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2. Analysis of an In-School Mental Health Services Model for K-12 Students Requiring Intensive Clinical Support: A White Paper Report on Tier 3 School-Based Mental Health Programming
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Dettmer, Amanda M.
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Emotional, behavioral, and mental health challenges make it difficult for many children and adolescents to engage and succeed at school. Research indicates that at least 20% of all children and adolescents have been diagnosed with one more mental health disorders. Behavioral problems, anxiety, and depression are the most diagnosed mental health issues, and they often co-occur. Moreover, these conditions are being diagnosed at increasingly younger ages. In the past several years there has been a rise in the number of adolescents and young adults with serious mental health issues such as major depression and suicidal ideation, and the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated mental health problems for children and adolescents. Schools offer promise for providing intensive clinical support to the most at-risk students, and schools are necessary environment to explore the implementation of multi-modal youth mental health services. This paper provides an analysis of an intensive, in-school mental health services model developed and implemented by Effective School Solutions (ESS), a New Jersey based provider of high acuity school based mental health services for K-12 students. We analyze this multi-modal model for its effectiveness in improving educational outcomes for over 3,000 students identified as requiring intensive clinical mental health support across the 2021-22 school year. This analysis reveals that those students receiving High- versus Low-fidelity programming (i.e., multiple sessions per week for at least half of the school year versus for less than half of the school year) had better educational outcomes. Students receiving High-fidelity programming had greater improvements in grade point average (GPA) and greater reductions in absences across the school year. A higher number of in-school clinical sessions per week significantly predicted a greater increase in GPA and a greater reduction in total disciplinary incidents (including out of school suspensions) across the school year. This report provides initial promising evidence that in-school intensive mental health clinical services yield positive effects on students' educational outcomes. Though future research is needed to validate and extend these findings, schools may consider implementing such services onsite to meet students where they are and to optimize students' mental, behavioral, and educational well-being. [This white paper report was published by the Yale Child Study Center."]
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- 2023
3. Working Paper: How Are Faculty Reacting to ChatGPT?
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Dukewich, Kriste and Larsen, Carmen
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Generative AI platforms like ChatGPT have exploded into our cultural awareness this year. Across post-secondary institutions, it was immediately apparent that faculty were eager to explore and discuss what this potentially disruptive technology might mean for them, their courses and their students. We wanted to create an opportunity for that discussion and to get a truer sense of initial faculty reactions than what sensational media headlines were offering. This working paper outlines the results of a facilitated online forum, open to faculty and staff from two institutions in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia in January 2023. Our session invited participants to test ChatGPT, reflecting on its strengths and limitations, and then talk through the potential impacts on instructors, our students, and post-secondary education in general of different approaches: ignore it, fight it, and embrace it. Analysis of participant contributions to polls, group discussions and a highly active chat space provide a snapshot of how faculty and staff were feeling and what they were doing in response to ChatGPT and other generative AI platforms. While the data seems to indicate a relatively optimistic take at this early point in the AI revolution, excerpts from discussions and debates do indicate a range of emotions and reactions--a range that will likely only continue to widen with the continuing release of ever more capable AI.
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- 2023
4. Improving Military Veteran Students' Academic Progress towards Earning a College Degree by Using the MGIB Education Benefits -- A White Paper
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Baskas, Richard S.
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Most military veterans who reside in a central U.S. city have not entirely used their Montgomery G.I. Bill (MGIB) education benefits to advance their careers. There is limited research on veterans' views of the effect of certain barriers, identified from prior research, on academic persistence. The problem of the lack of specific information about the barriers that prevent military veterans residing in a central U.S. city, from fully using the benefits of the MGIB, was addressed in this study. Clark and Caffarella's transition theory was used in this case study to explore the perceptions of eight military veterans on reason they dropped out of college or never used the MGIB to attend college. The research questions focused on military veterans' views of strengths and weaknesses of the G.I. Bill while they were in active duty, at the time they made the decision to not use it or respectively how the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs processed their eligibility. Thematic analysis findings from the data collected with face-to-face semi-structured interviews revealed five themes that described military veterans' views of the barriers they faced during their duty from their supervisors, perceptions of the MGIB during active duty, applying for college, having a family prevented the use of the benefits, expired MGIB benefits, and having a job that prevented the use of the MGIB. The resulting project consisted of a white paper that proposed recommendations of how military veterans could successfully improve their academic progress towards earning a college degree. The project contributes to positive social change by informing future military recruits, active-duty military personnel, military veterans, and military veteran organizations of potential strategies to help military veterans effectively use the MGIB benefits to earn a college degree.
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- 2021
5. Pre-Service Elementary Mathematics Teachers' Views on Geometric Constructions: Building on the Paper or Interactive Whiteboard?
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Aktas, Meral Cansiz and Mumcu, Hayal Yavuz
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This study examined pre-service teachers' views and experiences of building geometric constructions on paper and with the interactive whiteboard. The study group consisted of 26 pre-service elementary teachers in a state university in the Black Sea region of Turkey who took the Geometry Teaching course. The data were obtained from an opinion form consisting of open-ended questions and field notes. Findings revealed that almost all of the teachers had no experience with geometric constructions in their previous education and the majority of pre-service teachers' opinions about geometric construction activities are positive. They experienced more problems when building geometric constructions on the interactive whiteboard so their opinions about building geometric constructions on paper are more positive than building on the interactive whiteboard. Moreover, it was determined that pre-service teachers' views imply that building geometric constructions on the interactive whiteboard makes sense in the affective learning domain, whereas building on paper contributes more to the cognitive learning domain. [This study was presented as a verbal presentation at the 1st International Congress on Social Sciences Humanities and Education held in Istanbul, Turkey on 22-32 December, 2017.]
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- 2019
6. Building Grade 10 Students' Vocabulary Achievement through Reading the News Paper at SMK 45 Lembang
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Katemba, Caroline V. and Parillia, Rafael R.
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Using the newspaper as a medium of learning English is a unique way to stimulate students' interest in reading, since students at this age is a student who has dropped their interest in reading. Therefore, the researchers decided to use the newspaper as a medium to build students' vocabulary. Researcher chose participant in the study of class XB and XE in SMK 45 Lembang. The school gave these two classes as the sample, because believed that each class has the cognitive abilities and knowledge that are relatively equal. In this study, researchers randomly selected from among the two classes used as a sample for the Control and Experimental Class. As the result, researchers found class X E as Control class, and X B as an Experimental class. The study lasted for a full month, in which each class received different treatment. As a result, the Gain value of Experimental class is higher than the Control class. Moreover, based on the result of the data analysis with the Mann-Whitney U test method, it showed that that there were significant differences in Students' Vocabulary growth, between Control class and Experimental class. Based on the calculation of Non-parametric Mann- Whitney U test, the gain data between Experimental Class and Control Class show the value of Asymp Sig. (0.000), Z[alpha] (0.05) and the value of Z (4.847). Z [alpha] (1.96). Therefore, it can be concluded that the method of using newspaper as a teaching material has a positive impact in the absorption and growth in students' vocabulary.
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- 2020
7. 'Be Informed, Stay Connected, Community Transformation!' Selected Papers from the PIALA Conference 2014, Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives, and Museums Annual Conference (24th, Koror, Republic of Palau, Nov 10-15, 2014)
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Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives and Museums and Drake, Paul Burton
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This publication follows the tradition of publishing selected papers from the Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives and Museums (PIALA) annual conferences. This 24th annual conference was held in Koror, Republic of Palau, November 10-15, 2014. This volume includes a listing of the PIALA 2014 Organizing Committee and PIALA Officers and Executive Board, Acknowledgements and Conference schedule. Presentations include: (1) Customer Service Training by William O. Wally; (2) Palauan Language Materials in Bernice P. Bishop Museum Library by Ruth Horie; (3) Lyon Declaration by Atarino A. Helieisar; (4) The Ridge to Reef Program by Yalap P. Yalap; (5) Saltwater Intrusion in Taro Patches & Identification of Salt Tolerant Taro Varieties in Palau; Impacts of Climate Change on Taro Production by Thomas Taro; (6) Mesei: Restoration, Development and Management of Ngarchelong Taro Fields Landscapes by Faustina K. Rehuher-Marugg and Julita Tellei; (7) Library Science Students Poster Exhibitions; (8) Grant Opportunities for the Pacific Region from the Institute of Museum and Library Services by James Lonergan; (9) The Journey Towards Wellness: The Story of the 680 Kitchen by Pearl L. Marumoto; (10) Ho'oulu i ka Papa: To Grow the Class…..by D. Keali'i MacKenzie; (11) Collaborative Summer Literacy Program "Fizz Boom Read," AV2 (Added Value, Audio Visual) demonstration, JKPL Digital Literacy Bookmobile Library Outreach by Erlinda C. Naputi; (12) The Future of Libraries: Management, Information Literacy, Resources and Spaces by Daniel McKay; (13) Regional Publishing from a Publisher's Perspective by Benjamin "Buddy" Bess; (14) Setting Up A School Archives: The Father Duenas Memorial School Experience by Dante O. Perez; (15) What the FSM Supreme Court Website Has For You by Atarino A. Helieisar; (16) Making KOHA Work For You by Jennifer H. Helieisar; (17) Identifying Culturally Relevant Books by Paul B. Drake; and (18) Hawai'i Pacific Law Libraries Initiative Report To PIALA 2014 Palau by Ruth Horie. Presentations include individual references. The agenda for the Association's Annual Business Meeting is included along with the entity report from the Republic of Palau, U.S. Territory of Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Yap State and Pohnpei State in the Federated States of Micronesia. Appended are (1) Brief: Highlights from the 24th Annual PIALA Conference In Koror, by Atarino A. Helieisar; (2) Report of 2013 Hawai`i Library Association Conference by the receipt of 2013 Karen Peacock Scholarship Award by Jennifer Hainrich Helieisar; (3) Report to Hawai'i Library Association on PIALA 2014 Palau by Ruth Horie; (4) Call for Papers; (5) Conference Registration forms; (6) List of Koror Hotels and Motels within Close Proximity to Palau Community College and Car Rentals; and (7) United Airlines Discount Program. [Individual papers contain references.]
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- 2015
8. The Effects of Paper, Web, and Game Based Formative Assessment on Motivation and Learning: A Literature Review
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Alzaid, Faten and Alkarzae, Nouf
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Assessment has a significant influence on the process of teaching and learning. It is essential to close the gap between learners' performance and the target performance. The rapid changing of technology reached the assessment community by developing new and different ways of formative assessments. This paper is written to distinguish between paper-based, web-based, and game-based formative assessment and their possible influence on motivation and learning. It presents the main challenges remaining with traditional paper-based classroom assessment and the influential role of technology in improving the application of formative assessment. This paper also discusses the potential of gamification on the future of formative assessment and its influence on motivation and a second language (L2) learning. In this paper, gamification represents the uses of game elements and design in a non-game context such as rewards, badges, leaderboards, challenges...etc. A theoretical and empirical framework has been discussed in the light of literature along with a comparison between the three formative assessment methods. Accordingly, gamification strategies seemed to have a clear value to overcome previous issues of traditional formative assessment in terms of motivation and learning. Future studies are recommended to implement a comparative study to investigate the implication of gamification strategies in formative assessment on L2 students' learning and motivation.
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- 2019
9. A Systematic Review of Research on Reading in English on Screen and on Paper
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Çetin, Kenan and Kiliçkaya, Ferit
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The introduction and wide use of devices, especially mobile ones, has changed the way learners read and do research for a variety of reasons, and this trend has attracted a number of studies conducted regarding reading on screen and on paper in addition to those dealing with the students' behavior in using online resources to print ones. This paper aims at identifying the major findings and trends in reading research by describing the current state of knowledge and practice in the studies comparing reading on screen and on paper and to provide guidance for practitioners by analyzing and summarizing the existing research. The current review adopted a systematic review as the research methodology as well as the article selection and screening process. The articles published between 2009 and 2017 were reviewed, and 37 articles were included in the analysis. The review revealed that the research on onscreen and paper-based reading focused on comparing the learners' performances in reading activities in both contexts and sharing preliminary findings and students' views. However, the findings are inconclusive as mixed findings were produced as to the effects of reading on screen and on paper. Moreover, the review also indicates that practitioners are also interested in examining the factors and affordances in reading on screen. As a result, there is still further research needed to establish the factors affecting reading and comprehension while reading on screen and on paper.
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- 2019
10. Recognizing and Valuing the Mentoring of Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity by Faculty Members: Workload, Tenure, Promotion, and Award Systems. CUR White Paper No. 2
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Morrison, Janet A., Barthell, John F., Boettcher, Anne, Bowne, David, Nixon, Cheryl, Resendes, Karen K., and Strauss-Soukup, Juliane
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To increase faculty participation and to recognize the strategic educational position held by undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activities (URSCA) in many institutions, faculty mentorship of undergraduate students needs to be valued as a standard component of workload and formally included in activity reports and evaluations, including those that lead to reappointment, tenure, and promotion. This white paper presents the need for recognition of faculty mentorship of URSCA, recommends best practices for institutions to adopt, offers a selection of case studies that features some of these practices, and summarizes upcoming challenges. [This white paper is published by the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). For "Undergraduate Research: A Road Map for Meeting Future National Needs and Competing in a World of Change. CUR White Paper No. 1," see ED600981.]
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- 2019
11. Worries of Novice Researchers in Writing Research Papers
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Wilang, Jeffrey Dawala, Jantori, Parinda, and Chutataweesawas, Sirikoy
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Due to 'pressures' to publish research papers, a group of novice researchers (n = 9) was encouraged to attend a 'Write right' workshop. The participants were asked to fill out a self-report anxiety questionnaire to understand their worries in writing research papers in English. Afterwards, they were asked to write an essay on situations that provoke their anxiety when writing research papers. Descriptive analysis of the survey questionnaire revealed their worries on the process of research paper writing and evaluation. Additionally, responses of the participants in the open-ended question included their worries on the following situations: grammar usage (n = 6), appropriateness of word use (n = 4), weak English writing skills (n = 3), negative perception of the readers, writing arguments, writing the discussion, difficulty of the research topic, lack of research background, unsure of methods in writing 'arts' research, unsure if its research, difficulty of finding the topic, data analysis, writing a sentence, and designing the paper. Such worries were thematized into technical writing-related worries, research writing-related worries, research knowledge-related worries, and negative perception. Further, error analysis, which was used to explore their written outputs, showed grammatical, lexical and syntactic errors. Data triangulation confirmed that their writing apprehensions are due to lack of writing skill and lack of confidence in writing research papers. The responses of the participants were used to redesign the workshop as series of group and individualized sessions to respond to their needs. Some resources on technical and research writing, research methods and publishing papers are also recommended. [This paper was published in: "International and National Conference on Learning Innovation in Science and Technology" (ICLIST & NCLIST 2018). p171-180.]
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- 2018
12. Education Leadership Data Analytics (ELDA): A White Paper Report on the 2018 ELDA Summit
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Bowers, Alex J., Bang, April, Pan, Yilin, and Graves, Kenneth E.
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Education Leadership Data Analytics (ELDA) is an emerging domain that is centered at the intersection of education leadership, the use of evidence-based improvement cycles in schools to promote instructional improvement, and education data science. ELDA practitioners work collaboratively with school and district leaders and teachers to analyze, pattern, and visualize previously unknown patterns and information from the vast sets of data collected by schooling organizations, and then integrate findings in easy to understand language and digital tools into collaborative and community-building evidence-based improvement cycles with stakeholders. In June of 2018, over 100 participants gathered for the Education Leadership Data Analytics Summit at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City, including researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and funders. This report provides a summary of the central issues, themes, and recommendations for the future of the field that emerged from the discussions at the ELDA Summit event. These issues include building capacity in the field through incentivizing researcher practitioner partnerships, and providing conference and networking opportunities, professional development, certification, and ultimately degree programs to train ELDA researchers and practitioners. Additionally, a central focus of the ELDA field is equity, data security and privacy, in concert with open and FAIR data standards to develop and share de-identified data and tools across contexts. We conclude the report with a blueprint of possible skills and competencies needed for ELDA practitioner training and professional development and provide recommendations for next steps to help grow the field.
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- 2019
13. Undergraduate Research: A Road Map for Meeting Future National Needs and Competing in a World of Change. CUR White Paper No. 1
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Altman, Joanne D., Chiang, Tsu-Ming, Hamann, Christian S., Makhluf, Huda, Peterson, Virginia, and Orel, Sara E.
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The authors present evidence for the role of undergraduate research in college completion and preparation of a highly skilled workforce, particularly in STEM [science, technology, engineering, and mathematics] fields. [This paper was produced by the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR).]
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- 2019
14. Relation between MVRC and ELA Standards: Exploration of One-Year Data from a High-Poverty Urban School District. White Paper
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Kloos, Heidi
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A data set from an urban Midwestern school district was mined to explore how the technology-based reading enrichment known as Mindplay Virtual Reading Coach (MVRC) affects children's performance on the English Language Arts (ELA) Standards state-wide assessment (N = 6098 students from Grades 3 to 9). ELA data from two times points were available, approximately one year apart. ELA data were correlated with various data points obtained from MVRC, including the benchmark assessment administered at the beginning and at the end of the year. Results revealed large correlations across grade levels for the MVRC Composite score obtained from the MVRC Universal Screener, 0.40 < r < 0.74. Results also revealed that the amount of MVRC exposure was linearly related to an increase in ELA performance at the end of the year, largely independent of grade level and students' initial reading competence. Girls and boys benefited equally from MVRC exposure, as did children from different ethnicities. The most prevalent factor in predicting the ELA-MVRC relation was the type of school, with MVRC exposure having the highest benefits in non-failing elementary schools, compared to high schools.
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- 2019
15. Studies in Teaching: 2024 Research Digest. Action Research Projects Presented at Annual Research Forum (Winston-Salem, North Carolina, June 27, 2024)
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Wake Forest University, Department of Education and Leah P. McCoy
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This document presents the proceedings of the 28th Annual Research Forum held June 27, 2024, at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Included are the following eight action research papers: (1) College Athletics and the High School Athlete: Perspectives of High School Coaches (Michael Goehrig); (2) The Influence of Blogging on Self-Efficacy in Students' Writing (Jayna Palumbo); (3) Impacts of Environmental Justice Topics on Student Perception of their Identity in STEM (Samantha G. Reese); (4) Historical Thinking in Small Group Cooperative Learning (Sam Schectman); (5) The Effect of Adaptation on Student Engagement with Shakespeare (Savannah Smith); (6) Story Maps and Reading Comprehension in Second Grade Students (Emma Stein); (7) Poetic Composition's Influence on Student Attitudes Toward Poetry (Rachel Thomas); and (8) Student Engagement with Graphic Novels (Taylor Whitman). Individual papers contain references, tables, and figures.
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- 2024
16. The Impact of Resources on Education: A Position Paper on How Theories of Social Capital Provide Insight on the Achievement Gap in the United States Education System
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Zeisler, Kayla
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Research has shown that there is a gap in educational achievement between socioeconomic and racial groups in the public education system in the United States. This paper identifies the link between resources and academic achievement. Through examining educational resources, from in-school factors, such as facilities and teacher quality, to out-of-school factors, such as family structure, socioeconomic status, and community values, this study serves to evaluate several theories of social capital in the hopes of providing an explanation for why this achievement gap exists. The review of the literature provided an inconsistent view on which factor has the most impact on educational achievement across diverse groups. In turn, this paper explores the possibility that the factors are interrelated and therefore difficult to compare. By outlining an analogy between Jared Diamond's (1999) geographic luck theory from "Guns, Germs, and Steel" and the public education system in the United States, this paper shows the importance of resources to academic achievement and how social capital plays a consequential role in students' performance in school.
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- 2012
17. Discover the Hidden Jewels in Your Library and Sharing the Wealth through Collaboration. Selected Papers from PIALA 2011, Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives, and Museums Annual Conference (21st, Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia, November 14-17, 2011)
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Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives and Museums and Drake, Paul B.
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This publication follows the tradition of publishing selected papers from Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives and Museums (PIALA) annual conferences. This 21st annual conference was held in Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia, November 14-17, 2011. The volume begins with a listing of the members of the PIALA 2011 Planning Committee and PIALA Officers and Executive Board, Acknowledgements, and the Conference program schedule. Welcoming remarks from Kosrae State Governor Lyndon L. Jackson and Kosrae State Legislature Speaker Lyndon P. Abraham are provided. Kalwin Kephas, Director of the College of Micronesia-FSM, Kosrae Campus presented the keynote address "Ask a Librarian." The presentations include: Kosrae Island and Growth on Tourism (Grant H. Ismael); FSM Legal Information System (LIS) Website (Atarino A. Helieisar); Palau Community College Library & Information Services Program (Megan Beard); Archive It! Preserving the Pacific Internet (Eleanor Kleiber); It Was Then, It's Now, It's New and It's Ours (Lester Ezelias, Dosihner Jose & Kurt Erwin); Subject Headings (Ruth Horie); PIHOA Declaration on NCDs: What is PIALA's Role? (Jane Barnwell); Entity Reports from Republic of Palau, Pohnpei State FSM, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; Hawaii Pacific Law Libraries Initiative Report (Keiko Okuhara and Ruth Horie); Report--104th AALL Annual Meeting and Conference; and Title Guidelines for Pacific Digital Library (Ruth Horie). The volume ends with an appended chronology of PIALA conferences (with links to fulltext availability) and selected photographs from the Conference. (Individual papers contain references.)
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- 2012
18. Catholic Identity Today: A Position Paper
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Cook, Timothy J.
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Maintaining a distinctive Catholic identity is a challenge for Catholic schools today. Religious identity must be nurtured and it must be contextualized for the 21st century. This paper suggests marks of contemporary Catholic character. Also, it proposes looking at religious identity through the lens of student experience and graduate outcomes. Finally, it suggests that we focus our attention on the following things to strengthen and enhance Catholicity: apostolic formation of staff, leadership succession, religion teacher qualifications, accountability and assessment, and resource allocation.
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- 2008
19. Mindful Learning 2020. Occasional Paper #8
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Fluellen, Jerry E.
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A mathematical metaphor for the power teaching prototype, P=fm expresses interactive factors that might characterize 21st Education given President Obama's "Blueprint for Reform: Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Schools Act." That is the more global perspective taken in this occasional paper. The factors become Ellen Langer's mindfulness theory, Harvard Project Zero Research Center's teaching for understanding framework, information literacy, and Howard Gardner's MI approach as well as his quintet of minds for the future. These factors interact to design and deliver student-centered instruction now and in the decade to come. On the local side, an ethnographic story explores the inquiry what counts as mindful learning? The story takes readers inside a future bent, writing/thinking intensive "Theories of Learning" seminar at Edward Waters College. Factors of the power-teaching prototype, thus, become contextualized in an exploration of mindful learning with students in real time. Based results from the Langer Mindfulness Scale, research papers on new paradigm perspectives about learning and GRE-like final written examinations, most students demonstrated mindful learning. (Contains 2 figures.)
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- 2010
20. New Beginnings: The Library as an Information and Resource Basket. Selected Papers from PIALA 2008: Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives and Museums Annual Conference (18th, Colonia, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, November 17-21, 2001)
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Horie, Ruth H.
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This publication follows the tradition of publishing selected papers from Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives and Museums (PIALA) annual conferences. The volume begins with a listing of the members of the PIALA 2008 Planning Committee, the Officers and Executive Board, and Acknowledgements, followed by the Schedule of Events and a list of Conference Participants. The conference theme is reflected in the title: New Beginnings: The Library as an Information and Resource Basket. The conference was held in Colonia, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, November 17-21, 2008. Papers contain references. [This report was published by the Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives and Museums.]
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- 2009
21. Policy Concerns Relating to Teacher Recruitment and Deployment in Malawi. Education Sector Planning Policy Discussion Papers. Teacher Education Policy Position Papers. Paper # 1
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Sedere, Upali M.
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This paper outlines the issues relating to teacher education and teacher supply in Malawi. Malawi has a severe shortage of teachers. Over the years, particularly since EFA the student numbers has gone up yet the teacher supply has not followed the increased student numbers. This paper outlines the broader picture as a basis for further discussions. An annex presents: Zone-Wise Disparities in Teachers and Classrooms Distribution in Malawi: A Statistical Analysis. (Contains 1 table.)
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- 2005
22. The Pigna Paper Mill and the Exercise Books of the 'New Italy' (1870-1960)
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Ascenzi, Anna
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For the very first time this in-depth paper studies the archives of the historic Paolo Pigna Paper Mill in Alzano Lombardo (Bergamo, Italy), which played a leading role in Italian history and culture: so much so that it ended up with fusing its own image to the very market where it operated, that is, the Italian schools. After being taken over by Paolo Pigna in 1867, the great paper mill immediately became known not only for its high-quality production but also for keeping abreast of technology and emerging in a sector of the economy, which in the mid-1800s was fragmented into a multitude of small and poorly mechanized artisan workshops. The Author retraces one hundred years of the history of the company and its production for schools, and in particular the production of exercise books--a simple but effective and all-pervading medium of iconic-verbal messages (moral, educational, propagandistic, religious, etc.). (Contains 5 figures and 94 footnotes.) [This paper was first presented at the International "School Exercise Books. A Complex Source for a History of the Approach to Schooling and Education in the 19th and 20th Centuries" (Macerata, September 26-29, 2007), whose proceedings are now in print. This version has been adapted for the the journal, "History of Education & Children's Literature."]
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- 2008
23. Universal Design and Differentiated Instruction: A Position Paper to Resolve Potentially Competing Mandates of the 'Individuals with Disabilities Education Act' and 'No Child Left Behind'
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Salazar, Liliana, Falkenberg, Carol Ann, Nullman, Susan, Silio, Monica C., and Nevin, Ann
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Recent federal mandates require accountability for providing students with disabilities access to the general education curriculum. In this paper, the authors recommend that teacher educator for the new majority consider how the principles of Universal Design for Learning and Differentiated Instruction can help school personnel tailor their teaching to meet the various strengths and needs of individual students.
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- 2004
24. Educational Leadership Paper
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Quijano, Consuelo
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In this 21st century, we would like to prepare our learners to be ready and skilled in their chosen career. School leadership must examine how students will be able to meet the demands of today's academia. However, it is imperative to identify some key factors needed in providing learning opportunities for today's students. A teacher from a public elementary school named some critical issues faced by educators. These issues concern increasing test scores, increasing parent involvement in school activities, and increasing intervention on academic struggling students (C. B. Aldy, personal communication, September 21, 2018). School leaders and educators must be aware and proactive in managing these problems at its early stage. Our young learners will eventually be in a competitive world where they need to demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and abilities.
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- 2018
25. Winona State University Graduate Education Learning Community, Rochester, Minnesota 2005-2006. Anthology of K-12 Action Research Papers. [Volume 2]
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Winona State Univ., MN. and Winona State Univ., MN.
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These papers are partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Science Degree in Education at Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota. The cohort included a variety of licensure areas that represent most levels and content areas of K-12 education. The students were encouraged to keep their questions and hypothesis directed at specific issues in their teaching environment. The papers follow American Psychological Association (APA) format. Papers in this volume include: (1) Will the Use of Grade Trackers in the Orchestra Classroom Improve Sectional Attendance and Overall Grades? (Julianne Dahlin); (2) Will Listening to Classical Music Before and During Tests Help Students Improve Their Test Scores? (Craig Erickson); (3) Will Studying for Spelling Tests Increase Scores if Time is Spent in Class Studying in Entertaining Ways? (Jane Erickson); (4) Do Speedskins[TM] Increase Student Typing Speed and Accuracy? (Chris Fernholz); and (5) Repeated Oral Reading and the Effects on Reading Fluency of First Grade Students (Molly Fernholz). (Individual papers contain references.) [Abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines.]
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- 2005
26. Winona State University Graduate Education Learning Community, Rochester, Minnesota 2005-2006 Anthology of K-12 Action Research Papers. [Volume 6]
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Winona State Univ., MN., Sherman, Thomas F., Klees, Heather, Moertel, Cheryl, Weibel, John, Sherman, Thomas F., Klees, Heather, Moertel, Cheryl, Weibel, John, and Winona State Univ., MN.
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These papers are partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Science Degree in Education at Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota. The cohort included a variety of licensure areas that represent most levels and content areas of K-12 education. The students were encouraged to keep their questions and hypothesis directed at specific issues in their teaching environment. The papers follow American Psychological Association (APA) format. Papers in this volume include: (1) Will the Implementation of Individualized Self-Paced Instruction via the Accelerated Math Software Program Improve Math Competency for Target math Students? (William Theisen); (2) Will the Ongoing Practice of Presidential Physical Fitness Skills Help Students to Improve Their Fitness Testing Scores throughout Eight Weeks? (Jacob Tietje); (3) Will Teaching Eighth Grade Reading through Fiction or Nonfiction Produce Greater Achievement on Diagnostic Testing? (Benjamin Volker); (4) Does Student Academic Achievement Increase when Parents Have Online Access to Grades? (Andrew Wieme); (5) Will Earlier Exposure to High-Frequency Words, Compared to Gradual Exposure, Increase Students' Mastery of These Words? (Kelly Yolch); and (6) Does Timed Practice versus Not Timed Practice Affect the Mastery of Multiplication Facts (Erika Youlden). (Individual papers contain references.) [Abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines.]
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- 2005
27. Winona State University Graduate Education Learning Community, Rochester, Minnesota 2005-2006 Anthology of K-12 Action Research Papers. [Volume 5]
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Winona State Univ., MN., Sherman, Thomas F., Klees, Heather, Moertel, Cheryl, Weibel, John, Sherman, Thomas F., Klees, Heather, Moertel, Cheryl, Weibel, John, and Winona State Univ., MN.
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These papers are partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Science Degree in Education at Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota. The cohort included a variety of licensure areas that represent most levels and content areas of K-12 education. The students were encouraged to keep their questions and hypothesis directed at specific issues in their teaching environment. The papers follow American Psychological Association (APA) format. Papers in this volume include: (1) Will Listening to Different Genres of Music in the Learning Environment Decrease the Levels of Stress for Students? (Chris Otterness); (2) Will Maintaining a Vocabulary List in Social Studies Improve Writing Levels of High School Seniors? (John Pittenger); (3) Will a Support Math Class for a Semester Help Low-Ability Eighth Grade Students Raise Their Scores on the Minnesota Basic Skills Test? (Nicole Pittenger); (4) Will Gradual Movement from Extrinsic to Intrinsic Reinforcers Decrease a Student's Dependence on Extrinsic Rewards? (Ryan Raabe); (5) Does the Use of Flash Cards Increase Comprehension and Retention of Vocabulary Terms for Middle School Science Students? (John Rud); and (6) Implementing Math Skills Games into the Classroom on a Daily Basis Will Improve Students' Performance on Computation Assessments in Math (Mindy Scheel). (Individual papers contain references.) [Abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines.]
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- 2005
28. Winona State University Graduate Education Learning Community, Rochester, Minnesota 2005-2006. Anthology of K-12 Action Research Papers. [Volume 3]
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Winona State Univ., MN. and Winona State Univ., MN.
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These papers are partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Science Degree in Education at Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota. The cohort included a variety of licensure areas that represent most levels and content areas of K-12 education. The students were encouraged to keep their questions and hypothesis directed at specific issues in their teaching environment. The papers follow American Psychological Association (APA) format. Papers in this volume include: (1) Teaching with a Logical-Mathematical Style Ensures Higher Science Test Scores in Physical Science Students (Emily Hagg); (2) The Effects of Differentiated Instruction Reading Comprehension Homework on Northwest Evaluation Association Reading Assessment Performance of Second Grade Students (Ryan Haraldson); (3) The Effect of the Accelerated Math Program on the Minnesota Basic Skills Test Scores of Ninth Graders (Margarret Hongerholt); (4) Children's Behavior Will Be Affected in a Positive Manner by Going from a Mixed Gender Classroom to a Same Gender Classroom (Michael Kesler); and (5) Does the Use of a Word of the Day to Teach High-Frequency Words Help Students Read and Write the Word More Successfully? (Saundra Lovelace). (Individual papers contain references.) [Abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines.]
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- 2005
29. Winona State University Graduate Education Learning Community Rochester, Minnesota 2005-2006. Anthology of K-12 Action Research Papers. [Volume 1]
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Winona State Univ., MN. and Winona State Univ., MN.
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These papers are partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Science Degree in Education at Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota. The cohort included a variety of licensure areas that represent most levels and content areas of K-12 education. The students were encouraged to keep their questions and hypothesis directed at specific issues in their teaching environment. The papers follow American Psychological Association (APA) format. Papers in this document include: (1) Increasing Students Visual Aesthetics through the Critical Analysis of Western Masterpiece Artworks (Colin Atkinson); (2) Will Ability Grouping the Seventh Grade Students in Math Positively Impact Their BST Scores When They Take The Test in Eighth Grade? (C. J. Boerger); (3) Will Assigning Math Bags in High School Mathematics Classes Increase the Amount of Time that Parents Spend Doing Math With Their Child? (Becky Breeser); (4) When Incorporating a Parental Contact Commitment Form Will Students Show a Decrease in Their Missing Assignments each Semester? (Amanda Bremer); and (5) Can Evidence be Provided to Support the Practice of Using Targeted Homework Activities to Improve Reading Performance? (Jeffery Cole). (Individual papers contain references.) [Abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines.]
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- 2005
30. Winona State University Graduate Education Learning Community, Rochester, Minnesota 2005-2006. Anthology of K-12 Action Research Papers. [Volume 4]
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Winona State Univ., MN. and Winona State Univ., MN.
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These papers are partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Science Degree in Education at Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota. The cohort included a variety of licensure areas that represent most levels and content areas of K-12 education. The students were encouraged to keep their questions and hypothesis directed at specific issues in their teaching environment. The papers follow American Psychological Association (APA) format. Papers in this volume include: (1) Does Gesturing Increase Students' Language Learning in a Spanish II Class? (Kelly Marin); (2) Does Having Students Formally Write down Notes, Using the Classic Projector, Transparency, and Screen Method, Aid Middle Level Students in the Learning of Basic Historical Ideas and Facts? (Michael Matiash); (3) Will Journaling While Going through the Executive Processes Improve Students' Performance in Mathematical Problem Solving? (Brian Menk); (4) Will the "Read Naturally" Program Produce Better Results among Elementary-Aged Students when Comparing Word Per Minute Fluency Probes than a Multi-Sensory, Phonetic Approach to Reading? (Carrie Miller); and (5) Goal Setting Will Increase Student Scores in Recall of Multiplication Facts (Melissa Mortellito). (Individual papers contain references.) [Abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines.]
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- 2005
31. New Mexico's Academic Achievement Gaps: A Synthesis of Status, Causes, and Solutions. A White Paper
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Martinez, Joseph P.
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The Center for Positive Practices (CPP) conducted an analysis and synthesis of K-12 educational achievement gaps in New Mexico. The white paper was requested by the New Mexico based Coalition for the Majority, which includes various institutions, organizations and individuals supporting the New Mexico English Learner Teacher Preparation Act. The purpose of this paper is to review and synthesize some current research preferably conducted in New Mexico regarding the achievement gap faced by two academically lower-achieving ethnic sub-groups: Hispanic/Latino and Native American students. These ethnic populations account for about 60 percent and 10 percent respectively of the state public education system. Based on NAEP results, New Mexico school children have for more than 20 years performed lower than the national average in what are often considered the fundamental subjects of mathematics, reading, writing, and science. With just a few exceptions, New Mexico frequently ranks near the bottom across grades and academic subjects when compared to all 50 U.S. states. When disaggregated both nationally and within-state, results show that the studied ethnic groups consistently perform at lower levels. Because of the multivariate nature of achievement gaps in education, the author finds that there is no one-size-fits-all approach that would solve the equity issues across the state's many districts and schools. Current national and statewide strategies are not producing adequate solutions for reducing the gaps. CPP suggests that schools need to combine in-school action research with external guidance to find solutions at the school level. The state system should also increase relevant training and supports in action research strategies for the stream of future leaders and emerging experts we place into education. Doing so will improve their performance capabilities for their respective roles as active researchers, analysts, strategists and evaluators (i,e. experts) in their specific contexts, which includes the classroom level. Also included is Appendix A: Legislative History.
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- 2017
32. Analysis of the Occurrence of 'Applications/Replications' in Ten Published Papers
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Fahy, Patrick J.
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"Application" or "replication" research, already rare, is diminishing in both quantity and quality, for a variety of reasons ("How science goes wrong," 2013; "For my next trick," 2016). In this study of "replications" and "applications," 351 papers that included a reference to any one of ten of the author's papers published between 2001 and 2007 (the "child" papers) were examined. A total of seventeen instances of "application/replication" by other researchers (the relative rarity already a finding) of some element, processes, procedures, instruments, or findings, of one of the author's "parent" papers were found, about 5% of the total 351 original parent papers. No self-replications by the author were studied. The findings showed that, of the small number of replications, three (less than 18% of the total) were "exact" replications, five (about 29%) were "partial," and nine (about 53%) were "conceptual" only ("investigating the same construct but with different methods and measures"; Jones, Derby, & Schmidlin, 2010). All of the replications reported were based on "positive" or "neutral" views of the parent paper, none were based on a "negative" view, potentially problematic, it was concluded, if one of the goals of replication is to identify weaknesses or mistakes in previous work. Another finding was that, after publishing in this area, a minority of authors published another paper on a related topic in the same area at least once in the future. The paper concluded with a call for greater acceptance and valuing of "application/replication" research in general, and of disagreements (and therefore corrections of concepts) among practitioners, by researchers, publishers, editors, reviewers, and authors.
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- 2017
33. We Navigate Together into the Future. Selected Papers from the PIALA Conference 2016, Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives, and Museums Annual Conference (26th, Colonia, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia, November 21-26, 2016)
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Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives and Museums and Drake, Paul Burton
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This publication follows the tradition of publishing selected papers from the Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives and Museums (PIALA) annual conferences. This 26th annual conference was held in Colonia, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia, November 21-26, 2016 and celebrated the Association's Twenty-Fifth anniversary. This volume includes a listing PIALA Officers and Executive Board, Conference schedule, Abstracts of Presentation. Presentations include: (1) Yap Catholic High School Literacy Program by Michael Wiencek; (2) Blue Shield Pasifika by Atarino Helieisar; (3) The UOG RFK and MARC Digital Repository by Jefrey L. Libao; (4) Looking Back, Moving Forward: the Father Duenas Memorial School Library, Archives and Museum by Dante O. Perez; (5) Impact of Information Technology Inventions of Library Development by Lola Schutz; (6) Issues and Challenges in Establishing a Digital Repository for Solomon Islands National University by Lucas Dosung; (7) PIALA: Strategic Plan by Roland A. San Nicolas and Jennifer Helieisar; (8) Professional Paddling Collaborations: the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association by Paul B. Drake; (9) State of Reference & Information Literacy: RFK Library, University of Guam by Roland A. San Nicolas; (10) Resource Sharing in Micronesia by Roland A. San Nicolas; (11) Entity report from the Republic of Palau by Omar Faustino; (12) Entity Report: Kosrae State by Aaron Sigrah; (13) Entity Report: Pohnpei State by Jenny Helieisar; (14) Entity Report: Territory of Guam by Dante O. Perez; (15) Karen Peacock Scholarship and the 2016 Hawai`i Library Association Annual Conference by Roland A. San Nicolas; Appended are (1) Appendix 1: Chronology of PIALA Conferences (2) Appendix 2: Letter to Conference Attendees from Daniel Peacock; (3) Appendix 3: Message to Conference Attendees from Arlene Cohen; (4) Appendix 4: Letter from APALA President Lessa Kananl'opua Pelayo-Lozada; (5) Appendix 5: T-shirt Fundraiser from Friends of Joeten-Kiyo Public Library (CNMI); (6) Appendix 6: Conference Invitation Letter; (7) Appendix 7: Call for Presenters; (8) Appendix 8: Conference Registration Form; (9) Appendix 9: Getting There; (10) Appendix 10: Lodging; and (11) Photographs from Farewell Banquet. [Individual papers contain references.]
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- 2017
34. Winona State University Anthology of K-12 Action Research Papers
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Winona State Univ., Rochester, MN., Sherman, Thomas F., Lundquist, Margaret, Sherman, Thomas F., Lundquist, Margaret, and Winona State Univ., Rochester, MN.
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These papers are partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Science Degree in Education at Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota. The cohort included a variety of licenser areas that represent most levels and content areas of K-12 education. The students were encouraged to keep their questions and hypothesis directed at specific issues in their teaching environment. The papers follow American Psychological Association (APA) format. Papers in this document include: (1) Will Including High School Content Area Teachers in The Library Collection Updating Process Increase Circulation of Materials? (Erin Foster); (2) Will Applying Direct Instruction Improve Student Scores? (Carrie Johnson); (3) Will A Morning Check-In Time With Each Student, Along With A Charting Program Requiring A Parent Signature, Improve The Students' Success With Homework Completion? (Melissa Klapperich); (4) Does The Format of A Test Increase or Decrease the Average Performance Level Achieved By Students? (Janelle Lund); (5) How Does A Level System That Includes Having Students With Emotional or Behavioral Disabilities Graph Their Individual Education Plan Goals Increase Progress towards Their Goals? (Nicole Meyer); (6) Will Student-Led Conferences Increase Student Accountability? (Susan Munroe); (7) Will Students' Long-Term Retention of Spanish Vocabulary Improve if The Words Are Presented To Them in A Manner That Is Experiential, Comprehensible, Enjoyable, And Free Of Assessment Related Stress? (Anne Simon); (8) Will Smart Centers Allow Kindergartners To Learn Independently And Stay On Task? (Michelle Spitzack); (9) Does Spending The Ninth Grade in A Small, Alternative, Educational Setting Improve Student Performance Academically? (Molly Thorson); and (10) Will The Transition Training Manual and Transition Training Session Increase The Special Education Teacher's Ability To Write IEPs That Meet Current Law Requirements Under IDEA '97? (Annie Thompson). (Individual papers contain references.) [ERIC abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines.]
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- 2004
35. EFL Teachers' Formal Assessment Practices Based on Exam Papers
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Kiliçkaya, Ferit
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This study reports initial findings from a small-scale qualitative study aimed at gaining insights into English language teachers' assessment practices in Turkey by examining the formal exam papers. Based on the technique of content analysis, formal exam papers were analyzed in terms of assessment items, language skills tested as well as the feedback provided to the students. The findings indicate that traditional ways of assessment such as multiple-choice and gap filling are the most preferred assessment items. The results also indicate that listening and speaking appear to be the ignored skills on the examinations.
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- 2016
36. Think to Learn (Creating a Standards-Driven Thinking Classroom). Occasional Paper Series. Volume 1, Number 2
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Fluellen, Jerry E.
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Think to Learn. That's how Robert Sternberg boils down his approach for teaching thinking. In an urban technology high school, two Teacher Consultants in the District of Columbia Area Writing Project at Howard University co-constructed a prototype for creating standards driven thinking classrooms. With 132 high school students, they used the Tishman, Perkins & Jay framework for creating a culture of thinking, a student interdisciplinary research project, and a Martian Village 2030 mini conference in which 115 mixed ability students presented power point slide shows based on research papers. What emerged from this work was a case study of Ms. Kazana's six classes and a prototype connecting power standards, a culture of thinking, culturally relevant pedagogy, interdisciplinary research for students, and critical inquiry for teachers.
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- 2006
37. Malawi Basic Education Policy Recommendations. Position Papers
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Sedere, Upali M.
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This paper summarizes several policy issues that were discussed during the years 2003-2005 periods while Dr. Upali Sedere was serving as Senior Policy Adviser and COP of USAID financed Equip-2 program with Education Development Center, Newton, Massachusetts. All data were from the Malawi School Census carried out by the Ministry of Education with Equip-2 support. (Contains 1 table.)
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- 2005
38. 'What Works' Doesn't Work: The Problem with the Call for Evidence Based Practices in the Classroom. Badass Teachers Association White Paper Collection 1(2)
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Sheldon, James
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A commonly proposed, but naïve approach to solving the debates over curriculum and pedagogy would be to merely go with what the research says "works," but educational debates are not so easily solved. Educational decisions are at the heart value judgements, and to claim that research can tell us what to do represents an ethical and moral "cop-out" to these crucial decisions. The term "evidence," as well, tends to mean randomized, controlled, experimental studies; there are myriad other forms of evidence that we encounter in schools that gets pushed to the side. Ultimately, this white paper concludes, research can only tell us what did work; the only way to know "what works" is to look at what is working for a given teacher in the context of their own classroom.
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- 2016
39. Developmental TVET Rhetoric In-Action: The White Paper for Post-School Education and Training in South Africa
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Akoojee, Salim
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This paper explores the extent to which latest developments in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training System in South Africa respond to key principles espoused for a developmental, democratic and inclusionary ideal. The White Paper for post school education and training (DHET, 2013) approved by Cabinet in November, 2013 is referred to by the Minister as the "definitive statement of the governments vision for the post school system" (DHET, 2013, p.4) and as such represents a crucial strategy document intended to chart the TVET direction to 2030. Using key theoretical constructs from development theory, this paper provides an assessment of the TVET strategy contained is the paper and explores the extent to which it does respond to the agenda defined by the promise. It is argued that the challenges outlined are not yet able to provide the blueprint for a TVET transformative vision. It is concluded that while the development rhetoric contained in the paper is plausible, the creative tinkering of the system is unlikely to lead to the radical revisioning necessary for a truly transformative TVET system. The underlying assumptions regarding purpose, impact and outcome will need to be carefully reconsidered if the system is to be responsive to the promises of the democratic developmental ideal to which the government is committed.
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- 2016
40. Spanish Students and Teachers' Preferences towards Computer-Based and Paper-and-Pencil Tests at Universities
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De-Siqueira, Jose Macario, Peris-Fajarnes, Guillermo, Gimenez, Fernando, and Magal-Royo, Teresa
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This study was conducted to identify and analyze some significant features that influence students and teachers about computer-based tests (CBT) and paper-and-pencil tests (P&P) at the context of the PAULEX Project. In order to do that, a large experiment has been developed at the Universidad Politecnica de Valencia (Polytechnic University of Valencia), Spain, in which several students and professors have answered a validated questionnaire about their usage of technology, feelings and experiences. They also compared their preferences after doing two similar basic tests, CBT and P&P.
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- 2009
41. What Counts in Calculating School and District Level Performance Index Scores: A Summary and Analysis of Academic Performance Index Metrics across the 50 States. A White Paper Report
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Columbia University, Teachers College (TC), Ni, Xinyu, Bowers, Alex J., and Esswein, Jennifer
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The purpose of this report is to summarize the key elements of school and district level Performance Index scores (PI scores) for the 50 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.) across the United States. PI scores are partial or overall summative ratings of schools or districts currently used across US state accountability systems to assess organizational performance. In this study, we first extracted 14 elements from 49 PI calculation metrics for states in the U.S and conducted a descriptive analysis to provide an overview of which data elements are used across the different calculation metrics for each state and what role PI scores play in state accountability systems. Second, we categorized the fourteen elements into seven categories proposed by the most recent ESSA regulations (81 FR 34539 §200.14-16, 2016) and examined how each state integrated each element in their PI score calculations. Third, we conducted a multidimensional scaling (MDS) analysis to compare the similarities and differences of PI calculation metrics across the states. The results indicate that there are few commonalities in PI score calculation metrics across the states, as each state has its own methods in addressing the requirements of NCLB and now ESSA. The goal of this report is to inform decisions across states on PI score calculations through summarizing overall ratings and metrics nationally used to hold schools and districts accountable as states move toward implementing the recent Every Child Succeeds Act (ESSA) regulations.
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- 2016
42. The Content Analysis of the Research Papers on Foreign Language Education in Turkey
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Solak, Ekrem
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The purpose of this study was to determine the trends of recent research papers in foreign language teaching in Turkish context and to give ideas to researchers and policy makers for future studies. Content Analysis method was used in this study. The focus of the study was 189 research papers published between 2009-2013 years in journals indexed in SSCI (94) and the ULAKBIM (95) database in Turkey. Research Papers Classification Form was used as data collection instrument. The papers were scanned in terms of year of the journal, authors, language of the paper, journal index, topic of the paper, research design, data collection tools, sample, sample size and data analysis method. The results revealed that the most frequently studied topics on foreign language teaching and learning from 2009 to 2013 were concept analysis, teaching and learning, the highest number of articles were published in 2013, most of the authors were Turkish, majority of the articles were published in English, quantitative method was used more than qualitative method in research design, undergraduates were the focus of attention as sample group and 31-100 sample size was preferred more than others. An appendix presents the titles of the journals scanned in this study (2009-2013).
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- 2014
43. Computer versus Paper-Based Reading: A Case Study in English Language Teaching Context
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Solak, Ekrem
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This research aims to determine the preference of prospective English teachers in performing computer and paper-based reading tasks and to what extent computer and paper-based reading influence their reading speed, accuracy and comprehension. The research was conducted at a State run University, English Language Teaching Department in Turkey. The participants were 96 prospective English teachers, 74 females and 22 males. Two types of data were collected in this research. First, the Questionnaire for Online Reading Comprehension was used to collect data about the participants' views on their computer and paper-based reading activities. Second, one experiment was conducted with 14 volunteering subjects to understand their reading speed, accuracy and comprehension in both computer and paper-based reading activity. The results of the research suggested that prospective English teachers preferred paper-based reading to computer version and their performance was higher in paper-based reading than computer. The study also revealed that reading speed on a computer screen was nearly 12% faster than paper-based reading for prospective English teachers. An appendix presents the Questionnare for Online Reading Comprehension (Adapted from Tseng, 2010).
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- 2014
44. Do We Really Want A Fearless Society? Technical Paper No. 40
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Fisher, R. Michael
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This paper summarizes the literature across disciplines and cultures that examines the possibility of a "fearless society." The author presents various theories and critical methodologies that critique this literature and yet support its inherent impulse of the Fearlessness Principle. The author suggests, despite the problems of interpretation of a "fearless society," the concept is essential to a future unifying vision for humanity, sanity and sustainability in the 21st century. This paper serves to develop a critical literacy of fear and fearlessness knowledge (i.e., fear management/education), as part of a 25 yr. long project, initiated by the author. (Contains 1 figure and 26 footnotes.) [This paper was published by the In Search of Fearlessness Research Institute.]
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- 2012
45. Erich Fromm and Universal Humane Experience: Application in the Aesthetic Domain for Art Educators. Technical Paper No. 39
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Fisher, R. Michael
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Recent re-reading of Erich Fromm's (1968) "The Revolution of Hope," has proven to be compatible with an aesthetic model (A-ness/D-ness) that I have been researching on and developing in the past 30 years. Fromm's call for a radical humanistic agenda, if not revolution, was appealing to my own call for a radical aesthetic and art education agenda on how we teach coloring and drawing and how that impacts our worldview, our value system and choices and how that impacts the sustainability and health of ourselves and the ecological relationships with the earth-solar system. Fromm suggests a set of universal qualities to the human experience which he specifically distinguishes as "humane" and from there he asks us to consider how those ought to be the main criteria and reference for designing and planning, of which curriculum and pedagogy ought to pay close attention. The bulk of this paper is focused on a specific application of these reference criteria in an aesthetic model I created for demonstrating where people are at in terms of their value-biases aesthetically and implications of those mostly unconscious biases. A specific illustration, with empirical data, offers art teachers specifically a way to understand, and teach, Fromm's "humane" agenda, in a world which is arguably more and more becoming mechanized, digitalized and inhumane. (Contains 9 endnotes, 1 footnote, and 4 figures.) [This paper was published by the In Search of Fearlessness Research Institute.]
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- 2012
46. The Empty Cup (Power Teaching in a Digital Age). Occasional Paper #9
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Fluellen, Jerry E.
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What might count as a world class, national public education system in 2020? That empty cup took the floor at the 2010 Future of Learning (FoL) Summer Institute at Harvard University. It traveled from Longfellow Hall's lecture room on Appian Way to several learning groups scattered around campus. Though not deliberately created to think about world class schools tomorrow, interaction amongst speakers, facilitators, and educators from across the United States and 26 other countries as well as ongoing reflection built into the institute all assured that deep thinking about education tomorrow would take place. The institute aimed at putting ideas into action once back home. Thus, as an emergent property of FoL, the power teaching prototype suggested three factors that might frame education at Edward Waters College (EWC) in Jacksonville, Florida. Vision became action. Put simply in a mathematical metaphor, P=fm/c {where P = power teaching; f = future of learning with four levels (teaching for understanding, information literacy, Howard Gardner's five minds for the future, David Perkins's learning by wholes), m = Ellen Langer's mindfulness theory, and c = context (mind brain education and consciousness based education)}. These factors allow educators to design, deliver and assess instruction in K-16 settings. Finally, the model case featured in this occasional paper is a Tests and Measurements course at Edward Waters College, Jacksonville, Florida. Thus, the paper offers chances to "think locally" and "wonder globally." A working bibliography is included.
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- 2011
47. Developing and Evaluating an Eighth Grade Curriculum Unit That Links Foundational Chemistry to Biological Growth. Paper #1: Selecting Core Ideas and Practices -- An Iterative Process
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Roseman, Jo Ellen, Herrmann-Abell, Cari, and Flanagan, Jean
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Researchers at AAAS and BSCS have developed a six-week unit that aims to help middle school students learn important chemistry ideas that can be used to explain growth and repair in animals and plants. By integrating core physical and life science ideas and engaging students in the science practices of modeling and constructing explanations, the unit is designed to address major recommendations in national standards documents, including the National Research Council's "A Framework for K-12 Science Education" (2012). In this paper, the authors focus on the iterative design process used to select and refine a set of learning goals for the unit that target the three dimensions of science learning identified in the "Framework"--science core ideas, science practices, and crosscutting concepts. The paper also describes the data on alignment, classroom implementation, and student and teacher learning that informed the revision of the learning goals through three iterations of the unit. Numerous examples are provided to illustrate the kinds of design issues that arose and how they were resolved to address the challenges inherent in taking a standards-based approach to curriculum design. (Contains 5 tables and 3 figures.)
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- 2013
48. 'Media-Rich Paper': Enhancing Reading Comprehension through Touch User Interface Technology
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Mott, Michael S., Benus, Mathew J., and Neal, Lisa
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The current paper summarizes the problem of K-12 students' comprehension of text. In an effort to improve reader understanding the publishing industry has adopted numerous research-based recommendations to facilitate learning by including visual elements that supplement text: graphic organizers; pictures; graphics; and digital audio and video supplements. Numerous research studies support the supplementary use of visual/video and audio adjunct elements to support students' learning of content. Despite these improvements a major dilemma remains: How can text seamlessly intertwine with digital content? Separately packaged video, audio and computer programs fail to connect a reader immediately to digital content during the actual text-based reading process. One possible technological solution to this problem is Touch-User-Interface (TUI) paper-to-digital content books. "Media-rich Paper" consists of paper pages, exactly like those contained in a book, except that the paper lies on top of touch-sensitive panels programmed to connect instantly to the digital realm via a companion computer. Such a seamless connection might improve reading comprehension for all learners. A dual call is articulated for: (1) the development of this technology specifically for improving reading comprehension; and (2) the technical evaluation of the affect of TUI/"Media-rich Paper" on reading comprehension achievement. (Contains 6 figures.) [Illustrations by Vicki Thompson.]
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- 2005
49. 'Unplugging' as Real and Metaphoric: Emancipatory Dimensions to 'The Matrix' Film Trilogy. Technical Paper No. 33
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Fisher, R. Michael
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This paper is a reflection, on the 10th anniversary of a great work of art. After reviewing some of the global impacts of the Wachowski brothers' highly acclaimed action sci-fi film "The Matrix" (1999-2003), I present a case for the use of the film in critical theory and pedagogy and it's apparent un-interest to such theorists and pedagogues. Based on my study of the film in my dissertation (Curriculum and Instruction, UBC) and in the years following, a case is made for the emancipatory "unplugging" potential of "The Matrix" narrative for 21st century curriculum work and activism. Cautions are raised about "waking up" for oneself and those we assist to do so. (Contains 39 endnotes.)
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- 2009
50. The Titmouse Effect. Occasional Paper #3
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Fluellen, Jerry E.
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What happens when standards, teaching for understanding, research based strategies for improving student achievement, and teacher inquiry become a whole? Power Teaching results. A prototype in development at an urban, elementary school in the South, power teaching connects the dots of state standards, Harvard Project Zero's teaching for understanding framework, Marzano's research based strategies, and teacher inquiry for reflective practice. From a systems perspective, the four factors of power teaching will one day yield emergent properties different from the factors. The whole is not only greater than its parts, it has emergent properties that differ from the parts: the taste and texture of cake differs from the eggs, milk, butter, and flour in the parts. In addition to providing an extended definition of power teaching, this paper suggests that Howard Gardner's recent work--five minds for the future--might be emergent properties of the prototype. Image schools that not only have students passing high stakes tests, but developing disciplined minds, synthesizing minds, creating minds, respectful minds, and ethical minds. Such students would be better prepared to meet the complex issues rising from an interconnected world. The paper includes a 65 item annotated bibliography.
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- 2007
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