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It’S Not The Programs; It’S The People: Building Human Levers Of Retention In Community Colleges, Kyle Barron Jan 2019

It’S Not The Programs; It’S The People: Building Human Levers Of Retention In Community Colleges, Kyle Barron

Theses and Dissertations--Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation

Student attrition prior to the completion of a credential is an issue that has increasingly demanded the attention of stakeholders in higher education, particularly in the community college sector, in which less than half of all students complete a credential after six years. The costs of student attrition are high and widespread, ranging from the financial costs for institutions and federal and state governments to the personal and monetary costs paid by those students whose personal and professional goals are not achieved. With the ever-increasing focus on accountability for institutions of higher education and the growing movement toward performance-based funding, …


A Partial Simulation Study Of Phantom Effects In Multilevel Analysis Of School Effects: The Case Of School Socioeconomic Composition, Hao Zhou Jan 2019

A Partial Simulation Study Of Phantom Effects In Multilevel Analysis Of School Effects: The Case Of School Socioeconomic Composition, Hao Zhou

Theses and Dissertations--Education Sciences

Socioeconomic status (SES) affects students’ academic achievement at different levels of an educational system. However, misspecified Hierarchical Linear Model (HLM) may bias school SES estimation. In this study, a partial simulation study was conducted to examine how misspecified HLM model bias school and student SES estimation.

The result of this study can be summarized by four important points. First, based on partial simulation procedure, phantom effects of school SES and student SES are real. Second, characteristics of phantom effects are generalized. The stronger the correlation between prior science achievement measure and present science achievement measure, the greater the decrease in …


Assessing The Model Fit Of Multidimensional Item Response Theory Models With Polytomous Responses Using Limited-Information Statistics, Caihong Rosina Li Jan 2019

Assessing The Model Fit Of Multidimensional Item Response Theory Models With Polytomous Responses Using Limited-Information Statistics, Caihong Rosina Li

Theses and Dissertations--Education Sciences

Under item response theory, three types of limited information goodness-of-fit test statistics – M2, Mord, and C2 – have been proposed to assess model-data fit when data are sparse. However, the evaluation of the performance of these GOF statistics under multidimensional item response theory (MIRT) models with polytomous data is limited. The current study showed that M2 and C2 were well-calibrated under true model conditions and were powerful under misspecified model conditions. Mord were not well-calibrated when the number of response categories was more than three. RMSEA2 and RMSEAC2 are …


The Effect Of Increased Physical Activity On Academic Performance, Lauren Michelle Willis Jan 2019

The Effect Of Increased Physical Activity On Academic Performance, Lauren Michelle Willis

Theses and Dissertations--Education Sciences

Increased levels of obesity, particularly among American youth, have consistently been cause for concern over the last few decades. Additionally, the amount of time youth spend being active throughout the day has consistently decreased. Physical activity levels among school-aged children in America are effected by any number of reasons, but this study points to the possibility of time spent being physically active during the school day having the greatest effect on a student’s overall level of physical activity. Increased pressures from different entities on local schools to improve student performance on standardized test scores have contributed to a decline in …


Exploring Influences And Using Intentionality To Develop Work-Based Learning Opportunities: A Faculty Perspective, Lauren Mccrary Jan 2019

Exploring Influences And Using Intentionality To Develop Work-Based Learning Opportunities: A Faculty Perspective, Lauren Mccrary

Theses and Dissertations--Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation

Understanding the practical implications related to experiential learning is complex. It is important to first view experiential learning as an umbrella term under which work-based learning (WBL) is housed. To further particularize, there are different avenues for students to pursue work-based learning opportunities (WBLOs), with internships and cooperative education being two. Although these are not new learning environments, understanding and clearly defining them (to both internal and external bodies) is increasingly necessary. In Kentucky, WBLOs are part of the political discourse on postsecondary education. The Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) and local economic development agencies have incorporated strengthening and growing …


Building The Case For Culturally Specific P-3 Strategies In Oregon: Listening To Voices From The Field, Callie H. Lambarth, Amanda Cross-Hemmer, Lorelei Mitchell, Beth L. Green, Kate Normand Jan 2019

Building The Case For Culturally Specific P-3 Strategies In Oregon: Listening To Voices From The Field, Callie H. Lambarth, Amanda Cross-Hemmer, Lorelei Mitchell, Beth L. Green, Kate Normand

Early Childhood

Oregon’s early learning and K-12 systems require transformative changes to address racial disparities in school readiness and success. Prenatal-through-Grade-3 (P-3) initiatives are an innovative way to align, strengthen and expand supports for this goal.

Culturally specific organizations (CSOs) are uniquely poised and expertly prepared to meet the needs of communities of color while helping Oregon achieve its goals for reducing disparities in kinder­garten readiness and other educational outcomes.

The proposed Early Childhood Equity Fund, which is included in the governor’s recommended 2019 budget, would move Oregon closer to eliminating the opportunity gap in kindergarten readiness and school success by investing …


University Studies Annual Assessment 2018-2019, Portland State University. University Studies Program, Rowanna L. Carpenter, J. R. Estes, Seanna M. Kerrigan, Annie Knepler, Dana Lundell, Michael Lupro, Zapoura Newton-Calvert, Vicki Reitenauer Jan 2019

University Studies Annual Assessment 2018-2019, Portland State University. University Studies Program, Rowanna L. Carpenter, J. R. Estes, Seanna M. Kerrigan, Annie Knepler, Dana Lundell, Michael Lupro, Zapoura Newton-Calvert, Vicki Reitenauer

University Studies Annual Assessment Reports

Annual in-depth examination and assessment of Portland State University's general education model, the University Studies Program. The tools and methods used to assess student learning are faculty driven and developed.


A Profile Of Freshman Inquiry Students Fall 2019, Portland State University. University Studies Program, Rowanna L. Carpenter Jan 2019

A Profile Of Freshman Inquiry Students Fall 2019, Portland State University. University Studies Program, Rowanna L. Carpenter

University Studies Assessment Research

In order to better understand the students who enroll in Freshman Inquiry (FRINQ) courses and identify areas where they may need support, University Studies (UNST) began collecting and compiling data on these students. This report presents a profile of FRINQ students from Fall 2019. It presents an overview of all students enrolled in FRINQ during Fall 2019 and then summarizes information from the Prior Learning Survey. It is organized around three areas that contribute to student success: academic preparation and concern; financial and physical wellbeing; and connectedness to campus.


The Relationship Between A University-Based Mentorship Program And First-Year Teachers’ Performance, Alicia C. Stapp, Laura F. Prior, Catherine Harmon Jan 2019

The Relationship Between A University-Based Mentorship Program And First-Year Teachers’ Performance, Alicia C. Stapp, Laura F. Prior, Catherine Harmon

Northwest Journal of Teacher Education

Teacher attrition affects both the stability and quality of schools. Nearly 24% of teachers leave after one year, 33% leave after three years, and 40-50% leave within their first five years (Geiger & Pivovarova, 2018). Effective mentorship programs can effectively assist teachers in overcoming the challenges that lead to resignation. This study implemented a teacher mentorship program where the mentor was a teacher educator who had worked with the mentees in their undergraduate program. Utilizing a qualitative approach, the study examined first-year teachers’ performance through monthly field observations, interviews, and self-reflections. Themes emerged that are critical to a first-year teacher’s …


Direct Instruction And Its Extension With A Community Of Inquiry: A Comparison Of Mental Workload, Performance And Efficiency, Giuliano Orru, Luca Longo Jan 2019

Direct Instruction And Its Extension With A Community Of Inquiry: A Comparison Of Mental Workload, Performance And Efficiency, Giuliano Orru, Luca Longo

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This paper investigates the efficiency of two instructional design conditions: a traditional design based on the direct instruction approach to learning and its extension with a collaborative activity based upon the community of inquiry approach to learning. This activity was built upon a set of textual trigger questions to elicit cognitive abilities and support knowledge formation. A total of 115 students participated in the experiments and a number of third-level computer science classes where divided in two groups. A control group of learners received the former instructional design while an experimental group also received the latter design. Subsequently, learners of …


การพัฒนาโปรแกรมส่งเสริมการนำผลลัพธ์ที่พึงประสงค์ของการศึกษาสู่การปฏิบัติในห้องเรียนโดยใช้การคิดออกแบบของครู : การวิจัยการนำสู่การปฏิบัติอิงการออกแบบ, กษิดิศ ครุฑางคะ Jan 2019

การพัฒนาโปรแกรมส่งเสริมการนำผลลัพธ์ที่พึงประสงค์ของการศึกษาสู่การปฏิบัติในห้องเรียนโดยใช้การคิดออกแบบของครู : การวิจัยการนำสู่การปฏิบัติอิงการออกแบบ, กษิดิศ ครุฑางคะ

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การขับเคลื่อนนโยบายทางการศึกษาที่ผ่านมาประสบปัญหาในกระบวนการการนำสู่การปฏิบัติ การส่งเสริมให้ครูนำแนวคิดของการคิดออกแบบมาใช้ในการดำเนินงานคาดหวังว่าจะทำให้ผู้เรียนบรรลุผลลัพธ์ที่พึงประสงค์ของการศึกษา (DOE) งานวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อวิเคราะห์ความพร้อมของครู และการสร้างหลักการออกแบบและพัฒนาโปรแกรมส่งเสริมการนำ DOE สู่การปฏิบัติโดยใช้การคิดออกแบบของครู การวิจัยแบ่งเป็น 3 ระยะ ได้แก่ ระยะที่ 1 การวิเคราะห์ความพร้อมและความต้องการจำเป็นของครูด้านการคิดออกแบบ โดยใช้การวิจัยเชิงสำรวจ ตัวอย่างวิจัยเป็นครูระดับประถมศึกษา จำนวน 674 คน ได้มาโดยวิธีการสุ่มหลายขั้นตอน วิเคราะห์ข้อมูลด้วยสถิติเชิงบรรยาย การวิเคราะห์ความแปรปรวนพหุนาม (three-way MANOVA) และดัชนี PNImodified ระยะที่ 2 การกำหนดหลักการออกแบบและการพัฒนาต้นแบบโปรแกรมฯ โดยอิงผลการวิจัยประสบการณ์ผู้ใช้จากการสัมภาษณ์ครูจำนวน 7 คน วิเคราะห์ข้อมูลด้วยใช้การวิเคราะห์เนื้อหา ระยะที่ 3 การประเมินและสะท้อนผลที่เกิดจากการทดลองใช้ต้นแบบโปรแกรมฯ ผลการถอดบทเรียนจากการนำสู่การปฏิบัตินำไปสู่การกำหนดหลักการออกแบบใหม่สำหรับการสร้างโปรแกรมฯ ที่เหมาะสมยิ่งขึ้น ผลการวิจัยสรุปได้ดังนี้ 1. ครูมีความพร้อมด้านการนำ DOE สู่การปฏิบัติโดยใช้การคิดออกแบบในระดับสูง และมีระดับความพร้อมของครูแตกต่างกัน โดยครูที่มีประสบการณ์ทำงานน้อยกว่า 5 ปี มีความพร้อมสูงกว่าครูที่ประสบการณ์มากกว่าอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติที่ระดับ .05 2. ข้ออ้างเชิงเหตุผลที่นำมาใช้ในการกำหนดหลักการออกแบบ คือ แนวคิดการเสริมสร้างความมั่นใจในการสร้างสรรค์ การประเมินแบบเสริมพลังอำนาจ และชุมชนการเพิ่มคุณภาพแบบเครือข่าย หลักการออกแบบต้นแบบโปรแกรมฯ ประกอบด้วยคุณลักษณะของโปรแกรมมี 2 ประการ คือ 1) การสร้างกรอบคิดติดยึดด้านการคิดออกแบบ และ 2) การสร้างความมั่นใจในการสร้างสรรค์ ผ่านกระบวนการ 6 กระบวนการ 3. ผลการใช้ต้นแบบโปรแกรมฯ พบว่าครูที่เข้าร่วมกิจกรรมมีทักษะการคิดออกแบบเพิ่มสูงขึ้น ผู้เรียนมีคุณลักษณะตาม DOE เพิ่มสูงขึ้น มีการเสนอหลักการออกแบบใหม่ เป็นหลักการออกแบบระดับทั่วไป 6 ข้อ และหลักการออกแบบระดับพื้นที่ 7 ข้อ นอกจากนี้ ยังยืนยันแนวคิดที่นำมาใช้เป็นข้ออ้างเชิงหตุผลในการสร้างหลักการออกแบบ


การพัฒนาแชทบอทเพื่อส่งเสริมความเป็นผู้ประกอบการของนักเรียน : คราวด์ซอร์สซิ่งและการวิเคราะห์ข้อความ, ชนัญญา สุขสมวัฒน์ Jan 2019

การพัฒนาแชทบอทเพื่อส่งเสริมความเป็นผู้ประกอบการของนักเรียน : คราวด์ซอร์สซิ่งและการวิเคราะห์ข้อความ, ชนัญญา สุขสมวัฒน์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การสอนเพื่อส่งเสริมความเป็นผู้ประกอบการเป็นการเตรียมความพร้อมให้กับผู้เรียน ให้มีคุณลักษณะ สมรรถนะ และทักษะเป็นกำลังสำคัญในการพัฒนาเศรษฐกิจและสังคมของประเทศ การวิจัยครั้งนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์ 1) เพื่อออกแบบโครงสร้างการสนทนาสำหรับใช้ในการพัฒนาแชทบอทเพื่อวัดคุณลักษณะความเป็นผู้ประกอบการของนักเรียน และการจัดกิจกรรมส่งเสริมความเป็นผู้ประกอบการจากมุมมองของผู้สอนและผู้เกี่ยวข้องโดยการทำคราวด์ซอร์สซิ่ง 2) เพื่อออกแบบแชทบอทและโครงสร้างการสนทนาโต้ตอบระหว่างนักเรียนและหุ่นยนต์ (บอท) เพื่อวิเคราะห์และส่งเสริมคุณลักษณะความเป็นผู้ประกอบการของนักเรียน 3) เพื่อตรวจสอบและประเมินผลการใช้งานแชทบอทที่มีต่อการส่งเสริมคุณลักษณะความเป็นผู้ประกอบการของนักเรียน และวิเคราะห์ความถูกต้องและความเหมาะสมของแชทบอทที่พัฒนาขึ้น การดำเนินการวิจัยแบ่งออกเป็น 3 ระยะ คือ ระยะที่ 1 การออกแบบโครงสร้างการสนทนาเพื่อวัดคุณลักษณะความเป็นผู้ประกอบการ ตัวอย่างวิจัย คือผู้สอนที่มีประสบการณ์ในการจัดการเรียนการสอนเพื่อส่งเสริมความเป็นผู้ประกอบการ จำนวน 13 คน เก็บรวบรวมข้อมูลด้วยการสัมภาษณ์ผู้สอน และข้อมูลจากกลุ่มคนสาธารณะบนสื่อสังคม (social media) ด้วยการทำคราวด์ซอร์สซิ่ง (crowdsourcing) ระยะที่ 2 การออกแบบแชทบอทเพื่อส่งเสริมความเป็นผู้ประกอบการและการวิเคราะห์ข้อความจากคำตอบของกลุ่มคนสาธารณะเพื่อนำมาสร้างเป็นคลังข้อมูลให้หุ่นยนต์ (บอท) ได้เรียนรู้ และระยะที่ 3 การทดลองใช้และประเมินแชทบอท ตัวอย่างวิจัย คือครูมัธยมศึกษาที่สอนรายวิชาความเป็นผู้ประกอบการจำนวน 2 คน และนักเรียนที่ทดลองใช้แชทบอทจำนวน 8 คน ผลการวิจัยสรุปได้ดังนี้ 1. คุณลักษณะความเป็นผู้ประกอบการมี 5 องค์ประกอบ ได้แก่ 1) การทำงานเชิงรุก 2) การสร้างนวัตกรรม 3) การยอมรับความเสี่ยง 4) ความเป็นอิสระในการบริหารงาน และ 5) การแข่งขันเชิงรุก กิจกรรมส่งเสริมความเป็นผู้ประกอบการมี 6 ประเภท ได้แก่ 1) กิจกรรมเน้นความสนใจของผู้เรียน 2) กิจกรรมเน้นการวิเคราะห์ตนเอง 3) กิจกรรมเน้นการวางแผนและความเป็นผู้นำ 4) กิจกรรมเน้นการติดตามข่าวสาร 5) กิจกรรมที่เป็นกรณีศึกษา และ 6) กิจกรรมเน้นการเป็นผู้ประกอบการ โดยข้อมูลส่วนนี้นำมาใช้ในการกำหนดโครงสร้างการสนทนาภายในแชทบอท 2. แชทบอทที่พัฒนาขึ้นจัดทำในรูปแบบ Keyword Recognition Chatbot สามารถตรวจจับคำตอบจากคำสำคัญที่กำหนดเพื่อใช้ในการต่อบทสนทนา ทำให้ข้อคำถามที่สร้างขึ้นมีความชัดเจน มีการกำหนดตัวเลือกหรือขอบเขตในการตอบชัดเจน มีการสร้างคลังข้อมูลสำหรับให้หุ่นยนต์ (บอท) ได้เรียนรู้ 3. ผลการทดลองใช้แชทบอท พบว่าผู้สอนและผู้เรียนเห็นว่าแชทบอทมีความเหมาะสมด้านการนำไปใช้งาน ให้ผลการประเมินถูกต้อง และช่วยส่งเสริมความเป็นผู้ประกอบการ


Administrators' Insights Into The Preparation And Performance Of New Teachers, Sarah J. Kaka, Jennifer A. Tygret Jan 2019

Administrators' Insights Into The Preparation And Performance Of New Teachers, Sarah J. Kaka, Jennifer A. Tygret

Northwest Journal of Teacher Education

There are few studies that focus on the perceptions and experiences of school administrators toward new teachers; however, understanding of both are required for accreditation. Furthermore, the school administrators’ perceptions of the training, as well as teachers’ performance and impact on student learning during their first years of teaching is vital to determine how new teachers are performing in the classroom. This case study explored these perceptions and three main themes emerged: Indicators of New Teacher Effectiveness, Evidence of Impact on Student Learning, and Identified Areas for Growth. Insight for understanding ways to improve teacher preparation are included.


Behavior Incentives In Public Schools, Paige Miller Jan 2019

Behavior Incentives In Public Schools, Paige Miller

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

The purpose of this project is to see if behavior incentives will work to increase student attention and productivity in the classroom. By improving these two skills, teachers should also see an improvement in the academic performance of their students. In this project, an honors class of 20 students and a general education class of 24 students was compared. Many of these students would show up late to class, spend large periods of time on their cell phones, constantly get out of their seats, and mess around rather than taking advantage of class time to complete assignments. Student grades, and …


Reliability And Validity Of An Evaluation Capacity Assessment Instrument For Principals Of Public Schools In Michigan And The Current Distribution Of Evaluation Capacity By Poverty Concentration, Christine M. Lewis Jan 2019

Reliability And Validity Of An Evaluation Capacity Assessment Instrument For Principals Of Public Schools In Michigan And The Current Distribution Of Evaluation Capacity By Poverty Concentration, Christine M. Lewis

Wayne State University Dissertations

This study used Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) to investigate the reliability and validity of an Evaluation Capacity Assessment Instrument (ECAI) for principals of K-12 public schools in Michigan. The ECAI was then used to investigate whether scores between principals of high poverty schools and low poverty schools were significantly different. The ECAI was administered to 121 principals across Michigan. Based on the results of the CFA, evidence of fit to the a priori model was not established but internal consistency statistics provide some reliability evidence. A Principle Components Analysis (PCA) was conducted and factor loadings were examined. Some groups of …


A Comparative Study Of Kendall-Theil Sen, Siegel Vs Quantile Regression With Outliers, Ahmad Farooqi Jan 2019

A Comparative Study Of Kendall-Theil Sen, Siegel Vs Quantile Regression With Outliers, Ahmad Farooqi

Wayne State University Dissertations

Researchers in social and behavioral sciences usually interested in study the relationship between a response variable Y_i and one or more independent predictors〖 X〗_i either for the purpose of explanation or prediction. Ordinary Least Square Regression is a parametric approach used to study this kind of relationship. One of the disadvantages of Ordinary Least Square is it does not fit well in the presence of outliers in the response variable Y_i or both in the response variable Y_i and the predictor variable〖 X〗_i, also if the data were sampled from a non-normal distribution. Quantile Regression, Theil-Sen regression, and the modified …


Responsible Information Flow: A Discourse Of The Emerging Issues And Options Nexus, Adetomiwa Basiru, Emmanuel Layi Adebayo Jan 2019

Responsible Information Flow: A Discourse Of The Emerging Issues And Options Nexus, Adetomiwa Basiru, Emmanuel Layi Adebayo

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper looked at the definitions of information as stated by various scholars and the aggregate of it all is that information is a kind of communication in whatever format from a source to a recipient to warrant a change in behaviour. The paper also classified information as soft and hard. Information from radio, television, image laundering, protocol and reporting of current events in magazine and newspapers are classified as soft while hard information is the one provided in libraries and other information related institutions. There are also various sources of information such as print, manuscripts, cartographic and audio-visual. The …


Sprinting Toward Genre Knowledge: Scaffolding Graduate Student Communication Through "Sprints" In Finance And Engineering Courses, Lindsey Ives, Jayendra Gokhale, William C. Barott, Michael V. Perez Jan 2019

Sprinting Toward Genre Knowledge: Scaffolding Graduate Student Communication Through "Sprints" In Finance And Engineering Courses, Lindsey Ives, Jayendra Gokhale, William C. Barott, Michael V. Perez

Publications

This article evaluates the use of biweekly deadlines called “Sprints” to scaffold the development of conference papers in graduate-level courses in econometric modeling and electrical engineering through analysis of faculty assessment reports, observation notes, and transcripts of two audio-recorded class sessions. Data were analyzed to identify Tardy’s (2009) four dimensions of genre knowledge: subject-matter, rhetorical, process, and formal knowledge. We found that Sprints provide consistent opportunities for students to provide and receive helpful formative feedback that builds disciplinary genre knowledge in each of the four dimensions. We conclude by recommending strategies for maximizing Sprints’ benefits while minimizing potential drawbacks in …


Bully-Victimization, Depression, And School Connectedness In Early Adolescent Students, Irene Gonzalez-Herrer Jan 2019

Bully-Victimization, Depression, And School Connectedness In Early Adolescent Students, Irene Gonzalez-Herrer

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

During early adolescence, schools play a significant role in the development of students. An issue that continues to be a serious concern for students, parents, teachers, and school officials in the U.S. and around the world is bullying. The primary purpose of this study was to examine school connectedness as a mediator between bully-victimization and depressive symptomatology in early adolescence. The secondary purpose of the study was to explore how gender and bullying classification groups (i.e., bully, victim, bully-victim, and non-involved) may relate to levels of reported school connectedness. The current study found low school connectedness partially mediated the relationship …


Laying The Foundation To Improve Literacy In A K-12 Islamic School Through The Introduction Of A Professional Learning Community: A Formative Evaluation, Hanan Matari, Ruqia Ali Jan 2019

Laying The Foundation To Improve Literacy In A K-12 Islamic School Through The Introduction Of A Professional Learning Community: A Formative Evaluation, Hanan Matari, Ruqia Ali

Dissertations

To improve professional development, a professional learning community (PLC) was initiated at a small, K–12 Islamic school in northwest suburban Chicago, IL. This evaluation describes and assesses the initiation and year-one implementation of the PLC, and focuses on teachers’ literacy instruction skills. A formative evaluation approach was used to monitor and assess progress and encourage teachers’ ownership of their learning. Teachers collaborated in large and smaller grade or subject area PLC groups to identify, chart, and implement new teaching strategies under peer observation for feedback. Teachers succeeded in establishing school-wide literacy strategies; however, issues challenged the PLC’s future—time, resources, and …


The Impact Of Blended Learning On Measures Of Academic Progress (Map) Based On Student Growth, Molly Elizabeth Mccomas Jan 2019

The Impact Of Blended Learning On Measures Of Academic Progress (Map) Based On Student Growth, Molly Elizabeth Mccomas

Online Theses and Dissertations

Blended learning in the secondary setting is a growing and evolving method of instructional delivery. Current research continues to focus on the post-secondary setting and often neglects the impact on student growth in the secondary settings. The combination of technology and teacher involvement to deliver high quality instruction is important in 21st century learning. This quantitative, non-experimental, causal-comparative study analyzes student growth scores on Measures of Academic Progress in the area of mathematics for 8th grade students after two consecutive years in a blended learning instructional setting as compared to 8th grade students after two consecutive years in a traditional …


The Impact Of Prior Settings In Early Childhood On Kindergarten Readiness, April Trent Jan 2019

The Impact Of Prior Settings In Early Childhood On Kindergarten Readiness, April Trent

Online Theses and Dissertations

Learning begins at birth, and 90% of the brain is developed by the age of five. This is one reason why it is critical that children spend time in a quality early childhood prior setting that provides continuous opportunities for optimal cognitive and social development. For this study, the researcher examined Brigance Screener scores for all children in Scott County, Kentucky that would enter kindergarten in 2018. From that screener, prior early childhood settings information was gathered. The data in this study discovered that children who attended public preschool were more ready for kindergarten than children who did not attend …


Interorganizational Collaboration In Education For Community Change: An Exploratory Case Study, Stacy Marie Mehlberg Jan 2019

Interorganizational Collaboration In Education For Community Change: An Exploratory Case Study, Stacy Marie Mehlberg

Education Dissertations

In the fields of business and healthcare, researchers have found that organizations are more successful at serving their clients when they collaboratively share knowledge, resources, and time using a multidisciplinary approach. There is less empirical evidence supporting these interorganizational collaborations (IOCs) in education. In 2013, the Cold Spring School District (CSSD) established an initiative to improve student and community outcomes. To do this, the district created an IOC to guide their work. The purpose of this current study was the exploration of this IOC to better understand how the IOC was developed, supported, and sustained. Through analysis of interviews, surveys, …


Assessment Of Attitude Of Postgraduate Pediatric Nursing Students’ Toward The Academic Integrity, Asmaa Khamis Jan 2019

Assessment Of Attitude Of Postgraduate Pediatric Nursing Students’ Toward The Academic Integrity, Asmaa Khamis

Nursing

The present study was a descriptive study that aimed to assess the attitude of postgraduate pediatric nursing students toward the academic integrity in their nursing learning experience. A convenient sample that consisted of 100 postgraduate pediatric nursing students enrolled in academic year (2016-2017) in both two semesters, 80 students enrolled in master program while 20 students enrolled in PhD program. Data were collected using a structured questionner sheet, in addition to Likert - type scale to assess the attitude of the studied students about academic integrity. The results of this study revealed that more than three quarters of the studies …


Why We Teach Mathematics To Every Student: Determining Impact Of Mathematics On Problem Solving And Logical Reasoning Skills, Megan Marie Harris Jan 2019

Why We Teach Mathematics To Every Student: Determining Impact Of Mathematics On Problem Solving And Logical Reasoning Skills, Megan Marie Harris

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

The purpose of this paper is to dissect why it is important to teach mathematics to every student, even if the student does not plan on pursuing mathematics in his or her career. This paper will describe and test various reasons why mathematics is taught to every student but it will focus on math as a way to help develop and improve problem-solving and logical reasoning skills. An experiment was conducted on a random sample of fourteen University of Akron students who were measured on their problem-solving abilities and critical thinking through playing two games. These students were then compared …


Journal Of Communication Pedagogy, Complete Volume, 2019 Jan 2019

Journal Of Communication Pedagogy, Complete Volume, 2019

Journal of Communication Pedagogy

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Agent-Based Modeling And Simulation Approaches In Stem Education Research, Shanna R. Simpson-Singleton, Xiangdong Che Jan 2019

Agent-Based Modeling And Simulation Approaches In Stem Education Research, Shanna R. Simpson-Singleton, Xiangdong Che

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

The development of best practices that deliver quality STEM education to all students, while minimizing achievement gaps, have been solicited by several national agencies. ABMS is a feasible approach to provide insight into global behavior based upon the interactions amongst agents and environments. In this review, we systematically surveyed several modeling and simulation approaches and discussed their applications to the evaluation of relevant theories in STEM education. It was found that ABMS is optimal to simulate STEM education hypotheses, as ABMS will sensibly present emergent theories and causation in STEM education phenomena if the model is properly validated and calibrated.


Relationship Between Non-Cognitive Skills And Gpa In A Rural Maine Community College, Rebecca A. Martin Jan 2019

Relationship Between Non-Cognitive Skills And Gpa In A Rural Maine Community College, Rebecca A. Martin

All Theses And Dissertations

The 21st century has altered the workscape, emphasizing non-cognitive skills required for success in the workforce. Community colleges that profess workforce readiness in their workreadiness programs use primarily cognitive assessment to ensure content and curricular learning. This quantitative study of rural Maine community college graduates examined non-cognitive workforce skills from this workforce readiness institution, correlating non-cognitive instrument scores to the standard cognitive score, cumulative grade point average (GPA). The Social-Emotional Health Survey-Higher Education (SEHS-HE) and the Review of Personal Experience with Locus of Control (ROPELOC) data were examined in relation to cumulative grade point average (GPA) to assess for the …


“We’Re Trying To Have A Childhood”: Parent Notions Of Kindergarten Readiness, Isabel F. Johnson Jan 2019

“We’Re Trying To Have A Childhood”: Parent Notions Of Kindergarten Readiness, Isabel F. Johnson

All Theses And Dissertations

In response to the chronic third-grade achievement-gap, public school kindergartens have abandoned Froëbel’s traditional child-centered pedagogy in favor of an early academic preparation model that promotes the idea of kindergarten readiness. But top-down implementation of readiness curriculum has not led to sustainable gains and may result in poorer student outcomes. The bioecological repercussions of early academic expectations on young children and their families are not well understood, and parent perspectives on the topic are often marginalized. This qualitative case study explored parent notions of kindergarten readiness using word coding analysis of eight kindergarten and preschool parent interviews. Findings from thematic …


Factors Contributing To Student Retention In Online Learning And Recommended Strategies For Improvement: A Systematic Literature Review, Pauline S. Muljana, Tian Luo Jan 2019

Factors Contributing To Student Retention In Online Learning And Recommended Strategies For Improvement: A Systematic Literature Review, Pauline S. Muljana, Tian Luo

STEMPS Faculty Publications

Aim/Purpose

This systematic literature review investigates the underlying factors that influence the gap between the popularity of online learning and its completion rate. The review scope within this paper includes an observation of possible causal aspects within the non-ideal completion rates in online learning environments and an identification of recommended strategies to increase retention rates.

Background

While online learning is increasingly popular, and the number of online students is steadily growing, student retention rates are significantly lower than those in the traditional environment. Despite the multitude of studies, many institutions are still searching for solutions for this matter.

Methodology

A …