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Personalizing Education: Changing From Schooling To Learning: Past, Present, Future, Don E. Glines

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"Personalizing Education portrays the basics of why, what, how, after 150 years of tradition, the time is long overdue to replace mandatory schooling conventions with truly voluntary personalized life-long learning options" [from the author].

Element 2 Core Assessment Plan Template Core General Education Assessment, 2019-2020, Undergraduate Core Oversight Committee, Wright State University

Core General Education Assessments - All

The AACU Math Literacy Rubric for Element 2 - Mathematics as part of the institution’s ongoing general education Core assessment plan.

Mth 2310 Calculus Ii Core General Education Assessment, 2019-2020, College Of Science And Mathematics, Wright State University

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This report assesses Wright State University's course MTH 2310, Calculus II, as part of the institution’s ongoing general education Core assessment plan.

Mth 2240 Applied Calculus Core General Education Assessment, 2019-2020, College Of Science And Mathematics, Wright State University

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This report assesses Wright State University's course MTH 2240, Applied Calculus, as part of the institution’s ongoing general education Core assessment plan.

Egr 1010 Introductory Mathematics For Engineering Applications Core General Education Assessment, 2019-2020, College Of Science And Mathematics, Wright State University

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This report assesses Wright State University's course EGR 1010, Introductory Mathematics for Engineering Applications, as part of the institution’s ongoing general education Core assessment plan.

Stt 2640 Elementary Statistics Core General Education Assessment, 2019-2020, College Of Science And Mathematics, Wright State University

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This report assesses Wright State University's course STT 2640, Elementary Statistics, as part of the institution’s ongoing general education Core assessment plan.

Women Leaders In Mathematics Education: An Analysis Of Gender In Leadership Roles In Professional Organizations, Brianna Kurtz, Farshid Safi

Journal of Educational Leadership in Action

Professional organizations within mathematics education have been a source of development, connection, pedagogical direction, and policy for decades. With gender and equity discussions reaching the forefront of the mathematics education conversation, one must consider the gender representation of those leading the organizations upon which we rely. The authors analyzed historical presidential data from four major mathematics education professional organizations in the United States. Women were found to be in presidential roles at a statistically significantly less proportion (p<0.001) in three of the four organizations. When the organizations were considered aggregately since the enactment of Title IX, a trend to a plateau at 40% female leadership was seen. Future analysis beyond the presidential role and breakdowns by other factors are advisable.

Improving Practice In Special Education: The Evaluation Process As A Development Tool, Allison Gilmour, Amanda Sheaffer, Caitlyn E. Majeika

Journal of Educational Leadership in Action

Throughout the country, schools are using new teacher evaluation systems as a tool for professional development with the goal of improving teaching quality and students’ outcomes. However, not all teacher evaluation rubrics specifically address or encourage evidence-based practices for special education teachers, and many principals report that they are unsure how to evaluate special education teachers. This article provides an overview of teacher evaluation and special education teacher evaluation, and presents a strategy, based on existing research on effective teacher coaching and performance feedback, goal setting, and self-monitoring, to assist special educators in leveraging the evaluation process as a professional …

The Quest To Increase Student Academic Outcomes: Actions Of Two Charter High Schools, Laura Schaffer Metcalfe

Journal of Educational Leadership in Action

This study examined how two charter high schools located in the Phoenix area with a large population of low-socioeconomic students were able to assist students with academic success as measured through accomplishment on standardized achievement tests. Analysis of two Title 1 Reward high schools with grades 9 – 12 during the 2014 school year to determine what actions were implemented to attain high levels of student success on standardized achievement tests. Results were gathered through qualitative means from teacher, administrator, and other staff interviews and classroom observations. Findings from the study revealed how students were successful on standardized tests, how …

Understanding How Edd Students View Educational Research: A Qualitative Study Using Domain, Taxonomic, Componential And Text Mining Analysis, Chen Zong, Courtney Donovan, Dara Marin Prais

Journal of Educational Leadership in Action

The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore how EdD students initially view educational research and themselves as researchers before taking their first required research course. This study used four types of qualitative data analysis methods: domain, taxonomic, componential, and text mining. The findings suggest that the EdD students are able to identity several attributes of research, but there is a dissonance on the attributes aligned with upper academic research. The students understand the importance of research to educational practices, but do not have sufficient understanding about research methods and methodologies. Their views of what research is are formal …

Exploring The Cultural Identity And School Efficacy Of Students Through The Lens Of Digital Storytelling, Rachael Mack

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

Digital storytelling is a modern storytelling method that uses videos, images, and audio to share knowledge, wisdom, values, and personal stories from the point of view of the creator in a 2-8-minute first person narrative. This study explored the cultural identity and school efficacy of students through the lens of digital storytelling. This mixed-methods study consisted of both qualitative and quantitative measures. A survey was conducted using the In-Group Identification Scale, the Multidimensional Inventory of Black Identity, and the School Efficacy Scale as the quantitative measures, and qualitative data was generated from the transcription and analysis of the digital storytelling …

State Exit Exams And Graduation Rates: A Hierarchical Slx Modelling Approach, Joshua Hall, Donald Lacombe, Shree B. Pokharel

Economics Faculty Working Papers Series

The literature on high school exit exams has found both positive and negative effects of these high stake exams on high school graduation rates. To this point the literature has not taken into account the embedded nature of school districts within state education systems. We employ a Bayesian Hierarchical SLX model to account for the hierachical nature of education data in the United States. Our approach also allows us to account for spatial spillovers that influence graduation rates across districts and states. Using school district and state-level data for 45 states and 8194 school districts in the United States in …

Faculty Needs Assessment: Part 2, Jacob Wessels, Daniel Houlihan

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CETL distributed an electronic version of the survey to the entire faculty administration on September 16th. Surveys remained open for a two-week period, asking students to submit their responses by September 25th. The survey included an email invitation to complete the survey. Faculty who wanted to complete the survey simply clicked on a link embedded in the invitation. The link directed them to the survey. When they opened the survey, participants were informed that: The survey was being used to gather information on their teaching experiences in a FlexSync format. Courses should continue to be recorded for students dealing with …

Faculty And Student Qualitative Analysis Report, Jacob Wessels, Daniel Houlihan

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Student Reflection Questionnaire: Part 2, Jacob Wessels, Daniel Houlihan

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CETL distributed an electronic version of the survey to the entire student body on September 16th. Surveys remained open for a two-week period, asking students to submit their responses by September 25th. The survey included an email invitation to complete the survey. Students who wanted to complete the survey simply clicked on a link embedded in the invitation. The link directed them to the survey. When they opened the survey, participants were informed that: The survey was being used to gather information on their learning experiences and feedback on improvements Responses would be anonymous The survey may be redistributed multiple …

Formative Assessment, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Template and tips for incorporating formative writing into any class.

Public Health Bachelor's Degree Academic Program Review, 2019, College Of Science And Mathematics, Wright State University

Academic Program Review Reports - All

This report reviews Wright State University's Public Health Bachelor's Degree program, specifically looking at the time from Fall 2015 to Fall 2019.

Neuroscience Baccalaureate Degree Annual Program Outcomes Assessments, 2019-20, College Of Science And Mathematics, Wright State University

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This report reviews Wright State University's Neuroscience Baccalaureate Degree program for the 2019-2020 academic year.

A Study To Investigate The Relationship Between Teacher Self-Efficacy, School Climate, And Student Behavior, Gegimara Fluelen-Ra-El

Dissertations

This quantitative study examined the relationship between teacher self-efficacy, student behavior, and school climate at a high school in Southern Illinois. The teaching staff, which consisted of 59 teachers, were invited to participate. The researcher utilized a teacher self-efficacy survey, school climate survey, and student behavior survey to collect data on a sample population of teachers. Participants completed the surveys in intervals. The surveys allowed the researcher to collect attitudinal data from participants for dissemination and analysis to develop statistical inferences and generalizations about the sample related to the hypotheses statements and based on the results. The Pearson Product-Moment Correlation …

Designing A First-Year Composition Course For Non-Native Speakers, Mary Gustin

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A CETL Capstone Project by Mary Gustin on how she used "A Self-Directed Guide to Designing Courses for Significant Learning" by Dr. L. Dee Fink to improve her first year composition course for non-native speakers of English.

2020 Bachelor's Degree Exit Survey, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Assessment Center Reports

Exit Surveys produced by the SWOSU Assessment Center.

Alternative Thesis Project For Spring 2020 Semester, Elaine Murner

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

During the Spring 2020 semester, students within the special education 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, along with questions related to their …

The Blind Spots: The Importance Of Measuring Non-Academic Indicators That Are Critical To Producing Positive Outcomes Specifically For Youth Who Are Living In Adverse Conditions, Orrin White

West Chester University Doctoral Projects

The study explores the impact of measuring non-academic indicators to establish and promote positive secondary and post-secondary outcomes, specifically for youth living in adverse conditions. In pursuit of this objective, the sixth grade population attending a traditional public middle school in Wilmington, Delaware completed the Search Institute’s Developmental Asset Profile (DAP), a self-report survey designed to understand the strengths and supports young people have in their lives. The assessment of the secondary data was the result of already existing programming and evaluation initiatives by the United Way of Delaware. The analyses show that participants perceptions of self, family, and community …

More Than A Score: The Test-Optional Movement In Higher Education, Lisa Montgomery

West Chester University Doctoral Projects

“Test optional”, “test flexible,” and “no tests required” are buzzwords surrounding the college admissions’ process today. Getting into a college or university may require a student to submit several sets of grades and scores from either the SAT or ACT, write essays, prepare for interviews and/or complete other admission requirements. As of 2018, there are at least 1,000 accredited, bachelor-degree-granting colleges and universities that altered their admissions policy to either eliminate consideration of standardized testing scores or have moved to test optional or test-flexible admissions policies (Safier, 2017).

This qualitative mixed methods study investigated why higher education institutions are implementing …

Skilled Trade Education In America, Brent Tracy

West Chester University Doctoral Projects

This project explores the idea of whether incorporating skilled trade education into colleges and universities would lead to more people pursuing the skilled trades as a career. The research question is: Would incorporating skilled-trade education into colleges and universities in America lead to more people pursuing careers in the skilled trades?” The hypothesis is that incorporating skilled trade education into colleges and universities will lead to more American students pursuing skilled trade education and careers in the skilled trades.

The purpose of exploring this is to address the shortage of skilled tradespeople in the United States. In order to determine …

A Bifactor Approach To Dimensionality Assessment, David Michael Dueber

Theses and Dissertations--Education Sciences

Bifactor confirmatory factor analysis models and statistical indices computed from them have previously been used to provide evidence for the appropriateness of utilizing a unidimensional interpretation of multidimensional data. However, the ability of bifactor indices to aid in the assessment of subscore strength has not been investigated.

A simulation study was conducted to relate bifactor indices to the strength of subscores corresponding to specific factors. The bifactor indices OmegaHS and ECV_SS were found to be strongly predictive of subscore strength conditional upon OmegaS. The number of factors was also found to play a minor role in this relationship. Cutoffs …

Ec 1050 Elementary Mathematical Economic And Business Models And Methods Core General Education Assessment, 2019-2020, College Of Science And Mathematics, Wright State University

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This report assesses Wright State University's course EC 1050, Elementary Mathematical Economic and Business Models and Methods, as part of the institution’s ongoing general education Core assessment plan.

Mth 2280 Business Calculus Core General Education Assessment, 2019-2020, College Of Science And Mathematics, Wright State University

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This report assesses Wright State University's course MTH 2280, Business Calculus, as part of the institution’s ongoing general education Core assessment plan.

Element 2 Aacu Math Literacy Rubric Core General Education Assessment, 2019-2020, Undergraduate Core Oversight Committee, Wright State University

Core General Education Assessments - All

The AACU Math Literacy Rubric for Element 2 - Mathematics as part of the institution’s ongoing general education Core assessment plan.

Element 2 Assessment Report Template Core General Education Assessment, 2019-2020, Undergraduate Core Oversight Committee, Wright State University

Core General Education Assessments - All

The Assessment Report Template for Element 2 - Mathematics as part of the institution’s ongoing general education Core assessment plan.