of English Language Learners, Sandra Magdalena Ahumada-Penaloza

Theses Digitization Project

English language learners need teachers who are knowledgeable about the children they are teaching and they must be willing to learn more about their students' cultures, backgrounds and languages in order to make their educational experience meaningful.


The Development, Design, And Theory Of Educational Interactive Multimedia Software, William James Chapman Jan 2002

The Development, Design, And Theory Of Educational Interactive Multimedia Software, William James Chapman

Theses Digitization Project

This project provides teachers and students with background information regarding software design. Specifically it will focus on design theory including content, interface, graphics, animation, navigation, and audio issues which may arise during the design and construction of educational multimedia software. The design issues represented here are demonstrated in the software "You can make a difference ... Human Rights".


Launchpad: Using Students-Owned Computers In The Classroom, Justin James Whiteford Jan 2002

Launchpad: Using Students-Owned Computers In The Classroom, Justin James Whiteford

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to address the need for integrated technology in schools by presenting LaunchPad as a means of implementing student-owned laptops in the classroom.


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.


Integrated Agriscience And Career Awareness Curriculum For Elementary And Middle School Utilizing School Gardens, Lorie Susan Suntree Jan 2002

Integrated Agriscience And Career Awareness Curriculum For Elementary And Middle School Utilizing School Gardens, Lorie Susan Suntree

Theses Digitization Project

Agriculture is a one billion dollar industry in the state of California, yet science and agriculture are overlooked in elementary and middle schools. Instead, an emphasis is placed on writing, reading, and math, subjects that are tested at the state level. As a result, fourth and eighth graders in California placed 38th out of 41 in a National Science Assessment Test. In the spring of 2003, science will be included in the statewide test; therefore, elementary and middle school will have to address the subject of science and its impact on the school day. In 2002 the California State Board …


Webquest Investigation To Acquire Internet Usage Skills, Patricia Dougherty Allen Jan 2002

Webquest Investigation To Acquire Internet Usage Skills, Patricia Dougherty Allen

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to develop a WebQuesst investigation that would facilitate student Internet usage. A WebQuest investigation is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the Internet.


Web Page Design Class Curriculum For The Secondary Level, Corey Lamoin Knowlton Jan 2002

Web Page Design Class Curriculum For The Secondary Level, Corey Lamoin Knowlton

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to create and implement a web page design curriculum for the secondary level.