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From The Field: Strategies On Career Development And Employment For Students With Intellectual Disability., Daria Domin

All Institute for Community Inclusion Publications

This practical guide includes strategies that work to support students with intellectual disability (ID) who are looking for employment opportunities. The strategies shared in this publication were shared with the authors by staff and faculty at six different post-secondary programs for students with ID, and align with the Think College Standards for Inclusive Higher Education; a chart is included to show the alignment.

Perceptions Of African American Males On Teaching In Elementary Schools, Reggie Wicker

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

There is a shortage of African American males teaching in primarily minority student population elementary schools. Understanding why the current African American male teachers accepted positions in schools will provide insight into what attracted them to the school systems and the pros and cons for retention. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of African American male teachers on the challenges and benefits of teaching at a predominately minority elementary school, and to ascertain strategies for recruiting and retaining African American male teachers in the profession. These views and strategies can help gain perspectives on attracting more …

Factors That Influence Students’ Decision To Drop Out Of An Online Business Course, Sandra Gail Robertson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Although online enrollments at community colleges have increased in recent years, student dropout rates in online classes have also increased and educational researchers wonder why students are dropping out of online courses and if online instruction can contribute to student success. The purpose of this generic qualitative study was to investigate the online experiences of students who dropped out of the Introduction to Business online course at a community college in a Mid-Atlantic state and the factors that led to their decision. The research questions concerned how students who took the Introduction to Business online course described their decision to …

Preparing New Jersey Community College Students For The Mathematics Placement Tests, Charles Edward Haas

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Although most new college students had to demonstrate algebraic and basic mathematics mastery to earn a high school diploma or the equivalent, the majority of incoming New Jersey community college students are not showing this knowledge on the mathematics placement tests, thus placing into developmental courses, which must be successfully completed before students can attempt any college-level mathematics courses. Guided by Knowles’ theory of andragogy and developmental mathematics as a core concept, the purpose of this study was to determine ways to help incoming New Jersey community college students prepare for the ACCUPLACER mathematics tests. The research questions addressed testing …

Student Voices In Teacher Evaluation: A Multilevel, Latent Factor Investigation Of Teacher Quality, Kathleen J. Hoff

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Teacher effectiveness is a key driver of student achievement but persistently difficult to measure. Although precollege student surveys are one cost-effective alternative to traditional observation measures, little empirical research has been conducted on their factor structure. The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity of the Tripod Survey, a widely adopted precollege survey, as a measure of teacher effectiveness. The dataset was the Measures of Effective Teaching (Year 1, N = 1,024 Grade 9 classroom sections, 20,500 students; Year 2, N = 488 Grade 9 classroom sections, 8,658 students). The dynamic model of educational effectiveness guided the study. …

Perceptions And Experiences Of Nontraditional Undergraduate Students, Erica Beatrice Wattley

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Nontraditional undergraduate students have had a high attrition rate over the course of a 4-year program at a for-profit northeastern university. The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions and experiences of nontraditional undergraduate dropout students about the influence of academic difficulties, social life, and unresolved educational and occupational goals on leaving the university before graduating. The conceptual framework was guided by Tinto’s model of student persistence. The research questions focused on nontraditional undergraduate student perceptions and experiences of academic difficulties, social life, and unresolved goals. A basic qualitative study design was used to capture the insights of …

Incorporating Twitter In The Clinical Supervision Process: Perceptions Of Secondary School Level Supervisors, Paula Abiola Willis

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Collaborative supervision and social media in education have been the focus of many studies, yet research on incorporating Twitter into clinical supervision is limited. Secondary school level supervisors need to learn and understand educational opportunities when using collaborative supervision incorporating online support. This study explored the perceptions of secondary school level supervisors on using Twitter to collaborate with teachers in the clinical supervision process. Siemen’s theory of connectivism and Cogan’s clinical supervision model framed the study. The research questions explored the perceptions of secondary school level supervisors regarding the use of Twitter for collaborating with teachers during the clinical supervision …

Improving Rabies Aftercare By Educating Emergency Department Providers Of Care, Gloria Denise Evans

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

According to an evaluation completed by the local health department in the state where the project was conducted, patients were not returning to the emergency department (ED) for post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) rabies vaccine as recommended. Educating the ED providers on care, who are usually the first point of contact after an animal bite with possible rabies virus transmission, is critical to improving patients' outcomes secondary to rabies postexposure. The focused for this project is educating ED personnel about rabies PEP administration after rabies virus exposure which will their increase knowledge regarding rabies follow-up care. Lewin's change theory provided the theoretical …

Accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing Student And Faculty Perceptions Of Blended Learning, Emily Elliott

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In response to the demand for baccalaureate-educated nurses, nursing schools offer an accelerated baccalaureate of science in nursing (BSN). The problem is nursing programs have used blended learning approaches, but it is unclear whether and in what ways accelerated BSN students benefit from this learning design. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore how faculty and students perceived the benefits and challenges of an accelerated BSN program utilizing a blended learning format. Knowles’s adult learning theory served as the conceptual framework through which interview data were analyzed. Participants included 6 faculty and 7 students from 1 school …

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of A Pre-Algebra 1 Mini-Camp Summer Intervention Program For Rising Seventh-Grade Algebra 1 Honors Students, Deanna Haught

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

This study evaluated the effectiveness of a summer intervention program for middle school Algebra 1 Honors students. The intervention program, Pre-Algebra 1 Mini-Camp, was offered for rising seventh grade students at a middle school prior to them entering Algebra 1 in the Fall semester. The literature review and analysis of data from school districts in Central Florida showed that the increase in middle grade students enrollment in Algebra 1 has coincided with a decrease in the passing rate among those students on the Florida Algebra 1 End of Course exam and the course. The intervention program and this study were …

A Case Study Of The Impact Of The Dplc Model Of Professional Learning On Collective Teacher Efficacy And Organizational Trust In A Middle School, Maria Gaspar

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

The purpose of this case study was to investigate the relationship between the implementation of the District Professional Learning Community (DPLC) model of professional development and collective teacher efficacy and organizational trust at one middle school in a large urban school district. Data were collected from the following sources: Goddard & Hoy's (2003) CE Scale Form L, Hoy & Tschannen-Moran's (2003) Omnibus-T scale, six additional survey items used to explore teachers' perceptions of the DPLC model's influence on improving student literacy, and semi-structured focus group interviews. A series of analysis of variance (ANOVA) and chi-square tests were performed to analyze …

Insight On Planning And Assessing The Teaching-Learning Process, Khalid Aada

Writing and Language Studies Faculty Publications

This article discusses the important relationship between two essential areas at Educational level: Planning and Assessment during the Teaching and the Learning process. The main purpose of this work is to present a pedagogical tool that could facilitate the organization and the establishment of a follow-up in an actual form, and thus contribute to the improvement of the study programs. Readers interested in this field of education will find in this article considerable ideas that would help them to understand the transcendence of a systematized planning and organized assessment under a complex process, to complement their didactic training and thus …

Acts Of Meaning, Resource Diagrams, And Essential Learning Behaviors: The Design Evolution Of Lost & Found, Owen Gottlieb, Ian Schreiber

Articles

Lost & Found is a tabletop-to-mobile game series designed for teaching medieval religious legal systems. The long-term goals of the project are to change the discourse around religious laws, such as foregrounding the prosocial aspects of religious law such as collaboration, cooperation, and communal sustainability. This design case focuses on the evolution of the design of the mechanics and core systems in the first two tabletop games in the series, informed by over three and a half years’ worth of design notes, playable prototypes, outside design consultations, internal design reviews, playtests, and interviews.

Using Teachlive To Foster The Development Of High-Leverage Practices In A Teacher Education Program, Carmen M. Pena, Pauli Badenhorst, Denise M. Love

Teaching and Learning Faculty Publications

During the Spring 2020 semester, a group of students (preservice teachers) in the elementary education program at a university in south Texas were required to deliver part of a lesson focusing on one particular high leverage practice, eliciting student thinking in a TeachLivE lab setting. The authors used the Instructional Coaching Model (Knight, 2007) to prepare students for the session and provide feedback immediately after the session. The participants were rated in several aspects of their ability to apply the high-leverage practice (HLP) and were asked to reflect on the process immediately after the TeachLivE session. Quantitative data was analyzed …

Element 2 Chairs And Course List Core General Education Assessment, 2019-2020, Undergraduate Core Oversight Committee, Wright State University

Core General Education Assessments - All

The Chairs and Course List for Element 2 - Mathematics as part of the institution’s ongoing general education Core assessment plan.

Stt 1600 Statistical Concepts Core General Education Assessment, 2019-2020, College Of Science And Mathematics, Wright State University

Core General Education Assessments - All

This report assesses Wright State University's course STT 1600, Statistical Concepts, as part of the institution’s ongoing general education Core assessment plan.

Mth 1450 Mathematics And The Modern World Core General Education Assessment, 2019-2020, College Of Science And Mathematics, Wright State University

Core General Education Assessments - All

This report assesses Wright State University's course MTH 1450, Mathematics and the Modern World, as part of the institution’s ongoing general education Core assessment plan.

Mth 2300 Calculus I Core General Education Assessment, 2019-2020, College Of Science And Mathematics, Wright State University

Core General Education Assessments - All

This report assesses Wright State University's course MTH 2300, Calculus I, as part of the institution’s ongoing general education Core assessment plan.

Associations Between Occupational Therapy Students’ Approaches To Studying And Their Academic Grade Results: A Cross-Sectional And Cross-Cultural Study, Tore Bonsaksen, Ted Brown, Hua B. Lim, Kenneth Fong, Milada C. Småstuen

Journal of Occupational Therapy Education

Students’ approaches to studying are generally viewed as essential for their learning outcomes and are often described as being either deep, strategic or surface. However, research on associations between study approaches and academic outcomes among occupational therapy students are rare, as are studies that include cross-cultural comparisons. The objective of this study was to assess the degree to which the deep, strategic, and surface approaches to studying were associated with occupational therapy students’ grade point average, in the total sample and when stratified by country, while controlling for age, gender and time spent on independent study. Seven hundred and twelve …

Moving Beyond Executive Functions: Challenge Preference As A Predictor Of Academic Achievement In Elementary School, Michael J. Sulik, Jenna E. Finch, Jelena Obradović

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

Intrinsic motivation and executive functions (EFs) have been independently studied as predictors of academic achievement in elementary school. The goal of this investigation was to understand how students’ challenge preference (CP), an aspect of intrinsic motivation, is related to academic achievement while accounting for EFs as a confounding variable. Using data from a longitudinal study of 569 third-, fourth-, and fifth-graders (50% female), we tested students’ self-reported CP as a predictor of mathematics and English language arts (ELA) achievement in multilevel models that controlled for school fixed effects and student demographic characteristics. CP was positively associated with mathematics and ELA …

การพัฒนามาตรวัดคุณค่าความดีเพื่อประเมินโครงการโตไปไม่โกง:การปรับแก้ค่าคะแนนโดยใช้วิธีแองเคอร์ริง วินเยตต์, วินิตา แก้วเกื้อ

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยครั้งนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อ 1) เพื่อพัฒนาและตรวจสอบคุณภาพมาตรวัดคุณค่าความดีเพื่อประเมินโครงการโตไปไม่โกงที่มีการปรับแก้ค่าคะแนนโดยใช้วิธีแองเคอร์ริง วินเยตต์ 2) เพื่อวิเคราะห์คะแนนคุณค่าความดีของนักเรียนที่เข้าร่วมโครงการโตไปไม่โกงที่มีการปรับแก้ค่าคะแนนโดยใช้วิธีแองเคอร์ริง วินเยตต์ 3) เพื่อพัฒนาเกณฑ์การประเมินคุณค่าความดีเพื่อประเมินโครงการโตไปไม่โกงที่มีการปรับแก้ค่าคะแนนโดยใช้วิธีแองเคอร์ริง วินเยตต์ 4) เพื่อเปรียบเทียบคะแนนคุณค่าความดีระหว่างนักเรียนที่เข้าร่วมโครงการโตไปไม่โกงและนักเรียนที่ไม่ได้เข้าร่วมโครงการโตไปไม่โกง 5) เพื่อพัฒนาโปรแกรมและคู่มือการใช้การปรับแก้ค่าคะแนนโดยใช้วิธีแองเคอร์ริง วินเยตต์ กลุ่มตัวอย่าง คือ นักเรียนระดับชั้นมัธยมศึกษาปีที่ 3 ในกรุงเทพมหานคร ตัวอย่างที่ใช้ในการวิจัย จำนวน 2,280 คนได้มาจากการสุ่มตัวอย่างแบบหลายขั้นตอนและคัดเลือกกลุ่มตัวอย่างจากคะแนนการตอบตามความปรารถนาของสังคม เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการวิจัย คือ มาตรวัดการตอบตามความปรารถนาของสังคมและแบบประเมินตัวบ่งชี้พฤติกรรมคุณค่าความดีของนักเรียนระดับชั้นมัธยมศึกษาตอนต้น วิเคราะห์ข้อมูลพื้นฐานโดยใช้สถิติเชิงบรรยาย วิเคราะห์ความตรงเชิงโครงสร้างด้วยวิธีวิเคราะห์องค์ประกอบเชิงยืนยัน วิเคราะห์คุณภาพของเครื่องมือด้านความเที่ยงโดยใช้สัมประสิทธิ์แอลฟาของครอนบาค ผลการวิจัยพบว่า 1.มาตรวัดคุณค่าความดีแบบแองเคอร์ริง วินเยตต์ มี 3 ระดับ จำนวน 15 วินเยตต์ 5 ตัวบ่งชี้ มีความตรงอยู่ในช่วงระหว่าง 0.71 - 1.00 ผลการตรวจสอบความเป็นลำดับของวินเยตต์ด้วยโปรแกรม R พบว่า มีความเป็นลำดับของวินเยตต์ โดยไม่พบความผกผันระหว่างลำดับของข้อคำถามในแต่ละชุดข้อคำถาม มาตรวัดคุณค่าความดีแบบมาตรประมาณค่า หลังการปรับแก้ค่าคะแนนด้วยวิธีแองเคอร์ริง วินเยตต์มีความเที่ยงเท่ากับ 0.910 แต่ละตัวบ่งชี้อยู่ระหว่าง 0.718 ถึง 0.882 คุณภาพเครื่องมือด้านความตรงเชิงโครงสร้างด้วยการวิเคราะห์องค์ประกอบเชิงยืนยัน พบว่า โมเดลการวัดคุณค่าความดีของนักเรียนที่เข้าร่วมโครงการโตไปไม่โกงหลังปรับแก้ค่าคะแนนด้วยวิธีแองเคอร์ริง วินเยตต์ที่พัฒนาขึ้นมีความสอดคล้องกับข้อมูลเชิงประจักษ์มากกว่าโมเดลการวัดคุณค่าความดีของนักเรียนที่เข้าร่วมโครงการโตไปไม่โกงก่อนปรับแก้ค่าคะแนนด้วยวิธีแองเคอร์ริง วินเยตต์ โดยโมเดลการวัดคุณค่าความดีของนักเรียนที่เข้าร่วมโครงการโตไปไม่โกงหลังปรับแก้ค่าคะแนนด้วยวิธีแองเคอร์ริง วินเยตต์มีค่า chi-square= 17.378, df=18, p=0.369, GFI=0.999, AGFI=0.992, RMR=0.005, RMSEA =0.006 ในขณะที่โมเดลการวัดคุณค่าความดีของนักเรียนที่เข้าร่วมโครงการโตไปไม่โกงก่อนปรับแก้ค่าคะแนนด้วยวิธีแองเคอร์ริง วินเยตต์มีค่า chi-square= 12.665, df=13, p=0.474, GFI=0.999, AGFI=0.992, RMR=0.005, RMSEA=0.006 ตัวบ่งชี้ในโมเดลการวัดคุณค่าความดีของนักเรียนที่เข้าร่วมโครงการโตไปไม่โกงหลังปรับแก้ค่าคะแนนด้วยวิธีแองเคอร์ริง วินเยตต์สามารถอธิบายความแปรปรวนคุณค่าความดีได้ร้อยละ 74.8-92.5 ซึ่งสูงกว่าโมเดลการวัดคุณค่าความดีของนักเรียนที่เข้าร่วมโครงการโตไปไม่โกงก่อนปรับแก้ค่าคะแนนด้วยวิธีแองเคอร์ริง วินเยตต์มีค่าเท่ากับร้อยละ 64.5-89.0 2. เกณฑ์การประเมินคุณค่าความดีในแต่ละตัวบ่งชี้จากการวิเคราะห์ด้วยโปรแกรม ConQuest พบว่า แบ่งนักเรียนออกได้เป็น 2 กลุ่ม คือ กลุ่มที่มีคะแนนเฉลี่ยคุณค่าความดีระดับสูงกว่าจุดตัดในแต่ละตัวบ่งชี้ (ผ่านเกณฑ์)และกลุ่มที่มีคะแนนเฉลี่ยคุณค่าความดีระดับต่ำกว่าหรือเท่ากับจุดตัดในแต่ละตัวบ่งชี้ …

A Comparison Of Multiple Baseline Family Of Designs, An Analysis Of A Multiple Probe Study, And Coaching For Practitioners, Katherine Jordan

Theses and Dissertations--Early Childhood, Special Education, and Counselor Education

Overview of Alternative Thesis Project

During the Spring 2020 semester, students within the applied behavior analysis program were conducting applied thesis projects within typical contexts as part of their fulfillment of the requirements of a master’s degree program. Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), public schools and related facilities closed with no plans to reopen within the time frame to allow for graduation for students in the last semester of their graduate program. Students were allowed to complete an alternative thesis assignment in the form of responding to writing prompts followed by an oral defense of the written products, …

The Development Of Generativity Among College Student Leaders Who Mentor: A Growth Curve Analysis, Hannah Sunderman

College of Education and Human Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The purpose of this longitudinal study was to examine generativity development among college student leaders who mentor. There were four research objectives: (a) the nature of change in generativity among college student leaders who serve as a Leadership Mentor for three years, (b) the predictive relationship between generative concern and generative behavior at Time One, Time Two, and Time Three, (c) the moderating effect of having been or currently being an informal or formal mentee on generativity levels and generativity development, and (d) the influence of participant sex (i.e., male or female) on generativity level and generativity development. Participants completed …

Teaching Diversity For Adaptation And Change: A Case Study, Corinne Brion

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

Preparing teachers and leaders to become culturally competent has become a global concern and a priority. To date, there has been little research con- ducted among school leaders regarding how new diversity knowledge is transferred to schools. Therefore, the purpose of the present qualitative study is to explore the extent to which future educational leaders enrolled in a graduate course regarding diversity are able to transfer the newly acquired knowledge to their professional lives and to understand what hinders and enhances their transfer of knowledge. Using the multidimen- sional model of learning transfer as a theoretical framework and analyz- ing …

Implicit Bias: An Unconscious Barrier To Family Engagement, Corinne Brion

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

This teaching case study illustrates the need to engage all parents in schools as they enhance the community’s cultural capital and cultural wealth. In order to engage parents from various races and ethnicities, educational leaders should understand the role implicit biases play in inhibiting equitable parent participation. In this case study, the author provides a framework to enhance parent engagement. The author also suggests that educational leaders use an instrument to assess their implicit biases and determine the biases held by parents as well. Finally, community cultural wealth is defined and an explanation is provided on how parent participation can …

Low-Fee Private Schools: Case Studies From Ghana, Corinne Brion

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

This article focuses on Christian low-fee private schools (LFPSs) in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. This qualitative study uses a case study approach to longitudinally examine who these schools serve, why parents chose them, and what challenges the schools face. Findings reveal that parents choose Christian LFPSs for religious reasons and the quality of the education these schools provide. Other reasons include proximity, teacher and administrator quality, small class sizes, and extracurricular offerings. Challenges for these schools were financial and related to retaining teachers. This research is significant because Christian LFPSs have a role to play in helping Ghana’s …

Learning Transfer: The Missing Linkage To Effective Professional Development, Corinne Brion

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

Professional development is an important element in improving teachers and leaders’ skills and abilities that will impact student academic achievement (Koonce, Pijanowski, Bengston & Lasater, 2019; Reeves, 2010). Too often, budgets are spent on professional development that yield little results (Speck & Knipe, 2005). Each district has its own focus for professional development depending on the needs of the school communities, the latest standardized test results, and the most recent policies. Despite the millions of dollars spent on professional development nationally, student learning outcomes continue to be stagnate or dwindle, discipline issues continue to skyrocket, and teacher moral plummets. This …

Principals' Perspectives Of Mindfulness For Leadership And Equity, Corinne Brion, Gina L. Gullo

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

Purpose: The current study sought to explore principals’ perspectives of definitions and uses of mindfulness in their leadership and equity practices.

Design: The primary researcher observed and interviewed eleven school principals using qualitative methods during the course of this study.

Findings: Four themes developed from principals’ definitions of mindfulness: (1) awareness and attention, (2) present centeredness, (3) modeling listening and respect, and (4) decision-making processes. The principals’ actions also presented ethical mindedness in their equity pursuits and reflection in their general leadership practices, despite establishing the presence of a stigma around mindfulness.

Research limitations/implications: Beyond the limitations of qualitative …

An Analysis Of The Relationships Between State Mandates For Financial Education And Young Adults' Financial Literacy And Financial Capability, Elise Carlson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

The study sought to understand the relationship between the type of state mandate for financial education and 18-24-year-olds' financial literacy and financial capability. Using extant data from national surveys about financial literacy and financial capability in 2015 and 2018, this study determined there was rarely a significant difference in young adults' financial literacy and financial capability as related to the level of financial education they received in high school. For 2015 literacy, the education mandate as a main effect within ethnicity was p = .025. Within certain demographic main effects, there were significant results. In 2015, ethnicity and educational attainment …

Iea International Computer And Information Literacy Study 2018. Technical Report, Julian Fraillon, Wolfram Schulz, John Ainley, Tim Friedman, Daniel Duckworth

ICT - Digital Literacy

The International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS) studied the extent to which young people have developed computer and information literacy (CIL) to support their capacity to participate in the digital age. ICILS systematically investigated differences in CIL outcomes across the participating countries and looked at how these countries provide CIL-related education. The study also explored differences within and across countries with respect to the relationship between the outcomes of CIL education and student characteristics and school contexts. Chapter 1 of this report presents an overview of the International Computer and Information Literacy Study. Chapters 2 and 3 are concerned …