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Regional Disparities In Kentucky Academic Index Scores, Edward B. Reeves, Harold Harty
Regional Disparities In Kentucky Academic Index Scores, Edward B. Reeves, Harold Harty
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
Recent newspaper articles by columnist Bill Bishop in the Lexington Herald-Leader point to persistent regional disparities in achievement in Kentucky public schools. In spite of a mandate to create educational equality, the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) has not eliminated inequalities in school performance scores and the problem may even be getting worse according to Mr. Bishop. The objective of the present study is to determine what disparities exist among Kentucky’s eight Service Center Regions. The analysis uses school Academic Index scores, from 1992-93 to 1996-97, averaged by region. The regional averages (or means) are compared descriptively along with the …
Promoting Science Teacher Education Through Dissonance And Discrepancy, Nelofer Halai, Alan E. Wheeler
Promoting Science Teacher Education Through Dissonance And Discrepancy, Nelofer Halai, Alan E. Wheeler
Institute for Educational Development, Karachi
While inquiry in science teaching has found a great deal of acceptance (Colletet and Chiapetta, 1989), there is a growing recognition that educators need a wider repertoire of inquiry strategies applicable to various situations. One promising approach is through the use of so-called ‘dissonant’ or ‘discrepant events’. This concept of discrepancy can be traced to the early work of Festinger (1975) and his Theory of Cognitive Dissonance in which he stated that the creation of dissonance is psychologically very uncomfortable and motivates individuals to actively reduce the level of dissonance and thereby return to a state of greater equilibrium or …
Do Contextual Effects Bias Kentucky School District Accountability Index Scores?, Edward B. Reeves
Do Contextual Effects Bias Kentucky School District Accountability Index Scores?, Edward B. Reeves
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
Kentucky’s system of high-stakes accountability raises the question: Should teachers and school administrators be held accountable for student test results if the scores are influenced by external factors over which these educators have no control? The goal of the present study is to investigate if such external factors, or “contextual effects,” bias the accountability index scores. The issue is important because school districts, schools, and educators should be assessed in a fair manner. The focus of the study is on the Kentucky school district accountability index scores for the 1992-94 and 1994-96 biennia. District scores, rather than school scores, were …
Taking Instruction Online: The Art Of Delivery, Donna R. Everett
Taking Instruction Online: The Art Of Delivery, Donna R. Everett
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
The notion that people seek to make meaning out of their world, whether it is the classroom or the living room, is not a new one. Educational philosophers and learning theorists have attempted to explain how learners learn and construct meaning from instruction or the classroom. Stimulus-response theorists (Thorndike, Guthrie, Pavlov—as cited in Hilgard & Bower, 1966; Watson, 1960; and Skinner, 1960) view learners as reactive, passive robots only responding when stimulated by something outside of themselves. Reese & Overton (1970) propose to call this the mechanistic world view—any change in the learners comes from outside of themselves. Organismic theorists …
On Becoming A Greek Poet, Charles Hartman
On Becoming A Greek Poet, Charles Hartman
English Faculty Publications
Presents the essay `On Becoming a Greek Poet,' which deals with experiences in teaching poetry in Athens, Greece.
How Can We Make Our Mathematics Lessons Meaningful And Enjoyable?, Takbir Ali
How Can We Make Our Mathematics Lessons Meaningful And Enjoyable?, Takbir Ali
Book Chapters / Conference Papers
No abstract provided.
Teachers' Understanding Of Word Problems, Mir Afzal Tajik
Teachers' Understanding Of Word Problems, Mir Afzal Tajik
Book Chapters / Conference Papers
No abstract provided.
Assessing Second Language Proficiency In An American University, Suwako Watanabe, Patricia Wetzel
Assessing Second Language Proficiency In An American University, Suwako Watanabe, Patricia Wetzel
World Languages and Literatures Faculty Publications and Presentations
There are currently two nation-wide trends that impinge significantly on language teaching and assessment at the university level in the U.S. One is the general wave of education reform, the other is the so-called "proficiency" movement in language teaching. That being said, these two categories are much too broad in their definitions and implications to be of any use in discussing what we wish to address here: actual practice in the second language classroom. We will therefore begin by constraining the relevant characteristics of each of these. We will then proceed to discuss their ongoing implications for what actually happens …
Academic Civility Begins In The Classroom, Roger G. Baldwin
Academic Civility Begins In The Classroom, Roger G. Baldwin
Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives
Values and traditions supporting academic civility are learned in the classroom. This essay discusses the role of the college professor in promoting civil discourse and nurturing overall academic civility.
Can Games Help Develop Mathematical Thinking?, Dilshad Ashraf, Habib Hussain, Abdul Ghafoor, Dulshon Shamatov
Can Games Help Develop Mathematical Thinking?, Dilshad Ashraf, Habib Hussain, Abdul Ghafoor, Dulshon Shamatov
Book Chapters / Conference Papers
No abstract provided.
Problem-Based Learning: Preparing Students To Succeed In The 21st Century, Barbara J. Duch, Deborah E. Allen, Harold B. White Iii
Problem-Based Learning: Preparing Students To Succeed In The 21st Century, Barbara J. Duch, Deborah E. Allen, Harold B. White Iii
Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives
College graduates who can think critically, solve complex problems, communicate clearly, and work effectively in teams will be prepared for the challenges of the 21st century. Problem-based learning (PBL) helps students develop these crucial skills.
Keys To Using Learning Groups Effectively, Larry K. Michaelsen
Keys To Using Learning Groups Effectively, Larry K. Michaelsen
Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives
Irrespective of such factors as subject matter and class size, small group work can produce positive motivational and learning outcomes. The key is appropriately managing the variables discussed in this essay.
Adding Online Computer Methods To Your Repertoire Of Teaching Strategies, Nancy A. Diamond
Adding Online Computer Methods To Your Repertoire Of Teaching Strategies, Nancy A. Diamond
Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives
On-line teaching methods offer interesting strategies for teaching whatever you already want to teach. This essay describes a broad range of on-line methods and details the elements necessary for their optimal use.
Relating Student Experience To Courses And The Curriculum, Virginia S. Lee
Relating Student Experience To Courses And The Curriculum, Virginia S. Lee
Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives
This essay offers a rationale for incorporating students’ personal experience into the curriculum and techniques for doing so to facilitate both cognitive and affective curricular objectives.
The Critical Match Between Motivation To Learn And Motivation To Teach, Ronald Teeples, Harvey Wichman
The Critical Match Between Motivation To Learn And Motivation To Teach, Ronald Teeples, Harvey Wichman
Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives
Student motives to learn cannot be effectively understood as something independent of prevailing pedagogies, which are shaped by motives to teach. The authors discuss bringing these two aspects of motivation into closer congruence.
Developing A Philosophy Of Teaching Statement, Nancy Van Note Chism
Developing A Philosophy Of Teaching Statement, Nancy Van Note Chism
Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives
Suggestions are presented for preparing a statement about one’s philosophy of teaching in relationship to the preparation of a teaching portfolio. Included are ideas on developing several common components of such statements.
Writing To Learn, Judith Kalman, Calvin Kalman
Writing To Learn, Judith Kalman, Calvin Kalman
Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives
The authors explain a technique that discourages the viewing of material as an agglomeration of disembodied facts and fosters students’ awareness of the concepts underlying the topics being discussed.