• A Study of the Change of Student Teachers' Concerns Through Early Field Experiences 

  Harp, Max William (University of Oregon, 1971-06)

  The present study examined the change in stated professional concerns of education students during a term of field experience. Three groups of students engaged in different kinds of field experience early in their training ...
• The Relation of Conceptual Styles and Mode of Perception to Graphic Expression 

  Lovano, Jessie Jacquelyn (University of Oregon, 1969-08)

  Early research in cognition, perception and graphic expression attributes differences in the cognitive and graphic products of children of the same age to differences in the amount of knowledge, facility in reasoning, ...
• A Longitudinal and Comparative Study of 8th Grade Students' "Spontaneous" and "Creative" Art Performance and Production 

  Lombard, James Benjamin (University of Oregon, 1970-06)

  This study has incorporated the use of two evaluative criterion measures which purport to measure, in terms of their authors' defining and normative statements, the degree of creativeness visually manifest in art products. ...
• Motivating Change in High-Risk Adolescents: An Intervention Focus on the Deviant Friendship Process 

  Knopes, David Ryan (University of Oregon, 2004-03)

  The purpose of the following literature review is not to exhaustively survey the current state of delinquency intervention science. Rather, the goal is to clearly delineate the developmental and peer social processes ...
• An Experimental Study of the Effects of Negative Sociometric Choices on Interpersonal Relationships in Grade Five Students 

  Cross, Donald A. (University of Oregon, 1966-03)
• The Basic Factors Involved in a Space Arts Curriculum 

  Schulderman, Marie (1935-10)
• A History of the Irreducible School Fund in Oregon 

  Hawk, Norman Ray (1949-06)

  Efforts have been made in this study to trace the developments of the Irreducible School Fund and the factors responsible for depriving the schools of the legacy bequeathed by far-seeing statesmen during the formative ...
• The Technological Imperative in Educational Organizations: An Investigation of Structural and Personnel Factors Associated with the Flexibility of Instructional Technology in Public Elementary Schools 

  Balderson, James Henry (University of Oregon, 1978-12)

  This study of public elementary school organizations explored relationships among properties of three major variables: technology, structure and personnel. The relationships were examined (a) in the light of Charles ...
• Evaluating Psychometric Properties of the Korean Translated Social Emotional Assessment Measure for Korean Preschool Children 

  Young, Ah Kim Park (University of Oregon, 2012)

  Children’s social emotional competence affects school achievement as well as later job success. Social emotional competence can be promoted when appropriate social emotional interventions are provided. To provide quality ...
• Policy and Persistence: An Exploratory Mixed Methods Case Study of "Last Mile" Students at Portland State University 

  Wubbold, Joseph Mark (University of Oregon, 2012)

  In an extension of educational attainment research, this exploratory mixed- methods case study examines the influence of institutional policies on the behavior of five cohorts (n=925) of traditional first time, full time ...
• Mental Health Screening Within a Tiered Model: Investigation of a Strength-Based Approach 

  Romer, Natalie (University of Oregon, 2012)

  This study examined the utility of a brief, strength-based approach to mental health screening. A strength-based based approach to mental health screening focuses on the social and emotional competencies taught and supported ...
• Using Concurrent Verbalization to Measure Math Comprehension 

  Lambeth, Cathryn (University of Oregon, 2012)

  The current study investigated variability in student performance on a concurrent verbalization measure based on a grade-level sample math word problem and sought to determine to what extent the variability in verbalization ...
• Teaching for Conceptual Change in a Density Unit Taught to 7th Graders: Comparing Two Teaching Methodologies - Scientific Inquiry and a Traditional Approach 

  Holveck, Susan (University of Oregon, 2012)

  This mixed methods study was designed to compare the effect of using an inquiry teaching methodology and a more traditional teaching methodology on the learning gains of students who were taught a five-week conceptual ...
• 21st Century Skills Development: Learning in Digital Communities: Technology and Collaboration 

  Short, Barbara (University of Oregon, 2012)

  This study examines some aspects of student performance in the 21st century skills of Information and Communication (ICT) Literacy and collaboration. In this project, extant data from the Assessment and Teaching for 21st ...
• Identification of Students in Late Elementary Grades With Reading Difficulties 

  Lai, Cheng-Fei (University of Oregon, 2012)

  Piecewise latent class growth analysis (LCGA) was used to examine growth patterns in reading comprehension and passage reading fluency on easyCBM, a popular formative assessment system. Unlike conventional growth modeling, ...
• Relative Effects of Delayed Versus Immediate Reinforcement Within an Interdependent Group-Oriented Contingency System 

  Coughlin, Cristy (University of Oregon, 2012)

  The current study sought to add to the literature on applying interdependent group-oriented contingency systems with randomized components to academic performance. This study expanded previous work, which has only examined ...
• An Examination of the Impact of Successive and Non-Successive Geometry Classes on High School Student Achievement 

  Sugg, Steven (University of Oregon, 2012)

  This study examines the impact of successive versus non-successive scheduling of mathematics courses on the achievement of ninth-grade students in a suburban Oregon high school. The Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills ...
• Using Curriculum-Based Measurement to Predict Eighth-Grade Student Performance on a Statewide Reading Assessment 

  LeRoux, Mindy (University of Oregon, 2012)

  The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between oral reading fluency (ORF) and Maze, two common Curriculum-Based Measures (CBMs), and the statewide large-scale assessment of reading in Oregon, the Oregon ...
• Characteristics of Effective Implementation of School Wellness Policies 

  Ehrlich, Virginia (University of Oregon, 2012)

  The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 requires that most public school districts implement student wellness efforts that promote physical activity and nutrition. Several studies have found that there were no significant ...
• Examination of the Spanish Translation of a Developmental Screening Instrument 

  Pomes, Maria (University of Oregon, 2012)

  Immigrant populations are growing and permanently changing the demographic profile of the United States. Diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds are manifested in the families in each community, imposing demands and ...

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