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Spencer-Iiams, Jennifer
(University of Oregon, 2013-10-03)
The United States is experiencing an increase in young students developing literacy in English and Spanish. Schools providing dual-language English/Spanish instruction need technically adequate tools to assess reading ...
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Staggs, Julie
(University of Oregon, 2022-10-26)
Student achievement and teacher morale have been closely linked to teacher retention and of concern for administrators seeking to promote teacher commitment. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led to further concerns about ...
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Schwering, Hazel Prutsman
(University of Oregon, 1935-09)
This thesis deals with a plan for the partial solution of personnel problems in sororities at the University of Oregon as it was evolved by the Personnel department and established and directed by the Dean of Women. The ...
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Haxhiraj, Brikena
(University of Oregon, 2014-09-29)
This study examined the relation and predictive validity of the three seventh-grade reading curriculum-based measurements (CBMs), (a) passage reading fluency, (b) vocabulary, and (c) comprehension, on student performance ...
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Ramos de andrade, Fabio
(University of Oregon, 2020-09-24)
Enrollment of U.S. students in study abroad programs grew consistently in the past three decades motivated by student interest, campus internationalization efforts, and government incentives. Nevertheless, enrollment ...
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West, Suzanne
(University of Oregon, 2013-10-03)
Course grades, which often include non-achievement factors such as effort and behavior and are subject to individual teacher grading philosophies, suffer from issues of unreliability. Yet, course grades continue to be ...
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Deboy, Sara
(University of Oregon, 2013-10-03)
The prominent use of DIBELS as a screening and placement tool has provided schools and districts the ability to implement interventions and best practices for students, particularly in the primary grades. Although many ...
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O'Shea, Linda
(University of Oregon, 2014-09-29)
In the current era of high stakes testing, educators use curriculum-based measures (CBMs) and large-scale benchmark assessments to inform instruction and monitor student performance. The Elementary and Secondary Education ...
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FERRUA, KOURTNEY
(University of Oregon, 2024-08-07)
The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between principal self-efficacy, principal experience, and pandemic rebound rates to better understand the attributes of school principals who are leading schools at ...
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Rieke-Smith, Susan
(University of Oregon, 2015-08-18)
The exercise of federal and/or state power is inherent to policymaking. The principal-agent theory, borrowed from economics, describes the difficulties in motivating one party (agent) to act in the best interests of the ...
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Ryan Jackson, Kathleen
(University of Oregon, 2014-06-17)
This program evaluation studied Effective Behavioral and Instructional Support Systems (EBISS), a Response to Intervention (RTI) initiative focused at changing district leadership behaviors to close the policy-research-practice ...
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Wilde, Regina
(University of Oregon, 2020-09-24)
Social-emotional problem behaviors at the elementary level have risen to an alarming degree in recent years. With a priority focus on efficient tier 2 interventions within a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS), current ...
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Ditto, Charles Edwin
(University of Oregon, 1955-06)
The problem undertaken in this study is to identify and evaluate fire insurance practices in the school districts of the state of Oregon, as a basis for making recommendations for their improvement. The purpose of this ...
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Madden, Taylor
(University of Oregon, 2022-10-04)
This study examined disparities in participation based on race and gender in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP) in Oregon and Washington and policies and practices that may lead to representation among ...
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Eide, Matthew
(University of Oregon, 2020-02-27)
Each year, thousands of students leave school without completing their high school education. Considerable research has been conducted on students’ dropout and disengagement behavior, but much less is understood about why ...
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Knox, Antoinette M.
(University of Oregon, 2008-09)
The study examined the use of story mapping and teacher rejoinder questions to improve the reading comprehension of 11 seventh- and eighth-grade middle school students with specific learning disabilities in reading and ...
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Mann, Anthony
(University of Oregon, 2024-08-07)
Substance use disorder (SUD) among adolescents has a significant impact on families and communities. It can lead to criminality, poor school performance, chronic use over a lifetime, high risk behaviors, and even premature ...
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Dunbar, Rena
(University of Oregon, 2020-09-24)
Courses in ethnic studies challenge power dynamics in the classroom, create the conditions for multiple experiences and perspectives to be present, and examine the history and legacy of racism and how it operates. Additionally, ...
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Spitzer, Dayle
(University of Oregon, 2021-11-23)
As evidenced by differences in student achievement data, graduation rates and incarceration rates, Latino youth, and males in particular, are finding less success in schools and communities than their white peers. The issue ...
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Killen, Carey
(University of Oregon, 2013-10-03)
Educators need clear, actionable data to help them understand students' current levels of performance and students' probable trajectory toward college- and career-readiness in math if they are to make informed programmatic ...
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