Theses and Dissertations at Montana State University (MSU)
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Item Effects of blended learning on credit earning in an alternative education science classroom(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2019) Pohl, Karelyn; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Walter WoolbaughUsing a variety of online resources, students were offered more opportunity to access school materials. By having all the materials in one easy-to-access spot, the students could work at a more personal pace and were given more time to make-up work or work ahead. The amount of credit earned was then measured and compared to each student's overall attendance and an attitude survey was administered. There was an overall positive trend in the amount of credit earned per student.Item Implementing an incentive-based system in an alternative program within the science classroom(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2018) Krogh, Beth Sue; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Walter WoolbaughStudents in the no-homework alternative program within the traditional high school have attendance and behavior issues that lead to students not earning the required science credits within the science classroom. This study tracks the goals, research, implementation, and results of using a motivational incentive program to improve student performance in three areas: attendance, positive behaviors, and quarterly credits earned. The system chosen used a four color-coded, silicon wristband system to track progress in earning the following incentives: being awarded a bracelet at a formal ceremony, earning recognition in front of peers, winning prizes, earning inclusion in a display of student photos posted on a wall, and earning additional privileges within the alternative classrooms. This research involved all four core teachers within the 48 to 50 student alternative program. Historical data for the program on the number of dropped students, average number of absences per student per quarter, and the number of failed classes, failed classes within the science classroom, and individual attendance provided statistical data for the study. A parent survey and student pre and post-Likert surveys with open-ended questions and focus group and individual interviews were used with the purpose of gathering both quantitative and qualitative data. Together, a determination of the impact of the additional incentives added to the program was triangulated. In the alternative program addressed, the results for the incentive did not show a difference for the program as whole for attendance, behaviors or credits earned. A few individual students did agree that the program did influence them positively.Item The effect of place-based education on achievement, attendance, and environmental attitudes in a high school environmental science classroom(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2018) Day, Nathaniel Rush; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Greg FrancisPlaced-based education is the idea of using local contexts as a starting point for classroom learning. This study aims to evaluate a new program's effectiveness at increasing student attendance, attitudes towards the environment, and academic achievement through a place-based study of the environment. In an 11th grade environmental science class, ten students carried out year-long investigations at a 300-acre parcel of land set aside for conservation. The results indicated that the treatment improved student perception of school but did not increase actual attendance rates. Sixty percent of students in the treatment either met or exceeded the state standards as evaluated by the Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, and student views of the environment remained high throughout the treatment.Item A study of New Salem High School drop-outs for the years 1952-1962(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1962) Engelhardt, Anton A.Item A comparison between the attitudes of seventh and eighth grade athletes and nonathletes toward school(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1980) Overstreet, John MartinItem The status of dropouts and ways to improve the holding power of the secondary school(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1959) Barnett, Joseph WilliamItem Parent training project and its effects on academic achievement, attitudes, and absenteeism among Alaska Native students(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, Health & Human Development, 1993) Eggleston, Kenneth WayneItem The effects upon the academic achievement of elementary school students transferred due to school closure(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, Health & Human Development, 2000) Jacobsen, Deborah Ann