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The Use Of Dramatic Demonstrations To Enhance The Motivation And Learning Of Chemistry Students, H. A. Rowe

Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations

As part of the Virginia Collaborative for Excellence in the Preparation of Teachers (VCEPT) project, a series of demonstrations was incorporated into Chemistry 100: Man and Environment, a science course taken by non-science majors including many prospective K-12 teachers. Dramatic chemical demonstrations were first presented to the undergraduate students by the instructor, and then they used demonstration activities to teach each other during the semester. Finally, these undergraduates presented to the K-6 students in the Norfolk Statue University (NSU) Summer Children’s College. The perceptions of science by the undergraduates at the beginning and end of the course were assessed using …

Programs That Work Section, L. D. Pitt

Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations

No abstract provided.

Nsu Doctor Of Education In Organizational Leadership August 2002, Nova Southeastern University

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice College Archive

No abstract provided.

Grand Valley Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2 Winter 2002, Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley Magazine

Grand Valley Magazine is a quarterly publication about Grand Valley State University produced by University Communications since 2001.

The Pan American (2002-01), Matt Lynch

UTPA Archives - The Pan American Newspaper

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Hubungan Komunikasi Pengetua Dengan Kepuasan Kerja Guru Di Sebuah Sekolah Menengah Kuala Lumpur, Siti Zarinah Che Omar

Student Works (2000-2009)

The purpose of this study is to see the relationship between principal's communication practices with teacher's job satisfaction. Other than that, this study also would like to observe the perception by teachers towards the principal's communication practices and the level of job satisfaction among the teachers. Two dimensions of communication practices and two dimensions of job satisfaction were considered. The two dimensions of communication practices are dovmward communication and upward communication while the two dimensions of job satisfaction are motivating and hygiene factors. A survey instrument based on Down and Hazen's (1977) on communication practices and The Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire …

Analisis Kesilapan Sintaksis Dalam Karangan Di Kalangan Pelajar Prauniversiti : Satu Kajian Kes, Normaizam Hamid

Student Works (2000-2009)

The objective of this research is to obtain information on syntax error analysis of the Malay language among Upper Six Malay students of SMK Seri Nering, Besut, Terengganu. It aims to identify the types and frequency (occurrence) of errors in sentences made by both male and female respondents. The data of the research is collected by analyzing two written essay tests of each respondent to find out the errors made by students at the sentencial level. Questionnaires were also used to get results and achievement level of the BM paper in the SPM examination as well as information about students …

Kefahaman Pelajar Tingkatan Empat Tentang Kecerunan Garis Lurus, Latifah Hj. Arshad

Student Works (2000-2009)

Kajian ini dijalankan dalam rangka teori Fahaman Binaan dan mempunyai dua tujuan utama iaitu untuk mengenal pasti kefahaman tentang kecerunan garis lurus yang dipunyai oleh pelajar tingkatan empat dan cara yang digunakan oleh pelajar untuk menyelesaikan masalah yang melibatkan kecerunan garis lurus. Teknik temu duga yang berlandaskan model temu duga Klinikal Piaget digunakan u ntuk mengumpul data. Data bagi kajian ini merangkurni maklumat lisan dan bukan lisan yang dikumpul daripada tiga orang pelajar tingkatan empat yang berbeza dari segi pencapaian akademiknya. Empat aktiviti dalam tiga sesi temu duga klinikal telah dijalankan, iaitu (a) gambaran mental, (b) perwakilan, (c) makna kecerunan …

The Attitude Of Secondary School Students To The Use Of Pop Songs In The Esl Class, Fuziah Mustakim

Student Works (2000-2009)

This research is carried out to examine the case for the usage of pop songs as a methodological option in teaching English language in secondary school in Malaysian context. It aims to show that teenagers prefer using pop songs in language learning. It explains the place of English in Malaysians schools and its curriculum. It also discusses rationale, research questions and limitations of the study. Theories in language learning are discussed in detail and attempt to show how pop songs play a role in these theories as a material to learn English as a second language. The researcher explains the …

The Concerns And Levels Of Use Of The Sixth Form Geography Teachers In Implementing The New Sixth Form Geography Curriculum, Lee Zea Goh

Student Works (2000-2009)

The purpose of this study was to describe the Stages of Concern (SoC) and Levels of Use (LoU) of selected Sixth Form Geography teachers from the First and Second Divisions of Sarawak, in the implementation of the new Geography curriculum innovation. A sample of 30 teachers (75% of population) was randomly selected to ensure the participation of teachers exhibiting gender, years of teaching experience and the location of the school. Data was collected by means of the survey methodology, using a translated form of both the SoC Questionnaire and the LoU Interview Protocol. The results showed that these teachers have …

An Evaluation Of Critical Thinking Skills : A Case Study, Abdul Salim Abdul Karim

Student Works (2000-2009)

This study aims to evaluate a critical thinking skills course which had been taught as part of the World Studies Component of the MPIK - UK link programme. On a broader perspective, the study aims to find out to what extent the critical thinking course has contributed to the development of critical thinking among the students. The respondents were first year :Matriculation students of the MPIK - UK link programme. These students had been exposed to critical thinking skills through the World Studies Component The approach used in this study is both qualitative and quantitative. The research is based on …

A Study On Library User Education Programmes In Schools In Sri Lanka, A. G. Nimal Jayaweera

Student Works (2000-2009)

The purpose of this study is to assess the library user education programmes provided in schools, with special reference to the schools in Sri Lanka. The study identifies the competencies of the principals, the teachers and the teacher librarians on user education programmes. The study also ascertains the types of user education programmes, which is currently provided in the schools in Sri Lanka, the various user education methods used, and the types of implementation problems faced when providing user education programmes in schools. The adequacy of library resources, information skills that students prefer, use of the computers, students' level of …

Kesalahan-Kesalahan Bahasa Pelajar Sekolah Menengah Cina Persendirian Di Selangor, Abdul Aziz Sutan

Student Works (2000-2009)

Disertasi ini mengkaji kesalahan bahasa pelajar-pelajar Sekolah Menengah Cina Persendirian di Selangor. Kajian ini bertujuan memupuk kesedaran betapa perlunya penggunaan bahasa yang betul di kalangan pelajar-pelajar supaya keutuhan dan kewibawaan bahasa Melayu dapat dipertingkatkan. Bab 1 membincangkan sejarah perkembangan bahasa Melayu sehingga menjadi bahasa kebangsaan bagi Malaysia dan bahasa pengantar di sekolahsekolah. Selain itu, bab ini juga membincangkan tujuan kajian, kepentingan kajian dan bidang kajian yang melibatkan tiga aspek kesalahan bahasa. iaitu ejaan, morfologi dan sintaksis. Bahagian akhir bab ini menumpukan perhatian kepada perbincangan mengenai tempat kajian, populasi dan tumpuan kajian serta definisi konsep yang melibatkan kesalahan bahasa, tatabahasa dan …

Pemikiran Nahu Al-Zamakhsyariy Dalam Tafsir Al-Kasysyaf, Mohd Hilmi Abdullah

Student Works (2000-2009)

The research entitled -AI-Zamakhsyariy's Grammatical Thought in al­Kasysyaf Translation" is written in order to find out al-Zamakhsyariy's idea of grammar in al-Kasysyaf translation. These include both, positive and negative grammatical thoughts. The positive ones are explored in order to bring forward the good ideas which could be used in Arabic educational system in this country. Apart from that, the research will also look into types of translation of al-Quran from the aspect of grammar, language and rhetoric. The negative side of al-Zamakhsyariy's thought is revealed in order to identify types of grammatical thought which are not suitable to be practised …

Pengaruh Guru Terhadap Pembelajaran Bahasa Arab : Satu Kajian Kes, Sharifah Fatimah Wan Jamel

Student Works (2000-2009)

Kajian ini ialah untuk mengenal pasti pengaruh guru terhadap pembelajaran bahasn Arab yang memfokuskan kepada corak personaliti guru dalam bilik darjah. la bertujuan untuk melihat latar belakang pendidikan guru dan faktor-faktor lain yang mempengaruhi minat dan pendekatan mereka dalam pengajaran bahasa Arab selain untuk mengenal pasti respon pelajar semasa proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran serta bagaimana personaliti guru boleh mempengaruhi tingkah laku dan minat mereka. Faktor personaliti guru yang dikaji adalah fleksibiliti (mudah lentur), pemilihan teknik pengajaran yang sesuai. tegas. bertanggungjawab, bijaksana dan berbudi bicara, kepimpinan, suara dan pakaian. ramah mesra, kawalan emosi yang tinggi dan sensitiviti terhadap kanak-kanak. Dalam kajian …

Penguasaan Perbendaharaan Kata Bahasa Arab Di Kalangan Pelajar-Pelajar Tingkatan Tiga : Satu Kajian Kes Di Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (Agama) Negeri Melaka, Saifuddin Hussin

Student Works (2000-2009)

Kajian ini dibuat untuk mengenal pasli penguasaan perbendaharaan kata bahasa Arab cfr kalangan pelajar Melayu khususnya di tingkatan tiga. Untuk tujuan ini, 30 set kertas jawapan Peperiksaan Percubaan Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) 1999 dari dua buah sekolah di negeri Melaka, iaitu SMK(A) Sultan Muhammad dan SMK(A) Sharifah Rodziah telah dikaji. Daripada analisa kertas jawapan tersebut, perbendaharaan kata bahasa Arab yang digunakan oleh pelajar dikategorikan kepada Kata_ Nama, Kata Kerja, Kata Tugas, Ungkapan, Struktur Ayat, Sebutan dan Bilangan. Perbendaharaan kata yang terdapat dalam bUku teks juga dianalisa dan dikategori seperti di atas. Kajian ini membincangkan berapa peratuskah perbendaharaan kata yang telah …

Evaluation Of Education System Design Using The Socio-Constructivist And Software Heuristic Approaches, Sarinder Kaur Kashmir Singh

Student Works (2000-2009)

This thesis is focused on designing a usable educational system for tertiary level students in Selangor and Klang Valley. To achieve this, the author has come up with a set of questions for testing the usability of existing educational systems used in University of Malaya and in some of the colleges around Klang Valley and Selangor. The questions in the questionnaires are prepared based on the socio-constructivist way of learning in the social context of Malaysian students and also the software heuristics. The results of the survey was analyzed statistically and discussed to serve as requirements for the design of …

Online Postgraduate Course Registration And Payment System At Fsktm, Um, Chun Kiat See

Student Works (2000-2009)

An Online Postgraduate Course Registration and Payment System is developed for postgraduate students in the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology (FSKTM), University of Malaya (UM). It is a Web application development. The system is developed to facilitate student online course registration and payment of fees. The system overcomes the queuing problem during the course registration and fees payment. UM administrators can view, delete and update the course registration, student, and administrative record through the system. ASP (Active Server Pages) is used to develop the system. Microsoft Access 2000 is used to store the student database.

Analisis Kandungan Buku Teks Mata Pelajaran Teras Tingkatan Lima (Kbsm) : Kajian Terhadap Aspek Persembahan Penulisan, Rosmawati Jamaluddin

Student Works (2000-2009)

Kajian ini memberi tumpuan terhadap aspek persembahan penulisan buku teks sebagai salah satu bahan penerbitan yang terpenting dalam sistem pendidikan. Persembahan penulisan yang diberi tumpuan khusus ialah penggunaan kaedah alat-alat penulisan yang terpilih, iaitu penakrifan, penamsilan, pencerakinan, percontohan, perbandingan, penjejakan, pengelasan, petikan, anekdot dan satira dalam empat buah buku teks mata pelajaran teras Tlngkaan 5 (KBSM), laltu Bahasa Melayu, Sains, Sejarah dan Pendidikan Moral. Kajian ini terdapatnya usaha darlpada penulis untuk memasukkan pelbagai kaedah alat penullsan sama ada dalam keseluruhan bab atau unit mahupun dalam setiap perenggan. Kekerapan dan kepelbagaian penggunaannya pula bergantung kepada panjang atau pendek sesuatu bab atau …

The Determinants Of Private College Tuition Fees : A Hedonic Approach, Miin See

Student Works (2000-2009)

In the private higher education markets in Malaysia today, education programs are marketed like any other commercial products. The programs are designed, packaged, priced and sold to the consumers - the students. Due to the fact that in these markets, the students are mostly self-funded (without scholarship) pricing strategy is one of the most important marketing tools used by the private higher education institutes (PHEIs). Using the hedonic pricing model, this study has identified several factors that are influential in determining the tuition fee of a degree program offered by a PHEI in Malaysia. This study investigates two markets: the …

Al-Tasybih Dalam Bahasa Arab : Kajian Pemikiran Abdul Qahir Al-Jurjani Dalam Asrar Al-Balaghah, Muhammad Saiful Anuar Yusoff

Student Works (2000-2009)

This study is entitled "Simile in the Arabic Language (Al-Tasybih Dalam Bahasa Arab)-A Study of Abdul Qahir al-Jurjani's Thoughts in Asrar al-Balaghah". This study is aimed at portraying the beauties of the Arabic rhetorical values through the perception of the greatest founder of Arabic rhetorical knowledge, Abdul Qahir al­Jurjani in 'Asrar al-Balaghah". This study will also reveal the secrets behind the beauty and the miracle of the Holy Quran through the perspective of Arabic rhetoric. This is a five chapters dissertation, the first of which, is the introduction to the topic of the study that discuss in general the language …

Kiasan Melayu Dalam Pengucapan Awam : Satu Kajian Teks Ucapan, Norazlina Mohd. Kiram

Student Works (2000-2009)

This research presents an analysis on the use of Malay idioms in public speeches. The analysis is based on the speech on the National Budget 1998. Research has found that the budget speech contained direct criticisms that negatively affect the target group. This phenomenon should not have happened if only the speaker was more careful in his diction. The analysis aims at identifying the Malay forms of idiomatic expression used in speech texts. The categorization of forms is based on the study done by Safian Hussein ( 1988). To relate it to public speaking, this study will refer to the …

A Study On Effectiveness Of Training And Maintenance Of Competency Towards Trade Efficiency And Quality In The Army, Abdullah Osman

Student Works (2000-2009)

Training is part of organization function which aim of ensuring the contribution of individual is maximized through the development of appropriate knowledge, skills and attitude. Training in Malaysia Army started since in his existence in 1933. The focus of training is to prepare the soldiers with relevant knowledge and skills to fight and win the war. The individual training in unit is a preparation for the collective training and it is a process to develop the military professional skills. Whereas, individual training in the training institution is to prepare them to acquire knowledge and skills to perform their job function …

Pendidikan Islam Kbsr : Asas Pembentukan Dan Pelaksanaannya, Mohd. Ali Hashim

Student Works (2000-2009)

The subject of Islamic Education in the new and the Integrated Primary School Curriculum (IPSC) was implemented together with the other subjects beginning in 1983 until now . The subject was formulated 10 fulfill the aspiration of the Muslim society of Malaysia in accordance with the recommendation of Cabinet Committee Report 1979. The main objective of this documentation of Islamic Education IPSC is to record it's process of formulation and implementation for future reference. The focus of the discussion is the Islamic Education Religion Syllabus 1977 and Islamic Education Religion Syllabus 1982 . The Islamic Education Syllabus 1977 was pilot …

Bahan Pengajaran Bahasa Cina Di Sekolah Menengah Persendirian Cina Di Malaysia : Satu Kajian Kes, Wai Bing Hong

Student Works (2000-2009)

The history of Chinese education in Malaysia encompasses 98 years since the first Chinese school was built in 1904. Although faced with a host of challenges from the aspect of changing government education policies due to different styles of administration under the British government, the Japanese occupation, the Federation of Malaya and subsequently independent Malaysia, the Chinese community has succeeded in maintaining 60 private Chinese secondary schools to this day. In Malaysia, textbooks play a very important role in the teaching of the Chinese language in schools. Textbooks are the standard teaching resources for Chinese language and an important tool …

Development Of A Handbook For Implementing Distance Learning Programs At Mcintosh College, James K. Dowding

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

As the world of higher education is abuzz with the concept of distance education and online courses, many colleges see the Internet as the goose that lays the golden egg. McIntosh College and the Career Education Corporation would also like to develop on-line and distance education programs. The key to developing a successful program requires a comprehensive process model to follow. The problem is that McIntosh College does not have a procedure to develop online courses or online supplements.

The need for distance education comes from several factors. First is the changing profile of students. As McIntosh College has grown, …

Survey Of The Educational Needs Of Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialists In The Western Pennsylvania Geographic Area And Development Of A Program To Meet Identified Needs, Colleen A. Cooke

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialists are not being adequately served in their access to education options that are necessary for recertification of professional growth. Slippery Rock University is interested in increasing enrollment and remaining viable in the new competitive climate of higher education. The purpose of this project was to assess the learning needs and interests of the potential constituents of Slippery Rock University who are interested in furthering their education in the therapeutic recreation profession, and to develop a program responsive to those needs and interests.

This study addressed the following research questions: (a) "What is the current best practice …

The Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of The Current Student Orientation At Herzing College, Atlanta, Sondra L. Savage

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The problem investigated was that an analysis of exit interviews of students dropping out of Herzing College suggested that the current student orientation program was not providing them with sufficient information about the college in which they needed to become well-informed about the school's policies, procedures, and services offered. Not being adequately informed was 2 a factor in students' decisions to withdraw from the program. Exit interviews are required when the students decide to withdraw from the program. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the current student orientation through the administration of a needs assessment instrument to analyze …

A Determination Of The Relationship Between Participation In An Electronic Resume Workshop And Knowledge And Satisfaction Of Job Search Results, Thwanda L. Davidson

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The problem under investigation was that the knowledge and satisfaction with job search results of students who participated in the Electronic Resume workshops and those who did not was unknown. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was a significant relationship in the knowledge and job search results between workshop participants and nonparticipants.

There were eight research questions asked: (1) "Is there a relationship between participating in the electronic resume workshop and response to converting a traditional resume to plain text?" (2) ''Is there a relationship between participating in the electronic resume workshop and understanding the importance …

Development, Implementation, And Evaluation Of A Study Abroad Program In Rome, Italy For Mount Mary College, Yvonne M. Hennigan

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The problem addressed in this project was that although Mount Mary College wants enrolled students to have an international experience, the college seeks also to prevent the loss of tuition when students study abroad. The mission of the all women Catholic college was committed to the development of the whole woman. The vision of the college was to educate women to transform the world.

The conflict between the president of the college wanting students to study abroad and the loss of revenue when students leave to study abroad was serious and problematic. The purpose of the project was to provide …