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Using Writing-To-Learn Strategies: Promoting Peer Collaboration Among High School Science Teachers
(Virginia Tech, 1999-04-01)
Writing-to-learn strategies have been well documented in the promotion of student learning (Poirrier, 1997c). Less is known about how teachers come to use these strategies in every day instruction. This study is a description ...
Clinical Experiences for Agricultural Teacher Education Programs in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia
(Virginia Tech, 1999-08-20)
The purpose of this study was to build a task list for the clinical experience program, both early field and student teaching, for the agricultural teacher education programs in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. ...
Making Sense of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
(Virginia Tech, 1999-01-01)
In recent years there has been a notable increase in the
number of students being identified with Attention
Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) in American schools.
Although there is a tremendous amount of research ...
The Socialization Process of New College Faculty in Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Education
(Virginia Tech, 1999-04-07)
The purpose of this research was to examine the socialization experiences of new family and consumer sciences teacher educators, including their interpretations of career preparation, their first job, socialization during ...
Opinions of Administrators, Faculty, and Students Regarding Academic Freedom and Student Artistic Expression
(Virginia Tech, 1999-05-05)
The primary purpose of this study was to compare the opinions of community college administrators, art faculty members, and art students concerning institutional options and policy alternatives for the exhibition of ...
Middle School Students' Attitudes Toward a Physical Education Program
(Virginia Tech, 1999-05-06)
The purpose of this study was to examine middle school students' attitude toward a physical education program and to determine the various aspects of the program that appear to contribute to positive and negative attitudes ...
Vocational Education Accountability in Virginia: Analysis of Vocational Completers' Employment Status, Earnings, and Job Satisfaction
(Virginia Tech, 1999-07-07)
Research and analysis regarding the employment outcomes of vocational education completers are growing in importance. States and their educational systems are increasingly confronted with the need to justify programs and ...
The Influence of Computer Electronic Mail (CEM) on the Performance and Competence of Middle Level English as a Second Language (ESL) Students in the State of Kuwait
(Virginia Tech, 1999-04-20)
This research was designed to investigate the utility, relevance, and efficacy levels in the application of Computer Electronic Mail (CEM) as a tool for the teaching and learning of English as a second language (ESL). The ...
A Study of the Readability of On-Screen Type
(Virginia Tech, 1999-07-29)
This study examined the readability of fonts. More specifically, it investigated how four different fonts effected both reading rate and reading comprehension. The typefaces Georgia, Verdana, (which, according to their ...
Preservice Teachers' Analysis of Appropriate Teaching Practices in Physical Education: A Qualitative Comparison of Two Programs
(Virginia Tech, 1999-04-19)
The purpose of this study was to examine how two different groups of preservice teachers from two universities identified and described appropriate and inappropriate teaching practices and suggest appropriate changes. The ...