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Fighting For Freedom: The 1649 War Between The Cossacks And The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Adrian Mandzy
Fighting For Freedom: The 1649 War Between The Cossacks And The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Adrian Mandzy
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
To most westerners, the Cossacks remain a mysterious and romanticized people. Nineteenth century writers and artists depict the Cossacks as extraordinary horsemen. This image is often reinforced by descriptions of Cossacks immune to the vigour of the Russian winter as they continued to nip at the heels of Napoleon’s Grand Army in 1812. Novels, like Gogol’ s Taras Bulba, and the opera Mazepa, suggests the Cossacks were both cruel and crafty, while others highlight their barbarity and backwardness.
The Gender Gap In Naep Fourth-, Eighth-, And Twelfth-Grade Reading Scores Across The Years 1992-2003, Beverly M. Klecker
The Gender Gap In Naep Fourth-, Eighth-, And Twelfth-Grade Reading Scores Across The Years 1992-2003, Beverly M. Klecker
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
This paper presents a secondary analysis of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) dataset. The study explores differences in the NAEP fourth, eighth, and twelfth grade reading scores by students' gender across the years 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2003. The study used the NAEP National Public School data. The statistically significant (p.<.01 with effect size measured by Cohen's d) differences in reading scores by gender were consistent across grade level and years with females scoring higher than males. A discussion of the calculation and reporting of effect size with NAEP data is included as well as implications for the No Child Left Behind goals of "closing the gap." This paper presents the argument that the 'child left behind' in reading is very likely to be male--from elementary school through university.
The Effects Of Rural High School On Attending College And Earning A Bachelor’S Degree? A Multivariate Longitudinal Analysis Of A National Cohort Of High School Seniors, Christopher S. Snyder
The Effects Of Rural High School On Attending College And Earning A Bachelor’S Degree? A Multivariate Longitudinal Analysis Of A National Cohort Of High School Seniors, Christopher S. Snyder
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
This study examines the effects of attending a rural high school on postsecondary education outcomes. Besides rural high school attendance, other school, family, and individual characteristics are examined to determine if they moderate the effects of high school location upon entering a four-year college or not and graduating with a B.A. degree or higher. Using data for the 1992 cohort of high school seniors gleaned from the National Educational Longitudinal Survey (NELS 88/2000), the results indicate that the long-term effects of receiving a rural high school education are not as detrimental as some previous research has suggested. The disadvantages of …
Expenditures Streams And School Improvement In Kentucky: Does Money Matter?, Edward B. Reeves
Expenditures Streams And School Improvement In Kentucky: Does Money Matter?, Edward B. Reeves
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
Every Kentucky public school is expected to achieve the goal of proficiency on the State's Accountability Index by the year 2014. Many schools may not reach the proficiency goal in time without a broad, multifaceted approach to enhance educational outcomes. A strategy to optimize the allocation of school district funds may contribute to this goal. Previous studies have attempted to answer the question "does money matter?" for raising school performance, but to date the findings have proven inconsistent. One reason for this might be that most of these studies have used a global measure of monetary resources, such as total …
Alabamans In East Tennessee: Letters From Confederate Soldiers Back Home, Dieter C. Ullrich
Alabamans In East Tennessee: Letters From Confederate Soldiers Back Home, Dieter C. Ullrich
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
Between the summer of 1862 and the fall of 1863, tens of thousands of Confederate soldiers camped upon the hills and valleys near Chattanooga, Tennessee. Many of those men would write home of the sites and events they experienced. What follows are several letters that were recently found in the Auburn University archives located in the Ralph Brown Draughon Library.
Proximal Factors Predicting Student Performance In A Self-Paced College Psychology Course, Ronald L. Skidmore
Proximal Factors Predicting Student Performance In A Self-Paced College Psychology Course, Ronald L. Skidmore
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
This study examined the effectiveness of using selected self-report measures assessing motivational orientation, learning strategies, procrastination, and perceptions of daily hassles to facilitate the prediction of student engagement in a self-paced introductory psychology course. Research has shown these factors to be associated with academic success, and of concern to instructors and students alike. Surveys that economically and effectively assess these factors would be invaluable for the instructor attempting to predict student engagement and determining possible interventions to promote academic success. Four surveys purporting to measure the constructs were chosen. A demographic survey was also administered.
The Relationship Between Teachers' Years-Of-Teaching And Students' Mathematics Achievement, Beverly M. Klecker
The Relationship Between Teachers' Years-Of-Teaching And Students' Mathematics Achievement, Beverly M. Klecker
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
This study examined differences in student achievement on the 2000 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Mathematics Test by their teachers’ years-of-experience teaching mathematics. Data examined were mean scale scores of fourth and eighth grades in five sample groups: national (public and private school students combined), national public school students, and Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas public school students. These states were chosen because of their statewide systematic school reform efforts. The research question was: Are mathematics scores of students of more experienced mathematics teachers higher than those of students of less experienced teachers? The National Assessment of Educational Progress data …
"What Is All This War For Anyhow": The Battle Of Paris, Tennessee, Dieter C. Ullrich
"What Is All This War For Anyhow": The Battle Of Paris, Tennessee, Dieter C. Ullrich
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
No abstract provided.
Confederate Operations In The Jackson Purchase: A History Of Camp Beauregard, Kentucky, Dieter C. Ullrich
Confederate Operations In The Jackson Purchase: A History Of Camp Beauregard, Kentucky, Dieter C. Ullrich
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
No abstract provided.
Going-Down Pairs Of Commutative Rings, R. Douglas Chatham
Going-Down Pairs Of Commutative Rings, R. Douglas Chatham
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
No abstract provided.
Homeschooling: An Overview, Deborah Abell
Homeschooling: An Overview, Deborah Abell
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
Even though homeschooling is not a new concept, it was a relatively small movement until 30 years ago. By the late 1990's, there were over a million students being homeschooled in the United States and the numbers seem to be growing quickly. Homeschooling has become a viable alternative to traditional education. No longer a peripheral movement, it now reflects the diversity of American society. Even though homeschooling is receiving increased attention in the popular press, there is a paucity of research on the subject (Knowles, 1988). This study is the first of its kind and reports the results of a …
Defending The Jackson Purchase: The History Of Camp Beauregard, Kentucky, Dieter C. Ullrich
Defending The Jackson Purchase: The History Of Camp Beauregard, Kentucky, Dieter C. Ullrich
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
The series of events that led to the creation of Camp Beauregard was initiated on September 3, 1861, as Confederate forces under Brigadier General Gideon Pillow entered Kentucky from Tennessee to secure the riverport cities of Hickman and Columbus. In response, Union forces under Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant crossed the Ohio River and seized Paducah on September 6. The following day Confederate Major General Leonidas Polk issued orders to organize troops into field brigades in preparation for a Union advance upon Columbus. For the next two weeks both sides began to build earthworks and position artillery to fortify their …
Ten Days At Camp Dent, Dieter C. Ullrich
Ten Days At Camp Dent, Dieter C. Ullrich
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
The experiences of a prisoner detained at Camp Dent, a Union prison camp in Louisville, have been found in the faded pages of a long-forgotten diary. Five years ago, an alumnus of the University of Tennessee at Martin donated two diaries, several letters, and a cracked ambrotype of a relative, Private Van Buren Oldham, who fought in the Civil War. For over one hundred and thirty years the donor's family had kept these records in an old tin box, passing it on from generation to generation. In the spring of 1996 the great-grandson of Private Van Buren Oldham gave these …
The Athlete And Coach: Their Relationship And Its Meaning. Methodological Concerns And Research Process, John J. Peregoy, Artur Poczwardowski, James E. Barrott
The Athlete And Coach: Their Relationship And Its Meaning. Methodological Concerns And Research Process, John J. Peregoy, Artur Poczwardowski, James E. Barrott
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
No abstract provided.
"Have Gone To Atlanta": The Diary Entries Of Private Van Buren Oldham, March 13, 1864 To August 1, 1864, Dieter C. Ullrich
"Have Gone To Atlanta": The Diary Entries Of Private Van Buren Oldham, March 13, 1864 To August 1, 1864, Dieter C. Ullrich
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
From March 13th to August 1, 1864, Private Van Buren Oldham of Company G, 9th Tennessee Volunteers, served as a Confederate infantryman in the Army of Tennessee. During those five months he was one of many soldiers that participated in skirmishes and battles in north Georgia and the defenses before Atlanta.
A Timeline Of The Racialist Movement In The United States: A Teaching Tool, Rebecca Katz, Paul J. Baker, Arthur J. Jipson
A Timeline Of The Racialist Movement In The United States: A Teaching Tool, Rebecca Katz, Paul J. Baker, Arthur J. Jipson
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
No abstract provided.
A Study To Determine The Teacher Education Students Five Year Performances On Praxis Ii Assessment At Morehead State University, Yuliana Susanto
A Study To Determine The Teacher Education Students Five Year Performances On Praxis Ii Assessment At Morehead State University, Yuliana Susanto
Morehead State Theses and Dissertations
A thesis presented to the faculty of the College of Science and Technology at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Vocational Education/Technology by Yuliana Susanto on April 30, 2001.
Are Satisfied Customers Sticky Customers?, Michelle B. Kunz
Are Satisfied Customers Sticky Customers?, Michelle B. Kunz
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
This paper proposes to examine the influence of customer service and customer satisfaction of online shopping, and to examine if there is a relationship with developing customer loyalty or "stickiness." It is proposed to integrate use of Lee~<; Internet Customer Satisfaction Model.
Banner Ads: Dead Or Just Reincarnated?, Michelle B. Kunz, Peggy Osborne, Ron G. Cheek
Banner Ads: Dead Or Just Reincarnated?, Michelle B. Kunz, Peggy Osborne, Ron G. Cheek
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
There are currently five main ways to advertise on the web: banner ads, direct e -mail, sponsorship, keyword, and link strategies such as micro-sites. Banners ads and e-mail have been touted a great deal in the media. This paper will examine banner ads, and their impact on online advertising.
Environmental And Social Responsibility Rhetoric Of Nike And Reebok, Nancy Landrum
Environmental And Social Responsibility Rhetoric Of Nike And Reebok, Nancy Landrum
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
Using the play "Tamara" as a metaphor, Landrum shows how the sharing of stories helps construct an image of what is happening in the athletic apparel industry. The rhetoric of Nike and Reebok from their letters to shareholders is reviewed.
"We Are Going To Chattanooga": The Diary Entries Of Private Van Buren Oldham, April 14, 1863 To September 21, 1863, Dieter C. Ullrich
"We Are Going To Chattanooga": The Diary Entries Of Private Van Buren Oldham, April 14, 1863 To September 21, 1863, Dieter C. Ullrich
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
From April 14th to September 21st, 1863 Private Van Buren Oldham of Company G, 9th Tennessee Volunteers, served as a Confederate infantryman in the Army of Tennessee. During those five months he was one of many soldiers that helped build the defenses about Chattanooga, marched with Gen. Braxton Bragg to confront the Federal Army in southeast Tennessee and fought the bloody Battle of Chickamauga. Private Oldham arrived in Chattanooga as a parolee from a Union prison camp and would leave as a wounded combatant attempting to recapture the city.
Interfacing An 8085-Based Microcontroller: A Practical Approach To Developing Computer Applications Skills, Ahmad Zagari, Jien-Ren Li
Interfacing An 8085-Based Microcontroller: A Practical Approach To Developing Computer Applications Skills, Ahmad Zagari, Jien-Ren Li
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
In the Electronics Technology course – EE 445, students were directed to construct, troubleshoot, and interface an 8085-based microcontroller in order to control electromechanical circuits. This microprocessor, using Intel 8085A processor, was assembled from components and was interfaced to take full control of a stepper motor’s motion. In addition, the microprocessor’s application to generate and measure waveforms was examined. This manuscript attempts to describe the basic architecture of a microcontroller system, and examine its interfacing techniques as well as its applications in providing communication to the outside world.
My Friend Morgan: An Exercise In Ethics, Nancy E. Landrum
My Friend Morgan: An Exercise In Ethics, Nancy E. Landrum
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
No abstract provided.
The Contentious American Debate: The First Amendment And Internet-Based Hate Speech, Paul J. Becker, Bryan Byers, Arthur Jipson
The Contentious American Debate: The First Amendment And Internet-Based Hate Speech, Paul J. Becker, Bryan Byers, Arthur Jipson
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
No abstract provided.
On The Acquisition Of An Indefinite Determiner: Evidence For Unselective Binding, Claire Foley, Barbara Lust, David Battin, Annie Koehne, Katherine White
On The Acquisition Of An Indefinite Determiner: Evidence For Unselective Binding, Claire Foley, Barbara Lust, David Battin, Annie Koehne, Katherine White
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
This paper investigates the contrast between quantificational and referential properties of the English indefinite determiner during the course of first language acquisition. · Various syntactic, semantic and pragmatic knowledge related to indefinites has previously been probed in the acquisition literature. (See Brown 1973, Maratsos 1976, Warden 1976, Emslie and Stevenson 1980, Zehler and Brewer 1982, Pine and Martindale 1986, Valian 1986, Gerken, Landau and Remez 1990, Philip 1995, Bohnacker 1997, and Burns and Soja 1997, among others.) However, to date, the contrast between referential-type and quantificational/variable-type interpretations of indefinites has not been extensively studied in first language acquisition. In this …
Conservation Status And Nesting Biology Of The Endangered Duskytail Darter, Etheostoma Percnurum, In The Big South Fork Of The Cumberland River, Kentucky, David Eisenhour, Brooks M. Burr
Conservation Status And Nesting Biology Of The Endangered Duskytail Darter, Etheostoma Percnurum, In The Big South Fork Of The Cumberland River, Kentucky, David Eisenhour, Brooks M. Burr
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
No abstract provided.
Regularity Effects In Word Naming: What Are They?, Michael J. Cortese, Greg B. Simpson
Regularity Effects In Word Naming: What Are They?, Michael J. Cortese, Greg B. Simpson
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
In a word-naming experiment, word-body consistency was crossed with grapheme-to-phoneme regularity to test predictions of current models of word recognition. In the latency and error data, a clear effect of consistency was observed, with the influence of regularity somewhat weaker. In addition, simulation data from three contemporary models of word recognition were obtained for the stimuli used in the experiment in order to compare the models’ latencies with those of humans. The simulations showed that the human latency data are most consistent with the parallel-distributed-processing model of Plaut, McClelland, Seidenberg, and Patterson (1996), less so with the dual-process model (Zorzi, …
The Pinto Legacy: The Community As An Indirect Victim Of Corporate Deviance, Paul J. Becker, Arthur J. Jipson, Alan Bruce
The Pinto Legacy: The Community As An Indirect Victim Of Corporate Deviance, Paul J. Becker, Arthur J. Jipson, Alan Bruce
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
In 1978, in Elkhart County Indiana, three teenage girls died following an "accident" in which their Ford Pinto was struck from behind and burst into flames. Two years later, in what has been described as a landmark case (Maakestad, 1987; Clinard, 1990; Frank and Lynch, 1992; Hills, 1987), a trial began in which the Ford Motor Company, as a result of this incident, found itself facing three charges of reckless homicide (State of Indiana v. Ford Motor Company, hereafter referred to as the Pinto Case). While this was not the first time an automobile manufacturer was faced with a potentially …
A Test Of Three Sociological Explanations Of High School Completion, Edward B. Reeves, Edward F. Breschel
A Test Of Three Sociological Explanations Of High School Completion, Edward B. Reeves, Edward F. Breschel
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
Data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988-1994 are analyzed with logistic regression to test three sociological explanations of high school completion. The first explanation, derived from meritocracy theory, holds that educational credentials are won by academically deserving students. Thus, students who demonstrate better cognitive skills and make better grades are more likely to receive a high school diploma. The second explanation, derived from social reproduction theory, hypothesizes that high school graduation depends on the resources within the student’s family, such as family income and parent’s education level. Students from more advantaged families are more likely to graduate. The …
A Spacial Analysis Of Contextual Effects On Education Accountability In Kentucky, Timothy C. Pitts, Edward B. Reeves
A Spacial Analysis Of Contextual Effects On Education Accountability In Kentucky, Timothy C. Pitts, Edward B. Reeves
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
The Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 mandated changes in the methods of funding education in Kentucky. The newly adopted methods of funding primary and secondary schools have brought questions of accountability to the forefront in Kentucky's tests of achievement, called KIRIS tests. These methods, however, ignore the geographical context for teachers, schools, and school districts. At this time, the accountability movement has given little attention to how much socioeconomic context influences educational outcomes. Furthermore, there is almost no recognition in the research literature that socioeconomic factors are spatially distributed and thus can be subjected to geographic analysis. The purpose …