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Content validation of Texas State-Adopted life, earth, physical, and biological science textbooks
(1988)
Passage of Texas House Bill 246 in 1981 has led to massive restructuring of the Texas educational system with the upgrading of the quality of textbooks an important part of the revisions. The purpose of this study was to ...
A model to assess the impact of programs of educational field experiences upon cooperating schools
(1985)
This study developed and validated a model for assessing the impact of programs of field experiences upon cooperating schools in the areas of: learner cognitive attainment; attitudes of supervising teachers, cooperating ...
To what degree does the methodology used to develop a mathematical concept predict students' mathematical success
(1993)
The purpose of this study was to investigate how children acquire mathematical concepts. Specifically, the study compared the achievement levels of the control and experimental groups following an intervention period. ...
A descriptive study of self-reported functions and competencies of entry level public health nurses in Texas
(1987)
The purposes of this study were to determine functions and competencies for entry level public health nurses, to determine if initial preparation affects functions and competencies, to determine sources of knowledge and ...
Correlations between cognitive attainment in mathematics of junior high school and senior high school students and the college mathematics backgrounds of their student teachers
(1986)
This study investigated correlations between selected components of the mathematics background of secondary student teachers teaching pre-algebra courses and those teaching algebra and post-algebra courses and the cognitive ...
Opinions of the success or failure of state supported post secondary remediation through the Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP)
(1993)
The Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP), mandated by House Bill 2182 (1987), requires all postsecondary state institutions to provide the developmental coursework for those students who fail to pass one or more of three ...
A literature-based language curriculum in public Montessori
(1990)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the compatibility of the Montessori method in the public schools with a literature-based language curriculum. Today there are Montessori teachers who believe that basal readers are ...
Evaluating the effectiveness of a big book reading/writing program for prekindergarten students
(1990)
The present study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of providing storybook reading and related language arts experiences within a prekindergarten classroom setting. It was predicted that a big book reading/writing ...
A comparison of two teaching strategies on post-secondary developmental mathematics students
(1993)
This pre-post comparison study was conducted at a two-year institution with a sample of 29 post-secondary developmental mathematics students. The concept attainment instructional strategy was compared to the traditional ...
Integrating feedback into teacher inservice training : a potential application for computer conferencing
(1987)
The purpose of this study was to analyze the potential for using computer conferencing to provide feedback and coaching to teachers and, thereby, improve the results of inservice training. The sample consisted of 30 third ...