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Student teachers' perceptions of the utility of undergraduate elementary education courses
(1986)
The purpose of this study was to determine what undergraduate elementary education majors thought about their professional preparation courses. A second purpose was to understand why the prospective teachers felt as they ...
The relationship of reading comphrehension and educational achievement levels to academy and field training performance of police cadets
(1993)
Law enforcement professionals have attempted to identify characteristics which will assist their agencies in hiring the most qualified individuals to become police officers. However, studies over the past twenty years have ...
Post-secondary developmental mathematics : an interactive problem-solving approach
(1992)
This Investigation involved the development, Implementation, and evaluation of an interactive problem-solving approach to teaching developmental mathematics. The strategy, based on findings from cognitive research and ...
The relationship between opportunity to learn basic reading skills and student achievement via computer assisted instruction
(1987)
The relationship between teachers' allocation of time for computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in reading and reading achievement scores of students in grades three and five was investigated. This study proposed the variable, ...
The effects of a home-school contractual agreement on student achievement and attitudes of parents and teachers
(1986)
This study investigated the effects of a home-school contractual agreement on the attitudes of parents and teachers and on student achievement. Data collection occurred during the 1982-1983 school year in two separate ...
Teachers' perceptions of the process and function of theories of language learning
(1987)
This inquiry project explored teachers' perceptions of theoretical understandings. Twenty-three teachers were interviewed about their theories of language learning. They were asked how theories relate to their classroom ...
The selection of social studies textbooks for the elementary school
(1980)
The purpose of this study was to develop and field test an instrument which could be used to help select a social studies textbook for a school district. In order to accomplish this purpose, answers to the following questions ...
Assertiveness training : its effect upon academic achievement and self-concept of vocational nursing students
(1987)
The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of assertiveness training on the self-concept and academic achievement of vocational nursing students. The subjects were 40 students enrolled in the vocational ...
Effects of using learning contracts on student achievement in a college laboratory fundamentals of mathematics course
(1989)
This investigation examined the effects of using learning contracts on student achievement in a college laboratory fundamentals of mathematics course. An approximate t-test for independent samples with unequal variance was ...
The impact of the teacher self-appraisal as it relates to the Texas Teacher Appraisal System summative evaluation
(1988)
This study examined the impact of the teacher self-appraisal document on increasing the summative evaluation rating of the Texas Teacher Appraisal System. Two questions were addressed. The first question was designed to ...