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Assessment for learning : connecting students to their learning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Like other schools with similar populations of poor and minority children throughout the nation, the author's school did not produce satisfactory scores on the state's high-stakes testing scheme. The project used an action research model to study...
CVM news, 2010
(University of Missouri--Columbia. College of Veterinary Medicine, 2010)
2010 compilation of news and events articles published by the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine.
Mizzou weekly, volume 28, number 20 (February 15, 2007)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. University Affairs. Publications and Alumni Communication., 2007)
Motivation to do well on low-stakes tests
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
evidence that financial, performance-contingent incentives may facilitate students' test-taking motivation and performance. This experimental study investigated differences in test-taking motivation and test score on a math achievement test due to three...
Mizzou weekly, volume 33, number 16 (January 19, 2012)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Publications and Alumni Communication., 2012)
Mizzou weekly, volume 29, number 17 (February 7, 2008)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. University Affairs. Publications and Alumni Communication., 2008)
Data driven decisions in K-12 education : a comparative case study about data driven decisions in two rural K-12 school districts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
to the identification of factors affecting the research questions (Cresswell, 1994). Comparative descriptive studies are better suited to provide the structure of such inquiry and to achieve the research goals of understanding how participants perceive the use of data...
Alternative certification science teachers' understanding and implementation of inquiry-based instruction in their beginning years of teaching
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
, 2000) or inquiry as modeled in activities used in their ATCP. The research participants' perceived constraints and needs in their implementation of inquiry-based activities. Their perceived constraints included logistical and student constraints...
Academic advising in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources : an investigation of undergraduate students' needs and faculty performance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The purpose of this study was three-fold: 1) assess the importance of academic advising characteristics as perceived by undergraduate students in the College, 2) examine faculty performance, as perceived by advisees, with regard to the academic...
A case study of secondary school leaders' perceptions of attendance policies and procedures used to increase attendance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Nationwide, pressures from outside influences such as politicians and educational policy makers are placing schools in precarious situations to make drastic changes in attendance policies to meet state accountability standards. The researcher used...
CVM news, 2013
(University of Missouri--Columbia. College of Veterinary Medicine, 2013)
2013 compilation of news and events articles published by the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine.
Mizzou, volume 094, number 4 (2006 Summer)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2006)
Investigating science teacher knowledge of learners and learning and sequence of instruction in an alternative certification program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Alternative certification programs (ACPs) have been designed to address the teacher shortage and still meet the goals of science literacy by creating highly qualified teachers. However, science education researchers know little about the development...
Mizzou, volume 094, number 1 (2005 Fall)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2005)
A utilization-focused evaluation of institutional persistence and withdrawal in an academic unit
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
) Utilization-Focused Evaluation, the research questions, means for data collection, instrumentation and analysis were developed with the primary intended users. Methods and instruments that were utilized included a current student satisfaction survey, focus...
Mizzou weekly, volume 27, number 28 (April 20, 2006)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. University Affairs. Publications and Alumni Communication., 2006)
Evaluating the engaged institution : the conceptualizations and discourses of engagement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
service mission - civic education, collaboration, or public service (Kezar, 2005). Currently, systems and measures for evaluating engagement are being developed. The activity and process of evaluation defines measures, refines concepts, directs resources...
Designated hospice rooms in nursing homes : a new model of end-of-life care
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
An aging population, the prediction that approximately 40% of elderly Americans will die in a nursing home by the year 2020, and a paucity of nursing homes designed to meet the needs of dying residents is creating the ...
Mizzou, volume 103, number 2 (2015 Winter)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
Predictors of academic success for conditionally admitted first-time freshmen at a four-year public university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This quantitative study examined a sample of 249 conditionally admitted firsttime freshman at a four year public university to answer four research questions pertaining to the potential prediction of academic success and college retention...