Thesis--University of California, Los Angeles. / Vita. Photocopy of typescript. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1980. -- 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 166-176).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2005. / Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center; full text release delayed at author's request until 2008 Jun 1

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 1986. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 172-175). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 1984. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 248-257). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center

Systems of writing have existed for thousands of years. The history of civilisation and the history of writing are so intertwined that it is hard to separate the one from the other. These systems of writing, however, are not static. They change. One of the latest developments in systems of writing is short electronic messages such as seen on Twitter and in MXit. One novel application which uses these short electronic messages is the Dr Math® project. Dr Math is a mobile online tutoring system where pupils can use MXit on their cell phones and receive help with their mathematics homework from volunteer tutors around the world. These conversations between pupils and tutors are held in MXit lingo or MXit language – this cryptic, abbreviated system 0f ryting w1ch l0ks lyk dis. Project μ (pronounced mu and indicating MXit Understander) investigated how topics could be determined in MXit lingo and Project μ's research outputs spot mathematics topics in conversations between Dr Math tutors and pupils. Once the topics are determined, supporting documentation can be presented to the tutors to assist them in helping pupils with their mathematics homework. Project μ made the following contributions to new knowledge: a statistical and linguistic analysis of MXit lingo provides letter frequencies, word frequencies, message length statistics as well as linguistic bases for new spelling conventions seen in MXit based conversations; a post-stemmer for use with MXit lingo removes suffixes from the ends of words taking into account MXit spelling conventions allowing words such as equashun and equation to be reduced to the same root stem; a list of over ten thousand stop words for MXit lingo appropriate for the domain of mathematics; a misspelling corrector for MXit lingo which corrects words such as acount and equates it to account; and a model for spotting mathematical topics in MXit lingo. The model was instantiated and integrated into the Dr Math tutoring platform. Empirical evidence as to the effectiveness of the μ Topic Spotter and the other contributions is also presented. The empirical evidence includes specific statistical tests with MXit lingo, specific tests of the misspelling corrector, stemmer, and feedback mechanism, and an extensive exercise of content analysis with respect to mathematics topics.

Der Einsatz von E-Tutoren als Lernbegleiter in komplexen E-Learning-Szenarien sowie deren positive Wirkung auf die Lernenden wird in der Literatur vielfach diskutiert. Das SMWK-geförderte Projekt E‑TuPrax (07/2013-12/2014) knüpfte an diesen Diskurs unmittelbar an. Es hatte u.a. zum Ziel, die Rolle der E-Tutoren in komplexen E-Learning-Szenarien an sächsischen Hochschulen zu erproben und stärker zu professionalisieren. Um dies zu erreichen, wurden insgesamt 33 speziell qualifizierte E-Tutoren in zwei standortübergreifenden E-Learning-Szenarien des IHI Zittau eingesetzt und beforscht. Die dabei gewonnenen Erkenntnisse und Erfahrungen flossen in ein ganzheitliches Konzept für den Einsatz von E-Tutoren in der sächsischen Hochschullehre ein.

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This three-article dissertation explores educational innovation in charter schools. A common frame of reference for each article is the consideration of the influence of Dr. Benjamin Bloom's 2 sigma problem--the observation that one-on-one tutoring, though often cost prohibitively expensive, produces outcomes two standard deviations higher than traditional group-directed instruction. The first article is a literature review of the types of charter school innovations most commonly found in the literature and the type of effect those innovations can have on student learning outcomes. The research suggests that three of the top studied new innovations from charters are technology-based virtual schools, specific curricular immersion programs, and the implementation of extended learning hours. Successful student learning outcomes are most likely when implementations are well planned, proper training is provided, and appropriate resources are allocated to the program. The second article is a design-based case study of the development of Franklin Discovery Academy, a K-6 charter school located in Vineyard, UT. We review two of the key design decisions made by our group of graduate students in instructional design in the development of the school and the outcomes of those choices. We focus on the design decisions involved in formulating the student learning model, which included a high school-like rotation of classes at an elementary school level, and the differentiated teacher model design, where the functions of the teacher are separated into three distinct job roles based on economy-of-scale principles. We describe why we made the choices we did, how they were implemented, what went right, and what went wrong. We detail the importance of flexibility and having the right people to developing a resilient and innovative culture. The final article is a quasi-experimental study on the effectiveness of the FoxesRead virtual tutoring program at Franklin Discovery implemented during the Covid-19 pandemic. In response to the pandemic-related school shut-down, Franklin Discovery provided virtual one-on- one tutoring to students during June 2020. Using a split-plot ANOVA statistical analysis, we compared the reading pre- and post-reading scores for participating students to nonparticipants. With our analysis, we found a large .309 effect size attributed to the FoxesRead program. Qualitative data collected from parents and tutors also provided strong positive feedback. The findings suggest that FoxesRead is an effective education innovation.

El presente plan de negocio realizado durante el ciclo 2020-1, denominado Workshop Tematic, es un nuevo servicio de asesoría de inglés online dirigido a jóvenes de 15 años a más pertenecientes al sector B y C del departamento de Lima. A través de este servicio, los estudiantes podrán tener acceso a asesorías en determinados temas que tengan mayor dificultad o que desean mejorar. Actualmente, existen muchos estudiantes que no reciben una buena enseñanza en su centro de estudios, por lo que optan por buscar otros mecanismos de enseñanza como herramientas online para poder adquirir mayor conocimiento en el inglés. Estas clases de reforzamiento serán dictadas por jóvenes tutores altamente capacitados en el idioma, quienes presentan habilidades y experiencia en lo que respecta a la enseñanza. Todo ello mediante las plataformas Google Meet y Zoom, las cuales permiten una adecuada interacción entre los estudiantes y los tutores de manera virtual. Para realizar un adecuado análisis de la viabilidad de nuestro negocio, se hizo una investigación detallada en el sector, en la cual se logró identificar las ventajas de nuestro servicio online frente a las propuestas de enseñanza presencial en el idioma. Agregado a ello, se pudo identificar la inclinación de los clientes por el aprendizaje online, puesto que se acomodan mejor a sus horarios de trabajo, estudios y otras actividades. Al finalizar el presente proyecto de investigación, se llega a la conclusión que este tipo de negocio online es rentable, lo cual se evidencia en el análisis de los indicadores financieros de nuestro plan de negocio. / The present business plan carried out during the 2020-1 cycle, called Workshop Thematic, is a new online English guidance service aimed at young people from 15 years to more belonging to sector B and C of the department of Lima. Through this service, students can have advice on certain topics that are more difficult or that they want to improve. Currently, there are many students who do not receive a good teaching in their study center, so they choose to look for other teaching mechanisms as online tools to gain more knowledge in English. These classes will be taught by young tutors highly trained in the language, who will present skills and experience in what respects teaching. Students and tutors will have properly interaction in a virtual way by means of Google Meet and Zoom platforms. In order to analyse the viability our business, a specific investigation was carried out in the sector, where the advantages of our online service were identified and compared to traditional teaching. In addition, it was possible to identify a great interest for e-learning in people, since this adjust to their work, study and other activities. At the end of this research project, it concluded that this type of online business is profitable, which is evidenced in the analysis of the financial indicators in our business plan. / Trabajo de investigación

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