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- A SUPERVISORY COMPLIANCE PLAN IN EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION FOR FLORIDA LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES.
- Creator
- ALLEN, VALERIE., Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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The study involved the development of a model compliance plan for the in-service training of Exceptional Student Education Specialists for Florida Local Education Agencies. Compliance was based upon Public Law 94-142 as well as other Federal and State Laws pertaining to the referral, valuation and placement of exceptional education students. Literature reviewed for the study included current legislation with related legal and judicial mandates, the status and function of in-service education...
Show moreThe study involved the development of a model compliance plan for the in-service training of Exceptional Student Education Specialists for Florida Local Education Agencies. Compliance was based upon Public Law 94-142 as well as other Federal and State Laws pertaining to the referral, valuation and placement of exceptional education students. Literature reviewed for the study included current legislation with related legal and judicial mandates, the status and function of in-service education programs and the impact of change on staff development. Presentation was divided into four phases. The first phase was the three groups of individuals responsible for procedural compliance: school-based personnel, parents and other professionals. The second phase was the eferral of individual students. The third phase was the monitoring of reviews and reevaluations of students. The fourth phase was the status of chool-wide referrals. A chart was used to illustrate each of the phases in the plan. Each hart was immediately followed by a narrative description of the components in each phase. The plan was used for staff development during the inservice training of Exceptional Student Education Specialists for the 1981-82 school year, in the Broward School District. The plan was developed over a period of time beginning in 1976 and undergoing revisions based on legislation, court decisions, professional input and actual use in three different schools. The comments of participants and administrative personnel reflect a positive acceptance of the plan for use in staff development in maintaining compliance in the area of xceptional student education.
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- 1982
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11805
- Subject Headings
- Special education teachers--In-service training--Florida, Special education--Florida
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE EFFECTS OF A DRUG EDUCATION INSERVICE PROGRAM ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE STUDENTS OF PARTICIPANTS.
- Creator
- DORMAN, RUBYE CAMILLE., Florida Atlantic University, Logsdon, James D.
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of an inservice drug education program on the drug education achievement of participants and students of participants. The problem was concerned with the evaluation of a specific inservice program. Of particular interest was the achievement of students whose teachers had completed the inservice program. A pretest/posttest-control group design was used in the experimental study. The population selected for the study was all fourth and fifth...
Show moreThe purpose of the study was to determine the effects of an inservice drug education program on the drug education achievement of participants and students of participants. The problem was concerned with the evaluation of a specific inservice program. Of particular interest was the achievement of students whose teachers had completed the inservice program. A pretest/posttest-control group design was used in the experimental study. The population selected for the study was all fourth and fifth grade teachers and their students in the North and Central Area public elementary schools of Palm Beach County, Florida. A random sample was drawn from an alphabetized list of teachers in the designated population. Teacher subjects were assigned to the experimental and control groups on an odd/even basis. Student subjects were drawn randomly from the attendance cards of each teacher subject. In this study, no significant relationships were found concerning teacher achievement and age or years' experience. A significant relationship was found between achievement of all teacher subjects and achievement of their students. Student achievement was dependent on test performance of their teachers. The information survey revealed that the self-instructional type inservice program was acceptable to the teachers in the experimental group, and that this approach was effective in improving and updating teachers' knowledge of drug education.
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- 1974
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11638
- Subject Headings
- Drug abuse--Study and teaching, Teachers--In-service training--Florida
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Relationships between pre-service teachers' characteristics, high-stakes testing, and math efficacy beliefs in a former community college teacher preparation program in Florida.
- Creator
- Bingham, Amy A., Florida Atlantic University, Kumar, David D.
- Abstract/Description
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In Florida, recent changes in legislation have granted community colleges the ability to now offer Baccalaureate degrees in education, frequently to non-traditional students. Additionally, teachers face more high-stakes tests than ever before, and often times struggle with the mathematics sections of such tests. A comprehensive literature review in the areas of pre-service teachers' math knowledge, teachers' efficacy beliefs about teaching math, and the high-stakes mathematics testing of...
Show moreIn Florida, recent changes in legislation have granted community colleges the ability to now offer Baccalaureate degrees in education, frequently to non-traditional students. Additionally, teachers face more high-stakes tests than ever before, and often times struggle with the mathematics sections of such tests. A comprehensive literature review in the areas of pre-service teachers' math knowledge, teachers' efficacy beliefs about teaching math, and the high-stakes mathematics testing of teachers was conducted. Based on the information obtained from the literature review, the study examined a population of pre-service teachers in a new teacher preparation program in Florida. The research investigated relationships surrounding pre-service teachers' characteristics such as: ages, failed attempts on high-stakes math sub-tests, levels and grades earned in lower-division math courses, time elapsed between lower-division and upper-division math courses, and the grade earned in the math methods course, in relation to their efficacy beliefs about teaching math. Results from the study revealed that pre-service teachers' ages, levels and grades of lower-division math courses, and grades earned in the math methods courses, did have a significant relationship with their math efficacy beliefs, as measured by the Mathematics Teaching Efficacy Beliefs Instrument (MTEBI). The variables of failed attempts on high-stakes math tests, and the time elapsed between lower- and upper-division math courses, did not significantly correlate with pre-service teachers' MTEBI scores. Additionally, a multiple regression model including the previously mentioned variables did predict pre-service teachers' MTEBI scores greater than chance, although the model did not generalize to the greater population. The findings from this study can assist new teacher preparation programs, which may serve non-traditional students, in isolating variables that can identify pre-service teachers who are at risk for poor mathematical experiences and attitudes in the early stages of the program. If pre-service teachers are prone to negative beliefs about teaching math, then any information in assisting these students prior to their having an effect on math education for future students can be beneficial. While this study posits some avenues to pursue in fostering positive math beliefs and experiences in teacher preparation programs, recommendations for further research in this area also will be discussed.
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- 2004
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12110
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- Document (PDF)