This investigation used a descriptive approach to explore and evaluate early recollection changes of children in Adlerian counseling. The study addressed seven research questions regarding early recollection change for children in Adlerian counseling as compared with children not in Adlerian counseling. The treatment group was engaged in Adlerian counseling for 10 weeks. The investigator conducted pre-counseling and post-counseling interviews to collect six total early recollections from 9 subjects. The comparison group was not engaged in treatment for counseling. The investigator conducted interviews at an interval of 10 weeks to collect six total early recollections from 9 subjects. The Manaster-Perryraan Manifest Content Early Recollection Scoring Manual was used for analysis of early recollection content. Following training sesions, raters scored absence or presence of content variables in early recollections. Tables were employed to reveal findings of early recollection content change as addressed by the seven research questions of this study. A descriptive evaluation of' the data indicated that the treatment group manifested greater change in early recollection content as compared to the comparison group in six of seven research questions. On the basis of these findings, this study concluded that early recollections of children are a valid source of potential in measuring therapeutic progress and are a reliable measure of the thematic apperception of children. The data from this study provide a foundation from which to build the clinical utility of the early recollections of children. In view of these results, this study recommended the routine use of early recollections of children in Adlerian counseling.

The purpose of this study was to determine if teachers and administrators hold differing beliefs about grade retention. School districts in Northeast Tennessee participated in this study. Participants in eight school districts took an online survey designed to collect data on beliefs about grade retention. The survey consisted of two sections. Section A inquired about beliefs about grade retention. Section B collected demographic information and also included an openended response question. Respondents were also asked to choose a factor that has the strongest influence on their belief. Responses from 205 surveys were analyzed and informed the results of this study. A quantitative study was conducted to determine if significant differences about grade retention existed between teachers and principals. Overall belief scores were measured to determine if teachers and administrators favor grade retention as an effective intervention strategy. Independent variables in this study included: type of system, grade level, years of experience, and type of degree. Factors that had the strongest influence on beliefs about grade retention included: other people’s opinions, principal’s opinion, research, experience with a retained student, or other. Respondents choosing other were asked to explain their answer. 3 Findings from the study indicated that there is not a significant difference in beliefs about grade retention between teachers and administrators in a city school system versus a county school system. Additional analysis did not show significant differences in beliefs about grade retention between teachers in grades kindergarten through fourth grade (K-4) versus teachers in grades fifth through eighth (5-8). A teacher’s or administrator’s number of years of experience did not indicate significant differences in beliefs about grade retention. The type of degree held by teachers and administrators did reveal a significant difference in beliefs about grade retention between the two degree types (graduate or bachelor’s). Results from this test indicated that teachers with a graduate degree significantly favor retention over teachers who hold a bachelor’s degree. Additionally, an overall belief score for all respondents was calculated for significance. Overall belief scores showed that, in spite of the research showing retention as a negative practice, both teachers and principals are significantly in favor of grade retention as an effective intervention strategy.

The thesis deals with realization of a new assembled hall in Dunajska Luzna. This hall has two floors and is based on ferroconctrete foot. Carrying contruction system consist of steel profiles. Siding frontage is designed with sandwich panels. The work deals also with technical and economical part of the building.

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Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) was used to measure Indonesian fourth grade elementary school students’ reading comprehension in 2006 and 2011. Indonesian students scored among the lowest of the participating countries with a score of 405 in 2006 and 428 in 2011, with the PIRLS average scale score being 500. These results raised questions about the alignment of the Indonesian curriculum with PIRLS. Alignment research between the PIRLS 2021 frameworks and the Curr13 language standards and textbooks (the current Indonesian curriculum) was conducted to provide Kemendikbud (Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture) with a prediction of students’ performance in future PIRLS. The alignment research was mixed methods research with an exploratory sequential design (a three-phase design). The first phase was qualitative data collection and analysis. Alignment instruments were developed using the components of Webb, NAEP ESSI, and HumRRO alignment models. The second phase identified features to be tested, where I revised the alignment instruments, guidelines, and codebook based on the first phase and created a new table. The revised instruments were then used to align Curr13 and PIRLS. The third phase was quantitative calculation using Webb's quantitative criteria (categorical concurrence, depth-of-knowledge consistency [DOK], range-of-knowledge correspondence, and balance of representation) and descriptive statistics. After the three phases, the interpretation used both the qualitative and quantitative data. The results found inconsistencies between Curr13 and PIRLS frameworks. There was no categorical concurrence between PIRLS frameworks and Curr13 unit assessments. Curr13 language standards and unit assessments did not include one PIRLS framework, evaluating and critiquing content and textual elements. This resulted in the absence of DOK for this framework. One PIRLS framework mostly covered by Curr13 language standards and unit assessments was interpreting and integrating ideas and information. DOK and balance of representation were achieved in this framework. Two PIRLS frameworks on comprehension processes (focusing on and retrieving explicitly stated information and making straightforward inferences) aligned to Curr13 and had a balance of representation but weak DOK. Meanwhile, Curr13 unit resources mostly aligned to one of two reading purposes in the PIRLS framework, acquiring and using information, but was weakly aligned with the other one, literary experience. The implication of research findings was to support Kemendikbud in predicting students’ performance in future PIRLS participation by examining the inconsistencies between Curr13 and PIRLS. Recommendations were provided for the elementary school teachers, students, parents, publishers, policymakers, local governments, and other elementary school stakeholders to be familiar with and understand PIRLS. The role of AKSI should also be maximized. In addition, the concept and practice of curriculum alignment should be introduced and enacted into the educational system in Indonesia.

Detta examensarbete utgår från ämnet matematik och bygger på intervjuer av språkintroduktionselever, möten och diskussioner med lärare samt resultat från ett delprov i matematik. Resultaten har tagits fram genom en bred, induktiv tematisk analys och beskriver elevuppfattningar kring hinder och möjligheter som de upplevt i undervisning före ankomst till Sverige respektive inom språkintroduktionsundervisning i Sverige. Studien ger också en bild av elevernas uppfattning om sina möjligheter att klara godkänt betyg i matematik och slutligen förs en diskussion kring vilka framgångsfaktorer som är nödvändiga att beakta för att ge språkintroduktionselever realistiska möjligheter att klara godkänt betyg.Svenska språket, som nytt akademiskt språk, framstår som en av de största utmaningarna i elevernas matematikundervisning. I arbetet framkommer likheter men framförallt skillnader mellan tidigare och nuvarande skolgång. Dessa är t.ex. skillnader mellan auktoritära och auktoritativa fostrans- och kommunikationsstilar samt skillnader i sociokulturellt grundade beteendemönster som är svårupptäckta och kan utgöra stora hinder i matematiklärandet i Sverige. Vissa elever visar på egna effektiva arbetsmetoder medan andra har behov av anknytning, stöd och hjälp för att finna nya sätt att arbeta och lära i en svensk skola med ökad frihet under ansvar.Enligt Skolinspektionens kvalitetsgranskning av språkintroduktionsutbildningen på 42 skolor (Skolinspektionen, 2017) varierade förutsättningarna för eleverna att nå måluppfyllelse avsevärt. Slutsatserna i detta examensarbete pekar på avgörande framgångsfaktorer för språkintroduktionsarbete som är förslag på åtgärder mot vissa av de tillkortakommanden som framkommit i Skolinspektionens kvalitetsgranskning. / This qualitative study covers the subject of mathematics. The methods used are student interviews, meetings and discussions with teachers as well as review of mathematical test scores and a broad, inductive, thematic analysis of the interview data.It describes students’ perceptions of obstacles and opportunities in their schooling in mathematics prior to arriving in Sweden and in their Swedish second language introductory program. The results also provide the students’ views on their possibilities to pass in mathematics. A discussion concludes critical progress factors that need to be addressed in order for the students to have realistic possibilities to pass in mathematics.Swedish, as a new academic language for the students, is one of the biggest challenges in their mathematics education. The study describes similarities, but most of all differences between their schooling before and after arrival in Sweden. Among those are differences between authoritarian and authoritative styles of education and communication as well as differences in socio-culturally based behaviours of which the latter can generate huge learning obstacles if not addressed. Some students have manged to adopt effective working methods while others show a need for bonding, support and assistance to cope in the Swedish school characterized by freedom with responsibility.In 2017, the Swedish school inspection authority conducted a quality inspection of 42 schools engaged in second language introduction programmes (Skolinspektionen, 2017). The outcome revealed shortcomings, i.e. the possibilities for students to reach their goals in those programs varied significantly. The critical progress factors of this study address some of the shortcomings highlighted in the quality inspection, thus emphasizing the relevance of this study.

Объектом исследования является учебная деятельность учащихся шестых классов. Предметом исследования является академическая успеваемость шестиклассников и ее психологические предикторы. Магистерская диссертация состоит из введения, трех глав, заключения, списка литературы (63 источника) и приложений, включающих в себя бланки применявшихся методик. Объем магистерской диссертации 85 страниц, на которых размещены 6 рисунков и 12 таблиц. Во введении раскрывается актуальность проблемы исследования, разработанность проблематики, ставятся цель и задачи исследования, определяются объект и предмет исследования, формулируется гипотезы, указываются методы и эмпирическая база. Первая и вторая главы включают в себя обзор иностранной и отечественной литературы по теме исследования. Первая глава включает в себя описание учебной деятельности и социометрического статуса подростков. Вторая глава включает в себя теоретические основы исследования взаимосвязи показателей академической успеваемости, мотивации учебной деятельности, интеллекта и социометрического статуса учащихся 6-х классов. Выводы по второй главе представляют собой итоги по изучению теоретического материала. Третья глава посвящена эмпирической части исследования. В ней представлено описание организации и методов проведенного исследования и результатов, полученных по всем использованным методикам: методика изучения мотивации учения подростков (5-7 класс) М. И. Лукьяновой, Н. В. Калининой; подростковый интеллектуальный тест (ПИТ СПЧ), разработанный Н. А. Батуриным, Н. А. Курганским, И. М. Дашковым, Л. К. Федоровой; методика диагностики межличностных отношений (социометрия) Дж. Л. Морено. Выводы по главе 3 включают в себя основные результаты эмпирического исследования. В заключении в обобщенном виде изложены результаты теоретической и эмпирической частей работы, а также выводы по выдвинутым гипотезам, обоснована практическая значимость исследования. / The object of the study is the educational activities of sixth grade students. The subject of the study is the academic performance of sixth graders and its psychological predictors. The master thesis consists of an introduction, three chapters, conclusion, list of references (63 sources) and applications that include the forms of the methods used. The volume of the master's thesis is 85 pages, on which are placed 6 figures and 12 tables. The introduction reveals the relevance of the research problem, the development of the problem, sets the goal and objectives of the research, identifies the object and subject of research, formulates hypotheses, specifies the methods and empirical base. The first and second chapters include a review of foreign and domestic literature on the research topic. The first chapter includes a description of the educational activities and the sociometric status of adolescents. The second chapter includes the theoretical foundations of the study of the relationship between indicators of academic performance, motivation of learning activities, intelligence and the sociometric status of students in 6th grade. The conclusions of the second chapter are the results of the study of theoretical material. The third chapter is devoted to the empirical part of the study. It presents a description of the organization and methods of the study and the results obtained using all the methods used: methods for studying the motivation of the teaching of adolescents (grades 5-7) M. I. Lukyanova, N. V. Kalinina; adolescent intellectual test (PIT HRO) developed by N. A. Baturin, N. A. Kurgansky, I. M. Dashkov, L. K. Fedorova; methods of diagnosing interpersonal relationships (sociometry) J.L. Moreno. Conclusions on Chapter 3 include the main results of an empirical study. The conclusion summarizes the results of the theoretical and empirical parts of the work, as well as the conclusions of the hypotheses put forward, the practical significance of the study is substantiated.

Магистерская диссертация состоит из введения, трех глав, заключения, списка литературы и приложений. В работе предлагаются пути решения проблемы объектов незавершенного строительства на примере торгово-делового центра «Европейский». На основе проведенного анализа рынка коммерческой недвижимости была разработана новая концепция проекта как многофункционального комплекса, предложены сценарии реализации проекта, построена финансово-экономическая модель обоснования вложений инвестиций в данный проект с учетом параметров внешнего окружения в сфере коммерческой недвижимости и проведен анализ полученных результатов. / The master's thesis consists of an introduction, three chapters, a conclusion, a list of references and appendices. The paper suggests ways to solve the problem of objects of unfinished construction on the example of the European trade and business center. Based on the analysis of the commercial real estate market, a new concept of the project as a multifunctional complex was developed, project implementation scenarios were proposed, a financial and economic model was built to justify investments in this project, taking into account the parameters of the external environment in the field of commercial real estate, and the results were analyzed.

A total of 278 teachers participated in this study. This study was designed to examine how teachers from “distinguished” (high performing) and “needs improvement” (low performing) middle schools perceived the roles of their principals as instructional leaders who could provide schools with the necessary leadership characteristics for school improvement. This study also examined if differences existed among teachers’ perceptions of their principals’ roles based on school type and demographics (gender, age, years of work experience, and educational attainment). The principal leadership questionnaire (PLQ) was used to collect data based on the five factors: identify and articulate vision and provide inspiration, foster acceptance of group goals, provide appropriate model, provide intellectual stimulation, and provide individualized support. Cronbach alpha was used to establish the internal consistency of the instrument. Data were analyzed using mean scores, percentages, t-tests and ANOVA. The findings indicated that the participants had positive perceptions with strongly agreed to agreed responses on most of the questionnaire items indicating that teachers perceived their principals should possess the characteristics associated with instructional leadership. Female participants consistently agreed with higher mean scores on all five PLQ factors than did male participants. The researcher recommended that further research and a longitudinal study be conducted on this topic to examine and compare leadership preparation programs in Georgia and other states across the nation and to determine the long-term effects of instructional leadership roles on student achievement.