The Students' Realizing Educational Potential Program (REP) was implemented in the 1993-94 academic year to reduce dropout rates for ethnic minority students at Utah State University . This program is currently funded by a 5-year grant, pending renewal upon demonstration of its effectiveness. A formative evaluation was conducted to determine whether the REP program has accomplished its goals thus far, using 157 minority students. Two levels of analysis were conducted. In the first level, admission index scores, college grade point averages, and the average number of quarters enrolled were compared among three REP and non-REP cohorts . The REP program did not satisfactorily retain its students in its first cohort, but in subsequent cohorts REP student retention rates surpassed those of non-REP peers. It was also discovered that Utah State University is exhibiting student population trends that run opposite to national and statewide trends by decreasing in minorities and increasing in Caucasian students, especially since 1994. In the second level, responses to a questionnaire were qualitatively compared between REP and non-REP students. The REP group had more students from outside of Cache Valley, more students declaring majors and with junior student ranking, higher financial needs, more extracurricular involvement, and more problems integrating into the local community than the non-REP group. In general, the REP program has assisted students in addressing social and academic needs, and has significantly impacted retention rates in its last 2 years. Recommendations for future program development and evaluations were given.

Šiandien kūno kultūra ir sportas tampa daugelio žmonių neatskiriama gyvenimo dalimi. Kūno kultūra ir sportas aktyviai prisideda prie visapusiško žmogaus ugdymo. Ugdymas priklauso tai žmogiškojo veikimo sričiai, kurioje vyksta nenutrūkstamas kartų atsinaujinimas. Svarbiausi vaiko ugdyme: aktyvumas, per jį vaikas vystosi fiziškai, santykiauja su socialine aplinka, realizuoja įgimtas galimybes ir formuojasi kaip asmenybė; bendravimo dėka jis tampa kolektyvo nariu, įvaldo naujas socialinio bendravimo normas; pažinimas; poveikis aplinkai kurio dėka tiria aplinką ir stengiasi daryti jai poveikį. Tyrimo objektas – kūno kultūros ir sporto projektų įtaka vaikų (12 – 13 m.) ugdymui. Tyrimo hipotezė – jei tikslingai bei kryptingai rengtume bei organizuotume kūno kultūros ir sporto projektus, ugdomasis poveikis vaikams būtų veiksmingesnis vaikų užimtumui, saviugdai, vertybių formavimuisi, sveikatinimui. Tyrimo tikslas – išanalizuoti kūno kultūros ir sporto projektų ugdomąjį potencialą. Tyrimo metodologinį pagrindą sudaro šiuolaikinių ugdymo teorijų požiūris (Miškinis, 2002, Kaškelytė, 2000, Kathy, 1999, Malinauskas, 2006, Dumčienė, 2002, Bitinas, 2000), t.y. pagrindiniai ugdymo teorijos principai – savirealizacija, bendradarbiavimas, tvirti ryšiai su aplinka. Šiuolaikinių ugdymo teorijos principai atskleidžia ugdymo pažinimo metodus, todėl šiame darbe buvo pasirinktas ugdymo tyrimo metodas – eksperimentas. Mokslininkai (Zhou, 2003, Kaškelytė, 2000 ir kt.) teigia, jog ugdymo principais... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Nowadays physical education and sport is an integral part of many people's life. Physical culture and sport contribute human education. Education belongs to the sphere of human action, which is the continuous renewal of the generations. The most important children's education: activity, during which a child develops physically, sex with the social environment and realize innate possibilities of the formation of personality, communication, rules of social interaction. The object of research - children (12 - 13 years) and the sports teacher approach of physical education and sport. Hypothesis - if deliberately and purposefully prepare and organization of physical culture and sports projects, educational effect on children has a greater chance to influence the activity of children, learning of, values formation, health care. The aim of the survey – to analyse the educational potential of sports and physical education. Methodological study based on nowdays theories of teaching approaches (Wood, 2000, Kaškelytė, 2000, Kathy, 1999, Malinauskas, 2006, Dumčienė, 2002, the California, 2000). There are the basic principles of educational theory - self-realization, strong relationships with the environment. The principles of modern educational theory reveals the cognitive training techniques, so this work has been selected educational method - experiment. The researchers (Zhou, 2003, Kaškelytė, 2000, etc..) state that teaching and values organized sports projects, satisfying the... [to full text]

The aim of dissertation is to elaboration model of komplex school excursion for interactive students work with usage natural places of Czech karst. Next point is creating a set of learning excercises in practical application knowledges from natural branches and for confirm keys competenses of students middle schools. An educational potential of a choosen area was evaulated on the bases of aims mentioned earlier, a model of complex school excursion using conservation area Czech karst was developed and tested The excursion takes place in the village Svatý Jan pod Skalouand it uses set of worksheets. - version for season autumn and spring. An evaluation folloving the excursion is done as a form of a student conference. Particular educational aims were applied during the excursion. Evaluation of the worksheets follows and designs of changes of teaching tasks in the worksheets are proposed. Results of dissertation are processed concept of complex school excursion with methodical material and with set of worhsheets version for season spring, autumn, and winter. Based on the evaulation of the komplex school excursion in conservation area Czech karst, results of worksheets and results from the conference, it is possible to deduce, that the addition of excursion as a teaching form is benefitial to students....

This thesis has character of the research has focused on the recogni tion of art istic educational gains in art lessons by teachers and pupils in pr imary school . The thesis is based on empi rical research consisting of three phases of research that address the issues examined using three dif ferent methods. The research in i ts stages involved students of the fourth year of primary school in Prague 10, teachers of pr imary school level and in the thi rd stage were examined entr ies in the books of class thi rd to f if th grade. The results show how the pupi ls evaluate their work and what is best and the most important in the art lesson. There are sti ll teachers wi th problems to identi f icate the curriculum in primary cur riculum documents. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)