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Gardner Michael K.; Woltz, Dan J. | Representation of memory for order of mental operations in cognitive tasks | Recent research shows that people learning a cognitive task acquire a memory for the order of operations applied, independent of the data to which those operations were applied. We designed two experiments to show how this sequence memory is represented. Experiment 1 compared predictions based on... | Cognitive skills; Operation sequences; Sequential skills | 2002 |
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Johnson, Bob L. | Extending the study of learning environments: Connecting the field to other literatures | The study of learning environments in educational organisations has a short but impressive history. A review of this literature reveals that considerable progress has been made in the investigation of this phenomenon. Yet in spite of these advances, momentum in the field has diminished in recent yea... | Organizational theory; Learning environments | 2002 |
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Johnston, Susan S. | Making the most of single-switch technology: a primer | A stroll through any local toy store reveals that children without disabilities embark on their foray into the use of single switch technology when they are very young. A wide variety of commercially available toys are activated by single switches. For example, PLAYSKOOL's Talking Mr. Potato Head is... | Toys; Single switch; Assistive technology; Children; Disabilities | 2003 |
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Hawken, Leanne Sue | Schoolwide behavior support: creating urban schools that accommodate diverse learners | Today's educators face a growing challenge to meet both the instructional and behavioral needs of all students (Kame'enui & Carnine, 1998; Martella, Nelson, & Marchand-Martella, 2003; Sugai, Kame'enui, Horner, & Simmons, 2002). The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 has called for educational practi... | | 2003 |
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Hawken, Leanne Sue | Preventing problem behavior : implementing a school-wide system of behavior support | This edition of the Utah Special Educator focuses on what works for schools. Almost a decade of research has provided evidence for the best method of preventing problem behavior in schools-implementing a school-wide system of behavior support. | | 2003 |
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Hawken, Leanne Sue | Using DIBELS to improve reading outcomes | Students' reading trajectories (i.e., their general pattern of reading progress) are established early and are relatively stable over time. For example, students who are poor readers in first grade are likely (i.e., 88%) to be poor readers in fourth-grade. Prevention is key to improving reading out... | | 2004 |
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Bergerson, Amy A. | Conflict at Pierce College | This case was written for use in courses in higher education leadership. It is particularly useful for examining the environment in which decisions are made in higher education institutions. In the case, a young administrator is confronted with an ethical dilemma. She initially receives the suppo... | Politics.; Ethics; Leadership | 2004 |
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Johnson, Bob L. | Where have all the flowers gone? reconnecting leadership preparation with the field of organization theory | Given the importance of organization theory to our field and the increased absence of a substantive organizational perspective in our dialogue, this essay argues that it is time to revisit how we conceptualize and package the organization theory component of our leadership preparation programs. A j... | Organization theory; Leadership preparation | 2004 |
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Pounder, Diana G.; Bergerson, Amy A. | Job desirability of the university professorate in the field of educational leadership | This survey research study uses job choice theory to assess recent educational leadership doctoral graduates' perceptions of the desirability of the educational administration professorate. Results reveal attractive and unattractive aspects of professorial work as well as those job attributes that ... | Educational administration; Professorial work | 2004 |
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Johnston, Susan S. | Considering response efficiency as a strategy to prevent assistive technology abandonment | Often, specialists in the field of Assistive Technology (AT) are presented with the challenge of teaching learners to utilize AT in order to increase, maintain, or improve their capabilities. Despite best efforts, rates of AT abandonment are alarmingly high. Understanding the factors that may infl... | Assistive technology; Training; Disabled people | 2005 |
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Hawken, Leanne Sue | What's helpful in secondary schools: behavior programs for older students | Almost a decade of research has identified the most effective approach to addressing issues of behavior before they become a problem: schoolwide positive behavior support (SW-PBS). | | 2005 |
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Johnston, Susan S. | 20 ways to maximize the use of single switch technology with students with severe disabilites | Students with severe physical and/or cognitive disabilities may find it very difficult to engage in activities in their environment. Single switch technology can provide the means for adapting activities to meet student's diverse needs (Brett, 1995). Single switches can be used as tools for promoti... | Single switch; Severe disabilities; Assistive technology; Disabled students | 2006 |
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Hawken, Leanne Sue; Burrow-Sanchez, Jason | Preservice special education service providers' attitudes on diversity | This survey design study involved preservice special education service providers who were in degree seeking programs in the departments of special education, physical therapy, and occupational therapy. Participants provided views and belief structures on diversity issues identified through a review ... | | 2007 |
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Johnston, Susan S.; Hawken, Leanne Sue | Preventing severe problem behavior in young children: the behavior education program | Best practice in preventing severe problem behavior in schools involves implementing a continuum of effective behavior support. This continuum includes primary prevention strategies implemented with all students, secondary prevention strategies for students at-risk, and tertiary interventions for st... | Behavioral Problems; Prevention; Intervention | 2007 |
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Bergerson, Amy A. | Will work for a college education: an analysis of the role employment plays in the experiences of first-year college students | College students across the United States struggle with the challenges of balancing work and school. In 2005, 29.5% of full-time students worked over 20 hours a week while attending college, with 70.1% of their part-time counterparts in the workplace for 20 or more hours each week (NCES, 2005). Give... | Social class; Income; Hierarchy | 2007 |
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Hillman, Nicholas W | What matters in student loan default: a review of the research literature | Federal higher education policy has shifted over the past few decades from grants to loans as the primary means for providing access to postsecondary education for low and moderate-income families. With this shift, policy makers have begun tracking student loan default rates as a key indicator of th... | | 2009 |
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Hillman, Nicholas W | Tuition discounting for revenue management | Over the past decade, institutionally-funded financial aid (or "tuition discounts") have been the fastest-growing item within most public four-year college and university operating budgets. One explanation for this trend is due to the changing structure of public colleges' revenue streams, as tuitio... | | 2010 |
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Hillman, Nicholas W | Preparing for the silver tsunami: the demand for higher education among older adults | (Over the next decade, Baby Boomers will be reaching retirement age in large numbers and the U.S. will be undergoing one of the most significant demographic shifts in its history. This demographic shift has important implications for the role of higher education as a provider of lifelong learning an... | | 2010 |
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Hillman, Nicholas W | The ethical dimensions of awarding financial aid | Abstract In countries charging tuition fees, and those that are considering adopting tuition fee policies, recent economic conditions are making education less affordable and accessible for students (Johnstone & Marcucci, 2010; Schwarzenberger & Opheim, 2009). To combat these challenges, nations, ... | | 2011 |
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Nardo, Rachel L. | California preschool curriculum framework, Volume 2 | I am pleased to present the California Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 2, a publication I believe will be a major effort in working to close the school-readiness gap for young children in our state. Created as a companion to the California Preschool Learning Foundations, this framework presen... | | 2011-01-01 |
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Hillman, Nicholas W | The impact of state appropriations and grants on access to higher education and outmigration | Education policymakers at all levels of government have long been interested in finding ways to entice more students to go to college. This goal has been driven by the belief that, as people acquire more education, they not only reap personal benefits from their investment in education, but they als... | | 2012-01-01 |
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Bergerson, Amy A. | Gender disparity in engineering: results and analysis from school counselors survey and national vignette | In an earlier paper by our group [1] we presented statistical analysis based on 30 years of ACT data illustrating gender disparity in engineering majors and career choices. Obtained results also revealed the presence of a large number of students who are interested in engineering but who may not be ... | | 2012-01-01 |
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Bergerson, Amy A. | Outreach and identity development: New perspectives on college student persistence | College student persistence continues to pose challenges for higher education institutions, despite over 40 years of research. Although persistence is studied from many different angles, the majority of studies examining the causes of and cures for students' departure from college reflect the import... | | 2014-01-01 |
