The Effects of Parental Involvement on Student Achievement: Implications for Students with Absent Parents

Over the past few decades, the typical family structure has changed greatly. Now more than ever, we have seen an increase in single parents, absent parents, blended families, and custodial grandparents (Parenting in America, 2015). One might wonder how these changes impact the success and development of a child, for better or for worse. This paper is a consolidation of the literature that has investigated parental involvement and student success. Further, the implications for students who experience parental absence on their academic, social-emotional, and overall well-being is also discussed

Peningkatan Kinerja Guru dalam Manajemen Pengelolaan Kelas melalui Supervisi Klinis Kepala Sekolah di SDN 3 Setanggor

Tujuan utama penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui peningkatan kinerja guru dalam manajemen pengelolaan kelas melalui supervisi klinis kepala sekolah di SDN 3 Setanggor kecamatan Sukamulia tahun pelajaran 2018/2019. Subyek dalam penelitian ini adalah Guru SDN 3 Setanggor kecamatan Sukamulia yang merupakan sekolah tempat peneliti menjadi guru dan kepala sekolah.Dalam penelitian Tindakan Kepengawasan ini variabel yang diteliti adalah Meningkatkan kinerja guru dalam manajemen pengelolaan kelas melalui supervisi klinis kepala sekolah di SDN 3 Setanggor kecamatan Sukamulia. Penelitian tindakan kekepala sekolahan yang dilaksanakan dalam tiga siklus dianggap sudah berhasil apabila terjadi peningkatan kinrja guru mencapai 85%  ( sekolah  yang diteliti ) telah mencapai ketuntasan dengan nilai rata rata 75. Jika peningkatan tersebut dapat dicapai pada tahap siklus 1 dan 2, maka siklus selanjutnya tidak akan dilaksanakan karena tindakan sekolah  yang dilakukan sudah dinilai efektif sesuai dengan harapan dalam manajemen berbasis sekolah ( MBS ). Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pembinaan melalui supervisi klinis memiliki dampak positif dalam meningkatkan kinerja guru, hal ini dapat dilihat dari semakin mantapnya pemahaman guru terhadap pembinaan yang disampaikan kepala sekolah ( kemampuan mengajar guru meningkat dari siklus I, II, dan III yaitu 33% menjadi 67 % dan menjadi 100%

Anna Serum Interview, 1955-1956

Typed summary of two interviews with Leonard Sackett. First interview (2 leaves) with Anna Serum mentions the death of her father, working for Rachel Holstrom, and some of the men employed at Grandin Farm. Second interview (1 leaf) with Amelia (Melting) Oien, Anna's sister, a cook for threshing crews at Grandin Farm No. 1, includes mention of her wages, her husband, Clark Oien, and their purchase of farmland near Halstad, Minn. Also includes commentary (2 leaves) on a photograph of Anna Serum, seated before a lily pool on Grandin Farm No. 1 and wearing the uniform required by Rachel Holstrom. Includes comments by Frank Herman on other housekeepers employed by Rachel Holstrom, men who cooked for Grandin Farm crews, comments by Amelia Oien and Frank Herman on a photograph of farm crews in the winter and a description of buildings at the Grandin farmstead

An Initial Investigation Of The Handwriting Ability And Spelling Competency Of College Freshmen

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not a relationship existed between the cursive handwriting ability and spelling competency of college freshmen and to determine whether a significant difference existed in the handwriting ability, and spelling competency, between male and female college freshmen; Subjects. Subjects were eighteen and nineteen year old students enrolled in six representative sections of English 101 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, during the 1981-82 Fall Semester. Eighty-eight subjects participated in the study--forty-eight females and forty males; Procedures; Hypotheses. The hypotheses stated that there was no relationship between the handwriting ability and spelling competency of college freshmen; and that there was no significant difference between mean handwriting ability scores as determined by the Serum Measurement of Handwriting Ability (SMHA) or the mean Spelling competency scores as measured by the WRAT spelling subtest between male and female college freshmen at the .05 level; Data Collection and Analysis. During the last week of September and the first week of October 1981, the investigator administered the WRAT spelling subtest and a one-minute timed copying task to the subjects. The subjects recorded their responses for both exercises on separate response sheets. The data used in this study was obtained from the subjects\u27 response sheets of the WRAT spelling subtest and from the three judges\u27 scoring sheets of the SMHA. The data was transferred to IBM data processing cards for the use on a CDC Cyber 7300, and using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. The Pearson product-moment correlation and the analysis of variance were used to test the five null hypotheses; Results. Analysis of the data led to the researcher\u27s decision to fail to reject four null hypotheses and to reject one null hypothesis. There was a significant difference at the .05 level between the mean scores for the handwriting ability of male and female college freshmen

Exploitation of Biomass for Applications in Sustainable Materials Science

Biorefinery may be defined as the process of accessing chemical commodities from living systems; consequently, biomass becomes the antecedent for renewable resources through biorefinery. Advantages to this process over petroleum refinery include: (1) increased potential for sustainable products, (2) increased diversity in chemical structure including heterocycles, and (3) potential for regional resource independence. Despite these clear advantages, adoption of biorefined commodities can be limited by the risk associated with small initial application portfolios and concomitant uncertainties. The strategies adopted by our dynamic and collaborative research team entail continuous engagement of those issues by: (1) preparing renewable polymers, (2) chemical diversification of biomass-derived platform chemicals, (3) direct modification of biopolymers, and (4) development of petroleum replacements. Battling the inveterate proclivity towards portents of gloom need not solely justify investigations into biorenewable feedstock chemicals; the ramifications of bioinspired molecular inquiry create opportunities to go beyond mere sustainability through innovation. This dissertation includes specific examples which illustrate utilization of three types of biomass: (1) oil seeds, (2) lignin, and (3) carbohydrates. Each class of biomass-derived materials offered unique advantages as well as challenges associated with their varied structures. The presentation has been divided into five sections: (1) biomass, sustainable chemistry and design thinking; (2) styrene replacements and their application in renewable vinyl ester thermosets; (3) catalyst-free lignin valorization by acetoacetylation; (4) chemical diversification of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural; (5) valorization of cellulose-derivable platform chemicals by cycloaddition with a potentially bioderivable reactive intermediate: benzyne.National Science Foundation (NSF) (Grants IIA-1330840 and IIA-1355466)ND-EPSCoR (Doctoral Dissertation Award

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hormone and blood pressure in an elderly cohort from Germany: a cross-sectional stud

A comparison of sexual behaviour and attitudes of healthy adolescents in a Danish high school in 1982, 1996, and 2001

AIM: To assess changes in sexual behaviour among students at a high school in Denmark from 1982 to 2001. METHODS: An anonymous self-administered questionnaire was used to compare data from three identical cross-sectional surveys performed in 1982, 1996, and 2001. RESULTS: Girls: More girls reported their first sexual intercourse before their 16th birthday in 2001 (42%) than in 1996 (29%) In 1982 it was also 42% (Chi-square for trend: p = 0.003). Fewer girls with no regular partner used condoms for their personal protection in 2001 (2%) than in 1996 (9%) and 1982 (0%) (Chi-square for trend p = 0.016). The proportion of girls with no regular partner who considered protection from sexually transmitted disease important for their choice of contraception was 39% in 2001 compared with 71% in 1996 and only 10% in 1982 (Chi-square for trend: p < 0.0001). Boys: More boys reported sexual debut before their 16th birthday in 2001 (40%) than in 1996 (37%) and 1982 (24%) (Chi-square for trend: p = 0.023). For boys with no regular partner, condom was preferred for personal protection by 85% in 2001, 91% in 1996 and 61% in 1982 (Chi-square for trend p = 0.007). Protection against sexually transmitted infection declined, especially among boys with no regular partner, from 51% in 2001 to 72% in 1996 and 21% in 1982 Chi-square for trend: p < 0.0001). The tendency towards earlier sexual debut and less use of safe sex practices to protect against sexually transmitted infections (STI) was accompanied by a rise in the number of detected STIs during this period. CONCLUSIONS: The period from 1982 to 1996 during which sexual attitudes were directed toward safer sex seems to have given way to a reverse trend in the period from 1996 to 2001. These findings may have significant implications for health care authorities organising preventive strategies for healthy adolescents