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    • 1 AN ANALYSIS OF AUTOMATIVE ESSAY SCORING PROGRAMS AND THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACT ON DIRECT WRITING ASSESSMENT SCORES IN UTAH Chapter 1 Introduction - Nature of the Problem Every English teacher knows the pain of issuing a writing assignment. For...
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    • 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Due to the various benefits of inclusion, many school systems today are moving toward inclusion, or integrating students with disabilities into the regular education setting (Perles, 2010; Vaughn, 2007). Pupils with disabilit...
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    • 1 Chapter I Introduction, Literature Review, and Problem Statement Over 920 million tourists traveled internationally in 2008, with more than half traveling for leisure (World Tourism Organization [UNWTO], 2009). Tourist spending in 2008 reached US...
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    • 10 are able to make “annual growth” in the first few years of school, they will not become further behind others, but they still will be unable to reach appropriate benchmarks. Research indicates that, although data vary from state to state,...
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    • 10 Fewster, & McCormick (2010) further stated that “approximately eight million adolescents struggled with reading” (p. 636). High School (9th to 12th Grade) Cassidy, Valadez, Garrett, & Barrera (2010) reported that adolescent literacy is a hot...
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    • 10 For instance, ―100% Pure Assurance‖ marks a symbol for quality accommodations in New Zealand (New Zealand Tourism Board, 2010, para. 6). Other alterations could promote adventure, romance, education, spirituality, or value while still tying...
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    • 10 for poor school outcomes, not only because of language issues, but also because of socioeconomic issues (Goldenberg, 2008). Most Hispanic Americans are characterized as having low levels of educational success and high rates of poverty, and this...
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    • 10 INCLUSION: IN SERVICE TRAINING bus, or in a classroom. Students need to be integrated, or incorporated, within the regular classroom. Physical vicinity is not the only change spoken of here, but of social and academic integration as well. Partial...
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    • 10 physical activity throughout the day tend to show increased brain function, higher concentration levels, higher energy levels, increases self-­‐esteem and better behavior which may all support cognitive learning (Cocke, 2002). This increase in...
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    • 10 writing at this institution is not valued as human communication—and this in turn reduces the validity of the assessment (CCCC Executive Committee, 2004). They also have concerns with companies not communicating their algorithms with their...
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    • 102 roughly 253 visitors per 100 inhabitants (Statistics Austria, 2010). Tourism contributes significantly to the national income and employment level. The current share of tourism-induced gross value added has topped 10% of GDP as of 2008...
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    • 104 Internet advertising. The Internet is increasingly considered one of the most effective ways to advertise since the Internet has several advantages over the traditional forms of advertising in the travel and tourism industry, including...
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    • 109 2010. Of the total number of surveys collected, 212 were rejected for incompleteness or respondents did not meet the residency or age requirements discussed; 973 were deemed usable. Data analysis methodology. Software packages. Predictive...
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    • 11 INCLUSION: IN SERVICE TRAINING least restrictive to meet their individual needs. According to Essex (2008), the least restrictive environment begins with placement in the everyday classroom. However, IDEA recognizes that all children do not fit in...
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    • 11 students early” (p. 280). As Greenfield, Rinaldi, Proctor, and Cardarelli (2010) relate, ownership of learning difficulties are moved from the student to the teacher and the instruction. When the teacher does not see the student improving or...
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    • 11 today require some college education, and the needs for efficient literary skills are increasing in the fast-growing job market (National Governor’s Association, 2005). The research suggests that even adolescents are struggling with simple...
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    • 112 Appendix A Approval for project Approval for the creative project was received February 2010. It was given by James McCoy, doctor in the Master’s of Education department at Southern Utah University.
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    • 113 REQUEST FOR IRB EXEMPTION Name: Dr. James W. McCoy and Colleen Okeson Position at SUU: Assistant Professor of Graduate Studies in Education College: Education Telephone # and fax #: Phone: 435-865-8290 Fax: 435-865-8485 Exemption category...
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    • 114 Appendix B Parent/guardian letter of approval A letter was sent to the parent/guardian of Mrs. Okeson’s algebra I students on March 2, 2010. Contact information was given if the adult did not want their child participating in the creative...
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