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Experiences of community college faculty in developing discipline specific educational master plans at American River College

Creator:: Lorimer, Susan L.
Abstract:: Today's community colleges are challenged to respond to rapidly changing internal and external environments. Their responses must promote highly responsive and relevant programs and services, while keeping intact the strengths of community colleges--access, student success, and a focus on teaching and learning. Further, these responses must occur in the context...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Susan L. Lorimer for the

The relationship of selected biomechanical components to the presence of swimmer's shoulder in experienced age-group swimmers

Creator:: Slear, James D.
Abstract:: Seventy-six competitive swimmers from eight swimming teams were surveyed about swimmer's shoulder symptoms over the past year, then were placed into symptomatic levels: nonsymptomatic and symptomatic with the symptomatic sample divided into moderately and highly symptomatc levels. Swimmers were videotaped to evaluate maximum body roll and the simultaneous angle of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: James D. Slear for the degree of Master of Science in Education presented on 16 December, 1986. Title

Inter-test Comparison of Three Preschool Language Tests : SICD, PLS, a d PPVT R

Creator:: Hansen, Laura S.
Abstract:: Thirty preschoolers were tested for language skills using the Preschool Language Scale (PLS), Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R) Form L, and Sequenced Inventory of Communication Development (SICD). Each child's age scores on one test were compared to his/her scores on the other two tests. As a group, the children achieved...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : SICD, PLS, a d PPVT R Abstract approved: Thirty preschoolers were tested for language skills using

Development and use of an instrument to measure student misconceptions of selected science concepts at the elementary school level in Thailand

Creator:: Tangmongkollert, Somsri
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument to provide valid and reliable measures of misconceptions in the area of photosynthesis and respiration among fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students in Thailand. A 17-item, two-tier multiple-choice test was developed and validated using construct-related evidence to determine the appropriateness...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: different (p = 0.180); and (d) there was a significant interaction effect between grade level and gender (p

Perceptions of Senior Student Affairs Officers on the State of Student Learning Outcomes Assessment

Creator:: Lang, Heather
Abstract:: Institutions of higher education are increasingly being held accountable and experiencing pressure to demonstrate how well their students are achieving intended learning outcomes. External and internal influences fuel this pressure. After decades of rhetoric on student learning outcomes assessment there remains a question of whether the practice has been fully...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________ Earl P. Johnson Institutions of higher education are increasingly being held

An Examination of Leadership at Leah Meyer Austin Award Winning Colleges within the Achieving the Dream National Reform Network

Creator:: Broxson, Thomas A.
Abstract:: Background. As part of the nationwide student completion agenda, the Achieving the Dream (ATD) national reform network was established to help community colleges quickly institute sustainable change scaled to impact all students at the institution in a short period of time. Although ATD has been in existence for over a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: completion rates of initial college-level or gatekeeper courses in subjects such as math and English, (d

The relationship between tibial nerve conduction velocity and selected strength and power variables in college football linemen

Creator:: Elam, Reid P.
Abstract:: Twenty-seven male college football linemen from the Oregon State University football team served as subjects for the study to determine which variables in strength and power would be best suited for use in regression analysis with tibial nerve conduction velocity (TNCV). The purpose of the investigation was to determine whether...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Reid P. Elam for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education presented on May 3, 1985. Title: The

Development of a two-tiered multiple choice test to measure misconceptions in physics among high school students in Thailand

Creator:: Sangsupata, Sopapun
Abstract:: The objectives of this study were to construct and develop a two-tiered multiple-choice test for the measurement of student misconceptions in optics at the level of secondary education in Thailand, as well as to investigate the effects of gender, grade level, and type of school upon levels of student misconceptions....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Students in Thailand Abstract approved: Thomas P. Evans The objectives of this study were to construct

The effects of higher cognitive level question wait-time ranges by biology student teachers on student achievement and perception of teacher effectiveness

Creator:: Samiroden, Walter Donald
Abstract:: The purposes of the study were to determine the relationship which existed between higher cognitive level question wait-time range and student achievement, and whether students perceived biology student teachers who used a 1-4 second wait-time range as being either more or less effective than biology student teachers who used a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: Redacted for privacy Thomas P. Evans, Ph, D. The purposes of the study were to determine the

Effects of advance organizers on student acheivement in general chemistry

Creator:: Ruangruchira, Natsuda
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of an expository advance organizer on the achievement of students in a general chemistry course. The subjects included 181 first year college students enrolled in 12 sections of general chemistry at the Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy, Thailand. The subjects were...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Thomas P. Evans The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of an expository advance

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Experiences of community college faculty in developing discipline specific educational master plans at American River College

The relationship of selected biomechanical components to the presence of swimmer's shoulder in experienced age-group swimmers

Inter-test Comparison of Three Preschool Language Tests : SICD, PLS, a d PPVT R

Development and use of an instrument to measure student misconceptions of selected science concepts at the elementary school level in Thailand

Perceptions of Senior Student Affairs Officers on the State of Student Learning Outcomes Assessment

An Examination of Leadership at Leah Meyer Austin Award Winning Colleges within the Achieving the Dream National Reform Network

The relationship between tibial nerve conduction velocity and selected strength and power variables in college football linemen

Development of a two-tiered multiple choice test to measure misconceptions in physics among high school students in Thailand

The effects of higher cognitive level question wait-time ranges by biology student teachers on student achievement and perception of teacher effectiveness

Effects of advance organizers on student acheivement in general chemistry

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