Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Curriculum and Instruction Commons™

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Western Kentucky University

Discipline
Keyword
Publication Year
Publication
Publication Type
File Type

Articles 481 - 510 of 882

Full-Text Articles in Curriculum and Instruction

The Effects Of Two Homework Assessment Schemes On At-Risk Student Performance In College Algebra, Twyla Harris May 2008

The Effects Of Two Homework Assessment Schemes On At-Risk Student Performance In College Algebra, Twyla Harris

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This project is the result of a yearlong study documenting the comparative effectiveness of two homework assessment schemes. While both schemes assess completeness and accuracy, one scheme was more traditional and one was more nontraditional in nature. The more traditional method required students to complete homework assignments that were constructed from problems found in the textbook that accompanied the course. These assignments were monitored and were checked weekly for accuracy. The non-traditional method utilized the on-line assessment tool called Math XLR. The effectiveness of these two methods was compared through analysis of differences in student persistence on homework, student performance …

Go to article

Looking Back: A History Of The Manchester Street Center, Jonathan Jeffrey Apr 2008

Looking Back: A History Of The Manchester Street Center, Jonathan Jeffrey

SCL Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Go to article

Science And Social Studies: The Forgotten Content, Samantha Slaughter Apr 2008

Science And Social Studies: The Forgotten Content, Samantha Slaughter

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Abstract The daily curriculum of many elementary schools lacks instructional time in the content areas of science and social studies. Many teachers insist that they do not have the time or training to cover these content areas on a daily basis. This project will illustrate that through proper planning, integration, and professional development, teachers can feel empowered to teach these content areas. The project includes a succinct explanation of how science and social studies can be included on a daily basis in the regular classroom setting, a detailed curriculum map, daily schedule, and four basic integrated units. The curriculum map …

Go to article

Ella And Henry: A Standards Based Unit And Accompanying Novel, Virginia Harris Prather Apr 2008

Ella And Henry: A Standards Based Unit And Accompanying Novel, Virginia Harris Prather

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

My CE/T consists of a young adult novel appropriate for elementary students and an accompanying Standards Based Unit of Study (SBUS). An SBUS is an instructional plan for teaching and learning that addresses content areas in a meaningful way. As part of the SBUS, I am including lesson plans, essential questions, a calendar for teaching this four-week unit, all worksheets, writing prompts, and other activities to be used, and an annotated bibliography of related works. The nature of this project is creative, as I have designed a unit for use in the elementary classroom. It will cover material from various …

Go to article

Rebel With A Cause: Emanie Nahm Sachs Arling Philips, Nancy Disher Baird Mar 2008

Rebel With A Cause: Emanie Nahm Sachs Arling Philips, Nancy Disher Baird

Library Faculty Publications

Talk, a 1924 novel about small town gossips and busybodies, won accolades for Bowling Green native Emanie Nahm Sachs. Four years later her biography of Victoria Woodhall (a feminist who ran for president in 1872) also received high praises.

Go to article

Using Student Response Systems In Economics And Finance Classes, Jean Snavely, Michelle Trawick Feb 2008

Using Student Response Systems In Economics And Finance Classes, Jean Snavely, Michelle Trawick

Finance Faculty Publications

Student response systems (clickers) offer the potential for student engagement and active learning in the classroom. Use of the technology can also help instructors identify areas of uncertainty and use student feedback to customize lectures. Earlier identification of problem areas for both student and instructor should lead to more efficient and effective use of class time and better learning outcomes. This presentation covers best practices in the use of clickers in introductory statistics and principles of managerial finance classes. Topics include how to use clickers, sample exercises, what has worked and what hasn’t worked from personal experience, how to produce …

Go to article

The Videoconferencing Classroom: What Do Students Think?, Dr. Anthony Mark Doggett Jan 2008

The Videoconferencing Classroom: What Do Students Think?, Dr. Anthony Mark Doggett

Architectural and Manufacturing Sciences Faculty Publications

The advantages of video conferencing in educational institutions are well documented. Scholarly literature has indicated that videoconferencing technology reduces time and costs between remote locations, fill gaps in teaching services, increases training productivity, enables meetings that would not be possible due to prohibitive travel costs, and improves access to learning (Martin, 2005; Rose, Furner, Hall, Montgomery, Katsavras, & Clarke, 2000; Townes-Young & Ewing, 2005; West, 1999). However, there are few studies that analyze the effectiveness of videoconferencing from the student’s perspective. Videoconferencing technology is often touted as a method to connect with previously inaccessible student populations, but does it adequately …

Go to article

Ua1c7 Departmental Photos, Wku Archives Jan 2008

Ua1c7 Departmental Photos, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Images showing everyday activities of university departments.

Go to article

Ua96/4 Southern Normal School Departmental Records, Wku Archives Jan 2008

Ua96/4 Southern Normal School Departmental Records, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about individual departments of the Southern Normal School. The series contains brief information regarding athletics, business courses and music.

Go to article

Ua95/1 Glasgow Normal School Publications, Wku Archives Jan 2008

Ua95/1 Glasgow Normal School Publications, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Publications created by and about the Glasgow Normal School. The series includes the first catalog, a pamphlet and James Cornette's history of the school.

Go to article

Ua96/1 Southern Normal School Publications, Wku Archives Jan 2008

Ua96/1 Southern Normal School Publications, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Publications created by and about the Southern Normal School. Series includes recruitment materials such as advertisements and flyers; course catalogs; student newspaper The Southern Educator and the announcement that the Southern Normal School will become Western Kentucky State Normal School.

Go to article

Ua66/1/5 Icset - Institute For Combustion Science & Environmental Technology, Wku Ogden College Of Science & Engineering Jan 2008

Ua66/1/5 Icset - Institute For Combustion Science & Environmental Technology, Wku Ogden College Of Science & Engineering

WKU Administration Documents

History and overview of the work of the WKU Institute for Combustion Science & Environmental Technology through 2008.

Go to article

Teaching Hausman And Willig Using Mathematica, Matt Bogard Dec 2007

Teaching Hausman And Willig Using Mathematica, Matt Bogard

Library Faculty Publications

Analyzing consumer welfare from observable data, or empirical demand functions has been a very controversial issue in economics. One metric often used is deadweight loss from a tax or price increase. A classic debate in economic history regarding the appropriate methodology for measuring deadweight loss involves two papers published in the American Economic Review by Jerry Hausman and Robert Willig. In ‘Consumer’s Surplus Without Apology’ Willig contends that the error in approximating deadweight loss using the observable Marshallian demand curve is small for small price changes and an acceptable practice. Hausman argues in ‘Exact Consumer’s Surplus and Deadweight Loss’ that …

Go to article

Action Items, Wku Graduate Council Sep 2007

Action Items, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Overview of action items handled by the Graduate Council.

Go to article

Crt Assessment Instrument, Janet L. Applin Jun 2007

Crt Assessment Instrument, Janet L. Applin

Kentucky Teacher Educator

The Culturally Responsive Teaching Assessment Instrument (CRT) is an observation instrument that was developed to assess teachers' use of culturally responsive teaching in applied classroom settings.

Go to article

The Development Of The Culturally Responsive Teaching Assessment Instrument, Janet L. Applin Jun 2007

The Development Of The Culturally Responsive Teaching Assessment Instrument, Janet L. Applin

Kentucky Teacher Educator

This article is concerned with developing an instrument to assess Culturally Responsive Teaching. A study was conducted to explore the process of developing a valid and reliable CRT Assessment Instrument. Teaching behaviors widely accepted to indicate culturally responsive teaching were operationalized and an observation instrument was developed to assess teachers' use of culturally responsive teaching in applied classroom settings. Teachers were observed using the instrument and it was evaluated for its reliability and validity. Results of the study indicated that the instrument was found to have acceptable inter-rater reliability for approximately half of the indicators. The results supported the content …

Go to article

2007-2009 Catalog, Wku Graduate School Jan 2007

2007-2009 Catalog, Wku Graduate School

Graduate School

Graduate School catalog regarding admissions, curriculum and policies.

Go to article

Action Items, Wku Graduate Council Sep 2006

Action Items, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Overview of action items handled by the Graduate Council.

Go to article

Looking Back: State Librarian's 1889 Report To Governor Simon B. Buckner, Jonathan Jeffrey Apr 2006

Looking Back: State Librarian's 1889 Report To Governor Simon B. Buckner, Jonathan Jeffrey

SCL Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Go to article

Native American Materials In Law And Genealogy At The Western Kentucky University Libraries, Rosemary L. Meszaros Mar 2006

Native American Materials In Law And Genealogy At The Western Kentucky University Libraries, Rosemary L. Meszaros

Library Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Go to article

Teaching Gerontology In Counselor Education, Fred Stickle, Dr. Jill D. Duba Jan 2006

Teaching Gerontology In Counselor Education, Fred Stickle, Dr. Jill D. Duba

Counseling & Student Affairs Faculty Publications

Mental health needs of older persons are projected to grow significantly over the course of the next years. Consequently, the need for training counselors to work with the aging population is presented. Addressed are 4 curriculum models, as well as areas of training related to geriatric counseling, that can be incorporated into counselor training programs. Finally, specific suggestions and procedures for counseling the elderly are included.

Go to article

Ua42/1/1 Winter Term 2006 Reflections, Wku Division Of Extended Learning & Outreach Jan 2006

Ua42/1/1 Winter Term 2006 Reflections, Wku Division Of Extended Learning & Outreach

WKU Administration Documents

Review of the first Winter Session offered at WKU highlighting study abroad, enrollment, budget and recommendations for future Winter Terms.

Go to article

Cultivating Alliances With Other Helping Professionals: Interprofessional Training With The Curriculum, Dr. Jill D. Duba, Susan B. Paez Oct 2005

Cultivating Alliances With Other Helping Professionals: Interprofessional Training With The Curriculum, Dr. Jill D. Duba, Susan B. Paez

Counseling & Student Affairs Faculty Publications

Counselor educations are called to provide some kind of interprofessional training so that students are better equipped at working with other helping professionals on various client cases. This article provides several other reasons why interprofessional training is relevant in counselor education. In addition, several interprofessional training strategies are addressed.

Go to article

Action Items, Wku Graduate Council Sep 2005

Action Items, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Overview of action items handled by the Graduate Council.

Go to article

Medical Technology: Contexts And Content In Science And Technology, Michael A. De Miranda, Mark Doggett, Jane T. Evans Jan 2005

Medical Technology: Contexts And Content In Science And Technology, Michael A. De Miranda, Mark Doggett, Jane T. Evans

Architectural and Manufacturing Sciences Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Go to article

2005-2007 Catalog, Wku Graduate School Jan 2005

2005-2007 Catalog, Wku Graduate School

Graduate School

Graduate School catalog regarding admissions, curriculum and policies.

Go to article

A Teacher's Guide To Primary Sources About Lincoln, Slavery And The Civil War, Nancy Disher Baird Jan 2005

A Teacher's Guide To Primary Sources About Lincoln, Slavery And The Civil War, Nancy Disher Baird

Teacher Resources: Kentucky History

No abstract provided.

Go to article

Action Items, Wku Graduate Council Sep 2004

Action Items, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Overview of action items handled by the Graduate Council.

Go to article

Action Items, Wku Graduate Council Sep 2003

Action Items, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Overview of action items handled by the Graduate Council.

Go to article

2003-2005 Catalog, Wku Graduate School Jan 2003

2003-2005 Catalog, Wku Graduate School

Graduate School

Graduate School catalog regarding admissions, curriculum and policies.

Go to article

First Prev Next Last