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At what level has standards-based education reform initiatives influenced Oregon high school history instruction and classroom practices?

Creator:: Lowe, Eric V.
Abstract:: The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate Oregon public high school history teacher perspectives concerning standards-based reform initiatives springing from the No Child Left Behind legislation. The central question addressed in this study is: At what level has Standards-Based Education reform initiatives impacted Oregon high school history instruction and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: perspectives concerning standards-based reform initiatives springing from the No Child Left Behind

Development of the Delton Silent Reading Tests : alternative test forms for the Schonell Silent Reading Tests

Creator:: Dudiak, Shirley
Abstract:: The Delton Silent Reading Test, Forms A and B, was developed as an alternate test for the Schonell Silent Reading Test which is currently used for screening the reading comprehension of special students. The aim of the Delton Silent Reading Test is to achieve greater consistency in mid-year and mid-program...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Schonell tests. Results indicate that there is no significant difference between matched test items

Training school administrators in the prevention of child sexual abuse in the school setting

Creator:: Just, Valva D.
Abstract:: School administrators are required by law to report suspected cases of child abuse. They create serious legal and moral consequences for their school districts when they fail to report suspicions of child abuse occurring in the school setting. Studies consistently find that child sexual abuse is under-reported and that allegations...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Merickel School administrators are required by law to report suspected cases of child abuse. They

A comparison of psychological characteristics of standout police officers and Oregon Police Academy trainees

Creator:: Stevenson, Carl W.
Abstract:: Police officers are frequently viewed as being unable to perform the duties assigned to them by society. Criticism has focused on inappropriate reaction to social unrest and an inability to control crime. Improving the selection process of police officers has been proposed as an appropriate means of improving police officer...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Report (LEADR), the Psychopathic Deviate scale (PD) and the MacAndrew Alcoholism scale (MA) of the

A comparison of the effects between letter-grades and pass-fail grades on the attitudes and achievement of eleventh grade United States history students

Creator:: Pike, John Michaels
Abstract:: This study was designed to determine whether individual students at the eleventh grade level who were graded on a pass-fail basis in United States History would show any difference in academic achievement from those of a similar group marked by the traditional ABCD-F letter-grade method. In addition, the study was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: being evaluated by the letter-grade system. Specific hypotheses to be examined were: 1. There is no

Exploring definitions of student success throughout community colleges in the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Creator:: McBeth, Scott S.
Abstract:: The topic of student success is beginning to grow in popularity throughout the United States. Student success has a wide variety of definitions ranging from a direct definition of graduation to an indirect definition of a student setting a goal of finishing a class successfully. Now there are stakeholders such...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: no consensus concerning the definition of student success. This research investigated the

An evaluation and criteria for implementation of a recreational motorboat educational licensing practice in Oregon

Creator:: Christensen, Donald Watson
Abstract:: In recent years almost all states have legislated educational and licensing programs to protect the welfare and property of citizens engaged in outdoor recreational pursuits. Such programs exist for automobile, motorcycle, airplane, and snowmobile operators. However, boating continues to be one of the major recreational outdoor activities where operators of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: boating accident report forms indicates that having taken one boating safety course by oper- ators does

The relationship between student ratings and selected characteristics of university transfer instructors in the community college

Creator:: Haugen, Roger Earl
Abstract:: The major problem examined in this study was that of determining whether or not there is any relationship between student ratings of instruction in the community college university transfer area and the professional teacher-training backgrounds of instructors. In addition, several other factors which may influence ratings and which might interact...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: transfer classes the Student Instructional Report, a rating instrument developed by the Educational

Opinions and characteristics of Portland Community College black students

Creator:: Bonaparte, Lawson Gregg, 1921-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to analyze and describe the opinions and characteristics of black students enrolled in Portland Community College. Data were obtained through a random sampling of two groups of subjects who were invited to participate in the study as follows: (1) Black subjects were 109 students...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: characteristics than in their psychological and sociological ones, as determined by self-report data. 2. That

Characterization of high school students' preference for teacher race

Creator:: Hooper, C. Michelle
Abstract:: Racial integration of the Louisiana public school system had a devastating effect on its number of Black teachers. The state has yet to recover from this reduction, as fewer Black college students pursue education degrees. This study reports on whether or not the lack of Black educators has influenced high...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Lewis, and Sierra High Schools. Without their contributions, there would be no study. Conducting this

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At what level has standards-based education reform initiatives influenced Oregon high school history instruction and classroom practices?

Development of the Delton Silent Reading Tests : alternative test forms for the Schonell Silent Reading Tests

Training school administrators in the prevention of child sexual abuse in the school setting

A comparison of psychological characteristics of standout police officers and Oregon Police Academy trainees

A comparison of the effects between letter-grades and pass-fail grades on the attitudes and achievement of eleventh grade United States history students

Exploring definitions of student success throughout community colleges in the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

An evaluation and criteria for implementation of a recreational motorboat educational licensing practice in Oregon

The relationship between student ratings and selected characteristics of university transfer instructors in the community college

Opinions and characteristics of Portland Community College black students

Characterization of high school students' preference for teacher race

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