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Mid-South Educational Research Association Annual Meeting

November 2002

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Number of papers: 16

  1. Alabama Renaissance Technology Academy (ARTA) for School Leaders Survey Report (Pre & Post Data)

    Shannon Parks, Feng Sun & Blanche C. Collins

    This paper reports on a study conducted for the Alabama State Department of Education. The study's purpose was to provide a clear perspective on the current abilities of school leaders to provide... More

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  2. A Case Study Examining the Merit of Using Internet Message Boards During Practicum Experiences

    David Moffett

    This study followed up earlier research on the merits of using online message boards in education students' field experiences. It assessed data from the second year of student teachers' online... More

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  3. How Are Alabama's Teachers Integrating the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards in the Classroom: Measuring Technology Integration's IMPACT--Roberts Middle School

    Stephanie B. Ash, Feng Sun & Robert Sundin

    Alabama's Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers To Use Technology program developed an assessment instrument to measure the level of technology integration into Alabama's classrooms. The instrument asked... More

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  4. Teaching Program Evaluation on Interactive Television

    Keith McNeil, Jim Steinhauser & Isadore Newman

    This paper describes a five-session course entitled "Program Evaluation," which was taught via interactive television in the summer of 2002 to 68 doctoral and master's students in 5 of 6 locations ... More

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  5. Instructional Strategies for On-line Courses in Education

    Michelle P. Arant, Amy M. Coleman & Bonnie V. Daniel

    This paper describes a 2-hour training session that presented current research on the efficacy of online teaching, as well as practical steps in converting traditional classroom materials in... More

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  6. An Assessment of Streaming Video In Web-based Instruction

    Jay L. Cofield

    Streaming video used as an augmentation in Web-based instruction was investigated to: (1) determine if demographic characteristics would lead to significantly different beliefs about the use and... More

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  7. A Call for Greater Use of Nonparametric Statistics

    Nancy L. Leech & Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie

    This paper advocates the use of nonparametric statistics. First, the consequence of using parametric inferential techniques under nonnormality is described. Second, the advantages of using... More

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  8. Predicting Student Performance in a College Self-Paced Introductory Psychology Course: The Role of Motivational Orientation, Learning Strategies, Procrastination and Perception of Daily Hassles

    Ronald L. Skidmore

    This study examined the effectiveness of using selected self-report measures assessing motivational orientation, learning strategies, procrastination, and perceptions of daily hassles to facilitate... More

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  9. Graduate Students' Attitudes in an Activity-Based Statistics Course

    Robert L. Kennedy & Corliss Jean McCallister

    This study investigated graduate students' attitudes toward statistics in a class in which the focus of instruction was the use of a computer program that made possible an individualized, self... More

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  10. Evaluation of Electronic Blackboard Enhancement of a Graduate Course in School Counseling

    Beverly M. Klecker

    This study explored the effectiveness of using Blackboard, an online software program, to enhance a graduate course in school counseling. Research questions were: (1) does Blackboard enhancement... More

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  11. The Mouse or the Pencil? A Psychometric Comparison of Web-Based and Traditional Survey Methodologies

    Craig A. Mertler & Mark A. Earley

    This paper discusses the results of a study comparing the psychometric qualities of two forms of a survey, one administered in paper-and-pencil format and the other administered in Web format. The ... More

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  12. Expressing Logistic Regression Coefficients as Changes in Initial Probability Values: Useful Information for Practitioners

    John W. Fraas, J Michael Drushal & Jeff Graham

    This paper presents a method designed to assist practitioners in the interpretation of the practical significance of a statistically significant logistic regression coefficient is presented. To... More

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  13. Survey of Sampled Higher Education Institutions in Alabama

    Thomas Nix, Scott Snyder & Jennifer Fritschi

    This survey examined the extent of implementation of technology standards into Alabama preservice teacher education programs Researchers identified five graduate and five undergraduate education... More

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  14. Building Administrators' Knowledge, Disposition, and Performance Competencies for Technology Integration for Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities

    Natee Banjerdsakul & Jimmy D. Lindsey

    The purpose of this study was to investigate building administrators knowledge, disposition, and performance competencies for technology integration for students with mild/moderate (M/M)... More

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  15. Integrating Assistive Technology with Curriculum Standards

    Kathleen S. Puckett

    This paper discusses the development of an assistive technology (AT) toolkit for special education teachers to use in integrating assistive technology with general curriculum standards for students... More

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  16. The Evaluation of Student Attitudes toward MC2G

    Gulsah Basol-Gocmen, Gibbs Y. Kanyongo & Lydia Blankson

    The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the use of MC2G program to teach certain topics in statistics education. MC2G is a program written in Pascal Delphi by Gordon Brooks of Ohio University... More

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