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Ua77/1 Wku Spirit, Wku Alumni Relations

WKU Administration Documents

WKU's alumni magazine. Contents:

• Richard Ewald – Society of 1906
• Ransdell, Gary. One Big Leap
• The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics & Science in Kentucky
• Photographer Finishes Third in Hearst Competition – Jonathan Woods
• Richard Miller Appointed First Chief Diversity Officer
• WKU Wins CASE WealthEngine Award
• Russell Athletic WKU Official Team Apparel
• Houchens Industries Gives $5 Million for WKU Stadium Project: WKU Add Houchens to Stadium Name
• Regents Approve $314.6 Million Budget
• Dean Kahler to Lead Enrollment Management
• Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Competes Nationally
• Emergency Management: WKU’s Crisis Management Plan
• We Remember – Virginia Tech University Massacre
• Love …

Evaluation Of An Adult Education Technology Program, Iwasan D. Kejawa

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Theses and Other Student Research

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the adult education technology program at a chartered alternative adult education center in Florida. The adult education center had a low rate of students passing the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). This study examined the impact of the use of computer technology in an effort to improve student learning in mathematics, reading, and science. Computers at the institution were used by all students for tutorials to prepare them for the FCAT and to obtain a high school diploma. The research questions for this study were as follows: 1. Is the education technology …

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.

Teachers’ Perceptions Of The Federal Definition Of Gifted And Talented, Bruce Battles

Kentucky Teacher Educator

The Tennessee state law as it refers to the gifted and talented is not as specific in the characteristics found in the Federal definition. The purpose of this study was to find if the perceptions of the local teachers agreed with the Federal characteristics. A survey of 80 middle Tennessee teachers was completed. The total number of schools surveyed was 4 public and one private school. The survey was rated using a 5 point Linker scale. The results were analyzed using the SPSS statistical program. A paired samples test was used in the data analysis. It was found that while …

Effects Of A Summer Program On The Academic, General, And Emotional Self-Concepts Of Gifted Students, Lindy Settle

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Academic, general, and emotional self-concepts were measured among 140 gifted students at a residential academic summer program. The literature is conflicting concerning the positive (Humes & Campbell, 1980; Kolloff & Moore, 1989) and negative (Olszewski, Kulieke, & Willis, 1987) effects of the participation of gifted students in such programs. Three main hypotheses are posited: First, the academic, general self, and emotional self-concepts of gifted students would increase in the time spent at a summer program. Second, there would be no gender differences found in the areas of academic and general self-concept, but predicted gender differences for emotional self-concept. Third, previous …

Ua68/1/2 Student Awards Ceremony, Wku Potter College Of Arts & Letters

WKU Administration Documents

Program recognizing outstanding students and mentors from WKU Potter College of Arts & Letters.

2007 Imsaloquium, Student Investigation Showcase, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

IMSAloquium Event Booklets

"In conjunction with IMSA's 20^th Anniversary and to better represent and capture the sophistication and quality of the students' exemplary investigations, IMSAIoquium: Student Investigation Showcase was developed as the new name for what has previously been termed "Presentation Day."

Teacher Perceptions Of Bullying Prevention: A Comparative Analysis Of Teacher Perceptions Of Bullying Prevention Programs, Diana Howell

Undergraduate Theses and Capstone Projects

School bullying has often been tacitly minimalized as a rite of passage—an unfortunate but common experience among children. In the past few years there has been an increasing awareness of school bullying as a catalyst of school violence. Parents, school boards, and administrators are understanding and taking more seriously the negative impact that bullying has on victimized students and are actively looking for ways to reduce incidents of such violence. This research provides a discussion of bullying behavior and an examination of teachers’ perceptions of the effectiveness of bullying prevention programs in their schools. If teachers do not feel that …

Enrichment Curriculum For Third Grade Mathematically Gifted Students, Brooke Anne Mcallister

All Graduate Projects

Research shows that mathematically gifted students learn differently from their same age group peers. They require curriculum to be differentiated to meet their specific learning styles (Johnson, 2006). Studies have shown that formal instruction in elementary school classrooms often lacks challenge for the gifted learner since courses in regular classrooms sometimes have a relatively narrow range of topics, minimal investigation of concepts, repeated drill and practice, and yearly repetition (Fello, 2004). This project consists of curriculum for third grade gifted math students which takes the regular classroom curriculum to a more contextual level. This unit provides inquiry-based, discovery learning approaches …

Thailand Ties, Raymond J. Dagenais

Publications & Research

One of the resolutions I witnessed moving forward at the Summer 2006 National Congress on Science Education in Toronto, Canada involved expanding our learning through international collaborations. The Congress encouraged National Science Teacher Association affiliates to make an effort to connect with educators in other countries in order to both learn and share ideas and issues facing the science education community. With the already large numbers of students from other cultures in many school systems in the United States and the increasing quality of students coming out of science programs in other countries, it has become imperative that we better …

2007 Intersession Catalog, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Intersession Catalogs

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Peer Coaching On The Evaluation Knowledge, Skills, And Concerns Of Gifted Program Administrators, Alicia Ervin Cotabish

Theses and Dissertations

Improving practice in the evaluation of gifted programs is often hampered by insufficient training among gifted program administrators, a lack of release time for carrying out evaluations, and a failure to devote sufficient resources to evaluation efforts. To increase knowledge and skills in program evaluation, a peer coaching intervention provided one-on-one professional development to gifted program administrators. This study examined the effects of peer coaching on program administrators' evaluation knowledge and skills, with a particular focus on increased access for culturally diverse and low-income gifted learners to program services. Gifted program administrators' concerns about implementing more rigorous program evaluations were …