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Practitioners' News - Fall 1992, Volume 19, Number 4, Nova Southeastern University

Practitioners' News

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Practitioners' News - Summer 1992, Volume 19, Number 4, Nova Southeastern University

Practitioners' News

No abstract provided.

Draft Instructional Framework In Service-Learning For Elementary School, Maryland Student Service Alliance

Curriculum

MSSA wants to ensure that all Maryland students can make a difference in their schools and communities by learning to be responsible citizens. We published the draft instructional framework to help teachers develop a broad range of service-learning experiences.

Practitioners' News - Spring 1992, Volume 19, Number 3, Nova Southeastern University

Practitioners' News

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1992-1993 Ursinus College Course Catalog, Office Of The Registrar

Ursinus College Catalogues, 1869-Present

A digitized copy of the 1992-1993 Ursinus College Catalog. It contains details of the curriculum, departmental requirements and courses of instruction as well as lists of students, faculty and administrators. Student life, terms of admission, expenses and financial aid are also included as well as descriptions of the buildings and equipment available to students.

Bridgewater State College Undergraduate/Graduate Catalogue 1992-1993, Bridgewater State College

Bridgewater State College Catalogs, 1960-2009

No abstract provided.

Ua35/11 The Honorable Mention, Wku Honors Program

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter regarding WKU honors students and curriculum.

2: "The Mapping Of Chromosome 16", Norman A. Doggett, Raymond L. Stallings, Carl E. Hildebrand, Robert K. Moyzis

Genomics: Past & Future

Human chromosome 16 is the main focus of the mapping efforts at Los Alamos. The large photomicrograph on these opening pages illustrates the starting point for those mapping efforts, the evaluation of our chromosome-16-specific library of cloned fragments. Among the 23 pairs of human chromosomes, one pair, chromosome 16, is identified by fluorescence in-situ hybridization. Thousands of yellow fluorescent probes derived from the clone library have hybridized to both copies of chromosome 16. The high density and uniform coverage of the fluorescent signals were a strong indication that we could use the library to construct a map of overlapping cloned …

A Technologically Assisted Integrated Curriculum In The Seventh Grade, Laurie Kay Miller

All Graduate Projects

The purpose of this project was to design and develop interdisciplinary learning units for middle level students which utilize the latest in educational technology. To accomplish this purpose, research and literature on interdisciplinary education and technology in education were reviewed. The learning units were developed for actual use by all seventh graders in seventh grade block classes at West Valley Junior High School in Yakima, Washington. The results of this type of learning have been very encouraging.

Premises, Promises, And A Piece Of Pie: A Social Analysis Of Art In General Education, Tom Anderson

Journal of Social Theory in Art Education

It is argued that advocates of content-based art education and other art educators who are attempting to move art to the political center of general education are struggling against largely unrecognized social realities. The idea is developed that just as the art world occupies a marginal place in the larger society do does art education in the society's educational institutions. The roots of this marginalization are argued to be in contending; particularly the dearly held notions of creativity and originality which are at the heart of the art world, versus acquiescence and conformity which are held most dear within general …

Inclusion Of Gregorc's Mind Styles Concepts In Physical Therapy Curriculum And Instruction In Selected Baccalaureate And Post-Baccalaureate Programs, Keith R. Gaden

Dissertations

Topic

The topic under study in this paper was the application of Gregorc's mind styles concepts in two baccalaureate and two post-baccalaureate physical therapy programs.

Purpose

The purpose was to determine how these concepts were used while addressing the teaching and learning theory competency of the accreditation standards.

Sources

I examined intra- and extra-classroom activities, noting how information on styles was given and/or modeled to the students. Gregorc's Energic Model of Styles formed the basis for style determination. The research design was multiple-case study (embedded). Accreditation documents, curriculum file materials, handout materials, and videotaped classroom sessions were interpreted to determine …

Improving Academic The Self-Esteem Of Elementary Students, Sharon P. Burcham

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This report describes the implementation of a program designed to improve the academic self-esteem of elementary students. Following a spring 1989 implementation of a ten-week counseling program to improve the self-esteem of first grade students in four Calvert County elementary schools, the 30 students from five first grade classes in the sample population of Mt. Harmony Elementary had the lowest standard score on the Coopersmith and Gilbert Behavioral Academic Self- Esteem (BASE) rating scale. These same Mt. Harmony students also made the least gains on a pretest - posttest comparison of the average BASE total ratings.

This intervention began in …

A Comprehensive Guide To Improve Christian School Participation In Faccs Accreditation, Howard G. Burke

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This report describes the process by which unaccredited Christian schools may use the accreditation manual and collateral manuals developed during the project to achieve accreditation. Areas of need which were addressed include staff qualifications, the physical facility, documentation of curriculum, goals, aims, and objectives, analysis of standardized achievement tests, disciplinary development of the manuals themselves. policies, and themselves

The products provide specific guidelines for Christian school ministries to use in establishing a self-study process, a step-by-step means for preparing for candidacy, and agendas for the original accreditation visits by team members. Actual first-time accreditations and re-evaluations were conducted to show …

Improving The Motivational Level Of Disaffected Students By Utilizing Alternative Teaching Strategies To Match Learning Styles, Fanchon Brackfield-Godynick

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This practicum was proposed to improve the motivational level of disaffected students by utilizing alternative learning strategies designed to match teaching style to the individual learning style of the student. The primary goal was to elevate the test scores on periodic, cumulative, and standardized tests in order to bring students to grade level. The secondary goal was to adjust the curriculum to meet the learning style of the slow learner. Subgoals included decreasing absenteeism, detention, and suspension. Increased parental involvement in school functions and conferences, as well as peer acceptance and approval were also objectives of the practicum.

The eight …

Prereferral Interventions And Strategies For The Elementary Classroom Teacher In Identifying Handicapped Students, Julie A. Haak

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The goal of this three month practicum was to provide elementary classroom teachers with prereferral interventions and strategies for the resolution of Instructional concerns for an individual student. Three broad objectives designed to achieve this goal were: (1) classroom leachers would become familiar with alternative prereferral Interventions and strategies: (2) the building multidisciplinary team would be evaluating students who would probably qualify for special education programming: and (3) the multidisciplinary team would be evaluating fewer pupils.

Prereferral interventions and strategies inservice training was provided for classroom teachers. A comprehensive guide of prereferral interventions and strategies. In the areas of: reading, …

Development And Implementation Of A Grade Level Specific Computer Literacy Curriculum Through Teacher Inservice In An Elementary School, Marsha L. Burmeister

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The problem addressed by the practicum was that the computer literacy of teachers and students varied from grade to grade and classroom to classroom, as did the amount of use of the computer. The goal of the practicum was that the teachers at the writer's school would improve their knowledge and skills as well as to use the computer for professional and personal purposes.

The writer developed a computer literacy curriculum for grades K through 5; each level specifies vocabulary, knowledge, and skills. Individual teacher inservices were held to enhance teacher computer literacy and to generate a project of the …

The Development Of A Model Faculty Training Program To Promote The Integration Of Technology Into The Curriculum, Judy C. Lever

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This practicum identified and implemented a series of technology training strategies to provide faculty with the ability to improve the integration of technology into the curriculum. The practicum objectives included an increase in faculty computer literacy, an increase in the awareness of technology applications, an increase in the awareness of technology and the creation of a replicable model.

The practicum implemented these strategies in two diverse training environments and evaluated their effectiveness in each. During the implementation phase of this practicum. a selection of individual, group and campus training strategies were selected and tested in both environments. Faculty needs were …

Imsa 1992-93 Profile, Office Of College And Academic Counseling

IMSA Profile

"IMSA stands as an example that excellence truly is possible. The combination of outstanding students, innovative curriculum and dedicated faculty ensures that many IMSA graduates will become leaders not only in science and technology but also in other fields. That is important because we need people in all walks of life who are comfortable with science - people who can evaluate evidence and make sensible judgments whether in a laboratory or elsewhere." Dr. Frank Press, President, National Academy of Sciences*

*Excerpt from the IMSA 1992-93 Profile

Increasing The Authentic Reading Experiences Of Kindergarten Students Through A Teacher In-Service Program, Maxine R. Kirby

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This practicum was designed to assist 30 Kindergarten teachers in increasing the authentic reading experiences of kindergarten students in their classrooms. The goal of the practicum was two-fold: to provide the teachers with alternative instructional strategies to drill and practice of basic reading skills and to provide adequate, developmentally appropriate reading materials for the students in the target teachers classrooms.

A communication art needs assessment survey was used to ascertain a profile of the kindergarten program. Fifty-six randomly selected kindergarten teachers participated in the survey; 30 of whom voluntarily participated in the practicum. Survey results, classroom observations, and a review …

Improving The Written Composition Skills Of The Students At Blanco Elementary School, Joseph G. Summy

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This report describes a program for improving the written composition skills of the students in a small, rural school in Texas. The discrepancy was noted when the MARP manager analyzed the state required Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) test and found that the students were scoring lower in written composition when compared to reading and mathematics.

Specific strategies to improve the writing skills of the students included training the teachers in the writing process, instructing the students regularly in the writing process, and developing and implementing a systematic approach to writing whereby students received congruent writing instruction within …

Practitioners' News - Fall 1991, Volume 19, Number 1, Nova Southeastern University

Practitioners' News

No abstract provided.

Nova University Abraham S. Fischler Center For The Advancement Of Education Programs For Higher Education 1991, Nova University

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

No abstract provided.

A Case Study To Determine The Essential Components Of A Capstone Office Administration Course And The Creation Of A Model Course., Sandra J. Goodwin

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The office administration faculty members at the Community College of Southern Nevada (CCSN) recently completed a business community needs assessment. After reviewing the needs assessment, the faculty determined that the present curriculum did not address many of the skills that employers listed as being important to their businesses.

The present curriculum has a highly advanced word processing course as the final course in the curriculum. Although the students learn many advanced word processing features that businesses indicate as important, none of the personal traits and characteristics that businesses indicate that they need their employees to have are included in the …

An Action Plan For Opening A New School, Larry C. Payne

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This major applied research project describes a practical action plan developed to assist in the opening of a new secondary school In a suburban area with diverse population characteristics. The results of a student survey indicated resistance on the part of students leaving their existing schools to attend the new high school. Comments and responses from community informational meetings revealed anxiety about curriculum, staffing and extracurricular activities.

The related literature supported an action plan that provides intensive public relations activities designed to increase the visibility and positive image of the new school. Areas of need which were addressed included the …

Designing And Implementing A Social Studies Program For The Learning Disabled Student In The Elementary Grades Of Caroline County Schools., Fannie Page

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This report describes the Inservice training activities that were designed to improve the social studies achievement of students with Specific learning Disabilities. The students scored consistently low in the area of social studies despite the high cognitive abilities of the students.

The probable causes of the problem were identified as: lack of proper social students textbooks, textbook budget constraints at the building level, and inappropriate teaching materials. A review of the literature, interviews, and observations were conducted to assess and plan practicum activities and the probable outcomes.

The Solution strategies proposed were to: design in social studies curriculum that would …

Improving Physical Fitness For Fifth Grade Students At China Grove Elementary School., Alan D. King

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

During the spring of the 1988-89 school year, all 115 fourth-grade students at China Grove Elementary School were given the American Alliance Physical Fitness Test. The students were also given blood-cholesterol screening and blood-pressure tests. The tests were given because of concern by faculty members anu school administrators that the students were physically unfit and this may be affecting academic performance.

Formal interviews were conducted with all 115 target group members during the 1988-89 school year. Health and exercise practices by students and parents were discussed. Students candidly participated in the interview.

All fifth-grade students during the 1989-90 school year …

Practitioners' News - Spring 1991, Volume 18, Number 3, Nova Southeastern University

Practitioners' News

No abstract provided.

Improving Pupils’ Achievement Levels Through Teaching Thinking Skills Across The Curriculum, Joseph A. King

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This report documents a project designed to improve pupils' achievement levels through teaching thinking skills across the curriculum at an inner-city, non-public school in New York. The Institution is co-educational and caters to the needs of a predominantly West Indian and South American Community.

An examination of the Otis Lennon School Aptitude Test (OLSAT) and the Stanford Achievement Test (S.A.T) scores (1988) for St. Stephen Lutheran School, Brooklyn (the school) revealed an achievement problem. The investigation diagnosed among other things that achievement problems were not with the weak students. It was the best students who were not performing up to …

A Plan To Improve Mathematics Achievement For Students At Central Elementary School, Angela C. Mills

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This report describes a plan for implementing appropriate developmental mathematics practices in the primary grades so that assessment of student needs and knowledge correlated with state required assessment procedures. A large percentage of students beginning at the third grade level had been scoring at or below the national norm on the mathematics portion of the California Achievement Test and had consistently made lower report card grades beginning at the third grade level. Observations and documentation indicated a need for developmentally appropriate mathematics instruction during the beginning years of school so that learning in the mathematics areas was not superficial.

Probable …

Using Critical Thinking To Improve Achievement: An Inservice And Instructional Program For New Castle Middle School., Janet Lacy

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

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