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Title: Vetting sources in social media environments: strategies emplyed by journalists of The Palm Beach Post.
Creator: Brown, Michelle D., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
Abstract/Description: This qualitative research study explores the relationship between reducing uncertainty and assigning source credibility in the context of social media sites (SMS) and examines the effect of uncertainty reduction within the social media environment on the development of relationships between journalists and their sources. For this study, interviews were conducted with professional journalists to determine whether uncertainty was reduced and credibility was established with sources via SMS (i.e...
Show moreThis qualitative research study explores the relationship between reducing uncertainty and assigning source credibility in the context of social media sites (SMS) and examines the effect of uncertainty reduction within the social media environment on the development of relationships between journalists and their sources. For this study, interviews were conducted with professional journalists to determine whether uncertainty was reduced and credibility was established with sources via SMS (i.e., Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn) and what theoretical strategies journalists used to reduce their uncertainty. The study also aims to determine if correlations exist between a reporter's age, beat, and/or personal adoption of SMS and the reporter's usage of SMS for source development. The interviews were conducted with 15 journalists of The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Florida), using a standardized interview protocol. Subjects were asked to voluntarily participate in a face-to-face interview with the researcher. Reporters were selected based upon their gender and cultural ethnicity, which was representative of the newsroom demographics of The Palm Beach Post at that time. This research aims to contribute to the uncertainty reduction theory in the realm of computer-mediated communications, specifically with regard to the use of SMS in forming and maintaining journalist-source relationships.
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Date Issued: 2013
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3360765
Subject Headings: Digital media, Social aspects, Mass media, Technological innovations, Newspaper publishing, Social aspects, American newspapers, Objectivity, Journalistic ethics, Journalism, Moral and ethical aspects, Newspapers, Sections, columns, etc, Sources
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The impact of block scheduling on academic achievement and the perceptions of teachers and administrators in selected South Florida high schools.
Creator: Cosimano, Michael, Florida Atlantic University, Maslin-Ostrowski, Patricia, Decker, Larry E.
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of scheduling alternatives on (a) student achievement, student behavior, and attendance rates and (b) teacher and administrator perceptions. Archival data for student achievement, behavior, and attendance were obtained from the Palm Beach County School District. Perceptions of teachers and administrators were obtained through data collected from questionnaires administered through participating schools in this study. The research took...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to determine the impact of scheduling alternatives on (a) student achievement, student behavior, and attendance rates and (b) teacher and administrator perceptions. Archival data for student achievement, behavior, and attendance were obtained from the Palm Beach County School District. Perceptions of teachers and administrators were obtained through data collected from questionnaires administered through participating schools in this study. The research took place at three high schools using either 4 x 4, A/B, or modified block schedules and two high schools using traditional schedules. The block-scheduled schools were used in a similar study in 1996 after 1 year of implementation. The current study investigated the impact of block scheduling for year 1 (1996) and year 6 (2001). Perceptions toward block scheduling were obtained from teachers and administrators working in the three block-scheduled schools. The findings in this study support prior research which found that block scheduling may enhance student achievement levels in reading, writing and mathematics. Based on the findings, it appears that the modified block schedule may be a better choice over the 4 x 4 and the A/B schedules in terms of increasing student achievement, decreasing student behavior problems, and increasing student attendance rates. Tentative findings on the perceptions of teachers and administrators appeared to indicate a preference toward remaining on the block schedule over the traditional schedule.
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Date Issued: 2004
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12090
Subject Headings: Academic achievement, School management and organization
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Interview with Nancy Myers - ca. 2002.
Creator: Myers, Nancy (Interviewee), Hennessy, Paul J. (Interviewer)
Date Issued: 2002-11-13
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT78790
Subject Headings: South Florida Science Museum and Planetarium, West Palm Beach (Fla.), Junior Welfare League, Oral histories --Florida, Oral history
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Title: IMPACT OF DEVELOPED COASTLINE ON NESTING AND HATCHLING SEA TURTLES IN SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA.
Creator: MANN, THOMAS MASON, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: The impact of coastline development on nesting sea turtles, nest contents, and hatchlings was investigated in southeastern Florida. There were 95-128 loggerhead (Caretta caretta) nests per mile on six miles of beach. Seventeen green turtle (Chelonia mydas) nests were found. Nesting females did not avoid lighted, developed beaches in favor of undeveloped beaches. Hatchling emergence bearings were measured at 397 nests, and ambient light intensities were correlated with the incidence of...
Show moreThe impact of coastline development on nesting sea turtles, nest contents, and hatchlings was investigated in southeastern Florida. There were 95-128 loggerhead (Caretta caretta) nests per mile on six miles of beach. Seventeen green turtle (Chelonia mydas) nests were found. Nesting females did not avoid lighted, developed beaches in favor of undeveloped beaches. Hatchling emergence bearings were measured at 397 nests, and ambient light intensities were correlated with the incidence of misorientation. Most hatchlings emerging where artificial light sources were visible were misoriented inland. From 0-96% of misoriented hatchlings were killed by automobiles, ghost crabs, or dessication. Mortality was greatest where hatchlings were able to enter roadways, and lowest where barriers prevented this. Analysis of post-emergence contents of 422 nests revealed that mortality within nests was greater on soft beaches with large-grained sand than on fine-grained, firmer beaches, and was increased by human footfalls and beach-cleaning machinery.
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Date Issued: 1977
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13839
Subject Headings: Sea turtles--Florida--Palm Beach County, Sea turtles--Florida--Broward County, Green turtle, Loggerhead turtle
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Leadership styles of secondary school principals as perceived by secondary school teachers.
Creator: Ross, David Brian., Florida Atlantic University, Bryan, Valerie
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this research was to examine secondary school teachers' perceptions of the leadership styles of their principals. The study explored perceptions of leadership styles in relation to selected demographic variables of the teachers (age, gender, ethnicity, level of education, teaching discipline, and years of teaching experience). It also examined differences among the responding teachers' perceptions of their principals' overall effectiveness as managers or leaders using the...
Show moreThe purpose of this research was to examine secondary school teachers' perceptions of the leadership styles of their principals. The study explored perceptions of leadership styles in relation to selected demographic variables of the teachers (age, gender, ethnicity, level of education, teaching discipline, and years of teaching experience). It also examined differences among the responding teachers' perceptions of their principals' overall effectiveness as managers or leaders using the Leadership Orientations (Other) survey based on the four frames identified by Bolman and Deal. Secondary teachers employed by The School District of Palm Beach County were surveyed during the spring term of 2005. Of the 975 surveys that were distributed, 349 respondents returned completed surveys, a return rate of 35.8 percent. Descriptive statistics revealed two prevalent leadership orientation frames of principals as perceived by their teachers. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and post hoc analysis were used to examine differences in the secondary school teachers' perceptions of their principals' leadership orientation frames considering teacher variables of age, gender, ethnicity, educational level, teaching discipline, and years of experience. A t-test was used to identify significant differences in the secondary school teachers' perceptions of their principals' overall effectiveness as managers or as leaders. The human resource frame and political frame were identified as the prevalent orientation frames. This finding is partially congruent with results reported by several other authors (Davis, 1996; Durocher, 1995; Eckley, 1997; Suzuki, 1994) who found the human resource frame to be prevalent in education settings. There were no significant differences among the teachers considering age, gender, and teaching discipline regarding the leadership orientation frames of their principals, however there were significant differences considering ethnicity, educational level, and years of experience. The teachers' ratings of their principals' overall effectiveness as managers was significantly higher than their ratings of the principals' overall effectiveness as leaders, t (348) = 2.24, < .05. Further study is warranted to explore ways that principals develop as effective in both their leadership and management.
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Date Issued: 2006
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12218
Subject Headings: School administrators--Rating of--Florida--Palm Beach County, Educational leadership--Florida--Palm Beach County, Education, Secondary--United States--Evaluation, School management and organization--United States
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: A study of the relationships between historical land use and petroleum contamination in southeastern Palm Beach County, Florida.
Creator: Peterson, Andrew Brian., Florida Atlantic University, Finkl, Charles W.
Abstract/Description: Protection of groundwater resources in southeastern Florida is essential because of increasing demands on water quality and supply. Because water is furnished to public and private water systems from production wells that tap the non-artesian surficial aquifer, contamination of groundwater from leaking petroleum storage tanks must be curtailed. In the study, a series of land use maps is developed based on aerial photographs (1970, 1984, and 1991) for a 40 square mile area in southeastern Palm...
Show moreProtection of groundwater resources in southeastern Florida is essential because of increasing demands on water quality and supply. Because water is furnished to public and private water systems from production wells that tap the non-artesian surficial aquifer, contamination of groundwater from leaking petroleum storage tanks must be curtailed. In the study, a series of land use maps is developed based on aerial photographs (1970, 1984, and 1991) for a 40 square mile area in southeastern Palm Beach County, Florida. The locations of petroleum storage tank systems and contaminated sites are mapped. The point biserial correlation coefficient is used to examine the strength of the relationships between historical land use, storage tank system capacity, and the presence of petroleum. contamination. The results indicate no correlation between the intensity of urbanization (historical land use) and petroleum contamination and positive correlation between petroleum storage system capacity and petroleum contamination.
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Date Issued: 1995
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15162
Subject Headings: Land use--Florida--Palm Beach County, Groundwater, Petroleum products--Underground storage--Environmental aspects, Oil pollution of soils
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Artificial neural network prediction of ground-level ozone concentration in Palm Beach County.
Creator: Crumiere, Mylene., Florida Atlantic University, Scarlatos, Panagiotis (Pete) D.
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to develop a user-friendly mathematical model for prediction of daily, ground level ozone concentration in Palm Beach County, Florida. The focus of this project was to investigate the correlation between hourly ozone concentrations and pre-existing pollutant levels and meteorological data. An artificial neural network model was applied, involving a backpropagation algorithm and the tangent sigmoid as the transfer function. Surface meteorological data and upper...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to develop a user-friendly mathematical model for prediction of daily, ground level ozone concentration in Palm Beach County, Florida. The focus of this project was to investigate the correlation between hourly ozone concentrations and pre-existing pollutant levels and meteorological data. An artificial neural network model was applied, involving a backpropagation algorithm and the tangent sigmoid as the transfer function. Surface meteorological data and upper air data such as pressure, temperature, dew point temperature, wind speed and wind direction were included in the model, along with the ozone concentration in the hour previous to the forecast. Based on the model results, the 8-hour average ozone concentration is to be forecasted. This will assist state and local air pollution officials in providing the general public with early notice of an impending air quality problem.
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Date Issued: 1999
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15723
Subject Headings: Neural networks (Computer science), Air--Pollution--Mathematical models, Air--Pollution--Florida--Palm Beach County, Ozone--Forecasting
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Inlet-Adjacent Shoreline Behavior at Three Stabilized Inlets in Palm Beach County, FL (USA).
Creator: Vandamas, Edward A, Briggs, Tiffany Roberts, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: Shorelines are a primary source of attraction for the nearly two million tourists who visit Palm Beach County annually. Many of Palm Beach County beaches are located on barrier islands, separated by a series of inlets which serve as access points to the Intracoastal Waterway. However, inlets are often cited as a source of erosion, through interruption of littoral drift and interaction with nearshore hydrodynamics (e.g., causing wave diffraction or refraction). In an effort to mitigate...
Show moreShorelines are a primary source of attraction for the nearly two million tourists who visit Palm Beach County annually. Many of Palm Beach County beaches are located on barrier islands, separated by a series of inlets which serve as access points to the Intracoastal Waterway. However, inlets are often cited as a source of erosion, through interruption of littoral drift and interaction with nearshore hydrodynamics (e.g., causing wave diffraction or refraction). In an effort to mitigate potential negative impacts of the economically important tidal inlets, Palm Beach County has installed a sand transfer plant (STP) at two inlet locations, the Lake Worth Inlet and the South Lake Worth Inlet. Through analysis of annual aerial photography and beach profile surveys taken between 2000 and 2009, this study will determine what effect, if any, these sand transfer plants are having on the inlet-adjacent shorelines north and south of the two inlets with STP, as well as an inlet without an STP (Boca Inlet). This study hopes to increase the understanding of shoreline dynamics in Palm Beach County, which could recognize important alongshore patterns, such as the occurrence of erosional hot spots, to assist in future mitigation efforts.
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004554, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004554
Subject Headings: Beach erosion -- Florida -- Lake Worth Inlet -- Prevention, Beach erosion -- Florida -- South Lake Worth Inlet -- Prevention, Coastal changes -- Florida -- Palm Beach County, Coastal zone management -- Florida -- Palm Beach County, Geodynamics, Soil conservation -- Florida -- Lake Worth Inlet, Soil conservation -- Florida -- South Lake Worth Inlet, Sustainable development
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Birth across borders: a comparative study of Guatemalan-Maya maternal care in San Miguel Acatán and Palm Beach County.
Creator: Mazar, Inbal, Cameron, Mary, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature
Abstract/Description: Birth across borders: a comparative study of Guatemalan Maya maternal care in San Miguel Acatán and Palm Beach County
Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004389, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004389
Subject Headings: Prenatal care--Guatemala--San Miguel Acatan., Prenatal care--Florida--Palm Beach County, Maternal health services--Florida--Palm Beach County, Maternal health services--Guatemala--San Miguel Acatan, Women's health services--Florida--Palm Beach County, Women's health services--Guatemala--San Miguel Acatan
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Title: Palm Beach, Florida.
Abstract/Description: Original date field: [19--?]
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/FA00000014.pdf
Subject Headings: Pictorial works, Description and travel, Economics and Society: Post-Civil War Florida, 1865-1913, The New Century and a Growing State, 1899-1913, palm beach
Format: E-book

Title: Palm Beach, Florida: The Nation's Winter Home.
Abstract/Description: Original Date Field: [191-?]
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/FA00000006.pdf
Subject Headings: Pictorial works, Description and travel, Economics and Society: Post-Civil War Florida, 1865-1913, The New Century and a Growing State, 1899-1913
Format: E-book

Title: Spatial and Temporal Mapping of the Evolution of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).
Creator: Rochelo, Mark, Roberts, Charles, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: Urbanization is a fundamental reality in the developed and developing countries around the world creating large concentrations of the population centering on cities and urban centers. Cities can offer many opportunities for those residing there, including infrastructure, health services, rescue services and more. The living space density of cities allows for the opportunity of more effective and environmentally friendly housing, transportation and resources. Cities play a vital role in...
Show moreUrbanization is a fundamental reality in the developed and developing countries around the world creating large concentrations of the population centering on cities and urban centers. Cities can offer many opportunities for those residing there, including infrastructure, health services, rescue services and more. The living space density of cities allows for the opportunity of more effective and environmentally friendly housing, transportation and resources. Cities play a vital role in generating economic production as entities by themselves and as a part of larger urban complex. The benefits can provide for extraordinary amount of people, but only if proper planning and consideration is undertaken. Global urbanization is a progressive evolution, unique in spatial location while consistent to an overall growth pattern and trend. Remotely sensing these patterns from the last forty years of space borne satellites to understand how urbanization has developed is important to understanding past growth as well as planning for the future. Imagery from the Landsat sensor program provides the temporal component, it was the first satellite launched in 1972, providing appropriate spatial resolution needed to cover a large metropolitan statistical area to monitor urban growth and change on a large scale. This research maps the urban spatial and population growth over the Miami – Fort Lauderdale – West Palm Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) covering Miami- Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties in Southeast Florida from 1974 to 2010 using Landsat imagery. Supervised Maximum Likelihood classification was performed with a combination of spectral and textural training fields employed in ERDAS Image 2014 to classify the images into urban and non-urban areas. Dasymetric mapping of the classification results were combined with census tract data then created a coherent depiction of the Miami – Fort Lauderdale – West Palm Beach MSA. Static maps and animated files were created from the final datasets for enhanced visualizations and understanding of the MSA evolution from 60-meter resolution remotely sensed Landsat images. The simplified methodology will create a database for urban planning and population growth as well as future work in this area.
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Date Issued: 2017
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004904, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004904
Subject Headings: Geographic information systems., Sustainable urban development--Florida--Miami--Planning., Sustainable urban development--Florida--Fort Lauderdale--Planning., Sustainable urban development--Florida--West Palm Beach--Planning., Urbanization--Florida--Miami-Dade County., Urbanization--Florida--Broward County., Urbanization--Florida--Palm Beach County., Remote sensing., Spatial analysis (Statistics)
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Title: Interview with Dr. Richard E. Yinger – ca. 2006.
Creator: Yinger, Richard E., Mavo, Patricia
Date Issued: 2006-02-03
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT72823
Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945, Korean War, Vietnam War, United States Marine Corps, Palm Beach County, Oral histories --Florida, Oral history
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Using a Groundwater Influenced Sea Level Rise Model to Assess the Costs Due to Sea-Level Rise on a Coastal Community’s Stormwater Infrastructure Using Limited Groundwater Data.
Creator: Wood, Michael Burton Jr, Bloetscher, Frederick, Florida Atlantic University, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering
Abstract/Description: A confounding factor for sea level rise (SLR) is that it has a slow, steady creep, which provides a false sense for coastal communities. Stresses caused by SLR at today’s rate are more pronounced in southeastern Florida and as the rate of SLR accelerates, the exposure areas will increase to a point where nearly all the state’s coastal infrastructure will be challenged. The research was conducted to develop a method for measuring the impact of SLR on the City of West Palm Beach (City), assess...
Show moreA confounding factor for sea level rise (SLR) is that it has a slow, steady creep, which provides a false sense for coastal communities. Stresses caused by SLR at today’s rate are more pronounced in southeastern Florida and as the rate of SLR accelerates, the exposure areas will increase to a point where nearly all the state’s coastal infrastructure will be challenged. The research was conducted to develop a method for measuring the impact of SLR on the City of West Palm Beach (City), assess its impact on the stormwater system, identify vulnerable areas in the City, provide an estimate of long-term costs of improvements, and provide a toolbox or strategies to employ at the appropriate time. The assessment was conducted by importing tidal, groundwater, topographic LiDAR and infrastructure improvements into geographic modeling software and performing analysis based on current data. The data revealed that over $400 million in current dollars might be needed to address stormwater issues arising from SLR before 2100.
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Date Issued: 2016
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004798, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004798
Subject Headings: Climatic changes., Coastal zone management., Ecosystem management., Sea level--Climatic factors--Florida--West Palm Beach., Water--Environmental aspects.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: A ten year study of predictors of student success on the Advanced Placement Computer Science examination.
Creator: Cornnell, Walter A., Florida Atlantic University, Morris, John D., Weppner, Daniel B.
Abstract/Description: This study examined a model to predict success on the Advanced Placement Computer Science (APCS) examination. The sample included all students (N = 423) who participated in the APCS program in the Palm Beach County Public School System from 1985 to 1994. Predictor variables consisted of the number of courses taken in specific content areas at the secondary level, semester grades in the APCS course, grade point average, and gender. Multiple regression analysis indicated the significance of...
Show moreThis study examined a model to predict success on the Advanced Placement Computer Science (APCS) examination. The sample included all students (N = 423) who participated in the APCS program in the Palm Beach County Public School System from 1985 to 1994. Predictor variables consisted of the number of courses taken in specific content areas at the secondary level, semester grades in the APCS course, grade point average, and gender. Multiple regression analysis indicated the significance of these variables in predicting the score on the APCS examination (F (12,280) = 5.848, p $<$.001). Further discriminant analysis identified the most accurate subset of predictors. All students were divided into two groups based on their scores on the APCS examination (pass/fail). The variables that occurred most frequently in the best subsets included the number of semesters taken in advanced mathematics; overall high school grade point average; gender; the grades achieved in both first and second semester in Advanced Placement Computer Science; and the semesters in computers. A model based on these six predictors had the highest (p $<$.01) predictive accuracy of all models studied (67.6% hit rate). Additional study of other independent variables that contribute to success on the APCS examination is needed.
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Date Issued: 1995
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12427
Subject Headings: Advanced placement programs (Education), Prediction of scholastic success, Education--Data processing
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Title: The Effects of Interactive Read-Alouds on the Reading Achievement of Middle Grade Reading Students in a Core Remedial Program.
Creator: Bishop Temple, Catherine, Crawley, Sharon J., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to examine an effect of read-alouds on the reading achievement of middle grade students in a core intensive reading program in the School District of Palm Beach County, the fourth largest school district in Florida. This was accomplished conducting literature studies through read-alouds and sustained silent reading with sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade intensive reading students as a supplement to the READ XL® remedial program. Specifically, this study...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to examine an effect of read-alouds on the reading achievement of middle grade students in a core intensive reading program in the School District of Palm Beach County, the fourth largest school district in Florida. This was accomplished conducting literature studies through read-alouds and sustained silent reading with sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade intensive reading students as a supplement to the READ XL® remedial program. Specifically, this study investigated the difference on the achievement scores on the Florida State Fluency Probes (FORF), the Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test in Reading (FCAT), the Florida Comprehensive Norm Reference Test Scale Scores (FCAT/NRT), the Scholastic Reading Inventory Lexile Levels (SRI), and the teacher created tests on the literature during the period 2006-2007. The study further examined the interaction of both grade level and gender with the readaloud strategy and sustained silent reading. A Factorial ANOV A (analysis of variance) was used to test the effect of each of the treatments, read-alouds and sustained silent reading, on the dependent variables, FORF, the FCAT, the FCAT/NRT, the Scholastic Reading Inventory Lexile Levels, and the teacher created tests and the interactions with grade level and gender. Results indicated a greater increase in fluency, as measured by the Florida State Fluency Probes, from 2006 to 2007, for students in the read-aloud group (test) as compared with students in the sustained silent reading group (control group), and for students in grades 6 and 7 as compared with students in grade 8. Overall there was no difference in fluency as moderated by gender. The results of this study also found that read-alouds promoted increased performance of female students on the teacher-created tests. This suggests that readalouds may play a role in increasing the performance of middle school at-risk female readers on similar instruments.
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Date Issued: 2007
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000657
Subject Headings: Oral reading, Activity programs in education, Academic achievement--Social aspects, Reading--Remedial teaching--Social aspects
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Residential lawn water use and lawn irrigation practices: Wellington, Florida.
Creator: Survis, Felicia D., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: Water conservation initiatives seldom quantify the volume of water that is at stake in lawn watering. In many communities, including those in South Florida, outdoor water use, which includes lawn irrigation, is not metered separately from indoor water use and is indistinguishable from indoor water usage. A large number of residents use self supply non-potable wells for lawn irrigation that are not regulated by the South Florida Water Management District. The result is that residential lawn...
Show moreWater conservation initiatives seldom quantify the volume of water that is at stake in lawn watering. In many communities, including those in South Florida, outdoor water use, which includes lawn irrigation, is not metered separately from indoor water use and is indistinguishable from indoor water usage. A large number of residents use self supply non-potable wells for lawn irrigation that are not regulated by the South Florida Water Management District. The result is that residential lawn water use is difficult to account for and quantify. This thesis project addressed these difficulties by combining semistructured interviews, daily watering observations and irrigation system audits to ascertain how much public supply water and self supply (well) water was being used for residential lawn irrigation. The study also examined lawn watering practices and how factors such as: precipitation, the minimum plant needs of St. Augstinegrass, and how local watering restrictions influenced watering behavior.
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Date Issued: 2010
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/2705082
Subject Headings: Lawns, Water resources development, Landscape irrigation, Water consumption, Municipal water supply
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: College of Education Building: Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton Campus.
Creator: Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: View of the north side of the College of Education Building
Date Issued: 1994
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00010191
Subject Headings: Florida Atlantic University -- History, Florida Atlantic University -- Students
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: Interview with Bill Zern – ca. 2002.
Creator: Zern, Bill (Interviewee), Wiseman, Maury (Interviewer)
Date Issued: 2002-10-19
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT78806
Subject Headings: Altoona (Pa.), United States Army, Great Depression, 1929-1939, World War, 1939-1945, West Palm Beach (Fla.), Lake Worth (Fla.), Segregation, Intergration, Racism --Florida --History, Oral histories --Florida, Oral history, Segregation --Florida
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Interview with Harry A. Johnston III – ca. 2008.
Creator: Johnston III, Harry A. (Interviewee), Welsh, Patrick (Interviewer)
Date Issued: 2008-04-20
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT75746
Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945 --United States, Florida --Race relations, United States Congress House, Anti communist movements --United States --States --History --20th century, Palm Beach County (Fla.) --History, Oral histories --Florida, Oral history
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