This investigation was designed to investigate the use of an answer-until-correct procedure on multiple-choice quizzes in an independent study mathematics course. This procedure was compared to the standard multiple-choice procedure with respect to student achievement, student anxiety, and test reliability. Using the answer-until-correct procedure students were made immediately aware of...
The purpose of this investigation was to obtain a broad view of the development
and structure of the program of college education conducted at the Oregon
State Penitentiary (OSP) in Salem, Oregon to arrive at a means to explicate program
effectiveness. This research problem encompassed the compilation and interpretation
of...
The primary purpose of this study was to determine whether
there were significant differences between Oregon community
college collegiate freshmen and Oregon State University freshmen in
terms of interest, values, and manifest needs.
The study was limited to a representative sample of the freshman
population in the lower-division collegiate program...
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...
This is a psycho-socio-linguistic study of language
as the primary tool of institutions such as education,
government, and religion. These institutions have goals
associated with identifying with, communicating with, and
influencing individuals in the general public who are not
Part of the group. A review of psycho-socio-linguistic
theory suggests that...
Small groups are an important and widely used educational
format in adult church education. It is estimated
that ninety percent of the churches that belong to the
Conservative Baptist Association of Oregon provide some
type of small group eductional opportunity for their adult
members. The purpose of this study was...
Prior research has noted the changing demographics of higher education since the Civil Rights Movement and the expanded need for multicultural education. Armando Hernandez Morales (2003) wrote that, “A multiculturally competent person is aware of and knowledgeable about cultural differences, their own cultural identity, and the history and contemporary struggles...