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Is the Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA2) a predictor of success on the 3rd Grade Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) Reaing Test?
(2011-05)
Accountability for student achievement is urgent business in the world of education today. Within Texas, strict accountability measures have been in place since 1980. Various accountability assessments have moved schools ...
ONLINE REVIEWS AND PRODUCT QUALITY IN THE WEB HOSTING INDUSTRY
(2011-08)
Consumers purchasing Internet-based services from companies that lack physical presences have a unique problem. They do not have access to the information that they require in order to discern the quality of the company's ...
Jump in, the Water is Fine: Job-Embedded Teacher Professional Development
(2011-05)
This qualitative study explores teacher professional development with an eye directed towards job-embedded professional development, specifically the enactment of differentiated instruction (DI) utilizing the services of ...
The Relation Between Positive and Negative Staff-Resident Interactions and Effectiveness of Psychosocial Treatment Programming in Residential Mental Health Facilities
(2011-12)
Staffing for residential treatment facilities serving mentally ill clientele has been based on the positive relationship between staff-resident ratios and effective programs. Actual attention received from staff members, ...
A Study of One Suburban High School's Transformation to Small Learning Communities
(2011-05)
It was once thought that large high schools could offer a range of benefits including student body diversity, more choices for elective courses, greater opportunities for gifted students, and increased competition in the ...
Exploring the Connection Between Newspaper Blogs and Sense of Community
(2011-05)
The purpose of this study was to explore the potential of newspaper blogs to foster a sense of community among readers and if so, whether this has an effect on their reading behavior. An online survey was conducted among ...
Assistant Principal Frustrations,Obstacles, and Recommended Changes
(2011-05)
Educational research suggests that assistant principals encounter frustrations and obstacles which impede them from fulfilling their duties and responsibilities. Furthermore, the research also shows there are changes that ...
ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION IN RELATION TO GENDER AMONG GIFTED AND TALENTED COLLEGE STUDENTS
(2011-08)
The aim of the study was to investigate to what extent gender predicts academic procrastination among gifted and talented college students. The study consisted of 35 honor college undergraduate students enrolled in a large ...
The Perceptions of Principals and Assistant Principals on Their Role in Parental Involvement
(2011-05)
This study examines the beliefs of school principals and assistant principals regarding the role of parents in the educational process of their children. Henderson and Berla (1994) indicated that parental involvement was ...
USING THE PROCESS OF VIDEO EDITING TO SUPPORT PRESERVICE TEACHERS' VIDEO-BASED REFLECTIVE PRACTICE
(2011-12)
Teacher preparation programs are finding easier accessibility to digital video and editing tools with recent technological advancements. Exploring tools that further develop and encourage reflective practice is an important ...