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Showing 1 to 20 of 50 for “"Educational literature"”.
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An evaluation of educational literature distributed by the Child Health Investment Partnership
Educational literature distributed by the Child Health Investment Partnership (CHIP) staff to CHIP parents was identified and evaluated in terms of readability level and availability of information to assist with meeting the identified needs of CHIP parents. One-hundred percent (n=137) of the …
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The influence of reading nationally circulated scholarly educational literature as manifested in the curricular leadership performance of middle school principals
… are reading nationally circulated scholarly educational literature that calls for curriculum change. A second purpose of the study was to investigate how that reading influenced their leadership in curriculum decisions. By comparing the responses of principals from two samples, one group …
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The Relationship Between Social Competence and Achievement in Learning Disabled and Nonhandicapped Children
… peer popularity has long been established in the educational literature. Nonetheless, the role of achievement in mediating social differences between learning disabled children and their nondisabled peers, and differences between high- and low-sociometric status nonhandicapped children, remains …
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Examining Parents Oral Hygiene Knowledge And Their Children’s Oral Hygiene Behaviors
… that parents are provided with the proper educational literature regarding the application of sealants to help prevent dental caries and what factors cause dental caries. Additionally, the researcher recommends integrating oral health education into school health programs to help parents …
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Product design for the classroom : case study of a multi-use whiteboard
… and classroom management, according to educational literature, observation, and personal experience. The purpose of this project was to design and prototype a solution to retrofit into this classroom. The prototype was designed with the functional requirements of the user, the …
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Frequency-based training in the acquisition and retention of reading skills in students with emotional and behavioral disorders
<p>The behavioral and educational literature illustrate the effectiveness of frequency-based training, a procedure derived from Precision Teaching, in improving the reading skills of students with learning and developmental disabilities. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of …
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An investigation of the effectiveness and perceptions of middle school inclusion programs
… in Voorhees, New Jersey, for its effectiveness. Educational literature was examined. Nine teachers, three administrators, and fifty students were surveyed, interviewed, and observed at Voorhees Middle School. Data were analyzed in a comparative manner. Students and teachers believe that these …
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Gymnastics manual for student-teachers
… Manual is the beginning of a new wave of educational literature, seeking well prepared professionals in the school curriculum.
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The Development of a Meaningful Teacher Evaluation Process in a Catholic Elementary School
… satisfying for both teachers and administrators. Educational literature dealing with teacher evaluation shows that it is frequently a rote procedure with little or no benefit for the people involved. In this study, the researcher used the action research process to design, implement, and evaluate …
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Investigating Qualities of Teachers' Feedback Conversations for Fostering Reasoning and Feeling of Self-Worth in Learners: A tool called Feedback Mapping
… feedback has been identified throughout the educational literature as a powerful classroom intervention. However few tools exist that allow teachers to understand their own feedback practice. This study details a method for evaluating the feedback experiences of students. The feedback …
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Scampering in the City: Examining the Ecological and Social Viability of Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) in Denver, Colorado
… prairie dogs, demographics, and the presence of educational literature. Results indicated that women are consistently more favorable towards prairie dogs; knowledge was strongly associated with favorability towards prairie dogs; and residents living near colonies were more favorable towards local …
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Multicultural Connections: A Study of Intertextual Linkages and Overlaps in a Culturally Diverse Classroom
… overlooked, unrecorded and often silenced in educational literature as well as in the larger public domain. These connections remain invisible as both mainstream and oppositional cultural frameworks abide in conceptions which emphasize the boundedness and distance between cultures. This study …
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Gender Differences in the Compensation, Promotion Track and Performance Evaluations for School Superintendents
… study was designed to contribute to the body of educational literature in regards to gender differences faced by school superintendents in regards to compensation, promotion track and performance evaluation. The first research question, explored the possibility of continued issues with the gender …
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Peer-Led Team Learning as an Instructional Strategy for Secondary School Science
… these findings for learning, teaching, and the educational literature include understanding of student attitudes towards PLTL and insight into the role PLTL plays in improving conceptual understanding of biology concepts. Strategies are suggested to continue further research in the area of PLTL.
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A Deweyan Perspective on Knowledge Producing Schools: Re-creative technologies for communities of inquirers
… Able publics have been a recent concern in the educational literature that calls for the need of educational reform to be resituated as social movements for education equity.
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Reimagining Ability, Reimagining America: Teaching Disability in United States History Classes
… (2008), this project reviews historical and educational literature about disability in the United States and provides a curriculum guide for teaching Human Rights Education (HRE) and disability studies (DS) at the high school level in California. This project traces the historical development …
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Technology Affordances and Curriculum Flexibility in Higher Education Blended Learning
… lacks substantial evidence in existing literature. This study contends that technological affordances significantly impact curriculum flexibility in blended learning, an aspect currently underrepresented in blended learning educational literature. Drawing on the theoretical frameworks of …
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Professional Competency Development Utilizing Emotional Intelligence In Medical Programs
… perceived barriers in implementing EI within PA educational programs. The data were collected from a both a focus group of physician assistant faculty was convened from a university in New England and an online cross-sectional survey of randomized physician assistant faculty throughout the United …
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Exploring the Factors That African Refugee-Background Students Identify as Being Helpful to Their Academic Success
… lived experiences are frequently absent from educational literature in Canada. Current and past research has focused on their academic deficits, their vulnerabilities, and their maladjusted behaviour, neglecting the positive attributes they bring to their host countries. Using specific data …
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Exploring the clinical nurse educator's ability to foster student reflection
… been vigorously discussed in both nursing and educational literature, studies to support its benefits remain strangely elusive. The appeal of reflective practice has arisen out of a sustained conviction that life experience offers a legitimate and rich form of knowledge. If captured, it may …
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