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  1. Holding Students Accountable in Team Projects

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    Mentzer, Nathan

    2014-01-01

    This article describes an efficient peer evaluation process that can be implemented at the middle and high school levels, and that holds students accountable for their individual contributions in a team-based project. Teachers faced with this challenge will welcome the web-based peer-evaluation interface that was capable of soliciting student…

  2. Putting Growth and Value-Added Models on the Map: A National Overview

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    Collins, Clarin; Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey

    2014-01-01

    Background: Within the last few years, the focus on educational accountability has shifted from holding students responsible for their own performance to holding those shown to impact student performance responsible--students' teachers. Encouraged and financially incentivized by federal programs, states are becoming ever more reliant on…

  3. Responsibility and Accountability in Educational Leadership: Keeping Democracy and Social Justice Central to Reform

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    Larson, Colleen L.

    2010-01-01

    There has been, without question, a persistent demand for holding both leaders and teachers accountable for increasing test scores in schools, particularly in schools serving impoverished children and youth. This concern for increasing test scores and holding educational leaders and teachers accountable for student achievement is central to…

  4. At-Risk Student Averse: Risk Management and Accountability

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    Vasquez Heilig, Julian; Young, Michelle; Williams, Amy

    2012-01-01

    Purpose: The prevailing theory of action underlying accountability is that holding schools and students accountable will increase educational output. While accountability's theory of action intuitively seemed plausible, at the point of No Child Left Behind's national implementation, little empirical research was available to either support or…

  5. Accountability, California Style: Counting or Accounting?

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    Russell, Michael; Higgins, Jennifer; Raczek, Anastasia

    2004-01-01

    Across the nation and at nearly all levels of our educational system, efforts to hold schools accountable for student learning dominate strategies for improving the quality of education. At both the national and state level, student testing stands at the center of educational accountability programs, such that schools are effectively held…

  6. 34 CFR 675.16 - Payments to students.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... Secretary under the reimbursement or cash monitoring payment method, hold on behalf of the student any FWS... subsidiary ledger account designed for that purpose; (ii) Maintain, at all times, cash in its bank account in...

  7. Accountability and Virginia Public Schools, 2016-2017 School Year

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    Virginia Department of Education, 2017

    2017-01-01

    This document offers a brief guide to understanding Virginia's system for holding schools accountable for raising student achievement. Virginia's accountability system supports teaching and learning by setting rigorous academic standards--known as the Standards of Learning (SOL)--and through annual statewide assessments of student achievement.…

  8. Messengers of Bad News or Bad Apples? Student Debt and College Accountability

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    Darolia, Rajeev

    2015-01-01

    Student loan debt and defaults have been steadily rising, igniting public worry about the associated public and private risks. This has led to controversial regulatory attempts to curb defaults by holding colleges, particularly those in the for-profit sector, increasingly accountable for the student loan repayment behavior of their students. Such…

  9. Can Failure Succeed? Using Racial Subgroup Rules to Analyze the Effect of School Accountability Failure on Student Performance

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    Sims, David P.

    2013-01-01

    Many school accountability programs are built on the premise that the sanctions attached to failure will produce higher future student achievement. Furthermore, such programs often include subgroup achievement rules that attempt to hold schools accountable for the performance of all demographic classes of students. This paper looks at two issues:…

  10. Florida and Tennessee: Accountability in Civic Education

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    Delander, Brady

    2014-01-01

    While most states require testing in social studies or civic education, two states attach consequences for students and schools based on required statewide civics exams. Lawmakers in Florida, in 2010, and in Tennessee, in 2012, approved legislation that holds students accountable for their civics knowledge. Students are taking the tests for the…

  11. Conceptual and Empirical Differences among Various Value-Added Models for Accountability

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    Timmermans, Anneke C.; Doolaard, Simone; de Wolf, Inge

    2011-01-01

    Accountability systems in education generally include indicators of student performance. However, these indicators often differ considerably among the various systems. More and more countries try to include value-added measures, mainly because they do not want to hold schools accountable for differences in their initial intake of students. This…

  12. Equity and ESEA: Holding High Schools Accountable for Traditionally Underserved Students

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    Cardichon, Jessica; Lovell, Phillip

    2015-01-01

    Absent any federal requirement to monitor the performance of student subgroups, a significant number of states have implemented accountability systems that either ignore the performance of these students or provide only minimal oversight. As Congress moves forward with reauthorizing ESEA, it must codify the 2008 high school graduation rate…

  13. Striving for Student Success: A Model of Shared Accountability. Education Sector Reports

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    Bathgate, Kelly; Colvin, Richard Lee; Silva, Elena

    2011-01-01

    Instead of putting the entire achievement burden on schools, what would it look like to hold a whole community responsible for long-range student outcomes? This report explores the concept of "shared accountability" in education. The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act ushered in a new era of accountability in American education: for the…

  14. From Accountability to Prevention: Early Warning Systems Put Data to Work for Struggling Students

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    O'Cummings, Mindee; Therriault, Susan Bowles

    2015-01-01

    Educators at all levels care deeply about helping students succeed academically, graduate on time, and emerge from school well prepared for college and careers. Today's emphasis on holding schools accountable for failure--while necessary--is at best a means to an end. Findings from local and statewide accountability systems can help state…

  15. Teaching the Art of Employee Discipline to Educational Leadership Candidates

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    Hewitt, Paul

    2011-01-01

    This activity is designed to be utilized in a School Law class, but is also appropriate for a class in Human Resources. Holding students and staff accountable for their actions is essential to a well run school. School principals are prepared to deal with student accountability and student discipline issues, but rarely are principals ready to deal…

  16. High-Stakes Testing and Student Achievement: Problems for the No Child Left Behind Act. Executive Summary

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    Nichols, Sharon L.; Glass, Gene V.; Berliner, David C.

    2005-01-01

    Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), standardized test scores are the indicator used to hold schools and school districts accountable for student achievement. Each state is responsible for constructing an accountability system, attaching consequences--or stakes--for student performance. The theory of action implied by this…

  17. High-Stakes Testing and Student Achievement: Problems for the No Child Left Behind Act

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    Nichols, Sharon L.; Glass, Gene V.; Berliner, David C.

    2005-01-01

    Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), standardized test scores are the indicator used to hold schools and school districts accountable for student achievement. Each state is responsible for constructing an accountability system, attaching consequences--or stakes--for student performance. The theory of action implied by this…

  18. New Assessments for Improved Accountability. Policy Brief 2011-09

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    Hamilton Project, 2011

    2011-01-01

    Over the past decade, educational reforms have increased efforts to hold teachers and schools accountable for student test scores. Schools without significant progress on test scores have been subject to reductions in funding and even replacement of school leadership. The purpose of these actions is to increase student achievement by raising…

  19. Are Two Better than One? Implications of the Co-Teaching Service Delivery Model on High-Stakes, Standards-Based Assessments for Students with Educational Disabilities

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    Johnson, Karen A.

    2013-01-01

    The enactment of No Child Left Behind (2002) and the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act had a significant impact upon how we hold schools and its students accountable for high stakes testing. In particular, students with educational disabilities who were previously exempted from any performance accountability on…

  20. Mayoral Governance and Student Achievement: How Mayor-Led Districts Are Improving School and Student Performance

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    Wong, Kenneth K.; Shen, Francis X.

    2013-01-01

    Mayoral control and accountability is one of very few major education reforms that aim at governance coherence in this nation's highly fragmented urban school systems. A primary feature of mayoral governance is that it holds the office of the mayor accountable for school performance. As an institutional redesign, mayoral governance integrates…

  1. The Use of MAP as a Predictive Tool for Success on PSSA for English Language Learners

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    Bove, Carol A.

    2012-01-01

    Accountability is not new to the educational arena; however, emphasis on using student achievement data as a means of holding schools accountable is (Betebenner & Linn, 2009). The No Child Left Behind Act requires local schools and districts to measure performance with student achievement data (NCLB, 2002). This requirement becomes…

  2. Accountability and Grade Inflation in a Rural School.

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    Goodwin, Deborah Hayes; Holman, David M.

    In an effort to hold schools accountable, Arkansas added grade inflation into the accountability system. The Arkansas Legislature mandated that the Arkansas Department of Education identify high schools with "statistically significant variance" between students' grade point averages (GPAs) and ACT performances. A grade inflation index…

  3. Measuring What Matters: A Stronger Accountability Model for Teacher Education [Executive Summary

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    Crowe, Edward

    2010-01-01

    Our current system for holding U.S. teacher education programs accountable doesn't guarantee program quality or serve the needs of schools and students. State oversight for teacher preparation programs mostly ignores the impact of graduates on the K-12 students they teach, and it gives little attention to where graduates teach or how long they…

  4. Do You See What I See? The Impact of School Accountability on Parent, Teacher, and Student Perceptions of the School Environment

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    Whitesell, Emilyn Ruble

    2015-01-01

    School accountability systems are a popular approach to improving education outcomes in the United States. These systems intend to "hold schools accountable" by assessing school performance on specific metrics, publishing accountability reports, and some combination of rewarding and sanctioning schools based on performance. Additionally,…

  5. Performance Accountability and the Community College: Using Institutional Performance to Determine Faculty Salaries

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    Smith, Douglas A.; Tran, Henry

    2016-01-01

    Performance accountability systems are increasingly utilized by state legislatures to hold community colleges more accountable for student outcomes and responsible spending through the linking of state funding to specific outputs. Through these actions, it is reasonable expect an emphasis on institutional performance to permeate into a community…

  6. The Accountability Illusion: Minnesota

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    Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2009

    2009-01-01

    The intent of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 is to hold schools accountable for ensuring that all their students achieve mastery in reading and math, with a particular focus on groups that have traditionally been left behind. Under NCLB, states submit accountability plans to the U.S. Department of Education detailing the rules and…

  7. The Accountability Illusion: South Carolina

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    Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2009

    2009-01-01

    The intent of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 is to hold schools accountable for ensuring that all their students achieve mastery in reading and math, with a particular focus on groups that have traditionally been left behind. Under NCLB, states submit accountability plans to the U.S. Department of Education detailing the rules and…

  8. The Accountability Illusion: Idaho

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    Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2009

    2009-01-01

    The intent of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 is to hold schools accountable for ensuring that all their students achieve mastery in reading and math, with a particular focus on groups that have traditionally been left behind. Under NCLB, states submit accountability plans to the U.S. Department of Education detailing the rules and…

  9. The Accountability Illusion: New Hampshire

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    Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2009

    2009-01-01

    The intent of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 is to hold schools accountable for ensuring that all their students achieve mastery in reading and math, with a particular focus on groups that have traditionally been left behind. Under NCLB, states submit accountability plans to the U.S. Department of Education detailing the rules and…

  10. The Accountability Illusion: Wisconsin

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    Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2009

    2009-01-01

    The intent of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 is to hold schools accountable for ensuring that all their students achieve mastery in reading and math, with a particular focus on groups that have traditionally been left behind. Under NCLB, states submit accountability plans to the U.S. Department of Education detailing the rules and…

  11. The Analysis of the Relationship of Variables and the MKAS[superscript 2] Assessment

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    Cawthorn, Jeri C.

    2017-01-01

    Reading proficiency hinges on the early stages of development beginning in kindergarten. By the time a student reaches third grade, the student should be reading to learn fluently and proficiently. Mississippi passed legislation to hold students, teachers, and parents accountable for ensuring that third grade students reached a level of reading…

  12. The Challenges and Triumphs in Addressing Students' Intersectional Identities for Black Culture Centers

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    Harris, Jessica C.; Patton, Lori D.

    2017-01-01

    This study examines how directors of Black culture centers (BCCs) address Black students' intersectional identities. We highlight the challenges that directors of BCCs face as they attempt to preserve a race salient agenda, while accounting for other critical facets of students' social identities. Findings explore how directors hold differing…

  13. Examining the Earnings Trajectories of Community College Students Using a Piecewise Growth Curve Modeling Approach

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    Jaggars, Shanna Smith; Xu, Di

    2016-01-01

    Policymakers have become increasingly concerned with measuring--and holding colleges accountable for--students' labor market outcomes. In this article we introduce a piecewise growth curve approach to analyzing community college students' labor market outcomes, and we discuss how this approach differs from two popular econometric approaches:…

  14. The Relationship between Teacher Absenteeism and Fourth-Grade Student Mathematical Achievement

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    Brouillette, Charles Michael

    2012-01-01

    Within public schools throughout the United States, an emphasis has been placed on improving education for all students. In turn, this has resulted in legislators and policymakers placing an emphasis on assessing student learning and holding the education community accountable. In this study, the researcher examined one variable in the…

  15. The Case for Holding Students Accountable

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    Tyner, Adam; Petrilli, Michael J.

    2018-01-01

    In this article, the authors look at the evidence that external motivation can encourage middle-school and high-school students to work harder and learn more. They then identify a number of state and local policies that could put constructive pressure on students to exert effort in their academics. Such policies include instituting external,…

  16. "Seeing the Whole Elephant": Changing Mindsets and Empowering Stakeholders to Meaningfully Manage Accountability and Improvement

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    Bush-Mecenas, Susan; Marsh, Julie A.; Montes de Oca, David; Hough, Heather

    2018-01-01

    School accountability and improvement policy are on the precipice of a paradigm shift. While the multiple-measure dashboard accountability approach holds great promise for promoting more meaningful learning opportunities for all students, our research indicates that this can come with substantial challenges in practice. We reflect upon the lessons…

  17. Local Control in the Era of Accountability: A Case Study of Wisconsin PreK

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    Graue, M. Elizabeth; Wilinski, Bethany; Nocera, Amato

    2016-01-01

    The opposing principles of local control and increased standardization are a prominent tension in the United States' education system. Since at least the early 1990s, this tension has taken shape around the accountability movement, defined by educational reforms that hold schools, teachers, and students accountable for performance on new…

  18. Assessing Teacher Quality: Understanding Teacher Effects on Instruction and Achievement

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    Kelly, Sean, Ed.

    2011-01-01

    Recent educational reforms have promoted accountability systems which attempt to identify "teacher effects" on student outcomes and hold teachers accountable for producing learning gains. But in the complex world of classrooms, it may be difficult to attribute "success" or "failure" to teachers. In this timely…

  19. Using Reading Quizzes in STEM Classes--The What, Why, and How

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    Hodges, Linda C.; Anderson, Eric C.; Carpenter, Tara S.; Cui, Lili; Gierasch, Tiffany Malinky; Leupen, Sarah; Nanes, Kalman M.; Wagner, Cynthia R.

    2015-01-01

    Many active learning pedagogies depend on students' preparing for class in advance. One common method for holding students accountable for this preparation is the use of reading quizzes. When used thoughtfully, reading quizzes can also actually promote student learning through the testing effect. In this article we describe why and how we use…

  20. Examining the Earnings Trajectories of Community College Students Using a Piecewise Growth Curve Modeling Approach. A CAPSEE Working Paper

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    Jaggars, Shanna Smith; Xu, Di

    2015-01-01

    Policymakers have become increasingly concerned with measuring--and holding colleges accountable for--students' labor market outcomes. In this paper we introduce a piecewise growth curve approach to analyzing community college students' labor market outcomes, and we discuss how this approach differs from Mincerian and fixed-effects approaches. Our…

  1. Teacher and Principal Perceptions of How Principal Transformational and Instructional Leadership Behaviors Relate to Student Achievement

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    Steele, Gayle

    2012-01-01

    Because of public concern over the effectiveness of our schools, a new evaluation system was put in place to hold principals and teachers directly accountable for student academic achievement. Part of this evaluation included student performance on state assessments. The purpose of this qualitative study sought to examine how the transformation…

  2. Early Intervention and Student Achievement

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    Hormes, Mridula T.

    2009-01-01

    The United States Department of Education has been rigorous in holding all states accountable with regard to student achievement. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 clearly laid out federal mandates for all schools to follow. K-12 leaders of public schools are very aware of the fact that results in terms of student achievement need to improve…

  3. Can a Successful ESL Teacher Hold Deficit Beliefs of Her Students' Home Languages and Cultures?

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    Hertzog, Lisa

    2011-01-01

    In this article the author explores the seeming contradictions between the successful teaching practices of an English as a Second Language teacher and the deficit beliefs she expressed toward her students' home languages and cultures. This teacher believed her students were smart and capable, and she held herself accountable for her students…

  4. Learner Washback Variability in Standardized Exit Tests

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    Pan, Yi-Ching

    2014-01-01

    In much of the world, the issue of accountability and measurement of educational outcomes is highly controversial. Exit testing is part of the movement to ascertain what students have learned and hold institutions and teachers to account. However, compared to the large number of teacher washback studies, learner washback research is lacking…

  5. Teaching Integrity

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    Dichtl, John

    2003-01-01

    Articles about academic honesty seem either to begin with an example of egregious deceit in American schools or to claim that dishonesty is worse than ever. However great may be the forces influencing students to lie or cheat, educators, at all levels and in all settings, must push back by holding students accountable and by teaching about…

  6. A Case Study of a Highly Effective, Inclusive Elementary School

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    McLeskey, James; Waldron, Nancy L.; Redd, Lacy

    2014-01-01

    Current federal legislation holds schools accountable for ensuring that all students, including those with disabilities, make adequate yearly progress on academic achievement measures, while also including students with disabilities in general education settings whenever possible. Schools are thus expected to be both excellent and equitable in…

  7. Moral Behavior of Resident Assistants: A Lived Experience

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    Stark, Rachael H.

    2013-01-01

    Resident Assistants (RAs) are traditionally upper-class students who are responsible for enforcing residence-hall policies (Heala, 2006). These undergraduate paraprofessional students are consistently asked to hold their peers accountable for their behavior, yet this task can be a struggle for those RAs who are unable to display consistently moral…

  8. Teachers Working with Families: Natural Enemies or Necessary Allies?

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    Cole, Kirsten

    2013-01-01

    The complex and crucial connection between families and schools is embodied in relationship between individual teachers and their students' families. Research findings demonstrate that high levels of family engagement lead to greater success for students. Such findings drive policy mandates that hold individual teachers accountable for…

  9. Holding Courses Accountable for Competencies Central to the Degree

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    Schneider, Carol Geary

    2013-01-01

    The author of this article questions what has been gained from Berrett's exploration of the connections between competency development and individual required courses. She concludes from this analysis that students' competency development is a responsibility that cuts across many courses and many levels of expected student proficiency. To put it…

  10. Higher Education and Older People: Some Theoretical Considerations, Part II.

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    Covey, Herbert C.

    1983-01-01

    Describes disengagement, activity, lifespan, subcultural, and continuity theories of social gerontology in light of participation in higher education by older students. Argues that continuity theory holds the most promise in accounting for older students. Emphasizes the need to stress the positive roles of old age. (JAC)

  11. An Examination of a State-Level Mathematics Test: What Type of Learning Does the Mathematics Test Actually Measure?

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    Wilkins, Jesse L. M.; Jones, Brett D.

    2009-01-01

    Most U.S. states have developed sophisticated assessment programs to evaluate student achievement and hold schools, teachers, and students accountable for learning important content. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB, 2002) has placed further pressure on educators and administrators to ensure that all students are learning. Yet, some…

  12. Truancy Laws: How Are They Affecting Our Legal Systems, Our Schools, and the Students Involved?

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    Gleich-Bope, Deborah

    2014-01-01

    Truancy laws have an interesting history in America. In the past, truancy laws were rarely enforced and resulted in the student's removal from school rather than troubleshooting the bigger issues that led to their absenteeism. Today, legislators are holding the families of truant students accountable and requiring school districts to keep a close…

  13. Using Flexible Technology to Meet the Needs of Diverse Learners: What Teachers Can Do. Knowledge Brief

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    Wahl, Lisa; Duffield, Julie

    2005-01-01

    With "No Child Left Behind (NCLB)" holding schools accountable for how all students learn, schools and their teachers must ensure that every student has access to the standard curriculum. Publishers, researchers, and other curriculum developers are working to create curricular materials that meet the needs of a diverse student population, but it…

  14. The Influence of Negative Advertising Frames on Political Cynicism and Politician Accountability.

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    Schenck-Hamlin, William J.; Procter, David E.; Rumsey, Deborah J.

    2000-01-01

    Examines the influence of negative political advertising frames on the thoughts and feelings undergraduate students generate in response to campaign advertising. Finds that participants were more likely to generate cynical comments and hold politicians accountable for the country's ills when reading candidate theme advertisements than ad hoc issue…

  15. Making the Grade: A 50-State Analysis of School Accountability Systems.

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    Martin, Carmel; Sargrad, Scott; Batel, Samantha

    2016-01-01

    One of the most enduring and contentious debates in education circles concerns the best way to hold schools and districts accountable for improving outcomes for students and closing achievement gaps. Lawmakers, teachers, district administrators, parents, and other stakeholders--all with strong and differing opinions--have wrestled for decades with…

  16. Schools Feel Pressure of Efforts to Increase Fiscal Accountability

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    Hoff, David J.

    2005-01-01

    With systems of accountability for student achievement now widely in place, state policymakers and others are applying the principle on another front by trying to hold schools more responsible for how they spend their money. Auditors in some states regularly calculate the percentages that districts spend on classroom resources compared with…

  17. The Accountability Illusion

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    Cronin, John; Dahlin, Michael; Xiang, Yun; McCahon, Donna

    2009-01-01

    The intent of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 is to hold schools accountable for ensuring that all their students achieve mastery in reading and math, with a particular focus on groups that have traditionally been left behind. Under NCLB, states have leeway to: (1) Craft their own academic standards, select their own tests, and define…

  18. An Examination of the Impact That Selected School Characteristics Have on the Academic Achievement of Students Attending High Schools in South Carolina

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    McCord, Gregory A.

    2014-01-01

    The impact of school locale, size and poverty levels (SES) on student achievement has been of great interest in school research for more than the last five decades. The increasing public demand to hold schools accountable for their effects on student outcomes lends urgency to the task of exploring variables related to student achievement that are…

  19. Scientifically supported mental health intervention in schools: meeting accountability demands with an online resource.

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    Powers, Joelle D

    2012-01-01

    Legislation has been passed that holds schools increasingly accountable for the proficiency of all students, including those with mental health problems. A critical obstacle impeding the ability of schools to effectively support students is the lack of access to quick, pre-screened, and organized information about scientifically-supported interventions that effectively address youth mental health problems. A new mental health best practices database was developed and made available online that provides access to free and user-friendly information about evidence-based interventions for use in schools. School staff will be better able to meet accountability demands of legislation and to effectively respond to student mental health problems.

  20. The Personal Anthology: A Stimulus for Exploratory Reading.

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    Sullivan, Anne McCrary

    1988-01-01

    Explains the use of the personal anthology to stimulate wide reading and hold students accountable for what they read. Identifies strategies for and results of using the personal anthology in English instruction. (MS)

  1. Growth Models and Teacher Evaluation: What Teachers Need to Know and Do

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    Katz, Daniel S.

    2016-01-01

    Including growth models based on student test scores in teacher evaluations effectively holds teachers individually accountable for students improving their test scores. While an attractive policy for state administrators and advocates of education reform, value-added measures have been fraught with problems, and their use in teacher evaluation is…

  2. Interdisciplinary Teaching in Elementary Schools: Educating English Language Learner (ELL) Students with Multidimensional Practices

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    Rodriguez-Valls, Fernando

    2012-01-01

    School accountability has funnelled educational practices into a path where teaching practices are heavily centred in Language Arts instruction. Focusing learning almost exclusively in the aforesaid area develops a one-dimensional process that could hold back certain students from a well-balanced education. This article presents a model of…

  3. Factors Influencing Improved Student Achievement in Virginia

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    Linehan, Patrick D.

    2012-01-01

    At the beginning of the last decade, Congress passed and President George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2002. Key provisions of this act focused on holding schools accountable to ensure that all students met state established standards. In Virginia, the state Standards of Learning (SOL) assessments form the basis of…

  4. Principals' Perceptions of the Influence of Central Office

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    Russell, Barbara A.

    2013-01-01

    In response to the No Child Left Behind legislation (NCLB, 2001), there has been a dramatic shift in schools toward improving student outcomes in the areas of reading and math. NCLB mandates that states establish specified levels of achievement for all students in these content areas and holds them accountable yearly via state assessments…

  5. A Better Blend: A Vision for Boosting Student Outcomes with Digital Learning

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    Public Impact, 2013

    2013-01-01

    Blended learning that combines digital instruction with live, accountable teachers holds unique promise to improve student outcomes dramatically. Schools will not realize this promise at large scale with technology improvements alone, though, or with technology and today's typical teaching roles. This brief explains how schools can use blended…

  6. Testing Capitalism: Perpetuating Privilege behind the Masks of Merit and Objectivity

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    Thomas, P. L.

    2013-01-01

    The accountability paradigm for reforming public schools began in the U.S. as a state-based initiative grounded in establishing state standards for core content and developing high-stakes tests and schedules to hold schools, teachers, and students accountable (Hout and Elliott, 2011). This essay examines the test-based patterns of that paradigm…

  7. Public Accountability & Private-School Choice: A Policy Toolkit from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. Revised

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    Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2014

    2014-01-01

    As voucher and tax-credit scholarship programs have expanded in recent years, another promising development has been the incorporation, into more such programs, of provisions that hold participating private schools to account for their students' performance. The newest and largest voucher programs, such as those in Louisiana and Indiana, have gone…

  8. Data and Learning That Affords Program Improvement: A Response to the U.S. Accountability Movement in Teacher Education

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    Sloan, Tine Falk

    2015-01-01

    The current U.S. education agenda places unprecedented attention on improving the quality of its roughly fifteen hundred teacher preparation programs. The effort places considerable weight on measuring program effectiveness and includes a push to hold programs accountable for their graduates' effects on student performance. Concerns regarding the…

  9. Evaluating Principal-Preparation Programs Based on Placement Rates: Problems and Prospects for Policymakers

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    Fuller, Edward J.; Hollingworth, Liz

    2016-01-01

    Recent calls to hold preparation programs accountable for outcomes have led states to develop and adopt preparation program accountability systems. A primary feature of these systems is a focus on outcomes such as placement rates, retention rates, and graduates' effectiveness in improving K-12 student achievement. Yet, little research has examined…

  10. Creating Measurement and Accountability Systems for 21st Century Schools: A Guide for State Policymakers

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    Osborne, David

    2016-01-01

    Since Congress has passed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) states are revamping their federally required systems to measure school quality and hold schools accountable for performance. However, most are doing so using outdated assumptions, holdovers from the Industrial Era, when cookie-cutter public schools followed orders from central…

  11. Professional Learning Communities Focusing on Results and Data-Use to Improve Student Learning: The Right Implementation Matters

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    Muñoz, Marco A.; Branham, Karen E.

    2016-01-01

    Professional Learning Communities are an important means toward the goal of improving schools so that students can learn at high levels. Professional Learning Communities, when well-implemented, have a laser-focus on learning, work collaboratively, and hold themselves accountable for results. In this article, the central concept of…

  12. A Survey of School Psychologists' Application of the Problem-Solving Model to Counseling Services

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    Cole, Rebecca

    2012-01-01

    Given the current focus on student outcomes, use of the problem-solving model to plan interventions is one method by which school psychologists can hold themselves accountable for implementing counseling interventions that have a positive impact on student behavioral outcomes and mental health. This study surveyed school psychologists about their…

  13. Testing, Teaching and Learning: Chairmen's Report of a Conference on Research on Testing (August 17-26, 1978).

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    Tyler, Ralph W.; White, Sheldon H.

    Four broad issues of educational tests use are presented with their major criticisms: tests meant to hold educators and school systems accountable have limited value, and when used to make decisions concerning individual students tests do not fully reflect the cultural backgrounds of minority students. Testing to evaluate educational innovations…

  14. Global reproduction and transformation of science education

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    Tobin, Kenneth

    2011-03-01

    Neoliberalism has spread globally and operates hegemonically in many fields, including science education. I use historical auto/ethnography to examine global referents that have mediated the production of contemporary science education to explore how the roles of teachers and learners are related to macrostructures such as neoliberalism and derivative sensibilities, including standards, competition, and accountability systems, that mediate enacted curricula. I investigate these referents in relation to science education in two geographically and temporally discrete contexts Western Australia in the 1960s and 1970s and more recently in an inner city high school in the US. In so doing I problematize some of the taken for granted aspects of science education, including holding teachers responsible for establishing and maintaining control over students, emphasizing competition between individuals and between collectives such as schools, school districts and countries, and holding teachers and school leaders accountable for student achievement.

  15. A Changing Program in Greenville

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    Black, J. T.

    1977-01-01

    The vocational agriculture program at Greenville (South Carolina) High School centers around ornamental horticulture and jobs related to horticulture. Activities in the Future Farmers of America chapter program of work in ornamental horticulture account for the department's success in holding students. (MF)

  16. Using Mathematics-Curriculum Based Measures to Predict Outcomes on the Mathematics Portion of the Mississippi Curriculum Test, Second Edition

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    Hogan-Samuel, Eutrophia Lenora

    2012-01-01

    The nation is challenged with improving the mathematics achievement of its students. No Child Left Behind holds schools, districts, and states accountable for improving student achievement. Because high stakes tests are given at the end of the school year, schools are presented with the challenging task of developing or purchasing reliable…

  17. Alumni Profiles.

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    Nitschke, Jonathan R; Quattropani, Anna; Corminboeuf, Clémence; Velonia, Kelly; Wilkinsoe, Kevin J; Kubel, Frank

    2009-12-01

    Former PhD students, post-docs and junior researchers of the Section de chimie et biochimie now holding positions at different universities and private companies remember the time they spent in Geneva and give an account of how this has set off and influenced their careers.

  18. Curriculum Connection: Create a Classroom Community.

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    Donlan, Leni

    1991-01-01

    One elementary teacher runs her classroom as a technology-based token economy. Students hold classroom jobs and use software to track money earned, manage checking accounts, and disburse classroom cash. The strategy boosts math and technology skills. A list of software programs is included. (SM)

  19. Improving College-Going Trends for First Generation Latino Students: The Importance of Habitus, School Culture and Culturally Responsive Counseling

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    Marchesi, Patricia A.

    2017-01-01

    Throughout history, the United States has symbolized a place of opportunity, viewed as a place where achieving a better life is possible. This viewpoint still holds true for Latino immigrants, who currently account for more than half of the country's population growth since 2000. Latino families and students specifically see higher education as a…

  20. The Effects of Green Cards on the Wages and Innovations of New PhDs

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    Lan, Xiaohuan

    2013-01-01

    Visa policies in the United States restrict job opportunities and job mobility for U.S.-trained PhDs who hold a temporary visa, a group that accounts for 40 percent of newly graduated PhDs in science and engineering. The Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 (CSPA) allowed Chinese students to be eligible for permanent residence in the United…

  1. What If the Consumer Holds Us Accountable?

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    Zarakov, Selma

    With traditional enrollments declining, unless community colleges adapt to an increasing nontraditional population they may find themselves out of business. The 1977-1982 California Community College Five Year Plan indicates that nontraditional students, now the majority of community college enrollments, are often physically, economically,…

  2. In the Dark

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    Horn, Lori

    2004-01-01

    Teachers must deal with lights that turn off on their own, toilet paper rationing and hot water shortages in the bathrooms, and not enough books for their classes. In this article, the author argues that asking teachers to work in these conditions while holding them accountable for dramatic improvements in student performance threatens to drive…

  3. Helping Teachers Embrace Standards

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    Cardillo, Darlene S.

    2005-01-01

    This article details how the author, the director of educational technology for the schools in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, New York, adapted the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS.S) and created assessment tools for her teachers. It describes the system that was devised to hold teachers accountable for…

  4. Negligence: What You Need To Know To Avoid Liability.

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    Russo, Charles J.; Fericks, Donald J.

    1996-01-01

    To help educators understand their legal responsibilities when supervising students, this article reviews the elements of negligence (duty, breach, injury, and causation) an injured party must prove to hold an educator or school system legally accountable. The article also reviews basic defenses to negligence: immunity, comparative/contributory…

  5. The Rise of Networks: How Decentralized Management Is Improving Schools

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    Kelleher, Maureen

    2014-01-01

    School districts across the country are shifting away from their traditional management paradigm--a central office that directs its schools through uniform mandates and policies--toward a new vision where district leaders support autonomous schools while holding them accountable for student performance. The advent of new governance mechanisms…

  6. "Restorative Practices" Offer Alternatives to Suspension

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    Shah, Nirvi

    2012-01-01

    At City Springs and many other schools across the country, restorative practices are about holding students accountable and getting them to right a wrong. The approach is getting more notice than ever as criticism grows of zero-tolerance disciplinary policies that often require out-of-school suspension and expulsion. Educators are turning to…

  7. The Effects of Integrated Transformational Leadership on Achievement

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    Boberg, John Eric; Bourgeois, Steven J.

    2016-01-01

    Purpose: Greater understanding about how variables mediate the relationship between leadership and achievement is essential to the success of reform efforts that hold leaders accountable for student learning. The purpose of this paper is to test a model of integrated transformational leadership including three important school mediators.…

  8. Principals and the Politics of Resistance to Change

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    Starr, Karen

    2011-01-01

    Governments hold principals accountable for leading and managing significant change for school improvement, primarily demonstrated through enhanced student test results. Research evidence suggests, however, that schools are slow to change, that many individuals are resistant to major change and that school reforms are often cursory or short lived.…

  9. Testing, Time Limits, and English Learners: Does Age of School Entry Affect How Quickly Students Can Learn English? IESP Working Paper #08-04

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    Conger, Dylan

    2008-01-01

    The No Child Left Behind Act requires schools to begin testing new English Learners (EL) in English language arts within three years after they enter school and holds schools accountable for their performance on these exams. Yet very little empirical work has examined exactly how long it takes EL students to become proficient in English and how…

  10. U.S. Army Officer Graduate Education: New Methodology for Establishing Requirements and Utilizing Assets

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1986-12-01

    grade, discipline (or since 1983, a discipline from a set which supports the required specialty) and degree level (master’s or doctorate ) who is...Education Goals Proponents should set master’s and doctoral goals by specialty and grade (captain through colonel, OPMD managed officers). Army...and doctorate levels. Transit, Holding and Student (THS) Account--The account that contains all Army personnel not actually occupying a position in the

  11. English-Medium Instruction and Self-Governance in Higher Education: The Journey of a Vietnamese University through the Institutional Autonomy Regime

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    Nguyen, Huong Thu; Hamid, M. Obaidul; Moni, Karen

    2016-01-01

    As neoliberal ideals of deregulation, accountability, quality and financial autonomy take hold of education worldwide, higher education institutions (HEIs) in developing economies are adopting strategies to improve educational quality; attract local and international students; enhance institutional ranking and global competitiveness; and, more…

  12. 77 FR 32084 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy...

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    2012-05-31

    ... educational agencies (SEAs) to request flexibility pursuant to the authority in section 9401 of ESEA, which... purpose of Title I of ESEA, including meeting the educational needs of low-achieving students, closing achievement gaps, and holding schools, local educational agencies, and SEAs accountable for improving the...

  13. Bush's Legacy in Higher Education: A Matter of Debate

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    Basken, Paul; Field, Kelly; Hebel, Sara

    2008-01-01

    President Bush is leaving the White House with a mixed record on higher education. His administration catapulted conversations about holding colleges more accountable for their performance into the national spotlight, and it pressed for some increases in federal spending on student aid and research. At the same time, Mr. Bush faced criticism from…

  14. The Political Dynamics of Mayoral Engagement in Public Education

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    Wong, Kenneth K.

    2006-01-01

    Like many urban reform strategies, mayoral leadership in education has both proponents and skeptics. On the one hand, proponents argue that mayor-led initiatives have the potential to transform low-performing schools and to hold schools and students accountable to systemwide standards. On the other hand, skeptics see mayoral involvement as…

  15. Peer Evaluation of Team Member Effectiveness as a Formative Educational Intervention

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    Mentzer, Nathan; Laux, Dawn; Zissimopoulos, Angelika; Richards, K. Andrew R.

    2017-01-01

    Peer evaluation of team member effectiveness is often used to complement cooperative learning in the classroom by holding students accountable for their team contributions. Drawing on the tenants of self-determination theory, this study investigated the impact of formative peer evaluation in university level team-based design projects. The…

  16. National Curriculum for Physical Education in the United States

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    Oh, Junghwan; Graber, Kim C.

    2017-01-01

    Since the publication of "A Nation at Risk," some scholars have argued that a national curriculum and national testing are necessary to hold school personnel accountable for student achievement and, ultimately, to raise educational standards. The idea of developing a nationwide curriculum has been widely debated in the United States,…

  17. State Standards and Digital Primary Sources: A Divergence

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    Friedman, Adam

    2006-01-01

    The past decade has witnessed a proliferation of state standards and their associated tests in public schools in order to hold schools, teachers, and students accountable for learning outcomes and achievement. In this qualitative study of eight world history and world geography teachers, the degree to which the Virginia Standards of Learning…

  18. Portrait of a Teacher-Led School

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    Nazareno, Lori

    2013-01-01

    Imagine a school with no principal and with a leadership structure that holds teachers accountable for the learning of all students. About 50 such teacher-led schools currently operate across the United States, and this article tells the story of one of them. The Mathematics and Science Leadership Academy (MSLA) in Denver, Colorado, serves about…

  19. Establishing a Strong Foundation for School Improvement. Policy Brief

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    Jerald, Craig

    2005-01-01

    In 2002, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act instituted fundamental changes in federal education policy, and states were required to hold schools accountable not simply for making some progress but rather for making sufficient progress in enabling student proficiency on state assessments by 2014. The achievement gaps long plaguing American…

  20. Exploring the Reliability and Validity of Pilot Teacher Ratings in a Large California School District

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    Makkonen, Reino

    2013-01-01

    Many states and school districts have recently instituted revamped teacher evaluation policies in response to incentives from the federal government as well as a changing political climate favoring holding teachers accountable for the performance of their students. Many of these overhauls have mandated the incorporation of multiple performance…

  1. Better Cash Management Can Reduce the Cost of the National Direct Student Loan Program. Report to the Congress by the Comptroller General of the United States.

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    Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC.

    The Office of Education has allowed schools participating in the National Direct Student Loan Program to hold more than an annual average of $63 million in federal funds in excess of their 30-day needs. The General Accounting Office estimates that if the Treasury had this money it could save the government interest costs of as much as $4 million,…

  2. Measuring What Matters: A Stronger Accountability Model for Teacher Education

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    Crowe, Edward

    2010-01-01

    State oversight for teacher preparation programs mostly ignores the impact of graduates on the K-12 students they teach, and it gives little attention to where graduates teach or how long they remain in the profession. There is no evidence that current state policies hold programs to high standards in order to produce teachers who can help…

  3. Practical Guide to Designing Comprehensive Principal Evaluation Systems: A Tool to Assist in the Development of Principal Evaluation Systems. Revised Edition

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    Clifford, Matthew; Hansen, Ulcca Joshni; Wraight, Sara

    2014-01-01

    Across the country, states and districts are designing principal evaluation systems as a means of improving leadership, learning, and school performance. Principal evaluation systems hold potential for supporting leaders' learning and sense of accountability for instructional excellence and student performance. Principal evaluation also is an…

  4. Young Lives on Hold: The College Dreams of Undocumented Students

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    Gonzales, Roberto G.

    2009-01-01

    The current political debate over undocumented immigrants in the United States has largely ignored the plight of undocumented children. Yet children account for 1.8 million, or 15 percent, of the undocumented immigrants now living in this country. Although not born in the United States, these children have, for the most part, grown up in the…

  5. Legislation and Equality in Basic Education for All in China

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    Law, Wing-Wah; Pan, Su-Yan

    2009-01-01

    In China, legislation exists which requires compulsory schooling for all students of school age. This article examines the functions of and the constraints on using law to institutionalize equality in basic education. It argues that, in China, law is a last resort, holding governments of various levels accountable. Law can be a device of social…

  6. What NAEP Once Was, and What NAEP Could Once Again Be

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    Jacobsen, Rebecca; Rothstein, Richard

    2014-01-01

    In this commentary the authors open with the assertion that contemporary education policy, whatever else it may or may not have accomplished, has narrowed the school curriculum by holding schools accountable primarily for their student scores in math and reading. They pursue this argument by pointing out that in surveys, the American public,…

  7. Don't Hold Back? the Effect of Grade Retention on Student Achievement

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    Diris, Ron

    2017-01-01

    This study analyzes the effect of age-based retention on school achievement at different stages of education. I estimate an instrumental variable model, using the predicted probability of retention given month of birth as an instrument, while simultaneously accounting for the effect of month of birth on maturity at the time of testing. The…

  8. How We Define Success: Holding Values in an Era of High Stakes Accountability

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    Gasoi, Emily

    2009-01-01

    In the current climate of high stakes testing and tough love rhetoric, many educational stakeholders have become increasingly reliant on standardized test scores to determine whether or not individual students, teachers, and schools--and even entire districts and states--are successful. In contrast to the black and white picture that test-driven…

  9. Waiver Hopefuls Put through Paces by Review Process

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    McNeil, Michele

    2012-01-01

    Before awarding waivers from core tenets of the No Child Left Behind Act to 11 states, the U.S. Department of Education ordered changes to address a significant weakness in most states' proposals: how they would hold schools accountable for groups of students deemed academically at risk, particularly those in special education or learning English.…

  10. Formative Assessment in the Classroom: Getting It Right

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    Doffermyre, Janet Jackson

    2016-01-01

    Formative assessment, assessment for learning, involves checking in with students during the learning process to see if they understand concept or standard, before holding them accountable for mastery and moving on to the next concept or standard. This process can be used in the classroom during the lesson or across a subject area as teachers of…

  11. Estimating Returns to College Attainment: Comparing Survey and State Administrative Data Based Estimates. A CAPSEE Working Paper

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    Scott-Clayton, Judith; Wen, Qiao

    2017-01-01

    The increasing availability of massive administrative datasets linking postsecondary enrollees with post-college earnings records has stimulated a wealth of new research on the returns to college, and has accelerated state and federal efforts to hold institutions accountable for students' labor market outcomes. Many of these new research and…

  12. Artificial Intelligence: Is the Future Now for A.I.?

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    Ramaswami, Rama

    2009-01-01

    In education, artificial intelligence (AI) has not made much headway. In the one area where it would seem poised to lend the most benefit--assessment--the reliance on standardized tests, intensified by the demands of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, which holds schools accountable for whether students pass statewide exams, precludes its use.…

  13. A Practical Guide to Designing Comprehensive Principal Evaluation Systems: A Tool to Assist in the Development of Principal Evaluation Systems

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    Clifford, Matthew; Hansen, Ulcca Joshni; Wraight, Sara

    2012-01-01

    Across the country, states and districts are designing principal evaluation systems as a means of improving leadership, learning, and school performance. Principal evaluation systems hold potential for supporting leaders' learning and sense of accountability for instructional excellence and student performance. Principal evaluation is also an…

  14. Sexual Harassment and Bullying: A Guide to Keeping Kids Safe and Holding Schools Accountable

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    Strauss, Susan

    2011-01-01

    Bullying in schools is often discussed, but sexual harassment in schools, and how it differs from bullying is often overlooked. In fact, though, sexual harassment (committed both by fellow students and school personnel) is more common and yet more easily and quickly dismissed by those involved, though its consequences for the victim can be…

  15. How Should Colleges Assess and Improve Student Learning? Employers' Views on the Accountability Challenge

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    Association of American Colleges and Universities (NJ1), 2008

    2008-01-01

    From November 8 to December 12, 2007, Peter D. Hart Research Associates, Inc., on behalf of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, interviewed 301 employers whose companies have at least 25 employees and report that 25% or more of their new hires hold at least a bachelor's degree from a four-year college. Employers are satisfied…

  16. Leadership of Schools as Research-Led Organisations in the English Educational Environment: Cultivating a Research-Engaged School Culture

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    Godfrey, David

    2016-01-01

    This article examines the conditions for the growth and expansion of research-engaged schools in England. The current policy climate is seeing a rapid growth of autonomous schools coupled with the continuing tendency to hold schools to account for overall student educational attainment indicators. Within this context, the article begins by…

  17. Co-Teaching vs. Solo Teaching: Comparative Effects on Fifth Graders' Math Achievement

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    Witcher, Melissa; Feng, Jay

    2010-01-01

    Current educational reform in K-12 schools in this nation is much driven by the No Child Left Behind Act. One central goal of NCLB is to "bring all students (including special education children) up to grade level in reading and math, to close the achievement gap and to hold schools accountable for results"(ed.gov). Varied innovative…

  18. Preparing World-Class Teachers: Essential Reforms of Teacher Preparation and Credentialing in California

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    Freedberg, Louis; Rice, Stephanie

    2014-01-01

    Despite the fundamentally important role of teachers in our public school system, how they are prepared is receiving far less attention than other current reforms, such as the Common Core State Standards, the Local Control Funding Formula, and new ways to assess and hold schools accountable for student performance. It has been more than 15 years…

  19. Effects of a senior practicum course on nursing students' confidence in speaking up for patient safety.

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    Kent, Lauren; Anderson, Gabrielle; Ciocca, Rebecca; Shanks, Linda; Enlow, Michele

    2015-03-01

    As patient advocates, nurses are responsible for speaking up against unsafe practices. Nursing students must develop the confidence to speak up for patient safety so that they can hold themselves, as well as their peers and coworkers, accountable for patients' well-being. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a senior practicum course on confidence for speaking up for patient safety in nursing students. Confidence in speaking up for patient safety was measured with the Health Professional Education in Patient Safety Survey. The study showed a significant increase in nursing students' confidence after the senior practicum course, but there was no significant change in students' confidence in questioning someone of authority. Copyright 2015, SLACK Incorporated.

  20. The Biennial Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Title III State Formula Grant Program: School Years 2004-06

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    Office of English Language Acquisition, US Department of Education, 2008

    2008-01-01

    The biennial report to Congress on the implementation of the Title III state formula grant program provides a snapshot of the status of the U.S. Department of Education's efforts to hold states accountable for ensuring that all limited English proficient (LEP) students attain English language proficiency (ELP) and are achieving in the content…

  1. Guaranteed Student Loans: Profits of Secondary Market Lenders Vary Widely. United States General Accounting Office Briefing Report to Congressional Requesters.

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    General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources.

    This report was prepared to determine lenders' rates of return or profitability on Stafford loans in their portfolios, reasons for varying levels of profitability among institutions that hold such loans, and the effect of 1986 subsidy reductions on these lenders' profitability. The study focused on the activities of lenders that purchase Stafford…

  2. Estimating Returns to College Attainment: Comparing Survey and State Administrative Data Based Estimates. Appendices A, B, C, D, and E. A CAPSEE Working Paper

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    Scott-Clayton, Judith; Wen, Qiao

    2017-01-01

    The increasing availability of massive administrative datasets linking postsecondary enrollees with post-college earnings records has stimulated a wealth of new research on the returns to college, and has accelerated state and federal efforts to hold institutions accountable for students' labor market outcomes. Many of these new research and…

  3. Commonly Unrecognized Error Variance in Statewide Assessment Programs: Sources of Error Variance and What Can Be Done to Reduce Them

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    Brockmann, Frank

    2011-01-01

    State testing programs today are more extensive than ever, and their results are required to serve more purposes and high-stakes decisions than one might have imagined. Assessment results are used to hold schools, districts, and states accountable for student performance and to help guide a multitude of important decisions. This report describes…

  4. Peer Victimization among Classmates-Associations with Students' Internalizing Problems, Self-Esteem, and Life Satisfaction.

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    Låftman, Sara B; Modin, Bitte

    2017-10-13

    Bullying is a major problem in schools and a large number of studies have demonstrated that victims have a high excess risk of poor mental health. It may however also affect those who are not directly victimized by peers. The present study investigates whether peer victimization among classmates is linked to internalizing problems, self-esteem, and life satisfaction at the individual level, when the student's own victimization has been taken into account. The data were derived from the first wave of the Swedish part of Youth in Europe Study (YES!), including information on 4319 students in grade 8 (14-15 years of age) distributed across 242 classes. Results from multilevel analyses show a significant association between classes with a high proportion of students being victimized and higher levels of internalizing problems, lower self-esteem, and lower life satisfaction at the student level. This association holds when the student's own victimization has been taken into account. This suggests that peer victimization negatively affects those who are directly exposed, as well as their classmates. We conclude that efficient methods and interventions to reduce bullying in school are likely to benefit not only those who are victimized, but all students.

  5. 31 CFR 510.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... accounts; investment and reinvestment. 510.203 Section 510.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations... NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 510.203 Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts... deposits, or liquidated financial obligations, subject to § 510.201 shall hold or place such funds in a...

  6. 31 CFR 510.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

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    2013-07-01

    ... accounts; investment and reinvestment. 510.203 Section 510.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations... NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 510.203 Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts... deposits, or liquidated financial obligations, subject to § 510.201 shall hold or place such funds in a...

  7. 31 CFR 510.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

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    2014-07-01

    ... accounts; investment and reinvestment. 510.203 Section 510.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations... NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 510.203 Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts... deposits, or liquidated financial obligations, subject to § 510.201 shall hold or place such funds in a...

  8. 31 CFR 570.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

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    2011-07-01

    ... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 570.203 Section 570.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations... LIBYAN SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 570.203 Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts...

  9. 31 CFR 548.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

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  10. 31 CFR 541.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

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    2011-07-01

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  11. 31 CFR 551.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

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    2011-07-01

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  12. 31 CFR 546.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

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  13. 31 CFR 549.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

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    2011-07-01

    ... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 549.203 Section 549.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations... LEBANON SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 549.203 Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts...

  14. Status and Subscribing: A Response to Schwitzgebel

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    Hewson, Peter W.; Lemberger, John

    Schwitzgebel (1999) has proposed an account of theories that can be used in deciding whether children's cognitive development is like theory change in science. In this article we outline an account of conceptual learning in terms of the conceptions that people hold, the status they award to their conceptions, and the conceptual ecology containing the criteria they use in determining status. A comparison of our account with Schwitzgebel's shows an equivalence between Schwitzgebel's subscribing and one component of status (fruitfulness), but no counterpart to another (plausibility). In addition, Schwitzgebel's account predicts that people possess an explanation-seeking curiosity that is associated with patterns of arousal and affect when anomalous phenomena are encountered. We present the results of empirical work that demonstrates that students do exhibit strong affective reactions to awareness of experimental anomalies and their resolution.

  15. Mathematics beliefs and achievement of a national sample of Native American students: results from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003 United States assessment.

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    House, J Daniel

    2009-04-01

    Recent mathematics assessment findings indicate that Native American students tend to score below students of the ethnic majority. Findings suggest that students' beliefs about mathematics are significantly related to achievement outcomes. This study examined relations between self-beliefs and mathematics achievement for a national sample of 130 Grade 8 Native American students from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003 United States sample of (M age = 14.2 yr., SD = 0.5). Multiple regression indicated several significant relations of mathematics beliefs with achievement and accounted for 26.7% of the variance in test scores. Students who earned high test scores tended to hold more positive beliefs about their ability to learn mathematics quickly, while students who earned low scores expressed negative beliefs about their ability to learn new mathematics topics.

  16. Racial and Ethnic Variation in the Relationship Between Student Loan Debt and the Transition to First Birth.

    PubMed

    Min, Stella; Taylor, Miles G

    2018-02-01

    The present study employs discrete-time hazard regression models to investigate the relationship between student loan debt and the probability of transitioning to either marital or nonmarital first childbirth using the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY97). Accounting for nonrandom selection into student loans using propensity scores, our study reveals that the effect of student loan debt on the transition to motherhood differs among white, black, and Hispanic women. Hispanic women holding student loans experience significant declines in the probability of transitioning to both marital and nonmarital motherhood, whereas black women with student loans are significantly more likely to transition to any first childbirth. Indebted white women experience only a decrease in the probability of a marital first birth. The results from this study suggest that student loans will likely play a key role in shaping future demographic patterns and behaviors.

  17. Academic Entitlement in Pharmacy Education

    PubMed Central

    Romanelli, Frank; Smith, Kelly M.

    2012-01-01

    The constructs of academic entitlement and student consumerism refer to students’ attitudes toward education as a commodity and the underlying belief that as consumers, they should be catered to and given the opportunity to participate in the education process according to their preferences. Most discussions regarding these attitudes are anecdotal, but the pervasiveness of these accounts and the troubling effects that ensue warrant attention. Grade inflation, student incivility, altered classroom practices, and decreased faculty morale are all potential aftereffects of teaching students who hold academic entitlement beliefs. Numerous factors are posited as attributing to academic entitlement including personal issues, societal pressures, and broad academic practices. This paper discusses these factors and offers faculty members and administrators recommendations regarding practices that may curb or alleviate issues associated with academically entitled students. PMID:23275654

  18. Challenged Schools, Remarkable Results: Three Lessons from California's Highest Achieving High Schools. A Report on Findings from Year Two of the California Best Practices Study Conducted by Springboard Schools

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Oberman, Ida

    2005-01-01

    In the year 1998, California began a massive experiment that focused on testing students and holding teachers and administrators accountable for results. The goal: dramatic, system-wide improvement. Schools' performance began to be measured using California's Academic Performance Index (API). In 2001, with passage of No Child Left Behind (NCLB),…

  19. Student perceptions of the nature of science and attitudes towards science education in an experiential science program

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Jelinek, David John

    1997-11-01

    This study investigates student perceptions of the nature of science and student attitudes toward science education, then employs experiential teaching strategies to determine what role, if any, these play in enhancing those perceptions and attitudes. The literature review identifies three shortcomings that justify the need for such research, concluding that a study to help broaden knowledge regarding interactive effects of attitudes, perceptions, and experiential learning could add significantly to the literature base. This is an explorative case study of 20 high school students participating in an Upward Bound summer program at the University of California in Santa Barbara. A six-week course drawing upon experiential learning theory was devised and delivered to the students, then various qualitative data collection materials were administered. The objective was to investigate pre-, during-, and post-instruction perspectives of students, thus identifying core factors concerning attitudes and perceptions. Constant comparative analysis was used to investigate the multiple sources of data, resulting in: (a) a collection of emic perspectives that distinguish between pre- and post-perceptions of the nature of science and of attitudes towards science education; (b) three themes of enhanced students' images of science and scientists; (c) two themes suggesting sociological perspectives that help broaden student perceptions; and (d) interest and boredom as key motivational considerations. A model of nature of science enhancement is proposed, proceeding through four stages of: (a) engagement in meaningful, first-hand activities; (b) student accountability for active participation and reflectiveness; (c) emphasis of high importance and high interest values; and (d) in-depth, multiple encounters with the phenomena and processes. Finally, implications of catching and holding interest are discussed. It was found that various experiential strategies proved successful in catching student interest but the findings were ambiguous as to whether the effects would hold long term. However, comparisons with findings from previous studies strongly suggest that two major conditions strengthen the likelihood of holding interest: meaningfulness and imagination. These conditions and other practical implications are considered in light of the experiential context and data collected from this study.

  20. 31 CFR 363.12 - Who may purchase and hold book-entry securities in TreasuryDirect ®?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Who may purchase and hold book-entry... TreasuryDirect § 363.12 Who may purchase and hold book-entry securities in TreasuryDirect ®? (a) A TreasuryDirect account owner may purchase and hold securities through his or her account. (b) We do not permit a...

  1. Bringing authentic service learning to the classroom: benefits and lessons learned

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Chamberlain, Leslie C.

    2016-06-01

    Project-based learning, which has gained significant attention within K-12 education, provides rich hands-on experiences for students. Bringing an element of service to the projects allow students to engage in a local or global community, providing an abundance of benefits to the students’ learning. For example, service projects build confidence, increase motivation, and exercise problem-solving and communication skills in addition to developing a deep understanding of content. I will present lessons I have learned through four years of providing service learning opportunities in my classroom. I share ideas for astronomy projects, tips for connecting and listening to a community, and helpful guidelines to hold students accountable in order to ensure a productive and educational project.

  2. Privacy, Trainee Rights, and Accountability in Radiology Education.

    PubMed

    Pfeifer, Cory M

    2017-06-01

    Academic radiologists commonly hold multiple simultaneous roles within the landscape of physician training. This paper analyzes theoretical scenarios describing relationships between medical students, residents, and physician educators in radiology. The scenarios presented involve medical student supervision, radiology resident recruitment, and resident termination with respect to relevant ethical, regulatory, and legal considerations. Legal precedents and the medical social contract are addressed. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act defines a framework for the privacy practices of medical schools, but it does not confer individual rights. Resident physicians rarely win wrongful termination lawsuits. Physician educators are ethically bound to act in the best interest of society. Courts have ruled that medicine is intended to be a self-regulatory profession. Such a power requires that physicians remain accountable to the public while providing a fair learning environment for medical trainees. Copyright © 2017 The Association of University Radiologists. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  3. 31 CFR 598.206 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... accounts; investment and reinvestment. 598.206 Section 598.206 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations... FOREIGN NARCOTICS KINGPIN SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 598.206 Holding of funds in interest..., such as currency, bank deposits, or liquidated financial obligations, subject to § 598.202 shall hold...

  4. 31 CFR 598.206 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... accounts; investment and reinvestment. 598.206 Section 598.206 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations... FOREIGN NARCOTICS KINGPIN SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 598.206 Holding of funds in interest..., such as currency, bank deposits, or liquidated financial obligations, subject to § 598.202 shall hold...

  5. 31 CFR 598.206 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... accounts; investment and reinvestment. 598.206 Section 598.206 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations... FOREIGN NARCOTICS KINGPIN SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 598.206 Holding of funds in interest..., such as currency, bank deposits, or liquidated financial obligations, subject to § 598.202 shall hold...

  6. 31 CFR 598.206 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... accounts; investment and reinvestment. 598.206 Section 598.206 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations... FOREIGN NARCOTICS KINGPIN SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 598.206 Holding of funds in interest..., such as currency, bank deposits, or liquidated financial obligations, subject to § 598.202 shall hold...

  7. 18 CFR 367.1830 - Account 183, Preliminary survey and investigation charges.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... account must be credited and the appropriate service company property account charged. If the work is... HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS ACT UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS FOR CENTRALIZED SERVICE COMPANIES SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005...

  8. 31 CFR 536.203 - Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts. 536.203 Section 536.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations... NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 536.203 Holding of certain types of blocked...

  9. 31 CFR 536.203 - Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts. 536.203 Section 536.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations... NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 536.203 Holding of certain types of blocked...

  10. 31 CFR 536.203 - Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts. 536.203 Section 536.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations... NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 536.203 Holding of certain types of blocked...

  11. 31 CFR 536.203 - Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts. 536.203 Section 536.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations... NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 536.203 Holding of certain types of blocked...

  12. 31 CFR 536.203 - Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts. 536.203 Section 536.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations... NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 536.203 Holding of certain types of blocked...

  13. 31 CFR 594.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 594.203 Section 594.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations... GLOBAL TERRORISM SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 594.203 Holding of funds in interest-bearing...

  14. 31 CFR 597.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 597.203 Section 597.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations... FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 597.203 Holding of funds in interest...

  15. 31 CFR 588.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 588.203 Section 588.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations... WESTERN BALKANS STABILIZATION REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 588.203 Holding of funds in interest-bearing...

  16. 31 CFR 543.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 543.203 Section 543.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations...´TE D'IVOIRE SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 543.203 Holding of funds in interest-bearing...

  17. 31 CFR 544.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 544.203 Section 544.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations... WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PROLIFERATORS SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 544.203 Holding of funds in...

  18. 31 CFR 547.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 547.203 Section 547.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations... DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 547.203 Holding of funds in interest...

  19. 31 CFR 576.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 576.203 Section 576.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations... STABILIZATION AND INSURGENCY SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 576.203 Holding of funds in interest-bearing...

  20. Do Child Development Accounts Promote Account Holding, Saving, and Asset Accumulation for Children's Future? Evidence from a Statewide Randomized Experiment

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Nam, Yunju; Kim, Youngmi; Clancy, Margaret; Zager, Robert; Sherraden, Michael

    2013-01-01

    This study examines the impacts of Child Development Accounts (CDAs) on account holding, saving, and asset accumulation for children, using data from the SEED for Oklahoma Kids experiment (SEED OK). SEED OK, a policy test of universal and progressive CDAs, provides a 529 college savings plan account to every infant in the treatment group with…

  1. 18 CFR 367.1440 - Account 144, Accumulated provision for uncollectible accounts-Credit.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS ACT UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS FOR CENTRALIZED SERVICE COMPANIES SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS ACT Balance Sheet Chart of Accounts Current and Accrued Assets § 367...

  2. 31 CFR 595.203 - Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... TERRORISM SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 595.203 Holding of certain types of blocked property in... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts. 595.203 Section 595.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations...

  3. 31 CFR 575.203 - Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... IRAQI SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 575.203 Holding of certain types of blocked property in... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts. 575.203 Section 575.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations...

  4. 31 CFR 595.203 - Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... TERRORISM SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 595.203 Holding of certain types of blocked property in... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts. 595.203 Section 595.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations...

  5. 31 CFR 595.203 - Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... TERRORISM SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 595.203 Holding of certain types of blocked property in... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts. 595.203 Section 595.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations...

  6. 31 CFR 595.203 - Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... TERRORISM SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 595.203 Holding of certain types of blocked property in... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts. 595.203 Section 595.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations...

  7. 31 CFR 595.203 - Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... TERRORISM SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 595.203 Holding of certain types of blocked property in... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts. 595.203 Section 595.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations...

  8. 31 CFR 585.203 - Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts. 585.203 Section 585.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations... OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 585.203 Holding of certain types of...

  9. Computer Modeling of the Instructionally Insensitive Nature of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) Exam

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Pham, Vinh Huy

    Stakeholders of the educational system assume that standardized tests are transparently about the subject content being tested and therefore can be used as a metric to measure achievement in outcome-based educational reform. Both analysis of longitudinal data for the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) exam and agent based computer modeling of its underlying theoretical testing framework have yielded results that indicate the exam only rank orders students on a persistent but uncharacterized latent trait across domains tested as well as across years. Such persistent rank ordering of students is indicative of an instructionally insensitive exam. This is problematic in the current atmosphere of high stakes testing which holds teachers, administrators, and school systems accountable for student achievement.

  10. 18 CFR 367.1430 - Account 143, Other accounts receivable.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REGULATIONS UNDER THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS ACT UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS FOR CENTRALIZED SERVICE COMPANIES SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL...

  11. 18 CFR 367.1860 - Account 186, Miscellaneous deferred debits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REGULATIONS UNDER THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY... COMPANIES SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS ACT Balance Sheet Chart of Accounts Deferred Debits § 367.1860 Account 186, Miscellaneous...

  12. 77 FR 74231 - Hatteras Variable Trust, et al.; Notice of Application

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-12-13

    ... 6e-3(T)(b)(15) thereunder in cases where a life insurance company separate account supporting variable life insurance contracts (``VLI Accounts'') holds shares of an existing portfolio of the Trust (an... investors also hold shares of the Funds: (i) Any life insurance company separate account supporting variable...

  13. 31 CFR 540.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (c... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 540.203 Section 540.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations...

  14. 31 CFR 593.203 - Holding of blocked funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... blocked funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. (a) Except as provided in... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Holding of blocked funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 593.203 Section 593.203 Money and Finance: Treasury...

  15. 18 CFR 366.21 - Accounts and records of holding companies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 18 Conservation of Power and Water Resources 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Accounts and records of holding companies. 366.21 Section 366.21 Conservation of Power and Water Resources FEDERAL ENERGY..., FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS ACT BOOKS AND RECORDS Accounting and Recordkeeping Under PUHCA 2005, the...

  16. "Consent is Good, Joyous, Sexy": A banner campaign to market consent to college students.

    PubMed

    Thomas, Kristie A; Sorenson, Susan B; Joshi, Manisha

    2016-01-01

    This study assessed the recall of, reaction to, and understanding of a brief campus banner campaign promoting consent in sexual relationships, and determined whether campaign exposure was associated with subsequent engagement in activities related to sexual assault education, awareness, and prevention. A stratified random sample of 1,200 undergraduates was recruited during fall of 2010; 628 (52.3%) participated. To account for history and maturation, an experimental research design was employed with an online survey. Direct and indirect campaign exposure was associated with increased action. Students expressed primarily positive reactions to and appeared to understand the consent message. The campaign appealed to and was associated with increased activity among a wide range of students with one exception: a negative effect was observed for business students. Colorful banners with pithy, upbeat messages hold promise for engaging undergraduates in conversations and proactive activities related to sexual assault prevention.

  17. Report: EPA Managers Did Not Hold Supervisors and Project Officers Accountable for Grants Management

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Report #2005-P-00027, September 27, 2005. Managers did not sufficiently hold supervisors and project officers accountable for grants management because there is no process to measure most grants management activity.

  18. 31 CFR 510.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 510.203 Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts... or access to North Korea or any North Korean national who has property or interests in property...

  19. Cognitive Dissonance or Revenge? Student Grades and Course Evaluations

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Maurer, Trent W.

    2006-01-01

    I tested 2 competing theories to explain the connection between students' expected grades and ratings of instructors: cognitive dissonance and revenge. Cognitive dissonance theory holds that students who expect poor grades rate instructors poorly to minimize ego threat whereas the revenge theory holds that students rate instructors poorly in an…

  20. Community College Students Need Fair Job Scheduling Practices. Fact Sheet #C420

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Reichlin, Lindsey; Gault, Barbara

    2014-01-01

    This paper discusses the challenges that community college students face as a result of holding a job while pursuing a postsecondary education. Working is often critical to community college students' ability to pursue a postsecondary education, but holding a job while in school can threaten a student's success in college. For students to succeed…

  1. The Identification of Factors Influencing College Students' Attitudes toward Radioactivity.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Crater, Harold L., Jr.

    The two basic questions considered in this study were: (1) What attitudes do college students hold toward radioactivity? and (2) What are some characteristics associated with the college students who hold the more favorable attitudes toward radioactivity? The sample studied included 1,205 mostly undergraduate students at the University of Texas at…

  2. Peer Victimization among Classmates—Associations with Students’ Internalizing Problems, Self-Esteem, and Life Satisfaction

    PubMed Central

    Låftman, Sara B.; Modin, Bitte

    2017-01-01

    Bullying is a major problem in schools and a large number of studies have demonstrated that victims have a high excess risk of poor mental health. It may however also affect those who are not directly victimized by peers. The present study investigates whether peer victimization among classmates is linked to internalizing problems, self-esteem, and life satisfaction at the individual level, when the student’s own victimization has been taken into account. The data were derived from the first wave of the Swedish part of Youth in Europe Study (YES!), including information on 4319 students in grade 8 (14–15 years of age) distributed across 242 classes. Results from multilevel analyses show a significant association between classes with a high proportion of students being victimized and higher levels of internalizing problems, lower self-esteem, and lower life satisfaction at the student level. This association holds when the student’s own victimization has been taken into account. This suggests that peer victimization negatively affects those who are directly exposed, as well as their classmates. We conclude that efficient methods and interventions to reduce bullying in school are likely to benefit not only those who are victimized, but all students. PMID:29027932

  3. Student Approaches to Achieving Understanding--Approaches to Learning Revisited

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Fyrenius, Anna; Wirell, Staffan; Silen, Charlotte

    2007-01-01

    This article presents a phenomenographic study that investigates students' approaches to achieving understanding. The results are based on interviews, addressing physiological phenomena, with 16 medical students in a problem-based curriculum. Four approaches--sifting, building, holding and moving--are outlined. The holding and moving approaches…

  4. 31 CFR 542.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ....506 regarding investment and reinvestment of certain funds. ... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 542.203 Section 542.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations...

  5. Thinking Happens in the Head.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Wagner, Betty Jane

    Students are most likely to retain information presented in the classroom when it is made meaningful and personal to them. Strategies for immersing students in a subject can include, for example, holding an authentic style Roman feast for a Latin class, letting students hold their own "town meeting" and discuss current issues to learn…

  6. Understanding the relationship between student attitudes and student learning

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Cahill, Michael J.; McDaniel, Mark A.; Frey, Regina F.; Hynes, K. Mairin; Repice, Michelle; Zhao, Jiuqing; Trousil, Rebecca

    2018-02-01

    Student attitudes, defined as the extent to which one holds expertlike beliefs about and approaches to physics, are a major research topic in physics education research. An implicit but rarely tested assumption underlying much of this research is that student attitudes play a significant part in student learning and performance. The current study directly tested this attitude-learning link by measuring the association between incoming attitudes (Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey) and student learning during the semester after statistically controlling for the effects of prior knowledge [early-semester Force Concept Inventory (FCI) or Brief Electricity and Magnetism Assessment (BEMA)]. This study spanned four different courses and included two complementary measures of student knowledge: late-semester concept inventory scores (FCI or BEMA) and exam averages. In three of the four courses, after controlling for prior knowledge, attitudes significantly predicted both late-semester concept inventory scores and exam averages, but in all cases these attitudes explained only a small amount of variance in concept-inventory and exam scores. Results indicate that after accounting for students' incoming knowledge, attitudes may uniquely but modestly relate to how much students learn and how well they perform in the course.

  7. Do Skilled Elementary Teachers Hold Scientific Conceptions and Can They Accurately Predict the Type and Source of Students' Preconceptions of Electric Circuits?

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Lin, Jing-Wen

    2016-01-01

    Holding scientific conceptions and having the ability to accurately predict students' preconceptions are a prerequisite for science teachers to design appropriate constructivist-oriented learning experiences. This study explored the types and sources of students' preconceptions of electric circuits. First, 438 grade 3 (9 years old) students were…

  8. 18 CFR 367.3960 - Account 396, Power operated equipment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REGULATIONS UNDER THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS ACT UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS FOR CENTRALIZED SERVICE COMPANIES SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL...

  9. 18 CFR 367.1240 - Account 124, Other investments.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REGULATIONS UNDER THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS ACT UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS FOR CENTRALIZED SERVICE COMPANIES SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS...

  10. 18 CFR 367.2190 - Account 219, Accumulated other comprehensive income.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REGULATIONS UNDER THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS ACT UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS FOR CENTRALIZED SERVICE COMPANIES SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL...

  11. 76 FR 28888 - Amendment to Procedures for Holding Funds in Dormant Filing Fee Accounts

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-05-19

    ... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 17 CFR Part 202 [Release Nos. 33-9208; 34-64495; IC-29670] Amendment to Procedures for Holding Funds in Dormant Filing Fee Accounts AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange Commission is amending its procedures...

  12. 18 CFR 367.9240 - Account 924, Property insurance.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REGULATIONS UNDER THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL... THE PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS...) This account must include the cost of insurance or reserve accruals to protect the service company...

  13. 18 CFR 367.9240 - Account 924, Property insurance.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REGULATIONS UNDER THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL... THE PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS...) This account must include the cost of insurance or reserve accruals to protect the service company...

  14. 18 CFR 367.9240 - Account 924, Property insurance.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REGULATIONS UNDER THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL... THE PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS...) This account must include the cost of insurance or reserve accruals to protect the service company...

  15. 18 CFR 367.9240 - Account 924, Property insurance.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REGULATIONS UNDER THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL... THE PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS...) This account must include the cost of insurance or reserve accruals to protect the service company...

  16. 20 CFR 670.520 - Are students permitted to hold jobs other than work-based learning opportunities?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 4 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Are students permitted to hold jobs other than work-based learning opportunities? 670.520 Section 670.520 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND... than work-based learning opportunities? Yes, a center operator may authorize a student to participate...

  17. 20 CFR 670.520 - Are students permitted to hold jobs other than work-based learning opportunities?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 4 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Are students permitted to hold jobs other than work-based learning opportunities? 670.520 Section 670.520 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND... than work-based learning opportunities? Yes, a center operator may authorize a student to participate...

  18. 20 CFR 670.520 - Are students permitted to hold jobs other than work-based learning opportunities?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 4 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Are students permitted to hold jobs other than work-based learning opportunities? 670.520 Section 670.520 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND... than work-based learning opportunities? Yes, a center operator may authorize a student to participate...

  19. 20 CFR 670.520 - Are students permitted to hold jobs other than work-based learning opportunities?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Are students permitted to hold jobs other than work-based learning opportunities? 670.520 Section 670.520 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND...-based learning opportunities? Yes, a center operator may authorize a student to participate in gainful...

  20. 20 CFR 670.520 - Are students permitted to hold jobs other than work-based learning opportunities?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Are students permitted to hold jobs other than work-based learning opportunities? 670.520 Section 670.520 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND...-based learning opportunities? Yes, a center operator may authorize a student to participate in gainful...

  1. Balancing Fairness and Efficiency: The Impact of Identity-Blind and Identity-Conscious Accountability on Applicant Screening

    PubMed Central

    Self, William T.; Mitchell, Gregory; Mellers, Barbara A.; Tetlock, Philip E.; Hildreth, J. Angus D.

    2015-01-01

    This study compared two forms of accountability that can be used to promote diversity and fairness in personnel selections: identity-conscious accountability (holding decision makers accountable for which groups are selected) versus identity-blind accountability (holding decision makers accountable for making fair selections). In a simulated application screening process, undergraduate participants (majority female) sorted applicants under conditions of identity-conscious accountability, identity-blind accountability, or no accountability for an applicant pool in which white males either did or did not have a human capital advantage. Under identity-conscious accountability, participants exhibited pro-female and pro-minority bias, particularly in the white-male-advantage applicant pool. Under identity-blind accountability, participants exhibited no biases and candidate qualifications dominated interview recommendations. Participants exhibited greater resentment toward management under identity-conscious accountability. PMID:26660723

  2. 12 CFR 1005.14 - Electronic fund transfer service provider not holding consumer's account.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 12 Banks and Banking 8 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Electronic fund transfer service provider not... PROTECTION ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS (REGULATION E) § 1005.14 Electronic fund transfer service provider not holding consumer's account. (a) Provider of electronic fund transfer service. A person that provides an...

  3. 12 CFR 1005.14 - Electronic fund transfer service provider not holding consumer's account.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 12 Banks and Banking 8 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Electronic fund transfer service provider not... PROTECTION ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS (REGULATION E) General § 1005.14 Electronic fund transfer service provider not holding consumer's account. (a) Provider of electronic fund transfer service. A person that...

  4. 12 CFR 1005.14 - Electronic fund transfer service provider not holding consumer's account.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 12 Banks and Banking 8 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Electronic fund transfer service provider not... PROTECTION ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS (REGULATION E) General § 1005.14 Electronic fund transfer service provider not holding consumer's account. (a) Provider of electronic fund transfer service. A person that...

  5. 31 CFR 594.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 594.203 Section 594.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued) OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY...

  6. 31 CFR 545.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 545.203 Section 545.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued) OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY...

  7. 31 CFR 562.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... IRANIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 562.203 Holding of funds in interest... accounts; investment and reinvestment. 562.203 Section 562.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations... the funds are invested in a money market fund or in U.S. Treasury bills. (2) For purposes of this...

  8. 31 CFR 562.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... IRANIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 562.203 Holding of funds in interest... accounts; investment and reinvestment. 562.203 Section 562.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations... the funds are invested in a money market fund or in U.S. Treasury bills. (2) For purposes of this...

  9. 31 CFR 562.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... IRANIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 562.203 Holding of funds in interest... accounts; investment and reinvestment. 562.203 Section 562.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations... the funds are invested in a money market fund or in U.S. Treasury bills. (2) For purposes of this...

  10. 31 CFR 562.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... IRANIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 562.203 Holding of funds in interest... accounts; investment and reinvestment. 562.203 Section 562.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations... the funds are invested in a money market fund or in U.S. Treasury bills. (2) For purposes of this...

  11. 12 CFR 550.240 - May I hold investments of a fiduciary account off-premises?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 12 Banks and Banking 5 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false May I hold investments of a fiduciary account off-premises? 550.240 Section 550.240 Banks and Banking OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY FIDUCIARY POWERS OF SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS Exercising Fiduciary Powers Custody and Control...

  12. 31 CFR 538.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 538.203 Section 538.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued) OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY...

  13. 31 CFR 537.208 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 537.208 Section 537.208 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued) OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY...

  14. 18 CFR 367.1110 - Account 111, Accumulated provision for amortization of service company property.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS ACT UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS FOR CENTRALIZED SERVICE COMPANIES SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING... (§ 367.4040), for the current amortization of limited-term service company property investments. (2...

  15. 12 CFR 550.240 - May I hold investments of a fiduciary account off-premises?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 12 Banks and Banking 5 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false May I hold investments of a fiduciary account off-premises? 550.240 Section 550.240 Banks and Banking OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY FIDUCIARY POWERS OF SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS Exercising Fiduciary Powers Custody and Control...

  16. 18 CFR 367.1520 - Account 152, Fuel stock expenses undistributed.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 18 Conservation of Power and Water Resources 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Account 152, Fuel stock... REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REGULATIONS UNDER THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005... TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL...

  17. 31 CFR 537.208 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 537.208 Section 537.208 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations Relating to Money and Finance (Continued) OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY...

  18. Brady's Geothermal Field - Metadata for InSAR Holdings

    DOE Data Explorer

    Ali, Tabrez

    2016-07-29

    List of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images acquired by TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X satellite missions and archived at UNAVCO's WINSAR facility. See file "Bradys TSX Holdings.csv" for individual links. NOTE: The user must create an account in order to access the data (See "Instructions for Creating an Account" below).

  19. The role of outputs and outcomes in purchaser accountability: reflecting on New Zealand experiences.

    PubMed

    Cumming, J; Scott, C D

    1998-10-01

    Recent reforms in a number of countries' health systems have led to the separation of funder, purchaser and provider roles and the strengthening of funders' and purchasers' positions relative to providers. One of the aims of such reforms is to improve accountability. This paper reports on experiences in New Zealand where, in addition to improving the accountability of providers, purchaser accountability has also been a key policy issue. Attempts have been made in New Zealand to develop a funder-purchaser accountability framework based on a mix of outcomes, outputs and inputs. This paper discusses the roles that each might play in contracts and accountability relationships between funders and purchasers. The paper concludes that holding purchasers accountable for outcomes is likely to prove difficult and controversial, because of problems of attribution and because New Zealand funders in recent years have played an important role in determining the priority outputs and inputs which must be purchased. The paper suggests that accountability is more appropriate at the output and process level, in addition to holding purchasers accountable for the ways in which they make decisions and undertake contracting roles. Holding purchasers accountable for purchasing outputs and processes, however, requires greater commitment on the part of the funder to setting priorities more clearly; specifying the range and level of outputs to be purchased and the terms of access to those services; and funding services to this level. The international attention currently being paid to the development of practice guidelines and priority criteria also suggests that holding purchasers accountable for a form of inputs may become an increasingly common practice in future. From 1 July 1998, New Zealand will introduce a priority criteria system for determining access to elective surgery; accountability is thus becoming focused on inputs in the form of patient characteristics. This approach will greatly assist in promoting accountability.

  20. More Than Only Skin Deep: Appearance Self-Concept Predicts Most of Secondary School Students' Self-Esteem.

    PubMed

    Baudson, Tanja G; Weber, Kira E; Freund, Philipp A

    2016-01-01

    One important goal of education is to develop students' self-esteem which, in turn, hinges on their self-concept in the academic, physical, and social domains. Prior studies have shown that physical self-concept accounts for most of the variation in self-esteem, with academic and social self-concepts playing a much lesser role. As pressure toward perfection seems to be increasing in education, appearance, and social relationships (three aspects that relate to crucial developmental tasks of adolescence), the goal of the present field study was to examine whether former findings still hold true in the light of the changing societal context. A sample of 2,950 students from a broad range of German secondary schools (47% girls, age 10-19 years) responded to a recently validated German-language questionnaire assessing multiple self-concept facets (Weber and Freund, 2016). We examined which self-concept aspects predict self-esteem best and whether the pattern is comparable across genders and achievement levels using latent regression analyses. Results show that self-concept of appearance is still by far the strongest predictor (total sample: B = 0.77, SE = 0.02, p < 0.01) and that this is especially the case for girls and students from special educational schools. Other aspects play a much lesser role. The discussion explores why appearance is so neglected, compared to the more academic subjects, and what school can do to account for its vast importance for students' self-esteem.

  1. Optical engineering capstone design projects with industry sponsors

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Bunch, Robert M.; Leisher, Paul O.; Granieri, Sergio C.

    2014-09-01

    Capstone senior design is the culmination of a student's undergraduate engineering education that prepares them for engineering practice. In fact, any engineering degree program that pursues accreditation by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET must contain "a major design experience based on the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work and incorporating appropriate engineering standards and multiple realistic constraints." At Rose-Hulman, we offer an interdisciplinary Optical Engineering / Engineering Physics senior design curriculum that meets this requirement. Part of this curriculum is a two-course sequence where students work in teams on a design project leading to a functional prototype. The students begin work on their capstone project during the first week of their senior year. The courses are deliverable-driven and the students are held accountable for regular technical progress through weekly updates with their faculty advisor and mid-term design reviews. We have found that client-sponsored projects offer students an enriched engineering design experience as it ensures consideration of constraints and standards requirements similar to those that they will encounter as working engineers. Further, client-sponsored projects provide teams with an opportunity for regular customer interactions which help shape the product design. The process that we follow in both soliciting and helping to scope appropriate industry-related design projects will be described. In addition, an outline of the capstone course structure as well as methods used to hold teams accountable for technical milestones will be discussed. Illustrative examples of past projects will be provided.

  2. Do Science Teachers Distinguish Between Their own Learning and the Learning of Their Students?

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Brauer, Heike; Wilde, Matthias

    2018-02-01

    Learning beliefs influence learning and teaching. For this reason, teachers and teacher educators need to be aware of them. To support students' knowledge construction, teachers must develop appropriate learning and teaching beliefs. Teachers appear to have difficulties when analysing students' learning. This seems to be due to the inability to differentiate the beliefs about their students' learning from those about their own learning. Both types of beliefs seem to be intertwined. This study focuses on whether pre-service teachers' beliefs about their own learning are identical to those about their students' learning. Using a sample of pre-service teachers, we measured general beliefs about "constructivist" and "transmissive" learning and science-specific beliefs about "connectivity" and "taking pre-concepts into account". We also analysed the development of these four beliefs during teacher professionalisation by comparing beginning and advanced pre-service teachers. Our results show that although pre-service teachers make the distinction between their own learning and the learning of their students for the general tenets of constructivist and transmissive learning, there is no significant difference for science-specific beliefs. The beliefs pre-service teachers hold about their students' science learning remain closely tied to their own.

  3. 31 CFR 586.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... the funds are invested in a money market fund or in U.S. Treasury bills. (2) For purposes of this... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 586.203 Section 586.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations...

  4. 31 CFR 598.206 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... a money market fund or in U.S. Treasury bills. (2) For purposes of this section, a rate is... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 598.206 Section 598.206 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations...

  5. 31 CFR 543.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... are invested in a money market fund or in U.S. Treasury bills. (2) For purposes of this section, a... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 543.203 Section 543.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations...

  6. 31 CFR 597.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, provided the funds are invested in a money market fund or in... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 597.203 Section 597.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations...

  7. 31 CFR 541.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... money market fund or in U.S. Treasury bills. (2) For purposes of this section, a rate is commercially... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 541.203 Section 541.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations...

  8. 31 CFR 540.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... funds are invested in a money market fund or U.S. Treasury Bills. (2) For purposes of this section, a... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 540.203 Section 540.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations...

  9. 31 CFR 548.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... money market fund or in U.S. Treasury bills. (2) For purposes of this section, a rate is commercially... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 548.203 Section 548.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations...

  10. 31 CFR 542.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, provided the funds are invested in a money market fund or in... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 542.203 Section 542.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations...

  11. 31 CFR 588.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... are invested in a money market fund or in U.S. Treasury bills. (2) For purposes of this section, a... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 588.203 Section 588.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations...

  12. 31 CFR 551.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... money market fund or in U.S. Treasury bills. (2) For purposes of this section, a rate is commercially... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 551.203 Section 551.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations...

  13. 31 CFR 546.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... money market fund or in U.S. Treasury bills. (2) For purposes of this section, a rate is commercially... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 546.203 Section 546.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations...

  14. 31 CFR 547.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... the funds are invested in a money market fund or in U.S. Treasury bills. (2) For purposes of this... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 547.203 Section 547.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations...

  15. 31 CFR 538.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, provided the funds are invested in a money market fund or in... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 538.203 Section 538.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations...

  16. The Negated Conditional: A Litmus Test for the Suppositional Conditional?

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Handley, Simon J.; Evans, Jonathan St. B. T.; Thompson, Valerie A.

    2006-01-01

    Under the suppositional account of conditionals, when people think about a conditional assertion, "if p then q," they engage in a mental simulation in which they imagine p holds and evaluate the probability that q holds under this supposition. One implication of this account is that belief in a conditional equates to conditional probability…

  17. 26 CFR 1.6035-1 - Returns of U.S. officers, directors and 10-percent shareholders of foreign personal holding...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ..., together with an explanation of any changes in stock holdings during the taxable year, (ii) The name and... changes in the holdings of such securities during the taxable year, (iii) The name and address of each... corporate, shareholder, and income information for the foreign personal holding company's annual accounting...

  18. 31 CFR 593.203 - Holding of blocked funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.), provided the funds are invested in a money market fund or in U.S. Treasury... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Holding of blocked funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 593.203 Section 593.203 Money and Finance: Treasury...

  19. 31 CFR 587.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ..., provided the funds are invested in a money market fund or in U.S. Treasury bills. (2) For purposes of this... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 587.203 Section 587.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations...

  20. 31 CFR 544.203 - Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ....), provided the funds are invested in a money market fund or in U.S. Treasury bills. (2) For purposes of this... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment. 544.203 Section 544.203 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations...

  1. Language Learners' Writing Task Representation and Its Effect on Written Performance in an EFL Context.

    PubMed

    Zarei, Gholam Reza; Pourghasemian, Hossein; Jalali, Hassan

    2017-06-01

    The present study attempts to give an account of how students represent writing task in an EAP course. Further, the study is intended to discover if learners' mental representation of writing would contribute to their written performance. During a 16-week term, students were instructed to practice writing as a problem solving activity. At almost the end of the term, they were prompted to write on what they thought writing task was like and also an essay on an argumentative topic. The results revealed that students could conceptualize the instructed recursive model of writing as a process-based, multi-dimensional and integrated activity inducing self-direction and organization while holding in low regard the product view of writing. The findings also demonstrated that task representation was related to the students' writing performance, with process oriented students significantly outperforming the product-oriented ones. Also, it was found that task representation components (ideational, linguistic, textual, interpersonal) had a significant relationship with the written performance ([Formula: see text]; Sig.: 0.006). The study can have both theoretical and practical implications with regard to the factors involving the students' writing internal processes and their effects on written performance.

  2. How Much Popcorn Will Our Classroom Hold?

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Rommel-Esham, Katie

    2007-01-01

    "How much popcorn will our classroom hold?" This intriguing question sparked a terrific integrated science and math exploration that the author conducted with fifth-and sixth-grade students. In the process of finding the classroom's volume, students developed science-process skills (e.g., developing a plan, measurement, collecting and interpreting…

  3. Measuring the Effectiveness of "The Major Decision": A Career Counseling Group for Undecided and Re-Deciding First Year, First-Generation College Students

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Wheeler, Melissa

    2014-01-01

    Researchers have reported that the graduation and retention rate of students whose parents do not hold college degrees (first-generation college students or FGCS) are lower than that of their peers whose parents do hold college degrees. FGCS are 1.3 times more likely to leave college after their first year compared to their non-FGCS peers…

  4. 40 CFR 73.71 - Bidding.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    .... Where the bidder holds no Allowance Tracking System account, a New Account/New Authorized Account Representative Form must accompany the bid. New account information shall include at a minimum: Name, address...) Allowance Tracking System account number; (4) Whether the bidder is willing to purchase fewer allowances...

  5. 12 CFR 225.104 - “Services” under section 4(c)(1) of Bank Holding Company Act.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... purchasing installment paper suitable for investment by banking subsidiaries of Holding Company A. All... Holding Company A various accounting, statistical and advisory services such as payroll, life insurance... distinguished from activities of a “financial, fiduciary, or insurance nature”, such as those which might be...

  6. Adverse health effects and unhealthy behaviors among medical students using Facebook.

    PubMed

    Al-Dubai, Sami Abdo Radman; Ganasegeran, Kurubaran; Al-Shagga, Mustafa Ahmed Mahdi; Yadav, Hematram; Arokiasamy, John T

    2013-01-01

    Little is known about the relationships between adverse health effects and unhealthy behaviors among medical students using Facebook. The aim of this study was to determine the associations between adverse health effects and unhealthy behaviors with Facebook use. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a private university in Malaysia among 316 medical students. A self-administered questionnaire was used. It included questions on sociodemographics, pattern of Facebook use, social relationship, unhealthy behaviors, and health effects. Mean age was 20.5 (±2.7) years. All students had a Facebook account. The average daily Facebook surfing hours were 2.5 (±1.7). Significant associations were found between average hours of Facebook surfing and the following factors: isolation from family members and community, refusing to answer calls, musculoskeletal pain, headache, and eye irritation (P < 0.005). The average hours spent on Facebook were significantly associated with holding urination and defecation while online, surfing Facebook until midnight, and postponing, forgetting, or skipping meals (P < 0.005). The average hours spent on Facebook were associated with adverse health effects and unhealthy behaviors among medical students, as well as social isolation from the family and community.

  7. The Effectiveness of a Web-Based Resource in Improving Post-Concussion Management in High Schools

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    Glang, Ann E.; Koester, Michael C.; Chesnutt, James C.; Gioia, Gerard A.; McAvoy, Karen; Marshall, Sondra; Gau, Jeff M.

    2014-01-01

    BACKGROUND Because many sports concussions happen during school-sponsored sports events, most state concussion laws specifically hold schools accountable for coach training and effective concussion management practices. Brain 101: The Concussion Playbook is a web-based intervention that includes training in sports concussion for each member of the school community, presents guidelines on creating a concussion management team, and includes strategies for supporting students in the classroom. METHODS The group randomized controlled trial examined the efficacy of Brain 101 in managing sports concussion. Participating high schools (N=25) were randomly assigned to the Brain 101 intervention or control. Fall athletes and their parents completed online training, and Brain 101 school administrators were directed to create concussion management policy and procedures. RESULTS Student athletes and parents at Brain 101 schools significantly outperformed those at control schools on sports concussion knowledge, knowledge application, and behavioral intention to implement effective concussion management practices. Students who had concussions in Brain 101 schools received more varied academic accommodations than students in control schools. CONCLUSIONS Brain 101 can help schools create a comprehensive school-wide concussion management program. It requires minimal expenditures and offers engaging and effective education for teachers, coaches, parents, and students. PMID:25438964

  8. Adverse Health Effects and Unhealthy Behaviors among Medical Students Using Facebook

    PubMed Central

    Al-Dubai, Sami Abdo Radman; Al-Shagga, Mustafa Ahmed Mahdi; Yadav, Hematram; Arokiasamy, John T.

    2013-01-01

    Little is known about the relationships between adverse health effects and unhealthy behaviors among medical students using Facebook. The aim of this study was to determine the associations between adverse health effects and unhealthy behaviors with Facebook use. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a private university in Malaysia among 316 medical students. A self-administered questionnaire was used. It included questions on sociodemographics, pattern of Facebook use, social relationship, unhealthy behaviors, and health effects. Mean age was 20.5 (±2.7) years. All students had a Facebook account. The average daily Facebook surfing hours were 2.5 (±1.7). Significant associations were found between average hours of Facebook surfing and the following factors: isolation from family members and community, refusing to answer calls, musculoskeletal pain, headache, and eye irritation (P < 0.005). The average hours spent on Facebook were significantly associated with holding urination and defecation while online, surfing Facebook until midnight, and postponing, forgetting, or skipping meals (P < 0.005). The average hours spent on Facebook were associated with adverse health effects and unhealthy behaviors among medical students, as well as social isolation from the family and community. PMID:24453859

  9. External and internal factors influencing happiness in elite collegiate athletes.

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    Denny, Katherine G; Steiner, Hans

    2009-03-01

    When under conditions of high demand and allostatic load, are happiness and satisfaction in four domains (family, friends, academics, recreation) influenced more by external or internal factors? Do student-athletes who lead exceedingly complicated lives report happiness as a function of athletic achievement or internal disposition? Stanford student-athletes (N=140) were studied with a standardized questionnaire which examined internal factors ((1) locus of control, (2) mindfulness, (3) self-restraint, and (4) self-esteem) to see whether they better account for happiness than external factors (playing time, scholarship). As predicted, internal factors were more powerful correlates of happiness when holding constant demographics. Regression models differed for different aspects of happiness, but the main postulated result of internal versus external was maintained throughout. These findings have implications for how well athletes cope with adversity which, in turn, could shed light on the development of traits that may provide a buffer against adversity and build resilience.

  10. 31 CFR 500.205 - Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 500.205 Holding of certain types of blocked property in... amounts involved. (h) The following types of property are subject to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Holding of certain types of blocked...

  11. Using Attendance Worksheets to Improve Student Attendance, Participation, and Learning

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    Rhoads, Edward

    2013-06-01

    As science instructors we are faced with two main barriers with respect to student learning. The first is motivating our students to attend class and the second is to make them active participants in the learning process once we have gotten them to class. As we head further into the internet age this problem only gets exacerbated as students have replaced newspapers with cell phones which can surf the web, check their emails, and play games. Quizzes can motivated the students to attend class but do not necessarily motivate them to pay attention. Active learning techniques work but we as instructors have been bombarded by the active learning message to the point that we either do it already or refuse to. I present another option which in my classroom has doubled the rate at which students learn my material. By using attendance worksheets instead of end of class quizzes I hold students accountable for not just their attendance but for when they show up and when they leave the class. In addition it makes the students an active participant in the class even without using active learning techniques as they are writing notes and answering the questions you have posed while the class is in progress. Therefore using attendance worksheets is an effective tool to use in order to guide student learning.

  12. 17 CFR 256.00-1 - Preface.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... reimbursable costs and charges to customers, and (3) account for compensation for use of capital, if paid. (d... OF ACCOUNTS FOR MUTUAL SERVICE COMPANIES AND SUBSIDIARY SERVICE COMPANIES, PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING... Accounts for Mutual Service and Subsidiary Service Companies represents a modernization of the accounting...

  13. 12 CFR 263.401 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... be performed by an independent public accountant by section 36 of the FDIA and 12 CFR part 363... insured subsidiary bank of that holding company. (d) Independent public accountant (accountant) means any... PRACTICE FOR HEARINGS Removal, Suspension, and Debarment of Accountants From Performing Audit Services...

  14. 12 CFR 263.401 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... PRACTICE FOR HEARINGS Removal, Suspension, and Debarment of Accountants From Performing Audit Services... be performed by an independent public accountant by section 36 of the FDIA and 12 CFR part 363... insured subsidiary bank of that holding company. (d) Independent public accountant (accountant) means any...

  15. 5 CFR 1690.15 - Freezing an account-administrative holds.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... the death of a participant; (4) Upon suspicion or knowledge of fraudulent account activity or identity theft; (5) In response to litigation pertaining to an account; (6) For operational reasons (e.g., to...

  16. 5 CFR 1690.15 - Freezing an account-administrative holds.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... the death of a participant; (4) Upon suspicion or knowledge of fraudulent account activity or identity theft; (5) In response to litigation pertaining to an account; (6) For operational reasons (e.g., to...

  17. Development of Sudanese women in physics

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    Eassa, Nashwa; Elmardi, Maye; Adam, Buthaina; Elgadi, Mayada; Abass, Sara

    2015-12-01

    At Al Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan, enrollment of female undergraduate physics students is significantly higher than that of males (double or more). However, most of the female staff in the Physics Department at this university hold lecturer positions because few women hold the necessary higher degrees. Sudanese students who seek higher qualifications must study abroad. Lack of financial support for such study affects both genders, but this situation imposes additional challenges on female students because of cultural and religious constraints that limit women's ability to study abroad.

  18. SMS texts on corruption help Ugandan voters hold elected councillors accountable at the polls.

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    Buntaine, Mark T; Jablonski, Ryan; Nielson, Daniel L; Pickering, Paula M

    2018-06-11

    Many politicians manipulate information to prevent voters from holding them accountable; however, mobile text messages may make it easier for nongovernmental organizations to credibly share information on official corruption that is difficult for politicians to counter directly. We test the potential for texts on budget management to improve democratic accountability by conducting a large ( n = 16,083) randomized controlled trial during the 2016 Ugandan district elections. In cooperation with a local partner, we compiled, simplified, and text-messaged official information on irregularities in local government budgets. Verified recipients of messages that described more irregularities than expected reported voting for incumbent councillors 6% less often; verified recipients of messages conveying fewer irregularities than expected reported voting for incumbent councillors 5% more often. The messages had no observable effect on votes for incumbent council chairs, potentially due to voters' greater reliance on other sources of information for higher profile elections. These mixed results suggest that text messages on budget corruption help voters hold some politicians accountable in settings where elections are not free and fair. Copyright © 2018 the Author(s). Published by PNAS.

  19. 31 CFR 515.205 - Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... CUBAN ASSETS CONTROL REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 515.205 Holding of certain types of blocked property in... involved. (h) The following types of property are subject to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section: (1... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Holding of certain types of blocked...

  20. 31 CFR 515.205 - Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... CUBAN ASSETS CONTROL REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 515.205 Holding of certain types of blocked property in... involved. (h) The following types of property are subject to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section: (1... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Holding of certain types of blocked...

  1. 31 CFR 515.205 - Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... CUBAN ASSETS CONTROL REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 515.205 Holding of certain types of blocked property in... involved. (h) The following types of property are subject to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section: (1... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Holding of certain types of blocked...

  2. 31 CFR 515.205 - Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... CUBAN ASSETS CONTROL REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 515.205 Holding of certain types of blocked property in... involved. (h) The following types of property are subject to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section: (1... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Holding of certain types of blocked...

  3. 31 CFR 515.205 - Holding of certain types of blocked property in interest-bearing accounts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... CUBAN ASSETS CONTROL REGULATIONS Prohibitions § 515.205 Holding of certain types of blocked property in... involved. (h) The following types of property are subject to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section: (1... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Holding of certain types of blocked...

  4. Effects of holding time and measurement error on culturing Legionella in environmental water samples.

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    Flanders, W Dana; Kirkland, Kimberly H; Shelton, Brian G

    2014-10-01

    Outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease require environmental testing of water samples from potentially implicated building water systems to identify the source of exposure. A previous study reports a large impact on Legionella sample results due to shipping and delays in sample processing. Specifically, this same study, without accounting for measurement error, reports more than half of shipped samples tested had Legionella levels that arbitrarily changed up or down by one or more logs, and the authors attribute this result to shipping time. Accordingly, we conducted a study to determine the effects of sample holding/shipping time on Legionella sample results while taking into account measurement error, which has previously not been addressed. We analyzed 159 samples, each split into 16 aliquots, of which one-half (8) were processed promptly after collection. The remaining half (8) were processed the following day to assess impact of holding/shipping time. A total of 2544 samples were analyzed including replicates. After accounting for inherent measurement error, we found that the effect of holding time on observed Legionella counts was small and should have no practical impact on interpretation of results. Holding samples increased the root mean squared error by only about 3-8%. Notably, for only one of 159 samples, did the average of the 8 replicate counts change by 1 log. Thus, our findings do not support the hypothesis of frequent, significant (≥= 1 log10 unit) Legionella colony count changes due to holding. Copyright © 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

  5. Holding Accountability Models Accountable

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    Pyatte, Jeff A.

    1974-01-01

    This article provides an accurate account of the history of the Texarkana Project, the first attempt to demonstrate accountability in education by using the engineering model. Using the average per pupil expenditure as a basis for comparison, the cost of engineering in Texarkana is shown to be very high. (Author)

  6. The Uniform Cost Accounting System and Stabilized Rates at Anniston Army Depot, Anniston, Alabama.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1985-12-01

    Requirements DoD Department of Defense EIMDR End Item Materiel Data Record - FY Fiscal Year 9 *4N GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAE...objec- tive of enhancing customer convenience by holding depot bill- ing rates constant throughout the fiscal year. However, they have done so at the...stabilized rate. The Department of the Army’s decision to hold the unit cost of the D160Al to $91,144 in June of 1976 further compounded the situation

  7. Perspective: The Stealth of Implicit Bias in Chemical Engineering Education, Its Threat to Diversity, and What Professors Can Do to Promote an Inclusive Future

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    Farrell, Stephanie; Minerick, Adrienne R.

    2018-01-01

    Many educators hold fairness and egalitarianism as core values that they strive to uphold in their professional work and personal lives, and they hope that they evaluate and support students based strictly on student potential and achievement. However, everyone holds unconscious beliefs about social and identity groups. This implicit (unconscious)…

  8. Intelligent Accountability in Education

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    O'Neill, Onora

    2013-01-01

    Systems of accountability are "second order" ways of using evidence of the standard to which "first order" tasks are carried out for a great variety of purposes. However, more accountability is not always better, and processes of holding to account can impose high costs without securing substantial benefits. At their worst,…

  9. 31 CFR 363.36 - What securities can I purchase and hold in my TreasuryDirect ® account?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... are available for purchase through the TreasuryDirect Web site. In addition, you can hold converted... Treasury Direct system or the commercial book-entry system. [70 FR 57443, Sept. 30, 2005] ...

  10. 17 CFR 256.308 - Office furniture and equipment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935 Service Company Property Accounts § 256.308 Office furniture and... equipment, accounting machines, electronic claculators, typewriters and other mechanical office equipment. ...

  11. 17 CFR 256.308 - Office furniture and equipment.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935 Service Company Property Accounts § 256.308 Office furniture and... equipment, accounting machines, electronic claculators, typewriters and other mechanical office equipment. ...

  12. The Evolution of Accountability

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    Webb, P. Taylor

    2011-01-01

    Campus 2020: Thinking ahead is a policy in British Columbia (BC), Canada, that attempted to hold universities accountable to performance. Within, I demonstrate how this Canadian articulation of educational accountability intended to develop "governmentality constellations" to control the university and regulate its knowledge output. This…

  13. The effectiveness of a web-based resource in improving postconcussion management in high schools.

    PubMed

    Glang, Ann E; Koester, Michael C; Chesnutt, James C; Gioia, Gerard A; McAvoy, Karen; Marshall, Sondra; Gau, Jeff M

    2015-01-01

    Because many sports concussions happen during school-sponsored sports events, most state concussion laws specifically hold schools accountable for coach training and effective concussion management practices. Brain 101: The Concussion Playbook is a Web-based intervention that includes training in sports concussion for each member of the school community, presents guidelines on creating a concussion management team, and includes strategies for supporting students in the classroom. The group randomized controlled trial examined the efficacy of Brain 101 in managing sports concussion. Participating high schools (N = 25) were randomly assigned to the Brain 101 intervention or control. Fall athletes and their parents completed online training, and Brain 101 school administrators were directed to create concussion management policy and procedures. Student athletes and parents at Brain 101 schools significantly outperformed those at control schools on sports concussion knowledge, knowledge application, and behavioral intention to implement effective concussion management practices. Students who had concussions in Brain 101 schools received more varied academic accommodations than students in control schools. Brain 101 can help schools create a comprehensive schoolwide concussion management program. It requires minimal expenditures and offers engaging and effective education for teachers, coaches, parents, and students. Copyright © 2015 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  14. Ew, that's icky: Assessing children's attitudes towards the insects of Connecticut

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    Weeks, Faith Jean-Ellen

    This study investigated children's attitudes towards insects, focusing on how attitudes change from fascination to repulsion as the children age. This study involved 127 elementary students (grades 4-6) and 139 high school students (grades 9-12) from New Haven public schools. Students were administered Likert type surveys to evaluate their attitudes after viewing photos of 8 common insects of Connecticut; the butterfly, ladybug, dragonfly, ant, moth, cricket, beetle, and fly. Scores from elementary school students were compared with high school students to determine if attitudes towards insects became less favorable as the children age. The results were also analyzed to determine if attitudinal changes were consistent between girls and boys. It was found that elementary school students did not hold more negative attitudes than high school students, but girls did hold more negative attitudes towards insects than boys.

  15. 17 CFR 240.13f-1 - Reporting by institutional investment managers of information with respect to accounts over which...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... investment managers of information with respect to accounts over which they exercise investment discretion... of information with respect to accounts over which they exercise investment discretion. (a)(1) Every institutional investment manager which exercises investment discretion with respect to accounts holding section...

  16. 17 CFR 240.13f-1 - Reporting by institutional investment managers of information with respect to accounts over which...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... investment managers of information with respect to accounts over which they exercise investment discretion... of information with respect to accounts over which they exercise investment discretion. (a)(1) Every institutional investment manager which exercises investment discretion with respect to accounts holding section...

  17. 12 CFR 562.4 - Audit of savings associations and savings association holding companies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... public accountants when needed for any safety and soundness reason identified by the Director. (b) Audits... for independent public accountants. The audit shall be conducted by an independent public accountant who: (1) Is registered or licensed to practice as a public accountant, and is in good standing, under...

  18. 17 CFR 240.13f-1 - Reporting by institutional investment managers of information with respect to accounts over which...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... investment managers of information with respect to accounts over which they exercise investment discretion... of information with respect to accounts over which they exercise investment discretion. (a)(1) Every institutional investment manager which exercises investment discretion with respect to accounts holding section...

  19. 12 CFR 562.4 - Audit of savings associations and savings association holding companies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... public accountants when needed for any safety and soundness reason identified by the Director. (b) Audits... for independent public accountants. The audit shall be conducted by an independent public accountant who: (1) Is registered or licensed to practice as a public accountant, and is in good standing, under...

  20. 12 CFR 562.4 - Audit of savings associations and savings association holding companies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... public accountants when needed for any safety and soundness reason identified by the Director. (b) Audits... for independent public accountants. The audit shall be conducted by an independent public accountant who: (1) Is registered or licensed to practice as a public accountant, and is in good standing, under...

  1. 12 CFR 562.4 - Audit of savings associations and savings association holding companies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... public accountants when needed for any safety and soundness reason identified by the Director. (b) Audits... for independent public accountants. The audit shall be conducted by an independent public accountant who: (1) Is registered or licensed to practice as a public accountant, and is in good standing, under...

  2. 12 CFR 562.4 - Audit of savings associations and savings association holding companies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... public accountants when needed for any safety and soundness reason identified by the Director. (b) Audits... for independent public accountants. The audit shall be conducted by an independent public accountant who: (1) Is registered or licensed to practice as a public accountant, and is in good standing, under...

  3. 42 CFR 413.98 - Purchase discounts and allowances, and refunds of expenses.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... financial management income. However, modern accounting theory holds that income is not derived from a... credit allowed on account of an overcollection. (c) Normal accounting treatment—Reduction of costs. All... are not income. If they are received in the same accounting period in which the purchases were made or...

  4. Building Interactivity in Higher Education to Support Student Engagement in Spatial Problem Solving and Programming

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Gulland, E.-K.; Veenendaal, B.; Schut, A. G. T.

    2012-07-01

    Problem-solving knowledge and skills are an important attribute of spatial sciences graduates. The challenge of higher education is to build a teaching and learning environment that enables students to acquire these skills in relevant and authentic applications. This study investigates the effectiveness of traditional face-to-face teaching and online learning technologies in supporting the student learning of problem-solving and computer programming skills, techniques and solutions. The student cohort considered for this study involves students in the surveying as well as geographic information science (GISc) disciplines. Also, students studying across a range of learning modes including on-campus, distance and blended, are considered in this study. Student feedback and past studies reveal a lack of student interest and engagement in problem solving and computer programming. Many students do not see such skills as directly relevant and applicable to their perceptions of what future spatial careers hold. A range of teaching and learning methods for both face-to-face teaching and distance learning were introduced to address some of the perceived weaknesses of the learning environment. These included initiating greater student interaction in lectures, modifying assessments to provide greater feedback and student accountability, and the provision of more interactive and engaging online learning resources. The paper presents and evaluates the teaching methods used to support the student learning environment. Responses of students in relation to their learning experiences were collected via two anonymous, online surveys and these results were analysed with respect to student pass and retention rates. The study found a clear distinction between expectations and engagement of surveying students in comparison to GISc students. A further outcome revealed that students who were already engaged in their learning benefited the most from the interactive learning resources and opportunities provided.

  5. A Humanistic Approach to South African Accounting Education

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    West, A.; Saunders, S.

    2006-01-01

    Humanistic psychologist Carl Rogers made a distinction between traditional approaches and humanistic "learner-centred" approaches to education. The traditional approach holds that educators impart their knowledge to willing and able recipients; whereas the humanistic approach holds that educators act as facilitators who assist learners…

  6. Ageism among college students: a comparative study between U.S. and China.

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    Luo, Baozhen; Zhou, Kui; Jin, Eun Jung; Newman, Alisha; Liang, Jiayin

    2013-03-01

    It is often assumed that Chinese people tend to have a more positive attitude toward aging and old age than Americans, due to the cultural generalization of collectivism versus individualism. This study aimed to critically examine this assumption by using first-hand empirical data collected in a Chinese and an American university (standardized surveys and in-depth focus group interviews). Respectively, 980 college students in China and 332 college students in the U.S. were recruited for the standardized surveys; whereas two focus-group interviews in each country (4 participants per group) were conducted to collect more in-depth information. Contrary to the common assumption, this study revealed that Chinese students actually hold more negative attitudes toward aging and older people compared to their American peers. It was also found that females tend to hold more positive attitudes than male students across both cultures, though American female students hold more positive attitudes than Chinese female students. Chinese students' interactions with seniors are often limited to their grandparents whereas American students tend to reach out to non-grandparent seniors in larger communities. Chinese students' more negative attitudes toward aging and older people may be a result of a combination of educational, social, and economic factors-a higher level of age segregation (geographically, socially, and intellectually) and a lack of gerontological curriculum in Chinese educational system, the caregiving burden faced by the one-child generation compounded with lack of governmental support for caregiving, as well as the rising youth-oriented consumerist culture.

  7. 17 CFR 256.305 - Structures and improvements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... provided for machinery, apparatus, or other equipment of the company shall be charged to the same account... (CONTINUED) UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS FOR MUTUAL SERVICE COMPANIES AND SUBSIDIARY SERVICE COMPANIES, PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935 Service Company Property Accounts § 256.305 Structures and...

  8. Sunnybrook's matrix organizational model--moving ahead.

    PubMed

    Ellis, P H; Gaskin, P M

    1988-01-01

    Traditionally, hospitals have denied the true intricacy of their organization by forcing all reporting relationships into a single structure. To address this complexity, Sunnybrook has developed three independent, yet interrelated, organization dimensions. Three structures--the traditional, the clinical unit and the programmatic dimension--provide a better link of accountability by holding departments responsible for the efficiency of their operations, holding physicians accountable for the resource implication of volume and case mix, and ensuring that the activities of the hospital's departments and clinical units are in line with hospital's overall mission and programs.

  9. 26 CFR 1.551-5 - Effect on capital account of foreign personal holding company and basis of stock in hands of...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... to prevent double taxation with respect to the undistributed foreign personal holding company income... stock is owned by B, a nonresident alien individual. For the calendar year 1954 the M Corporation has an...

  10. Local knowledge, state power, and the science of industrial labor relations: William Leiserson, David Saposs, and American labor economics in the interwar years.

    PubMed

    Wang, Jessica

    2010-01-01

    Recent scholarship has frequently emphasized modern states' use of social science to impose universalized conceptions of rationality and order upon diverse, highly localized settings. The New Deal era experiences of William M. Leiserson and David J. Saposs, however, provide an analytical alternative. As students of the pioneering labor economist John R. Commons, Leiserson and Saposs sought to create mechanisms for state oversight of industrial labor relations that recognized local practices and arrangements. Although their approach failed to take hold within the National Labor Relations Board, localized institutional and political contingencies, and not a hegemonic modernism, account best for their frustrated aspirations in the late 1930s. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

  11. Understanding Teacher-Student Relationships, Student-Student Relationships, and Conduct Problems in China and the United States

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    Bear, George G.; Yang, Chunyan; Glutting, Joseph; Huang, Xishan; He, Xianyou; Zhang, Wei; Chen, Dandan

    2014-01-01

    Several previous studies have found that Chinese students perceive teacher-student relationships and student-student relationships more favorably than American students. In this study we examined if the same holds true with respect to teachers' perceptions. Also examined were both students' and teachers' perceptions of conduct problems. The sample…

  12. 17 CFR 256.01-13 - Submission of questions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935 General Instructions § 256.01-13 Submission of questions. To promote... consideration and decision. Balance Sheet Accounts: Assets and Other Debit Accounts 1. service company property ...

  13. A concept in flux: questioning accountability in the context of global health cooperation.

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    Bruen, Carlos; Brugha, Ruairí; Kageni, Angela; Wafula, Francis

    2014-12-09

    Accountability in global health is a commonly invoked though less commonly questioned concept. Critically reflecting on the concept and how it is put into practice, this paper focuses on the who, what, how, and where of accountability, mapping its defining features and considering them with respect to real-world circumstances. Changing dynamics in global health cooperation - such as the emergence of new health public-private partnerships and the formal inclusion of non-state actors in policy making processes - provides the backdrop to this discussion. Accountability is frequently reduced to one set of actors holding another to account. Changes in the global health landscape and in relations between actors have however made the practice of accountability more complex and contested. Currently undergoing a reframing process, participation and transparency have become core elements of a new accountability agenda alongside evaluation and redress or enforcement mechanisms. However, while accountability is about holding actors responsible for their actions, the mechanisms through which this might be done vary substantially and are far from politically neutral.Accountability in global health cooperation involves multipolar relationships between a large number of stakeholders with varying degrees of power and influence, where not all interests are realised in that relationship. Moreover, accountability differs across finance, programme and governance subfields, where each has its own set of policy processes, institutional structures, accountability relations and power asymmetries to contend with. With reference to the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, this paper contributes to discussions on accountability by mapping out key elements of the concept and how it is put into practice, where different types of accountability battle for recognition and legitimacy. In mapping some defining features, accountability in global health cooperation is shown to be a complex problem not necessarily reducible to one set of actors holding another to account. Clear tensions are observed between multi-stakeholder participatory models and more traditional vertical models that prioritise accountability upwards to donors, both of which are embodied in initiatives like the Global Fund. For multi-constituency organisations, this poses challenges not only for future financing but also for future legitimacy.

  14. The Librarian's Duty of Care: Emerging Professionalism or Can of Worms?

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    Ferguson, Stuart; Weckert, John

    1998-01-01

    Examines case studies highlighting accountability, and relates accountability to concepts of responsibility and duty of care. Presents arguments against holding librarians accountable for misinformation, namely, the lack of contract between librarian and patron and the distinction drawn between information intermediaries (librarians) and knowledge…

  15. 17 CFR 256.426.5 - Other deductions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... deductible before determining total income before interest charges. (b) Records shall be so maintained by...) UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS FOR MUTUAL SERVICE COMPANIES AND SUBSIDIARY SERVICE COMPANIES, PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935 Income and Expense Accounts § 256.426.5 Other deductions. (a) This account...

  16. Rethinking Accountability in a Knowledge Society

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    Sahlberg, Pasi

    2010-01-01

    Competition between schools combined with test-based accountability to hold schools accountable for predetermined knowledge standards have become a common solution in educational change efforts to improve the performance of educational systems around the world. This is happening as family and community social capital declines in most parts of…

  17. Incorporating Sustainability Issues into the Financial Accounting Curriculum

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    Haskin, Daniel L.; Burke, Megan M.

    2016-01-01

    Changes in the views that society holds of capital allocation suggest that sustainability reporting needs to be incorporated into the financial accounting curriculum. This paper reviews the background and history of corporate social responsibility and sustainability reporting and discusses formation of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board…

  18. 17 CFR 240.15c3-3 - Customer protection-reserves and custody of securities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... or dealer has received or acquired or holds funds or securities for the account of that person. The... extent that broker or dealer maintains an omnibus account for the account of customers with the broker or... person has a claim for security futures products held in a futures account, or any security futures...

  19. Milwaukee Voucher-School Leaders' Views on Accountability: What Are They, and Why Do They Matter?

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    Ford, Michael R.

    2016-01-01

    This article uses originally collected survey data to determine how leaders of private schools in the nation's oldest school-voucher program define accountability and perceive the state agency charged with holding them accountable. The results indicate voucher-school administrators' views on accountability are influenced by their school's level of…

  20. What Do You Teach Here: Staff Development

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    Richardson, Thomas E.

    1975-01-01

    The author maintains that college students are a key to value diffusion in our society and that student personnel workers hold unique opportunities in value transmission to students and, hence, to society. (Author/HMV)

  1. 12 CFR 225.142 - Statement of policy concerning bank holding companies engaging in futures, forward and options...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... guidelines for banks that engage in financial contract activities. Since the Financial Accounting Standards... (REGULATION Y) Regulations Financial Holding Companies Interpretations § 225.142 Statement of policy... agency securities and money market instruments. (a) Purpose of financial contract positions. In...

  2. 18 CFR 367.54 - Expenditures on leased property.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REGULATIONS UNDER THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS ACT UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS FOR CENTRALIZED SERVICE COMPANIES SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS...

  3. 12 CFR 238.5 - Audit of savings association holding companies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... public accountants when needed for any safety and soundness reason identified by the Board. (b) Audits... satisfactory to the Board. (d) Qualifications for independent public accountants. The audit shall be conducted by an independent public accountant who: (1) Is registered or licensed to practice as a public...

  4. 12 CFR 238.5 - Audit of savings association holding companies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... public accountants when needed for any safety and soundness reason identified by the Board. (b) Audits... satisfactory to the Board. (d) Qualifications for independent public accountants. The audit shall be conducted by an independent public accountant who: (1) Is registered or licensed to practice as a public...

  5. 12 CFR 238.5 - Audit of savings association holding companies.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... public accountants when needed for any safety and soundness reason identified by the Board. (b) Audits... satisfactory to the Board. (d) Qualifications for independent public accountants. The audit shall be conducted by an independent public accountant who: (1) Is registered or licensed to practice as a public...

  6. 26 CFR 1.1471-0 - Outline of regulation provisions for sections 1471 through 1474.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... savings accounts. (A) Retirement and pension accounts. (B) Non-retirement savings accounts. (C) Rollovers.... (A) In general. (B) Nonfinancial group. (C) Holding company. (D) Treasury center. (E) Captive finance...) Investment vehicles exclusively for retirement funds. (6) Pension fund of an exempt beneficial owner. (7...

  7. Charter Schools, Enrollment Size, and Educational Accountability: A Preliminary Arizona Analysis

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    Milliman, Scott

    2016-01-01

    Many policy analysts favor holding deficient public schools accountable: Either they should improve or else close. Hypotheses are developed which explore how school type (district, charter) and enrollment size influence these two accountability outcomes for deficient Arizona elementary campuses operating under two educational oversight regimes: No…

  8. Hold on Tight or Let Go: Exploring the Parental Role in First-Year Students' College Adjustment

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    Sax, Linda J.; Weintraub, Dayna S.

    2016-01-01

    Using a sample of 995 students living in residential housing at a selective, public research university, this study examined the relationship between student-parent interactions and adjustment to college and investigated differences between student-mother interactions and student-father interactions. Results indicate that students are generally…

  9. College Students' Preinstructional Ideas about Stars and Star Formation

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    Bailey, Janelle M.; Prather, Edward E.; Johnson, Bruce; Slater, Timothy F.

    2009-01-01

    This study (Note 1) investigated the beliefs about stars that students hold when they enter an undergraduate introductory astronomy course for nonscience majors. Students' preinstructional ideas were investigated through the use of several student-supplied-response (SSR) surveys, which asked students to describe their ideas about topics such as…

  10. Students' Progression in Understanding the Matter Concept

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    Hadenfeldt, Jan Christoph; Neumann, Knut; Bernholt, Sascha; Liu, Xiufeng; Parchmann, Ilka

    2016-01-01

    This study presents our attempt to elicit students' progression in understanding the matter concept. Past work has identified the big ideas about matter students need to understand, the many everyday understandings students hold about these ideas, and levels of understanding through which students progress in developing understanding of the big…

  11. Responses of Schools to Accountability Systems Using Multiple Measures: The Case of New York City Elementary Schools

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    Ehren, M. C. M.; Hatch, T.

    2013-01-01

    Many studies point to potential unintended consequences of accountability systems such as when schools narrow their teaching to fixate on tested subjects. As a result, some states and districts in the USA have complemented the federal test-based accountability system with additional measures of educational practices to hold schools accountable on…

  12. 12 CFR 363.1 - Scope and definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... accepted accounting principles for the insured depository institution or its holding company and financial statements prepared for regulatory reporting purposes. For recognition and measurement purposes, financial statements prepared for regulatory reporting purposes shall conform to generally accepted accounting...

  13. A motivational account of the undergraduate experience in science: brief measures of students' self-system appraisals, engagement in coursework, and identity as a scientist

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    Skinner, Ellen; Saxton, Emily; Currie, Cailin; Shusterman, Gwen

    2017-11-01

    As part of long-standing efforts to promote undergraduates' success in science, researchers have investigated the instructional strategies and motivational factors that promote student learning and persistence in science coursework and majors. This study aimed to create a set of brief measures that educators and researchers can use as tools to examine the undergraduate motivational experience in science classes. To identify key motivational processes, we drew on self-determination theory (SDT), which holds that students have fundamental needs - to feel competent, related, and autonomous - that fuel their intrinsic motivation. When educational experiences meet these needs, students engage more energetically and learn more, cumulatively contributing to a positive identity as a scientist. Based on information provided by 1013 students from 8 classes in biology, chemistry, and physics, we constructed conceptually focused and psychometrically sound survey measures of three sets of motivational factors: (1) students' appraisals of their own competence, autonomy, and relatedness; (2) the quality of students' behavioural and emotional engagement in academic work; and (3) students' emerging identities as scientists, including their science identity, purpose in science, and science career plans. Using an iterative confirmatory process, we tested short item sets for unidimensionality and internal consistency, and then cross-validated them. Tests of measurement invariance showed that scales were generally comparable across disciplines. Most importantly, scales and final course grades showed correlations consistent with predictions from SDT. These measures may provide a window on the student motivational experience for educators, researchers, and interventionists who aim to improve the quality of undergraduate science teaching and learning.

  14. Using the American Board of Internal Medicine's "Elements of Professionalism" for undergraduate ethics education.

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    Robins, Lynne S; Braddock, Clarence H; Fryer-Edwards, Kelly A

    2002-06-01

    To examine the feasibility of using the taxonomy of professional and unprofessional behaviors presented in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM's) Project Professionalism to categorize ethical issues that undergraduate medical students perceive to be salient. Beginning second-year medical students at the University of Washington School of Medicine (n = 120) were asked to respond to three open-ended questions about professional standards of conduct and peer evaluation. Two of the authors read and coded the students' responses according to the ABIM's elements of professionalism (altruism, accountability, excellence, duty, honor and integrity, and respect for others) and the challenges to those elements (abuse of power, arrogance, greed, misrepresentation, impairment, lack of conscientiousness, and conflict of interest). Coding disagreements were solved using review and revision of the category definitions. New categories were created for students' responses that described behaviors or issues that were not captured in the ABIM's categories. A total of 114 students responded. The ABIM's professional code was adapted for students and teachers, making it context- and learning-stage-specific. One new category of challenges, conflicts of conscience, was added, and one category (abuse of power) was expanded to include abuse of power/negotiating power asymmetries. Using the ABIM's taxonomy to name professional and unprofessional behaviors was particularly useful for examining undergraduate medical students' perceptions of the ethical climate for learning during the first year of medical school, and it holds promise for research into changes in students' perceptions as they move into clinical experiences. Using the framework, students can build a unified professional knowledge-and-skills base.

  15. Impact of Study Skills and Parent Education on First-Year GPA Among College Students With and Without ADHD: A Moderated Mediation Model.

    PubMed

    Gormley, Matthew J; Pinho, Trevor; Pollack, Brittany; Puzino, Kristina; Franklin, Melanie K; Busch, Chelsea; DuPaul, George J; Weyandt, Lisa L; Anastopoulos, Arthur D

    2018-02-01

    To test if the relationship between ADHD and academic achievement is mediated by service utilization and/or study skills, and if these mediation effects are moderated by parental education level. A bootstrapping method within structural equation modeling was used with data from 355 first year college students meeting strict criteria for ADHD or clearly without ADHD to test the mediation and moderation effects. Study skills, but not service utilization, significantly mediated the relationship between ADHD status and GPA; however, this relationship was not significant among students with at least one parent holding a master's degree or higher. Among first year college students study skills may be a more salient predictor of educational outcomes relative to ADHD status. Additional research into support services for college students with ADHD is needed, however, results suggest interventions targeting study skills may hold particular promise for these students.

  16. Success and Motivation among College Students

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    Schweinle, Amy; Helming, Luralyn M.

    2011-01-01

    The present research explores college students' explanations of their success and failure in challenging activities and how it relates to students' efficacy, value, and engagement. The results suggest most students hold one primary reason for success during the challenging activity, including grade/extrinsic, mastery/intrinsic,…

  17. 14 CFR 61.213 - Eligibility requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ...) AIRMEN CERTIFICATION: PILOTS, FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS, AND GROUND INSTRUCTORS Ground Instructors § 61.213...) Student evaluation and testing; (iv) Course development; (v) Lesson planning; and (vi) Classroom training...) Holds a ground instructor certificate or flight instructor certificate issued under this part; (2) Holds...

  18. 14 CFR 61.213 - Eligibility requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ...) AIRMEN CERTIFICATION: PILOTS, FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS, AND GROUND INSTRUCTORS Ground Instructors § 61.213...) Student evaluation and testing; (iv) Course development; (v) Lesson planning; and (vi) Classroom training...) Holds a ground instructor certificate or flight instructor certificate issued under this part; (2) Holds...

  19. 14 CFR 61.213 - Eligibility requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ...) AIRMEN CERTIFICATION: PILOTS, FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS, AND GROUND INSTRUCTORS Ground Instructors § 61.213...) Student evaluation and testing; (iv) Course development; (v) Lesson planning; and (vi) Classroom training...) Holds a ground instructor certificate or flight instructor certificate issued under this part; (2) Holds...

  20. Relations between normative beliefs and initiation intentions toward cigarette, alcohol and marijuana.

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    Olds, R Scott; Thombs, Dennis L; Tomasek, Jennifer Ray

    2005-07-01

    To examine the relations between normative beliefs and intentions to initiate cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana use among adolescents reporting no prior use. An anonymous questionnaire was administered to 6,594 seventh- to twelfth-grade students in northeast Ohio. Separate analyses were conducted on sub-samples of respondents reporting no prior use of each substance. Within each of these 3 sub-samples, respondents were classified as holding high-risk intentions if they reported that they intended to begin using that particular substance within the next 6 months or were "not sure" of their intentions. Those reporting that they did not intend to start using a substance were classified as holding low-risk intentions. Multivariate logistic regression analyses examined the relations between normative beliefs and intention status (low- vs. high-risk), while accounting for socio-demographic characteristics. Across all 3 substances, normative beliefs were stronger predictors of intention status than socio-demographic variables. Higher levels of perceived acceptability and perceived prevalence were associated with holding high-risk intentions. Normative belief measures assessing close friend and sibling reference groups were much more important in explaining intention status than those assessing other reference groups (e.g., same age peers). Among adolescents with no prior use, normative beliefs concerning close friends and siblings may play an important role in the catalysis and support of intentions to initiate substance use. These findings challenge the utility of primary prevention strategies that provide normative feedback based on rates of substance use among distal reference groups.

  1. Holding Teacher Preparation Accountable: A Review of Claims and Evidence

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    Cochran-Smith, Marilyn; Stern, Rebecca; Sánchez, Juan Garbiel; Miller, Andrew; Keefe, Elizabeth Stringer; Fernández, M. Beatriz; Chang, Wen-Chia; Carney, Molly Cummings; Burton, Stephani; Baker, Megina

    2016-01-01

    Teacher preparation has emerged as an acutely politicized and publicized issue in U.S. education policy and practice, and there have been fierce debates about whether, how, by whom, and for what purposes teachers should be prepared. This brief takes up four major national initiatives intended to improve teacher quality by "holding teacher…

  2. 12 CFR 1.7 - Securities held in satisfaction of debts previously contracted; holding period; disposal...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 12 Banks and Banking 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Securities held in satisfaction of debts... § 1.7 Securities held in satisfaction of debts previously contracted; holding period; disposal; accounting treatment; non-speculative purpose. (a) Securities held in satisfaction of debts previously...

  3. 7 CFR 981.52 - Holding requirement and delivery.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... for the account of the Board, the quantity of almonds necessary to meet his reserve obligation less... is otherwise relieved by the Board of responsibility to so hold almonds. Upon demand of the Board... that the Board shall not make such demand upon a handler with respect to reserve almonds for which he...

  4. 7 CFR 981.52 - Holding requirement and delivery.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... for the account of the Board, the quantity of almonds necessary to meet his reserve obligation less... is otherwise relieved by the Board of responsibility to so hold almonds. Upon demand of the Board... that the Board shall not make such demand upon a handler with respect to reserve almonds for which he...

  5. The Accountability Era in US Teacher Education: Looking Back, Looking Forward

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    Cochran-Smith, Marilyn; Baker, Megina; Burton, Stephani; Chang, Wen-Chia; Cummings Carney, Molly; Fernández, M. Beatriz; Stringer Keefe, Elizabeth; Miller, Andrew F.; Sánchez, Juan Gabriel

    2017-01-01

    In keeping with the theme of the 40th anniversary issue of "EJTE," this article looks back and forward at US teacher education accountability. It argues that "holding teacher education accountable" has been the major approach to reforming teacher education in the US for the last two decades, assuming that enhanced teacher…

  6. 18 CFR 367.4120 - Account 412, Cost and expenses of construction or other services.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... undertakes projects to construct physical property for associate or non-associate companies (see General... HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS ACT UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS FOR..., FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS ACT Income Statement Chart of Accounts Service Company Operating Income...

  7. 18 CFR 367.1880 - Account 188, Research, development, or demonstration expenditures.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 18 Conservation of Power and Water Resources 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Account 188, Research, development, or demonstration expenditures. 367.1880 Section 367.1880 Conservation of Power and Water... HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS ACT UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS FOR...

  8. "Rational" Observational Systems of Educational Accountability and Reform

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    Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey; Holloway-Libell, Jessica; Cirell, Anna Montana; Hays, Alice; Chapman, Kathryn

    2015-01-01

    There is something incalculable about teacher expertise and whether it can be observed, detected, quantified, and as per current educational policies, used as an accountability tool to hold America's public school teachers accountable for that which they do (or do not do well). In this commentary, authors (all of whom are former public school…

  9. 17 CFR 250.26 - Financial statement and recordkeeping requirements for registered holding companies and...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... to form and content of financial statements; and (2) Shall make and keep current accounts, books and... which it issues to stockholders. Such accounts, books and other records shall be maintained in... subsidiary company thereof shall hereafter follow the equity method of accounting for investments in any...

  10. 18 CFR 367.2820 - Account 282, Accumulated deferred income taxes-Other property.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 18 Conservation of Power and Water Resources 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Account 282, Accumulated deferred income taxes-Other property. 367.2820 Section 367.2820 Conservation of Power and Water... HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS ACT UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS FOR...

  11. International PhD Students in Australian Universities: Financial Support, Course Experience and Career Plans

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    Harman, G.

    2003-01-01

    Using data from a social survey of PhD students in two major Australian universities supplemented by student interviews, this article reports on the financial support, course experience and career plans of international PhD students. While most international PhD students hold scholarships which include stipends, a minority of students experience…

  12. America COMPETES at 5 years: An Analysis of Research-Intensive Universities' RCR Training Plans.

    PubMed

    Phillips, Trisha; Nestor, Franchesca; Beach, Gillian; Heitman, Elizabeth

    2018-02-01

    This project evaluates the impact of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) policy to promote education in the responsible conduct of research (RCR). To determine whether this policy resulted in meaningful RCR educational experiences, our study examined the instructional plans developed by individual universities in response to the mandate. Using a sample of 108 U.S. institutions classified as Carnegie "very high research activity", we analyzed all publicly available NSF RCR training plans in light of the consensus best practices in RCR education that were known at the time the policy was implemented. We found that fewer than half of universities developed plans that incorporated at least some of the best practices. More specifically, only 31% of universities had content and requirements that differed by career stage, only 1% of universities had content and requirements that differed by discipline; and only 18% of universities required some face-to-face engagement from all classes of trainees. Indeed, some schools simply provided hand-outs to their undergraduate students. Most universities (82%) had plans that could be satisfied with online programs such as the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative's RCR modules. The NSF policy requires universities to develop RCR training plans, but provides no guidelines or requirements for the format, scope, content, duration, or frequency of the training, and does not hold universities accountable for their training plans. Our study shows that this vaguely worded policy, and lack of accountability, has not produced meaningful educational experiences for most of the undergraduate students, graduate students, and post-doctoral trainees funded by the NSF.

  13. 77 FR 13171 - China North East Petroleum Holdings Limited, Order of Suspension of Trading

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-03-05

    ... in New York and oil drilling operations in the People's Republic of China. NEP's common stock is..., certain transfers of cash from the company's bank accounts to the personal bank accounts of related...

  14. Unraveling the Race Paradox of Achievement and Self-Views

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    Eccleston, Collette P.; Smyth, Joshua M.; Lopoo, Leonard M.

    2010-01-01

    Considerable evidence indicates that African American students achieve less academically than European American students. Yet, African American students hold more positive self-views than their European American counterparts. Previous studies that address these seemingly paradoxical findings focus on students in a relatively narrow age range…

  15. School Students' Ideas about Air Pollution: Hindrance or Help for Learning?

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Thornber, Jillian; Stanisstreet, Martin; Boyes, Edward

    1999-01-01

    Uses a free-form questionnaire to explore 10- and 11-year-old students' ideas about the nature of air pollution and its biological and physical effects. Suggests that students hold misconceptions in this area. (DDR)

  16. Understanding the Relationship between Student Attitudes and Student Learning

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    Cahill, Michael J.; McDaniel, Mark A.; Frey, Regina F.; Hynes, K. Mairin; Repice, Michelle; Zhao, Jiuqing; Trousil, Rebecca

    2018-01-01

    Student attitudes, defined as the extent to which one holds expertlike beliefs about and approaches to physics, are a major research topic in physics education research. An implicit but rarely tested assumption underlying much of this research is that student attitudes play a significant part in student learning and performance. The current study…

  17. Moon Misconceptions

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Hermann, Ronald; Lewis, Bradford F.

    2003-01-01

    Over the course of history, scientists have constructed models and equations that provide insight into the motions of the heavens. However, research indicates many people hold alternative conceptions that, to them, explain the same observable phenomenon. Science educators have found that students learning about lunar phases may hold misconceptions…

  18. C-14/I-29 Preservation and Hold Time Survey

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Kitchen, S.

    2015-04-08

    Preservation and hold time of radionuclides must account for both nuclear half-lives and nonnuclear loss mechanisms, but variations in the latter are often neglected. Metals-based defaults are inappropriate for long-lived non-metals C-14 and I-129, which are vulnerable to chemical and biological volatilization. Non-acidification is already widely practiced for them. Recommended addition measures from radiological and chemical literature include glass containers where possible, water filtration where possible, headspace minimization, light shielding, cold (4°C) storage and unfiltered water hold time of 28 days. Soil hold time may need to be shortened when water-logged, excessively sandy, or still adjusting to significant new contamination.

  19. Holding Charter Authorizers Accountable: Why It Is Important and How It Might Be Done. NCSRP White Paper Series, Number 1

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    Lake, Robin J.

    2006-01-01

    This paper takes on the question of whether and how school authorizers should be held accountable for their own performance. The author presents reasons why scrutiny and accountability are needed not only for schools but also for chartering agencies, identifies what types of accountability are present now, and offers ideas for ways accountability…

  20. Stigma and attitudes towards antenatal depression and antidepressant use during pregnancy in healthcare students.

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    Gawley, Laura; Einarson, Adrienne; Bowen, Angela

    2011-12-01

    Depression in pregnancy or antenatal depression (AD) occurs in approximately one in five women, with potentially deleterious effects to the mother and fetus. People are encouraged to get treatment for depression; however, pregnant women can experience stigma when they reach out for help with depression. Research indicates that healthcare professionals hold stigma against patients who experience mental health conditions, including depression. The public, as well as healthcare professionals may have negative attitudes towards antidepressant use during pregnancy, despite evidence that many antidepressants are relatively safe for use in pregnancy. The objective of this project was to determine what knowledge and opinions healthcare students may hold towards antenatal depression and its treatment, and whether further knowledge and experience lessened the stigma. Medical, pharmacy, and nursing students (n = 309) were given a scenario regarding a woman with AD based on Corrigan's Attribution Questionnaire and asked seven questions based on the scenario that assessed their level of stigma and questions related to treatment. Each student group demonstrated some stigma towards the woman and all groups lacked knowledge regarding treatment of AD. Overall, the nursing students were the most stigmatizing of the three groups. The study demonstrates that healthcare students hold stigma towards people with mental health problems, including pregnant depressed women. It points to a need to increase education about antenatal depression and its treatment.

  1. Beliefs About Wife Beating Among Social Work Students in Taiwan.

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    Haj-Yahia, Muhammad M; Shen, April Chiung-Tao

    2017-07-01

    Based on an integrative framework, this study addresses the beliefs that a group of social work students from Taiwan had about wife beating. A self-administered questionnaire was filled out by 790 students (76.5% female, 23.5% male) spanning all 4 years of undergraduate studies. The results show that male students exhibited a greater tendency than their female counterparts to justify wife beating and to hold battered women responsible for violence against them. This tendency was also found among students who held traditional attitudes toward women, students who held patriarchal expectations of marriage, and students who had witnessed interparental violence in childhood. In addition, male students and students with traditional attitudes toward women exhibited the strongest tendency to believe that wives benefit from beating. Conversely, female students expressed more willingness than their male counterparts to help battered women, as did students who held liberal attitudes toward women and students who held egalitarian expectations of marriage. Furthermore, female students and those with liberal attitudes toward women tended to hold violent husbands responsible for their behavior, and to express support for punishing violent husbands. This article concludes with a discussion of the study's limitations and the results' implications for future research on the topic.

  2. Digital Student Leadership Development.

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    Ahlquist, Josie

    2017-03-01

    Social media tools are ubiquitous throughout the college student experience, particularly for students who hold leadership positions on campus. A research study on junior and senior student leaders' social media use and experience led to a number of findings that inform leadership education practice. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., A Wiley Company.

  3. [Selecting methods and awaiting growth: the teaching experience of fundamental nursing practicum instructors].

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    Lin, Hui-Chen; Lin, Chi-Yi; Chien, Tsui-Wei; Liu, Kuei-Fen; Chen, Miao-Yen; Lin, Wen-Chuan

    2013-02-01

    A constellation of factors accounts for teaching efficacy in the fundamental nursing practicum. Teachers play a critical role in terms of designing and executing an appropriate teaching plan, choosing effective methods, and holding appropriate teaching attitudes. It is thus extremely important that clinical teachers master the core characteristics of basic nursing practice. This study aimed to illuminate the core characteristics of basic nursing practice for students for reference by clinical practicum teachers. Qualitative research was used to identify the fundamentals of nursing practice by clinical teacher. Five focus group meetings were convened during the practice period. The researchers presided over group discussions held during the normal weekly teaching schedule and lasting approximately 2-4 hours each. The content analysis was adopted to analyze the data. Three major themes were proposed, including (1) student status: "novices were stymied by problems and thus improved slowly"; (2) teacher awareness: "teachers need to be aware of student capabilities, mood, and discomfort"; and (3) teaching style: "a good choice of methods should support and encourage students. To cultivate professional nursing knowledge and self-confidence for future professional commitment, clinical teachers must first understand the characteristics and motivations of learning of their students and then select the, skills, and attitudes appropriate to provide step-by-step guidance. Communication with staffs and the preparation of atmosphere prior to nursing practice are also essential for students. Results provide insights into the technical college environment with regard to basic-level clinical nursing practice.

  4. 18 CFR 367.4264 - Account 426.4, Expenditures for certain civic, political and related activities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS ACT UNIFORM SYSTEM... franchises; or for the purpose of influencing the decisions of public officials. (b) This account must not...

  5. Scholarly Holds Lead over Popular and Instructional: Text Type Influences Epistemological Reading Outcomes

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    Braun, Isabel; Nuckles, Matthias

    2014-01-01

    Scholarly scientific literature conveys epistemological assumptions scientists operate on. Popular scientific literature and instructional science texts deviate in their portrayal of science from these epistemological assumptions. Thus, scholarly scientific literature holds more potential for improving students' epistemological understanding…

  6. 77 FR 48550 - Sears Holdings Management Corporation, A Division of Sears Holdings Corporation, Hoffman Estates...

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    2012-08-14

    ... determination based on the findings that there was no shift in services and any company or customer imports of... does not perform marketing, analysis, and space management services, as stated in the determination; that worker separations was due to a shift in the supply of accounting, marketing, and inventory...

  7. 77 FR 25773 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness...

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    2012-05-01

    ... Change Relating to the Account Fee April 25, 2012. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities... Exchange proposes to amend the Account Fee displayed in the Pricing Schedule at Section VI, A entitled... participant accounts. The proposed amendment would also encourage members to discontinue holding inactive...

  8. Are We Holding Back Our Students that Possess the Potential to Excel?

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    Phillips, Simone

    2008-01-01

    This is a study of high achieving students using information about gifted students that can apply to and benefit all students. This article places focus on the highly motivated student that is intrinsically motivated, persistently works hard, and achieves top grades, but may not qualify as "gifted". For example, Jonathan has an average…

  9. Comparing Educational Trajectories of Two Chinese Students and One Latina Student, a Social Capital Approach

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    Prado, Jose M.

    2009-01-01

    This qualitative study compares and analyzes the social network experiences of two working-class Chinese students from immigrant families (Sally, Alex) to those of one working-class Latina student from an immigrant family (Elizabeth). Theory holds that these students would have difficulty obtaining educational resources and support (i.e., social…

  10. "The World is No Longer Flat to Me": Student Perceptions of Threshold Concepts in World Regional Geography

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    Fouberg, Erin H.

    2013-01-01

    Through qualitative analysis of 80 student essays, the author examines geographic concepts students describe as holding traits of threshold concepts. With a group of 11 Honors students, the author employs metacogntion, asking students to analyze their own learning to discover their threshold concepts. Recognizing the role of liminality, this study…

  11. Controlling Inventory: Real-World Mathematical Modeling

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    Edwards, Thomas G.; Özgün-Koca, S. Asli; Chelst, Kenneth R.

    2013-01-01

    Amazon, Walmart, and other large-scale retailers owe their success partly to efficient inventory management. For such firms, holding too little inventory risks losing sales, whereas holding idle inventory wastes money. Therefore profits hinge on the inventory level chosen. In this activity, students investigate a simplified inventory-control…

  12. Investigating the Role of an Inquiry-Based Biology Lab Course on Student Attitudes and Views toward Science

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    Jeffery, Erica; Nomme, Kathy; Deane, Thomas; Pollock, Carol; Birol, Gülnur

    2016-01-01

    Students' academic experiences can influence their conceptualization of science. In contrast experts hold particular beliefs, perceptions, opinions, and attitudes about science that are often absent in first-year undergraduate students. Shifts toward more expert-like attitudes and views have been linked to improved student engagement,…

  13. Seeing Charters Differently: A New Approach to National Comparisons of Charter and Traditional Public Schools

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    Malkus, Nat

    2016-01-01

    The national debate over charter schooling has become increasingly heated in 2016, driven by polarized narratives about the students charters typically serve. Opponents argue charters cream-skim more advantaged students, while proponents hold they primarily serve historically disadvantaged students. National evidence on charter student selectivity…

  14. Views of Gifted Elementary Students about Self-Directed Learning

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    Van Deur, Penny

    2011-01-01

    Despite the connection between independent learning and gifted students, little is known of the views these students hold about the process of being self-directed learners. This interview study examined views of ten gifted elementary school students in South Australia about Self-Directed Learning. The interview responses showed that these gifted…

  15. Perspectives of Pre-Service Teachers on Students with Emotional Disabilities

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    Beam, Andrea P.; Yocum, Russell G.; Pinkie, Elyse C.

    2016-01-01

    Perceptions of working with students of emotional disabilities or who are considered Emotionally/Behaviorally Disturbed (E/BD) is varied across the spectrum. However, one constant that does hold true is that all pre-service teachers have some hesitation in working with such students, especially if they lack any previous exposure to students with…

  16. Paradox of Student Gender: A Case Study of Economic Education from China

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    Zhang, Jian; Qiao, Fangbin; Li, Binbin

    2016-01-01

    In many Chinese universities and colleges, female students outperform male students in social science subjects. This paper presents a case study, which examines gender difference in economic education in a Chinese university. We look at a sample of students from the Chinese university and find that holding constant observed student…

  17. Using the Health Belief Model to Predict Bystander Behavior among College Students

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    Blavos, Alexis A.; Glassman, Tavis; Sheu, Jiunn-Jye; Diehr, Aaron; Deakins, Bethany

    2014-01-01

    This investigation used the Health Belief Model (HBM) to examine perceived barriers and benefits college students hold concerning medical amnesty. Researchers employed a cross-sectional research design with 369 students completing the survey (97% response rate). A path analysis revealed that college students are more likely to seek help during an…

  18. Post-Baccalaureate Reverse Transfer Students in Iowa: 2006 to 2008

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    Leigh, Rachel A.

    2009-01-01

    The purpose of this descriptive, exploratory study investigates the number of students who hold a bachelor's degree or higher attending Iowa's fifteen community colleges between fiscal years 2006 and 2008. This group of students is referred to as post-baccalaureate reverse transfer (PBRT) students in the literature and in this paper. This study…

  19. Technology: Student Animation Projects: An Avenue to Promote Creativity and Learning

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    Siegle, Del

    2014-01-01

    Using readily available technology, students of all ages can easily create impressive animated products. Animation allows educators to capitalize on the natural desire that students of all ages hold to tell stories and share their understanding of the world. In the course of planning their animations, students conduct research on topics, organize…

  20. Developing Students' Environmental Knowledge through Interactive Worksheets.

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    Ballantyne, Roy; Witney, Eve; Tulip, David

    1998-01-01

    Environmental education is often characterized by a concern with developing attitudes and behavior rather than developing environmental knowledge and concepts. Students may thus unknowingly hold and later teach environmental misconceptions. Discusses the use of interactive worksheets to provide a time-effective means of developing students'…

  1. Biographical Study and Hypothesis Testing. Instructional Technology.

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    Little, Timothy H.

    1995-01-01

    Asserts that the story of Amelia Earhart holds an ongoing fascination for students. Presents an instructional unit using a spreadsheet to create a database about Earhart's final flight. Includes student objectives, step-by-step instructional procedures, and eight graphics of student information or teacher examples. (CFR)

  2. The negated conditional: a litmus test for the suppositional conditional?

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    Handley, Simon J; Evans, Jonathan St B T; Thompson, Valerie A

    2006-05-01

    Under the suppositional account of conditionals, when people think about a conditional assertion, "if p then q," they engage in a mental simulation in which they imagine p holds and evaluate the probability that q holds under this supposition. One implication of this account is that belief in a conditional equates to conditional probability [P(q/p)]. In this paper, the authors examine a further implication of this analysis with respect to the wide-scope negation of conditional assertions, "it is not the case that if p then q." Under the suppositional account, nothing categorically follows from the negation of a conditional, other than a second conditional, "if p then not-q." In contrast, according to the mental model theory, a negated conditional is consistent only with the determinate state of affairs, p and not-q. In 4 experiments, the authors compare the contrasting predictions that arise from each of these accounts. The findings are consistent with the suppositional theory but are incongruent with the mental model theory of conditionals.

  3. When Private Schools Take Public Dollars: What's the Place of Accountability in School Voucher Programs?

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    Finn, Chester E., Jr.; Hentges, Christina M.; Petrilli, Michael J.; Winkler, Amber M.

    2009-01-01

    Of all the arguments that critics of school voucher programs advance, the one that may resonate loudest with the public concerns school accountability. Opponents say it's not fair to hold public schools accountable for their results (under No Child Left Behind and similar systems) and then let private schools receive taxpayer dollars--however…

  4. "Pluralistic Accountability" for the Psychological Therapies? Holding the Tension between Diversity's Virtues and the Need for Accountability

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    House, Richard; Musgrave, Arthur

    2013-01-01

    This paper argues that the field of counselling and psychotherapy needs to find values-congruent ways of managing, and creatively engaging with, the challenging tension between accountability and diversity in therapy work. The authors strongly support the preservation of pluralism and diversity in therapy practice, in the face of the increasingly…

  5. Holding Accountability to Account: How Scholarship and Experience in Other Fields Inform Exploration of Performance Incentives in Education. Working Paper 2008-04

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    Rothstein, Richard

    2008-01-01

    Accountability and performance incentive plans in education are compromised by goal distortion, gaming, and corruption. Education policy makers who design such plans have paid insufficient attention to similar experiences in other fields. This paper describes institutions in health care, job training and welfare administration, and in the private…

  6. 26 CFR 1.6049-5 - Interest and original issue discount subject to reporting after December 31, 1982.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    .... A payor may rely on documentary evidence if the payor has established procedures to obtain, review....1441-6(c)(3) or (4)); and the payor obtains, reviews, and maintains such documentary evidence in... expired). A new account shall be treated as an existing account if the account holder already holds an...

  7. The "Roles" of the Game: The Influence of News Consumption Patterns on the Role Conceptions of Journalism Students

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    Tandoc, Edson C., Jr.

    2014-01-01

    This study is based on a survey of 364 undergraduate journalism students and looks at how news consumption patterns influence the journalistic role conceptions that students hold. This study finds that students rated the interpreter role as most important. Students who prioritized the interpreter role also tend to get their news from online…

  8. Using Social Network Methods to Test for Assortment of Prosociality among Korean High School Students.

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    Kim, Jun-Hong; Holman, Darryl J; Goodreau, Steven M

    2015-01-01

    Assortative interaction among altruistic individuals is a necessary condition for the evolution of cooperation. The requirement for assortment holds regardless of whether a meta-population is subdivided into distinct and isolated subgroups or has ephemeral boundaries with a high migration rate. The assumption, however, is rarely tested directly. In this paper, we develop a method to test for assortment of prosociality in network-structured data. The method is applied to a friendship network collected from 238 Korean students attending the same high school. A mixing matrix was used to explore the presence of assortative friendship among more prosocial individuals. An exponential random graph model of network structure that accounts for additional observed relational propensities (higher-than-expected number of people nominating no friends) and sampling constraints (upper bound on friendship nominations) found that individual prosociality predicted friendship propensity, and that individuals with higher prosocial scores had a higher probability of befriending other more prosocial individuals. The results reveal that a considerable level of assortment of prosociality characterizes this population.

  9. Using Social Network Methods to Test for Assortment of Prosociality among Korean High School Students

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    Kim, Jun-Hong; Holman, Darryl J.; Goodreau, Steven M.

    2015-01-01

    Assortative interaction among altruistic individuals is a necessary condition for the evolution of cooperation. The requirement for assortment holds regardless of whether a meta-population is subdivided into distinct and isolated subgroups or has ephemeral boundaries with a high migration rate. The assumption, however, is rarely tested directly. In this paper, we develop a method to test for assortment of prosociality in network-structured data. The method is applied to a friendship network collected from 238 Korean students attending the same high school. A mixing matrix was used to explore the presence of assortative friendship among more prosocial individuals. An exponential random graph model of network structure that accounts for additional observed relational propensities (higher-than-expected number of people nominating no friends) and sampling constraints (upper bound on friendship nominations) found that individual prosociality predicted friendship propensity, and that individuals with higher prosocial scores had a higher probability of befriending other more prosocial individuals. The results reveal that a considerable level of assortment of prosociality characterizes this population. PMID:25915508

  10. The Makeup of the Modern US High School Astronomy Course -- 25 Years After Sadler's Study

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    Krumenaker, Larry

    2007-12-01

    Surveys to nearly 3000 high school astronomy teachers portray the field for the first time in 25 years. This multimethods study included quantitative questions on the backgrounds of teachers, demographics of students, teaching styles and content, resources used such as websites, books, telescopes and planetaria, and qualitative questions on the effects of No Child Left Behind and high-stakes testing, teachers justifications and advises for creating and defending a class's existence, attitudes towards the future. Among the findings are that there are more female teachers here than in physics, that student population mimics closely the US demographics, that physics no longer is the dominant 'other course' taught by astronomy teachers, and there is a 'hidden mass' of teachers not accounted for by most statistical studies. Portable planetaria have made some inroads into replacing fixed dome but 'planetarium' software has made even more. Philip Sadler's "Project Star" study of 1983 holds up remarkably well but some numbers have changed. Finally, unlike other science societies, the AAS has not made many inroads into the awareness or education of the high school teachers.

  11. Understanding Student Language: An Unsupervised Dialogue Act Classification Approach

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    Ezen-Can, Aysu; Boyer, Kristy Elizabeth

    2015-01-01

    Within the landscape of educational data, textual natural language is an increasingly vast source of learning-centered interactions. In natural language dialogue, student contributions hold important information about knowledge and goals. Automatically modeling the dialogue act of these student utterances is crucial for scaling natural language…

  12. Girls Like Engines Too!

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    Brown, Eleese V.

    1975-01-01

    A student teacher introduced his elementary school students, both boys and girls, to a subject generally held to be a male province. Students drew their own conceptions of automobile engines and their accompanying parts and learned that anything can be interesting and hold their attention if introduced well. (Author/RK)

  13. Caution--Praise Can Be Dangerous.

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    Dweck, Carol S.

    1999-01-01

    Reviews research into the effects of praise on students. Suggests an approach that gets students to focus on their potential to learn, to value challenge, and to concentrate on effort and learning processes in the face of obstacles. This can all be done while holding students to rigorous standards. (SLD)

  14. Tangible and Intangible Student Success

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    Johnson, Marc A.

    2015-01-01

    The value that honors programs hold for universities lies in the tangibles. Honors programs help an institution pinpoint and cultivate the talents of its finest students. They help these students achieve undergraduate research and encourage them to seek further inquiry and creative endeavor. They provide the counsel, advising, and encouragement…

  15. 20 CFR 670.530 - Are Job Corps centers required to maintain a student accountability system?

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    2010-04-01

    ... student accountability system? 670.530 Section 670.530 Employees' Benefits EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING... accountability system? Yes, each Job Corps center must establish and operate an effective system to account for... student absence. Each center must operate its student accountability system according to requirements and...

  16. 12 CFR 239.62 - Liquidation accounts.

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    2012-01-01

    ... 12 Banks and Banking 4 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Liquidation accounts. 239.62 Section 239.62 Banks and Banking FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM (CONTINUED) BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM (CONTINUED) MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANIES (REGULATION MM) Conversions from Mutual to Stock Form § 239.62...

  17. 12 CFR 239.62 - Liquidation accounts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 12 Banks and Banking 4 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Liquidation accounts. 239.62 Section 239.62 Banks and Banking FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM (CONTINUED) BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM (CONTINUED) MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANIES (REGULATION MM) Conversions From Mutual to Stock Form § 239.62...

  18. 12 CFR 239.62 - Liquidation accounts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 12 Banks and Banking 4 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Liquidation accounts. 239.62 Section 239.62 Banks and Banking FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM (CONTINUED) BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM (CONTINUED) MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANIES (REGULATION MM) Conversions From Mutual to Stock Form § 239.62...

  19. 17 CFR 256.215 - Appropriated retained earnings.

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    2010-04-01

    ... 17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Appropriated retained earnings... UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935 Liabilities and Other Credit Accounts § 256.215 Appropriated retained earnings. This account shall include the amount of retained earnings which has been appropriated or set...

  20. Broadening Communication yet Holding Back: Teachers' Perceptions of Their Relationship with Students in the SNS-Era

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    Forkosh-Baruch, Alona; Hershkovitz, Arnon

    2018-01-01

    Teacher-student relationship is vital for students' academic, emotional and social development, as well as for teachers' professional and personal development. This quantitative study examines teacher-student communication and relationship on Facebook among secondary school teachers (N = 180). We examined teachers' attitudes towards: (a) a policy…

  1. Connections between Future Time Perspectives and Self-Regulated Learning for Mid-Year Engineering Students: A Multiple Case Study

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    Chasmar, Justine

    2017-01-01

    This dissertation presents multiple studies with the purpose of understanding the connections between undergraduate engineering students' motivations, specifically students' Future Time Perspectives (FTPs) and Self-Regulated Learning (SRL). FTP refers to the views students hold about the future and how their perceptions of current tasks are…

  2. Effect of an Engineering Camp on Students' Perceptions of Engineering and Technology

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    Hammack, Rebekah; Ivey, Toni A.; Utley, Juliana; High, Karen A.

    2015-01-01

    Students' knowledge about a profession influences their future decisions about careers. Research indicates that students tend to hold stereotypical views of engineers, which would hinder engineering as a career choice. The purpose of this study was to measure how participating in a week long engineering summer camp affected middle school students'…

  3. The Ideas of Greek High School Students about the "Ozone Layer."

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    Boyes, Edward; Stanisstreet, Martin; Papantoniou, Vasso Spiliotopoulou

    1999-01-01

    Describes a study of Greek high school students' (n=116) perceptions of the ozone layer. Finds that students have a good understanding of the position and purpose of the ozone layer in terms of protection from ultraviolet rays, but students also hold misconceptions linking the ozone layer to the greenhouse effect and other forms of local…

  4. Is Student-Centered Pedagogy Impossible in Hong Kong? The Case of Inquiry in Classrooms

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    Yeung, Sze Yin Shirley

    2009-01-01

    Hong Kong has been actively promoting a student-centered approach to teaching since the 1980s. Despite this effort, students in Hong Kong still tend to be traditional learners who rarely experience and gain from real student-centered learning. While teachers hold a "quantitative" concept of learning and focus on transmitting declarative…

  5. Exploring School Choice and the Consequences for Student Racial Segregation within Pennsylvania's Charter School Transfers

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    Frankenberg, Erica; Kotok, Stephen; Schafft, Kai; Mann, Bryan

    2017-01-01

    Using individual-level student data from Pennsylvania, this study explores the extent to which charter school racial composition may be an important factor in students' self-segregative school choices. Findings indicate that, holding distance and enrollment constant, Black and Latino students are strongly averse to moving to charter schools with…

  6. Locus of Control, Motives and Crime Prevention Attitudes of Classroom Facilitators and Inhibitors.

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    Gnagey, William J.

    It is time to stop blaming the rise in serious student misbehavior on families, peers, teachers, school systems and society, and to begin to hold students responsible for their own actions. To compare the personal characteristics of disruptive and "normal" students, teachers in a small high school identified 69 inhibitors (disruptive students) and…

  7. We Practice What We Preach: A Local History of a Community-Based, Student/Faculty Art Exhibition (2002-09)

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    Ashworth, Elizabeth Auger; Jarvis, Daniel H.

    2009-01-01

    Student-organized exhibitions hold the potential to greatly enhance the visual arts school curriculum. Student art exhibition events can address socio-economic issues, function as part of integrated or interdisciplinary projects, and even unite students from different continents using today's high-speed Internet connectivity. Although there is…

  8. Preparing Graduate Students to Teach Math: Engaging with Activities and Viewing Teaching Models

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    Mongillo, Maria Boeke

    2016-01-01

    Teacher self-efficacy is the belief a teacher holds that he or she can make a difference in student achievement, even when the student is difficult or unmotivated (Guskey & Passaro, 1994). It has been linked to positive teacher practices and student outcomes. This mixed methods study of preservice elementary and early childhood math teachers…

  9. Students: Design a T-Shirt or Submit a Video to Win 2013 Fall Meeting Registration

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    Noreika, J. Matt

    2013-05-01

    For the second consecutive year, AGU is holding its annual Student T-Shirt Design and Student Video competitions. The two contests, running simultaneously, offer AGU student members a chance to express their creative side. The winners will receive free registration for the 2013 Fall Meeting in San Francisco, Calif.

  10. Exploring High-Achieving Students' Images of Mathematicians

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    Aguilar, Mario Sánchez; Rosas, Alejandro; Zavaleta, Juan Gabriel Molina; Romo-Vázquez, Avenilde

    2016-01-01

    The aim of this study is to describe the images that a group of high-achieving Mexican students hold of mathematicians. For this investigation, we used a research method based on the Draw-A-Scientist Test (DAST) with a sample of 63 Mexican high school students. The group of students' pictorial and written descriptions of mathematicians assisted us…

  11. Students' Alternate Conceptions on Acids and Bases

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    Pan, Hanqing; Henriques, Laura

    2015-01-01

    Knowing what students bring to the classroom can and should influence how we teach them. This study is a review of the literature associated with secondary and postsecondary students' ideas about acids and bases. It was found that there are six types of alternate ideas about acids and bases that students hold. These are: macroscopic properties of…

  12. The Impact of Teacher Classroom Practices on Student Achievement during the Implementation of a Reform-Based Chemistry Curriculum

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    Roehrig, Gillian; Garrow, Shauna

    2007-01-01

    Evidence of a gap in student understanding has been well documented in chemistry: the typical student holds an abundance of misconceptions. The current expectation is that educational reform will foster greater student achievement via inquiry teaching within classrooms. Using assessments involving both conceptual and algorithmic knowledge of gas…

  13. Bringing Language to Life: Quest's TheatreBridge Enhances Learning in Class

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    McCarty, Tim; Delk, Linda

    2012-01-01

    In math, students and teachers toss tennis balls. In science, students become rain, hail, sleet, and snow. In language arts, students maneuver their bodies into related positions and hold into a frieze they call "tableau." The students and teachers are part of TheatreBridge, a four-year model demonstration and dissemination program lead…

  14. The Impact of a Participant-Based Accounting Cycle Course on Student Performance in Intermediate Financial Accounting I

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    Siagian, Ferdinand T.; Khan, Mohammad

    2016-01-01

    The authors investigated whether students in an Intermediate Financial Accounting I course who took a 1-credit, participant-based accounting cycle course performed better than students who did not take the accounting cycle course. Results indicate a higher likelihood of earning a better grade for students who took the accounting cycle course even…

  15. A Popcorn Project for All Students.

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    Taylor, Lydotta M.; King, Joann L.

    1997-01-01

    Describes a project combining precalculus and transition mathematics students focusing on popcorn by comparing popping ratios of different brands of popcorn and finding what size box could hold the most popped corn. Project design required group effort and cooperation. Students exhibited growth of positive attitudes toward the study of mathematics…

  16. Students' Perceptions and Experiences of Social Media in Higher Education

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    Neier, Stacy; Zayer, Linda Tuncay

    2015-01-01

    Recent research has discussed the opportunities associated with the use of social media tools in the classroom, but has not examined the perceptions students themselves hold about its usefulness in enhancing their educational experience. This research explores students' perceptions of social media as an effective pedagogical tool. Undergraduate…

  17. Empowering Teachers to Implement a Growth Mindset

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    Seaton, Fiona S.

    2018-01-01

    Research evidences the benefit of students holding a growth mindset. There is also increasing recognition of the influence of teachers' beliefs on how students perceive their own abilities. Teacher and student beliefs are linked: despite this, there is sparse research investigating teacher mindsets. This research sought to evaluate training aimed…

  18. Method, MacIntyre, and Pedagogy: Inviting Students to Participate in Theology as a Living Conversation

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    Crane, Richard D.

    2016-01-01

    Teaching theology within academic institutions with confessional commitments and theologically conservative students requires holding together, in creative tension, two pedagogical goals. The challenge is to promote rigorous academic inquiry by encouraging student openness to engagement with perspectives that challenge their own beliefs while…

  19. How Elementary Is "Wikipedia"?

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    Fontichiaro, Kristin; Harvey, Carl A., II

    2010-01-01

    Despite easy access to expert resources and extensive in-school modeling, students--even the youngest--are relying heavily upon "Wikipedia," especially when they do research away from school. With "Wikipedia" holding steady as one of the top ten Web sites worldwide, it is no wonder students are flocking there. For teachers, parents, and students,…

  20. An Ap"peel"ing Activity

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    Urich, Joshua A.; Sasse, Elizabeth A.

    2011-01-01

    This article describes a hands-on mathematics activity wherein students peel oranges to explore the surface area and volume of a sphere. This activity encourages students to make conjectures and hold mathematical discussions with both their peers and their teacher. Moreover, students develop formulas for the surface area and volume of a sphere…

  1. Creating Effective Video to Promote Student-Centered Teaching

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    Gainsburg, Julie

    2009-01-01

    Training and investing teachers at all career levels in student-centered practices is widely recognized as a significant challenge. Various studies document the failure of student-centered teaching practices to take hold in K-12 mathematics classrooms in significant ways, including collaborative work; problems that are cognitively demanding or…

  2. Investigating Students' Ideas about Plate Tectonics

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    Ford, Brent; Taylor, Melanie

    2006-01-01

    Giant exploding volcanoes...asteroids crashing into Earth...continents floating across the oceans...massive pools of lava...violent earthquakes splitting continents--middle school students hold a variety of ideas about Earth, how it has changed over time, and what has caused these changes. Listening to students talk about how the world works is…

  3. Knowing about Racial Stereotypes versus Believing Them

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    Nasir, Na'ilah Suad; McKinney de Royston, Maxine; O'Connor, Kathleen; Wischnia, Sarah

    2017-01-01

    Despite post-racial rhetoric, stereotypes remain salient for American youth. We surveyed 150 elementary and middle schoolers in Northern California and conducted case studies of 12 students. Findings showed that (a) students hold school-related stereotypes that get stronger in middle school, (b) African American and Latino students experience…

  4. Core Knowledge Confusions among University Students

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    Lindeman, Marjaana; Svedholm, Annika M.; Takada, Mikito; Lonnqvist, Jan-Erik; Verkasalo, Markku

    2011-01-01

    Previous studies have demonstrated that university students hold several paranormal beliefs and that paranormal beliefs can be best explained with core knowledge confusions. The aim of this study was to explore to what extent university students confuse the core ontological attributes of lifeless material objects (e.g. a house, a stone), living…

  5. The Invisible Minority: Preparing Teachers to Meet the Needs of Gay and Lesbian Youth.

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    Mathison, Carla

    1998-01-01

    Teacher educators can help prepare future educators to teach homosexual students by creating safe environments for homosexual students, providing positive role models, selecting relevant curriculum and activities, providing information and training for faculty, securing relevant library holdings, and conducting research on homosexual students.…

  6. Understanding the Integral: Students' Symbolic Forms

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    Jones, Steven R.

    2013-01-01

    Researchers are currently investigating how calculus students understand the basic concepts of first-year calculus, including the integral. However, much is still unknown regarding the "cognitive resources" (i.e., stable cognitive units that can be accessed by an individual) that students hold and draw on when thinking about the integral. This…

  7. Exploring Clinical Psychology Doctoral Students' Attitudes towards Adults with Substance Use Disorders

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    Mundon, Chandra R.

    2013-01-01

    This study sought to determine whether clinical psychology doctoral students hold uniquely stigmatizing views of adults with substance use disorders (SUDs) compared to adults with other clinical disorders. Through the use of clinical vignettes and attitudinal measures, three hypotheses investigated clinical psychology doctoral students' attitudes…

  8. Project HOLD: A Secondary Learning Disability Project.

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    Snyder, Marjorie Sims

    This document discusses Project HOLD, a Title VI-G Child Service Demonstration Center which was established as a cooperative effort between Northeast Louisiana University and the Ouachita Parish School System. The primary purpose of the project is to plan, explore, implement, and refine a program for students in grades 7 through 12 who have been…

  9. Freedom to read: A personal account of the ‘book famine’

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    2014-01-01

    Even in the digital age, access to literature and other information for people with print impairments remains extremely poor, especially in the developing world. Reading access holds cascading implications for education, economic empowerment, social participation and self-worth. In June 2013 member states of WIPO (the World Intellectual Property Organization) concluded a landmark treaty to reduce copyright impediments to the dissemination of literature to print impaired people. Its effectiveness is not yet clear. Meanwhile, critics hold that disability studies’ analyses have too often lacked insight into the personal and psychological ramifications of exclusion. This article provides an account of the ‘book famine’ from the perspective of a print impaired South African disability researcher, arguing that thorough investigation of the impressions of exclusion is necessary for change. The account highlights the personal, even malignant psychological reverberations of deprivations such as the ‘book famine’, which may carry traumatic effects which cement the status quo. PMID:28730006

  10. Containment of Ebola and Polio in Low-Resource Settings Using Principles and Practices of Emergency Operations Centers in Public Health.

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    Shuaib, Faisal M; Musa, Philip F; Muhammad, Ado; Musa, Emmanuel; Nyanti, Sara; Mkanda, Pascal; Mahoney, Frank; Corkum, Melissa; Durojaiye, Modupeoluwa; Nganda, Gatei Wa; Sani, Samuel Usman; Dieng, Boubacar; Banda, Richard; Ali Pate, Muhammad

    Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) have been credited with driving the recent successes achieved in the Nigeria polio eradication program. EOC concept was also applied to the Ebola virus disease outbreak and is applicable to a range of other public health emergencies. This article outlines the structure and functionality of a typical EOC in addressing public health emergencies in low-resource settings. It ascribes the successful polio and Ebola responses in Nigeria to several factors including political commitment, population willingness to engage, accountability, and operational and strategic changes made by the effective use of an EOC and Incident Management System. In countries such as Nigeria where the central or federal government does not directly hold states accountable, the EOC provides a means to improve performance and use data to hold health workers accountable by using innovative technologies such as geographic position systems, dashboards, and scorecards.

  11. Harnessing Facebook for Student Engagement in Accounting Education: Guiding Principles for Accounting Students and Educators

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    Stone, Gerard; Fiedler, Brenton Andrew; Kandunias, Chris

    2014-01-01

    This paper proposes principles to guide accounting students' and accounting educators' use of Facebook as an educational resource to engage students with their learning. A body of cross-disciplinary research has investigated potential applications of Facebook to invigorate student engagement. Generic guidelines for educators who are contemplating…

  12. 17 CFR 256.408 - Taxes other than income taxes.

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    2011-04-01

    ... 17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges 3 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Taxes other than income taxes... UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935 Income and Expense Accounts § 256.408 Taxes other than income taxes. (a) This account shall include the amount of state unemployment insurance, franchise taxes, federal...

  13. 4 CFR 28.122 - Negotiability issues.

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    2010-01-01

    ... 4 Accounts 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Negotiability issues. 28.122 Section 28.122 Accounts... Special Procedures; Unfair Labor Practices § 28.122 Negotiability issues. Where the GAO and an exclusive... shall review the arguments, hold a hearing if the administrative judge deems it necessary, and issue a...

  14. 18 CFR 367.1310 - Account 131, Cash.

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    2010-04-01

    ... THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS ACT Balance Sheet... 18 Conservation of Power and Water Resources 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Account 131, Cash. 367.1310 Section 367.1310 Conservation of Power and Water Resources FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION...

  15. Leading for Learning

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    Edwards, Virginia B., Ed.

    2006-01-01

    After a decade or so spent largely on setting academic standards against which to hold schools accountable, states are themselves being held accountable for helping schools figure out how to meet them. The result is a huge leadership challenge. With few or no added resources, state education agencies are retooling to provide more technical support…

  16. 17 CFR 256.403 - Depreciation and amortization expense.

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    2010-04-01

    ... 17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Depreciation and amortization... UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935 Income and Expense Accounts § 256.403 Depreciation and amortization expense. This account shall include the amount of depreciation and amortization for all service plant, and...

  17. 77 FR 8279 - Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

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    ..., 2010. Nevada Utilization Management Intake Division. 81,120 Euclid Industries Inc,, A Bay City, MI..., OR......... February 13, 2010. Holdings, Ltd (Portland Office), Argonaut Management Services Division... 13, 2010. Operations, Inc., Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, All Star Staffing Group. 81,151...

  18. Succession Planning: The Time Has Come

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    Bornstein, Rita

    2010-01-01

    The public holds college and university governing boards accountable for the selection and performance of institutions' presidents, and the simple truth is that boards will not find the leaders they need in the coming years without changing how presidents are prepared and selected. Three factors account for this--the aging of current presidents…

  19. 75 FR 9120 - Electronic Fund Transfers

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    ...), 17(b)(4)--General Rule and Scope of Opt-In; Notice and Opt-In Requirements Section 205.17(b)(1) of the Regulation E final rule sets forth the general rule prohibiting an account-holding financial... have imperfect account balance information, the Board stated that financial institutions are in a...

  20. 26 CFR 1.1471-0 - Outline of regulation provisions for sections 1471 through 1474.

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    2014-04-01

    ...) Exceptions. (i) Certain savings accounts. (A) Retirement and pension accounts. (B) Non-retirement savings.... (A) In general. (B) Nonfinancial group. (C) Holding company. (D) Treasury center. (E) Captive finance...) Investment vehicles exclusively for retirement funds. (6) Pension fund of an exempt beneficial owner. (7...

  1. Data for Improvement, Data for Accountability

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    Weiss, Janet A.

    2012-01-01

    This commentary on the special issue on data use highlights the distinctions between data systems intended to improve the performance of school staff and those intended to hold schools and districts accountable for outcomes. It advises researchers to be alert to the differences in the policy logics connected with each approach.

  2. 18 CFR 367.3060 - Account 306, Leasehold improvements.

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    2010-04-01

    ... POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS ACT UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS FOR CENTRALIZED SERVICE COMPANIES SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS... installation of additional facilities in rented offices or buildings to suit tenant's needs, placed in service...

  3. What's All This Talk about Accountability?

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    Bogue, E. Grady

    2006-01-01

    Demands for public accountability have built to a crescendo over the past several decades, driving home the fact that governing boards have premier responsibility as guardians of a college or university's performance. But to what extent do higher education's many stakeholders hold common perspectives on the definition and purpose of…

  4. Financial Arrangements and Relationship Quality in Low-Income Couples

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    Addo, Fenaba R.; Sassler, Sharon

    2010-01-01

    This study explored the association between household financial arrangements and relationship quality using a representative sample of low-income couples with children. We detailed the banking arrangements couples utilize, assessed which factors relate to holding a joint account versus joint and separate, only separate, or no account, and analyzed…

  5. Infantile Accountability: When Big Data Meet Small Children

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    Wrigley, Terry; Wormwell, Louise

    2016-01-01

    This article examines a government attempt to impose testing of 4-year-olds as a baseline against which to "hold primary schools accountable" for children's subsequent progress. It examines the various forms of baseline testing in this experiment and analyses the misleading claims made for the "predictive validity" of baseline…

  6. 17 CFR 240.17i-6 - Reporting requirements for supervised investment bank holding companies.

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    2010-04-01

    ... condition, risk management system, and transactions and relationships among members of the affiliate group... Oversight Board; and (ii) A supplemental report entitled “Accountant's Report on Internal Risk Management.... 7201(a)(12)) indicating the results of the accountant's review of the internal risk management control...

  7. News Particle Physics: ATLAS unveils mural at CERN Prize: Corti Trust invites essay entries Astrophysics: CERN holds cosmic-ray conference Researchers in Residence: Lord Winston returns to school Music: ATLAS scientists record physics music Conference: Champagne flows at Reims event Competition: Students triumph at physics olympiad Teaching: Physics proves popular in Japanese schools Forthcoming Events

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    2011-01-01

    Particle Physics: ATLAS unveils mural at CERN Prize: Corti Trust invites essay entries Astrophysics: CERN holds cosmic-ray conference Researchers in Residence: Lord Winston returns to school Music: ATLAS scientists record physics music Conference: Champagne flows at Reims event Competition: Students triumph at physics olympiad Teaching: Physics proves popular in Japanese schools Forthcoming Events

  8. Claiming and displaying national identity: Irish travellers' and students' strategic use of 'banal' and 'hot' national identity in talk.

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    Joyce, Carmel; Stevenson, Clifford; Muldoon, Orla

    2013-09-01

    Two complementary explanations have been offered by social psychologists to account for the universal hold of national identity, first that national identity is ideologically assumed, as it forms the 'banal' background of everyday life, and second that national identity is 'hotly' constructed and contested in political and everyday settings to great effect. However, 'banal' and 'hot' aspects of national identity have been found to be distributed unevenly across national and subnational groups and banality itself can be strategically used to distinguish between different groups. The present paper develops these ideas by examining possible reasons for these different modes and strategies of identity expression. Drawing upon intergroup theories of minority and majority relations, we examine how a group who see themselves unequivocally as a minority, Irish Travellers, talk about their national identity in comparison to an age and gender-matched sample of Irish students. We find that Travellers proactively display and claim 'hot' national identity in order to establish their Irishness. Irish students 'do banality', police the boundaries and reputation of Irishness, and actively reject and disparage proactive displays of Irishness. The implications for discursive understandings of identity, the study of intra-national group relations and policies of minority inclusion are discussed. © 2012 The British Psychological Society.

  9. Holding Back, Intimacy, and Psychological and Relationship Outcomes Among Couples Coping With Prostate Cancer

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    Manne, Sharon L.; Zaider, Talia; Lee, David; Kissane, David; Kashy, Deborah; Heckman, Carolyn; Virtue, Shannon Myers

    2016-01-01

    The present study evaluated intimacy as a mechanism for the effects of holding back sharing concerns about cancer on couples’ psychological distress, well-being, and marital satisfaction using the actor-partner interdependence model (APIM), and evaluated 2 possible moderators of these associations: the number of patient and spouse cancer concerns. We had 139 men treated for localized prostate cancer in the past year and their spouses complete surveys about holding back sharing cancer concerns, intimacy, distress, and relationship satisfaction, as well as patient and spouse cancer concerns. APIM-indicated that the association between holding back sharing concerns, and patient and spouse distress, well-being, and relationship satisfaction could be partially accounted for by their influence on patient and spouse perceptions of relationship intimacy. The number of cancer concerns did not moderate the mediational model. Holding back has strong associations with both partners’ well-being and distress. Holding back sharing concerns was particularly detrimental for couples’ intimacy and relationship satisfaction. PMID:26192132

  10. Numerical Simulation and Chaotic Analysis of an Aluminum Holding Furnace

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    Wang, Ji-min; Zhou, Yuan-yuan; Lan, Shen; Chen, Tao; Li, Jie; Yan, Hong-jie; Zhou, Jie-min; Tian, Rui-jiao; Tu, Yan-wu; Li, Wen-ke

    2014-12-01

    To achieve high heat efficiency, low pollutant emission and homogeneous melt temperature during thermal process of secondary aluminum, taking into account the features of aluminum alloying process, a CFD process model was developed and integrated with heat load and aluminum temperature control model. This paper presented numerical simulation of aluminum holding furnaces using the customized code based on FLUENT packages. Thermal behaviors of aluminum holding furnaces were investigated by probing into main physical fields such as flue gas temperature, velocity, and concentration, and combustion instability of aluminum holding process was represented by chaos theory. The results show that aluminum temperature uniform coefficient firstly decreases during heating phase, then increases and reduces alternately during holding phase, lastly rises during standing phase. Correlation dimension drops with fuel velocity. Maximal Lyapunov exponent reaches to a maximum when air-fuel ratio is close to 1. It would be a clear comprehension about each phase of aluminum holding furnaces to find new technology, retrofit furnace design, and optimize parameters combination.

  11. Attracting and Holding the Continuing Education Student.

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    Pearson, Patricia; Nixon, Robert

    1978-01-01

    Suggests ways business communication teachers can reach continuing education students, including analyzing the community needs, finding a target market, tailoring a course to the market, selling the course, setting up the class, and using effective teaching techniques. (RL)

  12. Attracting underrepresented minority students to the sciences with an interest and utility value intervention: Catching and holding interest in recruitment materials

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    Stribling, Tracy M.

    In order to explore recruitment methods for attracting undergraduate underrepresented minority (URM) students to the sciences, an applied intervention involving the manipulation of the construct of interest was implemented. Using Bridges to the Baccalaureate--a scientific research program available to community college URM students--as the context for the intervention, I redesigned the original recruitment brochure into two new brochures: one designed to catch interest and one designed to catch interest as well as hold it. Largely attributable to inherent limitations of applied research, no differences were found between the number of applications submitted the year the intervention was implemented compared to the previous baseline year, nor were any differences found between the number of applications submitted by students who received the interest brochure compared to those who received the utility value brochure.

  13. More Than Only Skin Deep: Appearance Self-Concept Predicts Most of Secondary School Students’ Self-Esteem

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    Baudson, Tanja G.; Weber, Kira E.; Freund, Philipp A.

    2016-01-01

    One important goal of education is to develop students’ self-esteem which, in turn, hinges on their self-concept in the academic, physical, and social domains. Prior studies have shown that physical self-concept accounts for most of the variation in self-esteem, with academic and social self-concepts playing a much lesser role. As pressure toward perfection seems to be increasing in education, appearance, and social relationships (three aspects that relate to crucial developmental tasks of adolescence), the goal of the present field study was to examine whether former findings still hold true in the light of the changing societal context. A sample of 2,950 students from a broad range of German secondary schools (47% girls, age 10–19 years) responded to a recently validated German-language questionnaire assessing multiple self-concept facets (Weber and Freund, 2016). We examined which self-concept aspects predict self-esteem best and whether the pattern is comparable across genders and achievement levels using latent regression analyses. Results show that self-concept of appearance is still by far the strongest predictor (total sample: B = 0.77, SE = 0.02, p < 0.01) and that this is especially the case for girls and students from special educational schools. Other aspects play a much lesser role. The discussion explores why appearance is so neglected, compared to the more academic subjects, and what school can do to account for its vast importance for students’ self-esteem. PMID:27803681

  14. Enhancing Student Recruitment: A Theory for Understanding and Changing Student Decisions. AIR 1991 Annual Forum Paper.

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    Pryor, Brandt W.

    This paper presents a theoretical discussion of how students make educational behavior decisions including attending a given institution, transferring, or dropping out. The theory is seen to apply to students of all ages and both sexes with implications for all areas of postsecondary education. The theory holds that educational decisions are based…

  15. Hold the Phone! High School Students' Perceptions of Mobile Phone Integration in the Classroom

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    Thomas, Kevin; Muñoz, Marco A.

    2016-01-01

    This study examined the survey responses of 628 high school students in a large urban school district to determine their perceptions of mobile phone use in the classroom. Findings indicated that the majority of students (90.7%) were using a variety of mobile phone features for school-related work. Student support for instructional uses of phones,…

  16. Welcoming Students Who Are Deaf-Blind into Typical Classrooms: Facilitating School Participation, Learning, and Friendships.

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    Haring, Norris G., Ed.; Romer, Lyle T., Ed.

    This collection of 18 papers focuses on the inclusion of students who are deaf-blind in regular classrooms. Papers include: (1) "Inclusion of Students Who Are Deaf-Blind: What Does the Future Hold?" (Lori Goetz); (2) "A History of Federal Support for Students with Deaf-Blindness" (R. Paul Thompson and Charles W. Freeman); (3)…

  17. Identifying Students' Misconceptions about Nuclear Chemistry: A Study of Turkish High School Students

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    Nakiboglu, Canan; Tekin, Berna Bulbul

    2006-01-01

    This study represents the first attempt to elucidate and detail the types of misconceptions high school students hold relating to basic concepts and topics of nuclear chemistry. A diagnostic multiple-choice test was administered to 157 tenth-grade students (15-16 years old) and the data were analyzed. The results show that high school students…

  18. Bridging the Gap between Accounting Students and the Profession: A Case Study

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    Lightweis, Susan

    2014-01-01

    This study addresses the gap between accounting educators and the profession. Research indicates accounting graduates are underprepared for this challenging career. The issue stems from accounting educators who only lecture and accounting students who memorize the information provided in these lectures. Accounting students need opportunities to…

  19. The Relationship Between Student Attitudes Toward Quality of Instruction and Other Aspects of a University. Research Report #14-70.

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    Fiore, Neil A.; Sedlacek, William E.

    Students holding diametrically opposed opinions about the quality of instruction at the University were compared on a number of other attitude variables. A comparison was made of 2,310 students choosing item 2B and 1,625 students choosing item 3B on the 1969 University Student Census, an attitude and activities inventory given annually to all…

  20. Learner-Created Podcasts: Students' Stories with Music

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    Bolden, Benjamin

    2013-01-01

    This article describes uses for podcasts in music education, focusing on learner-created podcasts as an opportunity for students to construct and represent knowledge. The author outlines a podcast assignment that enables secondary and postsecondary students to examine and more deeply understand the meaning music holds for them and the role it has…

  1. Elementary Students' Construct of PE Teacher Credibility

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    Ramos, Nilo O.; McCullick, Bryan A.

    2015-01-01

    The purpose of this study was to investigate elementary students' perceptions of PE teacher credibility. Eight high- and low-skilled students from grades 3 and 5 were selected from a school employing a PE teacher holding a National Board Certification. Data were collected in the school setting utilizing observations, field notes, an open-ended…

  2. Learning to Attend to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners through Teacher Inquiry in Teacher Education

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    Athanases, Steven Z.; Wahleithner, Juliet Michelsen; Bennett, Lisa H.

    2012-01-01

    Background/Context: Learning to meet students' needs challenges new teachers often focused on procedures, management, materials, and curriculum. To avoid this development pattern, student teachers (STs) need opportunities to concentrate especially on needs of culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students. Teacher inquiry (TI) holds promise…

  3. Narrating the Future: Understanding How Student Narratives Relate to Outcomes in Community College

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    Ahmed, Tanzina

    2017-01-01

    Community colleges are an increasingly important entry point into higher education for adults in the United States (21st-Century Commission, 2012). Students often hold diverse opinions on and engage in complex meaning-making around the community college institution (Daiute & Kreniske, 2016; Deil-Amen, 2016). Furthermore, students' varied…

  4. Dorm Therapy

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    Fogg, Piper

    2008-01-01

    For colleges eager to attract the best students, the quality of student housing is a key selling point. That shouldn't mean putting a Jacuzzi in every dorm, warns Susan Painter, a design psychologist. Painter, who holds a Ph.D. in behavioral psychology, uses her knowledge of human behavior to advise colleges on building design. Give students too…

  5. Sidelines and Separate Spaces: Making Education Anti-Racist for Students of Color

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    Blackwell, Deanna M.

    2010-01-01

    The way in which anti-racist education is currently conceptualized and practiced holds very few benefits for students of color. By using whiteness theory and the politics of identity and difference, many educators have developed pedagogical interventions that are concerned with bringing white students into a consciousness about racism and white…

  6. Socioeconomic Status and the Career Aspirations of Australian School Students: Testing Enduring Assumptions

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    Gore, Jennifer; Holmes, Kathryn; Smith, Max; Southgate, Erica; Albright, Jim

    2015-01-01

    Recent Australian government targets for higher education participation have produced a flurry of activity focused on raising the aspirations of students from low socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds. In this paper we test two key assumptions underpinning much of this activity: that students from low-SES backgrounds hold lower career…

  7. A Follow-Up Study of Medical Students' Biomedical Understanding and Clinical Reasoning Concerning the Cardiovascular System

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    Ahopelto, Ilona; Mikkila-Erdmann, Mirjamaija; Olkinuora, Erkki; Kaapa, Pekka

    2011-01-01

    Novice medical students usually hold initial conceptions concerning medical domains, such as the cardiovascular system, which may contradict scientific explanations and thus hinder learning. The purpose of this study was to investigate which kinds of biomedical representations medical students constructed of the central cardiovascular system in…

  8. Improving College Access: A Review of Research on the Role of High School Counselors

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    McKillip, Mary E. M.; Rawls, Anita; Barry, Carol

    2012-01-01

    High school counselors potentially hold a key position to help increase the number of U.S. students receiving post-secondary degrees, particularly to address inequalities that prevent certain students from successfully transitioning to college. Using the model of student success (Perna & Thomas, 2008), this study reviewed the literature to…

  9. College Students' Visions of Power and Possibility as Moderated by Gender.

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    Lips, Hilary M.

    2000-01-01

    Examined how college students imagined their possible powerful selves and absorbed cultural messages about power and gender. Students were asked to describe their possible selves as powerful persons and various types of leaders. Women were less optimistic than men about holding positions of power and were more likely to anticipate problems…

  10. Why I Believe I Achieve Determines Whether I Achieve

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    Siegle, Del; McCoach, D. Betsy; Roberts, Anne

    2017-01-01

    The beliefs and values students hold toward themselves, given tasks, and achievement itself can influence what tasks students seek, and whether they are able to obtain them. On the basis of previous research on underachievement and motivation, we developed the Achievement Orientation Model (AOM) to explore the issue of student achievement. The…

  11. ''Fake It 'Til You Make It'': Why Community College Students' Aspirations ''Hold Steady''

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    Nielsen, Kelly

    2015-01-01

    Sociologists of education have explored the relationship between students' postsecondary aspirations and their propensity to get "cooled out" in community colleges. However, researchers have directed little attention to students whose aspirations remain stable over long periods of time or to the different roles that college degree goals…

  12. Remediating High School Students' Misconceptions Concerning Diffusion and Osmosis through Concept Mapping and Conceptual Change Text.

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    Tekkaya, Ceren

    2003-01-01

    Investigates the effectiveness of combining conceptual change text and concept mapping strategies on students' understanding of diffusion and osmosis. Results indicate that while the average percentage of students in the experimental group holding a scientifically correct view rose, the percentage of correct responses in the control group…

  13. Hitch Your Wagon to a Mission Statement

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    Zmuda, Allison

    2007-01-01

    Library media specialists typically are expected to collaborate with everyone. Because the teacher holds the proverbial key to the classroom door, he or she also has the access to the students. If there is no access to students, there is no opportunity to cause student learning. Real collaboration is, in contrast, based on a mutual understanding…

  14. The Impact of Task Difficulty and Performance Scores on Student Engagement and Progression

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    Lynch, Raymond; Patten, James Vincent; Hennessy, Jennifer

    2013-01-01

    Background: This article considers the impact of differential task difficulty on student engagement and progression within an Irish primary school context. Gaining and maintaining student engagement during learning tasks such as homework is a significant and understandable on-going challenge for teachers. The findings of this study hold the…

  15. I'm a Reddie and a Christian! Identity Negotiations amongst First-Year University Students

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    Allen-Collinson, Jacquelyn; Brown, Rebecca

    2012-01-01

    Currently, there exists relatively scant sociological research on the identities of first-year UK university students, and specifically those holding a strong Christian identity. Employing a symbolic interactionist framework, this article explores issues of identity construction amongst a group of first-year undergraduate students based at a UK…

  16. Taiwanese Middle School Students' Materialistic Concepts of Sound

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    Eshach, Haim; Lin, Tzu-Chiang; Tsai, Chin-Chung

    2016-01-01

    This study investigated if and to what extent grade 8 and 9 students in Taiwan attributed materialistic properties to sound concepts, and whether they hold scientific views in parallel with materialistic views. Taiwanese middle school students are a special population since their scores in international academic comparison tests such as TIMSS and…

  17. Priming Students for Success through Energy Management: The Balancing Act

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    Pueschel, Andrew; Tucker, Mary L.; Rosado-Fager, Ana; Taylor-Bianco, Amy; Sullivan, Gregory

    2018-01-01

    University students are increasingly more involved as they juggle managing life away from family, making time for coursework, organizational commitments, and social engagements as well as, for many, holding full-time jobs. At a time when students' lives are more intense than ever, many are at a distinct disadvantage because of inadequate energy…

  18. Teaching Bayesian Statistics to Undergraduate Students through Debates

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    Stewart, Sepideh; Stewart, Wayne

    2014-01-01

    This paper describes a lecturer's approach to teaching Bayesian statistics to students who were only exposed to the classical paradigm. The study shows how the lecturer extended himself by making use of ventriloquist dolls to grab hold of students' attention and embed important ideas in revealing the differences between the Bayesian and classical…

  19. Using Simple Manipulatives to Improve Student Comprehension of a Complex Biological Process: Protein Synthesis

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    Guzman, Karen; Bartlett, John

    2012-01-01

    Biological systems and living processes involve a complex interplay of biochemicals and macromolecular structures that can be challenging for undergraduate students to comprehend and, thus, misconceptions abound. Protein synthesis, or translation, is an example of a biological process for which students often hold many misconceptions. This article…

  20. Value Orientation Among International School Students.

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    Willis, David B.

    This case study of 215 high school students in Columbia Academy, an international school in Kobe, Japan, was conducted from 1980 to 1985 to examine the values students hold in relation to their demographic characteristics. The study, written by a faculty member of this school who also served on the Educational Policy Committee of the Board of…

  1. An Evaluation of an Intervention to Change First-Year Psychology Students' Theory of Intelligence

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    Skipper, Yvonne

    2015-01-01

    Some people hold an entity theory of intelligence: they think of intelligence as innate. In contrast, others hold an incremental theory, believing that intelligence can be changed. Previous research has shown that an incremental theory is associated with positive outcomes. The aim of this paper was to evaluate an intervention which promoted an…

  2. Examining Students' Feelings and Perceptions of Accounting Profession in a Developing Country: The Role of Gender and Student Category

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    Mbawuni, Joseph

    2015-01-01

    This paper examines the preconceived notions accounting students in Ghana have about the accounting profession and whether these perceptions are influenced by gender and student category (graduates and undergraduates). This study was a cross-sectional survey of 516 undergraduate and 78 graduate accounting students from a public university in…

  3. F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Development of New Capabilities Requires Continued Oversight

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    2016-04-26

    Expected at 10:00 a.m. ET Tuesday, April 26, 2016 GAO-16-634T United States Government Accountability Office Letter Page 1 GAO-16-634T F-35...difficult for Congress to hold it accountable for achieving its cost, schedule, and performance requirements. Given that congressional oversight... Accountability Office, the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of Congress, exists to support Congress in meeting its constitutional

  4. Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) Plan Status Report

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    2011-05-01

    integrated personnel and pay system that will consolidate Guard, Reserve, and Active Duty Military into a single system for personnel and pay...Inventory The DLA is the integrated material manager for assigned federal supply classes. The DLA holds materiel based on military and...Monitoring DoD Component progress and holding them accountable is essential to success and to achieving the Department’s commitment to audit readiness by

  5. The Accounting Principles Instructor's Influence on Students' Decision To Major in Accounting.

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    Mauldin, Shawn; Crain, John L.; Mounce, Patricia H.

    2000-01-01

    A survey of 81 accounting majors, 60 business majors, 12 nonbusiness majors, and 13 undecided students in accounting principles courses found that accounting principles instructors play the most significant role in the decision to major in accounting. Many students decide to major during their first principles course. (SK)

  6. 76 FR 81933 - Agency Information Collection Activities Regarding Savings and Loan Holding Companies...

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    2011-12-29

    ... accounting principles (SAP) financial statements. The proposal also stated that there could be a few SLHCs... Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (``GAAP'') financial statements that are consolidated at the top... approved by the Board will provide data to analyze the overall financial condition of most SLHCs to ensure...

  7. 17 CFR 1.23 - Interest of futures commission merchant in segregated futures customer funds; additions and...

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    2014-04-01

    ... any and all futures customers' accounts from becoming undersegregated at any time. (2) If a futures commission merchant discovers at any time that it is holding insufficient funds in segregated accounts to... with the segregated funds requirements at all times. Each futures commission merchant shall establish...

  8. 17 CFR 256.411.5 - Investment tax credit.

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    2010-04-01

    ... 17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Investment tax credit. 256.411... HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935 Income and Expense Accounts § 256.411.5 Investment tax credit. (a) This account shall be debited with the amounts of investment tax credits related to service company property...

  9. 17 CFR 256.411.5 - Investment tax credit.

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    2011-04-01

    ... 17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges 3 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Investment tax credit. 256.411... HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935 Income and Expense Accounts § 256.411.5 Investment tax credit. (a) This account shall be debited with the amounts of investment tax credits related to service company property...

  10. 75 FR 3122 - Policy Statement Concerning Cooperation by Individuals in Its Investigations and Related...

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    ... objectives of holding individuals fully accountable for their misconduct and providing incentives for... interest in ensuring that the cooperating individual is held accountable for his or her misconduct; and the... cooperation, including whether the individual was first to report the misconduct to the Commission or to offer...

  11. When the "Dream" Turns into a Nightmare: Life and Death of Voyager Charter School

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    Karanxha, Zorka

    2013-01-01

    Purpose: This article highlights the complexity of accountability issues associated with one charter school from the charter application process, operation, and functioning of the external mechanism and the internal mechanism to hold the charter school accountable, closure of the school, and consequences of the charter school's closure on its…

  12. Partisan Differences on Higher Education Accountability Policy: A Multi-State Study of Elected State Legislators

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    Morse, Andrew Q.

    2014-01-01

    Public institutions in the United States face a policy challenge to adapt to accountability expectations among a variety of stakeholders (Bogue & Hall, 2012; Thelin, 2004; Richardson & Martinez, 2009). Among the major stakeholders are state legislators who hold fiscal and policy influence over public institutions, but these leaders have…

  13. 17 CFR 256.421 - Miscellaneous income or loss.

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    2010-04-01

    ... 17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Miscellaneous income or loss... UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935 Income and Expense Accounts § 256.421 Miscellaneous income or loss. This account shall include all income or loss items not provided for elsewhere. (Secs. 13, 15, 20, 49...

  14. 18 CFR 367.4350 - Account 435, Extraordinary deductions.

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    2010-04-01

    ... 18 Conservation of Power and Water Resources 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Account 435, Extraordinary deductions. 367.4350 Section 367.4350 Conservation of Power and Water Resources FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REGULATIONS UNDER THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS ACT...

  15. 18 CFR 367.4340 - Account 434, Extraordinary income.

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    ... 18 Conservation of Power and Water Resources 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Account 434, Extraordinary income. 367.4340 Section 367.4340 Conservation of Power and Water Resources FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REGULATIONS UNDER THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 2005, FEDERAL POWER ACT AND NATURAL GAS ACT UNIFOR...

  16. The Accessibility of Learning Content for All Students, Including Students with Disabilities, Must Be Addressed in the Shift to Digital Instructional Materials. SETDA Policy Brief

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    Fletcher, Geoff; Levin, Doug; Lipper, Katherine; Leichty, Reg

    2014-01-01

    This is a time of rapid technological advancement, with innovations in education holding great promise for improving teaching and learning, particularly for students with unique needs. High-quality digital educational materials, tools, and resources offer students relevant, up-to-date, and innovative ways to acquire knowledge and skills. Created…

  17. Astronaut James D. van Hoften examines student experiment on Challenger

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    1984-01-01

    Astronaut James D. van Hoften, 41-C mission specialist, holds an aluminum box full of honeybees. The experiment in earth orbit is duplicated with another colony of the bees on earth. This is an experiment submitted by student researchers.

  18. A Report of Undergraduates' Bonding Misconceptions.

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    Nicoll, Gayle

    2001-01-01

    Describes misconceptions related to electronegativity, bonding, geometry, and microscopic representations that undergraduate students hold. Investigates the stability of misconceptions as a function of educational level, indicating that some students' misconceptions relating to bonding are resistant to change despite increased chemistry education.…

  19. Groundwater in Science Education

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    Dickerson, Daniel L.; Penick, John E.; Dawkins, Karen R.; Van Sickle, Meta

    2007-01-01

    Although clean, potable groundwater constitutes one of our most valuable resources, few students or science educators hold complete and appropriate understandings regarding the concept. Recent studies that focus on secondary students' and preservice science teachers' understandings of groundwater found little difference between the groups'…

  20. Teacher Absenteeism: What Administrators Can Do.

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    Pitkiff, Evan

    1993-01-01

    Teacher absenteeism appears highest in elementary schools, schools with lower student achievement, schools composed of economically disadvantaged and minority students, and urban school districts. Survey of Brooklyn high schools found high teacher absenteeism; in addition, attendance patterns were habitual, teachers holding temporary teaching…

  1. Assessing the life science knowledge of students and teachers represented by the K-8 national science standards.

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    Sadler, Philip M; Coyle, Harold; Smith, Nancy Cook; Miller, Jaimie; Mintzes, Joel; Tanner, Kimberly; Murray, John

    2013-01-01

    We report on the development of an item test bank and associated instruments based on the National Research Council (NRC) K-8 life sciences content standards. Utilizing hundreds of studies in the science education research literature on student misconceptions, we constructed 476 unique multiple-choice items that measure the degree to which test takers hold either a misconception or an accepted scientific view. Tested nationally with 30,594 students, following their study of life science, and their 353 teachers, these items reveal a range of interesting results, particularly student difficulties in mastering the NRC standards. Teachers also answered test items and demonstrated a high level of subject matter knowledge reflecting the standards of the grade level at which they teach, but exhibiting few misconceptions of their own. In addition, teachers predicted the difficulty of each item for their students and which of the wrong answers would be the most popular. Teachers were found to generally overestimate their own students' performance and to have a high level of awareness of the particular misconceptions that their students hold on the K-4 standards, but a low level of awareness of misconceptions related to the 5-8 standards.

  2. Highly qualified does not equal high quality: A study of urban stakeholders' perceptions of quality in science teaching

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    Miranda, Rommel Joseph

    By employing qualitative methods, this study sought to determine the perceptions that urban stakeholders hold about what characteristics should distinguish a high school science teacher whom they would consider to demonstrate high quality in science teaching. A maximum variation sample of six science teachers, three school administrators, six parents and six students from a large urban public school district were interviewed using semi-structured, in-depth interview techniques. From these data, a list of observable characteristics which urban stakeholders hold as evidence of high quality in science teaching was generated. Observational techniques were utilized to determine the extent to which six urban high school science teachers, who meet the NCLB Act criteria for being "highly qualified", actually possessed the characteristics which these stakeholders hold as evidence of high quality in science teaching. Constant comparative analysis was used to analyze the data set. The findings suggest that urban stakeholders perceive that a high school science teacher who demonstrates high quality in science teaching should be knowledgeable about their subject matter, their student population, and should be resourceful; should possess an academic background in science and professional experience in science teaching; should exhibit professionalism, a passion for science and teaching, and a dedication to teaching and student learning; should be skillful in planning and preparing science lessons and in organizing the classroom, in presenting the subject matter to students, in conducting a variety of hands-on activities, and in managing a classroom; and should assess whether students complete class goals and objectives, and provide feedback about grades for students promptly. The findings further reveal that some of the urban high school science teachers who were deemed to be "highly qualified", as defined by the NCLB Act, engaged in practices that threatened quality in science teaching and often failed to display the characteristics which urban stakeholders hold as evidence of high quality in science teaching. Thus, the criteria for "highly qualified" prescribed by policy makers and politicians do not necessarily translate into effective science teaching in urban settings. These findings emphasize the importance of stakeholder involvement in the design of educational reform initiatives.

  3. To Be or Not to Be: An Investigation of Accounting Students' Career Intentions

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    Ahmad, Zauwiyah; Ismail, Hishamuddin; Anantharaman, R. N.

    2015-01-01

    Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to study accounting students' intentions to pursue their careers as accountants and modelling this within the context of Malaysian accounting education. Design/methodology/approach: Data were gathered via a questionnaire survey involving undergraduate accounting students. Factor analysis, independent sample…

  4. Throwing Out the Relativity Bath Water without Losing the Diversity Baby: Teaching Diversity versus Relativity in a Communication Ethics Course.

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    Martinson, Jay; Haughey, Paul

    This paper holds that despite, or perhaps because of, the development of recent ideas about diversity and cultural relativity, universities are obligated to teach communication ethics. Further, it holds that the implications of giving bachelor's degrees to students who do not have a solid grasp of universal ethical guidelines are potentially…

  5. First Year ESL Students Developing Critical Thinking: Challenging the Stereotypes

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    Li, Yongyan

    2013-01-01

    Reporting a case study of two high-achieving Chinese students studying at a university in Hong Kong, this paper presents evidence that poses an anti-thesis to the stereotypes of first year university students as holding naïve beliefs about learning and of "Chinese learners" as lacking in critical thinking. Many studies have examined…

  6. Improving the Perception of Intelligence: A Short Intervention for Secondary School Students

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    Medina-Garrido, Elena; León, Jaime

    2017-01-01

    Introduction: Holding a fix or an incremental mindset influence academic performance; we wonder if an intervention would change students' mindsets. The main goal of this study was to design and analyse the effectiveness of an easy to scale intervention to diminish students' belief about intelligence as something innate and fix, and think that we…

  7. Perceptions of Classroom Assessment Tasks: An Interplay of Gender, Subject Area, and Grade Level

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    Alkharusi, Hussain Ali; Al-Hosni, Salim

    2015-01-01

    This study investigates students' perceptions of classroom assessment tasks as a function of gender, subject area, and grade level. Data from 2753 students on Dorman and Knightley's (2006) Perceptions of Assessment Tasks Inventory (PATI) were analyzed in a MANOVA design. Results showed that students tended to hold positive perceptions of their…

  8. More than a Question of Debt: A Qualitative Study of How Seminarians Think about Money

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    Lincoln, Timothy D.

    2015-01-01

    As the funding environment for higher education and theological education changes, an increasing number of graduate theological students hold student loan debt that will follow them well into their postgraduation working lives (Delisle, 2014). This study reports the attitudes about money voiced by master of divinity students at one mainline…

  9. Executive Function in the Classroom: Practical Strategies for Improving Performance and Enhancing Skills for All Students

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    Kaufman, Christopher

    2010-01-01

    Students with strong executive function skills hold the keys to school and social success--from attention and impulse control to time management and organization. Now K-12 teachers have a practical, highly readable guide to enhancing these critical skills for "all" students, with and without learning disabilities. Through the author's memorable…

  10. Perception of Students' Intelligence Malleability and Potential for Future Success: Unfavourable Beliefs towards Girls

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    Verniers, Catherine; Martinot, Delphine

    2015-01-01

    Background: Endorsing an entity theory of intelligence has negative effects on students' academic trajectories. Research focused on students' personal theories of intelligence has shown that girls are more likely than boys to hold an entity theory of intelligence. However, no study has examined the possibility of a gender stereotype basis for this…

  11. University Students' Causal Conceptions about Social Mobility: Diverging Pathways for Believers in Personal Merit and Luck

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    Shane, Jacob; Heckhausen, Jutta

    2013-01-01

    Many college students hold ambitious goals for upward social mobility via post-college careers. However, in the current economic recession such optimistic expectations are not a given. The present study examines how college students' current social status and beliefs in causal factors for socioeconomic status (SES) attainment lead to diverging…

  12. Tablets in Education: Outcome Expectancy and Anxiety of Middle School Students

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    Gorhan, Meryem Fulya; Oncu, Semiral; Senturk, Aysan

    2014-01-01

    It is planned that every student in all primary, middle, and high schools (public schools) under the administration of the Turkish Ministry of National Education receive a tablet through the FATIH Project. Research shows that many teachers hold reservations toward students using tablets for educational purposes. The purpose of this study is to…

  13. University Student Perceptions of the Relationship between University Education and the Labour Market in Egypt and Oman

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    Al-Harthi, Hamood K.

    2011-01-01

    How do university students perceive the key relationship between their university education and the labour market? This article describes the perceptions that 827 Egyptian and Omani seniors--both males and females, studying commerce, education, and engineering--hold about that relationship. For these students, a major motivation for attending…

  14. The Functional Effect of Teacher Positive and Neutral Affect on Task Performance of Students with Significant Disabilities

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    Park, Sungho; Singer, George H. S.; Gibson, Mary

    2005-01-01

    The study uses an alternating treatment design to evaluate the functional effect of teacher's affect on students' task performance. Tradition in special education holds that teachers should engage students using positive and enthusiastic affect for task presentations and praise. To test this assumption, we compared two affective conditions. Three…

  15. The Cross-National Relevance of U.S. Formulated Theories of College Student Departure

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    Braxton, John M.

    2013-01-01

    This article focuses on the cross-national relevance of theories of college student departure formulated by U.S. scholars. Some aspects of U.S. developed theories of college student departure hold some semblance of cross-national relevance. Economic and sociological perspectives provide such aspects. The weighing of costs and benefits inherent in…

  16. Stages of Drug Use Acquisition among College Students: Implications for the Prevention of Drug Abuse.

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    Werch, Chudley E.; And Others

    1993-01-01

    Examined stages of drug use acquisition among college students (n=669) and relationship between stage status and motivation to avoid drugs and frequency of drug use. College students differed with regard to their stage of habit acquisition across five drugs. Findings suggest that acquisition stage heuristic holds promise in increasing…

  17. Starting the Conversation: An Exploratory Study of Factors That Influence Student Office Hour Use

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    Griffin, Whitney; Cohen, Steven D.; Berndtson, Rachel; Burson, Kristen M.; Camper, K. Martin; Chen, Yujie; Smith, Margaret Austin

    2014-01-01

    As part of best practices for increasing faculty-student interaction, higher education institutions across the country require faculty members to hold office hours. Various studies have reported factors affecting student use of office hours; however, results are unclear at best and in some cases conflicting with respect to which factors matter…

  18. Evolving Theories of Student Disengagement: A New Job for Durkheim's Children?

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    Slee, Roger

    2014-01-01

    This paper uses John Furlong's analysis of student disaffection written over 20 years ago as a basis for building new analyses in changing contexts for schooling. Specifically, Furlong's observation of the dominance of psychological based explanations for student disruption and disengagement in education policy making holds--albeit an…

  19. Restraint and Seclusion: What Is the Issue and Why Does It Matter? Policy Snapshot

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    Rafa, Alyssa

    2018-01-01

    The practice of seclusion generally refers to procedures that isolate a student from others, while restraint refers to the physical holding or mechanical restriction of a student's movement. While these practices are typically utilized as tools for addressing imminent safety concerns, the use of restraint or seclusion on students who are…

  20. The Case for Arts Education as a Required Component of an Accounting Student?s College Education

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    Mason, J. David; Stefoff, Rebecca Mason

    2004-01-01

    A recent study has highlighted the importance of student perceptions of the accounting profession and the resultant self-selection process. This self-selection process may result in students self-selecting into the accounting area who are deficient in the essential qualities for success in the modern accounting profession. Warnock (1996) reports…

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