NCARE 2008 Conference proceedings
William Sugar, Chris Cobitz, and Kelli Bogle
Editors

Below you will find the NCARE 2008 conference proceedings. NCARE 2008 took place in New Bern, North Carolina on February 29th. At NCARE 2008, there were over 50 presentations and over 80 participants attended this conference. Frances Bradburn, John Guard, Elizabeth Hodge and Tamara Walser participated in a lively general session related to the role of educational research in North Carolina. Ya-yu Lo and Chuang Wang from UNC-Charlotte also received the 2007 Distinguished Paper award. If you are interested in becoming a member of NCARE, click here and complete the following membership application.

 

 

Table of Contents

 

Session Select one Literacy Instructional Strategies and Needs Teacher retention and recruitment Alternative assessment issues Current online research and development activities Educational programs' effectiveness and outcomes Evaluation of specific research evaluation measurement tools Innovative educational ideas and practices Innovative instructional approaches Instructional leadership in North Carolina schools and universities Measuring student achievement and instructional practices Prospective and current college student instructional needs Teacher and faculty professional development Poster sessions

 

First Author Select one Ardley Bird Black Brown Burdick & McGlone Burdick & Stenner Burke Cobitz Coleman Cooper Dobbins Dibona Feifs Fitchett Floyd Ford Fox Hancock Harer Haynie Hicks Hilty Hodge Hollar Jones Karvonen Kim Klaric Knott Knott & Yelton Kretlow Kyngdon Luterbach Maycock Meloth Mills Okech Okpala Onafowora O'Sullivan Roxbury Ruff Simmons Steinberg Swaggerty Sweet Thompson Toothman Wang Ward

Alternative assessment issues

Effects of Performance Assessment on the Achievement and Motivation of
Graduate Students
Dawson R. Hancock, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Abstract

Academic curriculum for students with significant disabilities: Evidence from five states
Meagan Karvonen, Western Carolina University, Shawnee Wakeman, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Melinda Smith, Western Carolina University, Claudia Flowers, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, & Diane Browder, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Abstract

Voices of Public School Personnel on the Effectiveness of National Board Certified Teachers: A Mixed Method Analysis
Comfort O. Okpala & Ioney James, North Carolina A & T State University
Full paper

Value-Added Research Hits the Road: How NC School Districts Use SAS
EVAAS for School Improvement
Marty Ward, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Full paper

Current online research and development activities

Free Global Dissemination of Scholarly Research through an Open-access Online Journal
Elizabeth Swaggerty, Guili Zhang, Terry Atkinson, Bill Grobe, & Diane Kester, East Carolina University
Full paper

Teachers Learning Research: Does Online Instruction Impact Anxiety and Comprehension?
Howard V. Coleman, University of North Carolina at Wilmington & Jeremy Dickerson, East Carolina University
Full paper

Investigating Conceptions of Computer Mastery and the Acquisition of Database Applications
Kenneth J. Luterbach, East Carolina University
Abstract

Educational programs' effectiveness and outcomes

The Jackson Project: A Therapeutic Approach to the Education and Treatment of Incarcerated Juvenile Offenders
Invited NCARE presentation
Jean Steinberg, Jackson Project Director
Abstract

No Child Left Behind: Six Years and Counting . . .
Belinda S. Black, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Full paper

Effective Implementation of a Supplemental Educational Services Program
Calvin Dobbins, Henry Scherich, & Winnie Reid, Measurement Incorporated
Full paper

Identification of Comparable Elementary Schools: Fact or Fiction?
Rita O'Sullivan, Brent Cooper, Emily Cook, Mary Julia Moore, & Beth Bader, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Abstract

Evaluation of specific research evaluation measurement tools

An Application of the Logistic Cognitive Diagnosis Model
Matthew Burke & Robert Henson, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Abstract

Stability of Rasch Latent Trait between Paper-and-Pencil and Computer-Based Modes of Test Administration for Gender and Ethnicity Subgroups
Do-Hong Kim, University of North Carolina at Charlotte & Huynh Huynh, University of South Carolina
Abstract

The Conjoint Additivity of the Lexile Framework for Reading
Andrew Kyngdon, MetaMetrics Inc. 
Abstract

Interdisciplinary Nursing and Medical Student Teamwork: Results of Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes Instrument Testing
David Hollar, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Gwen Sherwood, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Mary Holtschneider, Duke University, Karen S. Frush, Duke University, & Susan Sawning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Abstract

Innovative educational ideas and practices

The Change Process in Educational Settings: Implementing the Teaching for I.M.P.A.C.T. Model
Sara Coble Simmons, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Abstract

An Innovative Approach to the Use of Games as Teaching Tools for Mathematics
Donald S. Burdick, Metametrics, Inc., Chadd McGlone, UNC-Chapel Hill, & Gary L. Williamson, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Full paper

Collaborating for Capacity
Helmuts Feifs, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction & Janet Johnson, EDSTAR, Inc.
Full paper

Innovative instructional approaches

Implications of Online Virtual Reality Applications in Higher Education
Invited NCARE presentation
Abbie Brown & Veronica Pantelidis, East Carolina University
Abstract

Using Videocases to Teach Scaffolding to Preservice Teachers
Michael S. Meloth, East Carolina University
Abstract

Compressed Ethnography: A Promising Research Strategy for Studying Family and Community Involvement in Educational Innovations
Bricca Prestridge Sweet, Ed-LBEX, Inc.
Full paper

The psychological aspects of classroom interior design elements
Caimen L. Ruff, Appalachian State University
Abstract

Instructional leadership in North Carolina schools and universities

Educational administrators’ perceptions of instruction on the First Amendment and intellectual freedom and its application to school policy
John B. Harer & Marjorie Ringler, East Carolina University
Full paper

The Impact of Principal Leadership on the Performance of North Carolina High Schools
Charles L. Thompson, East Carolina University
Abstract

A Study of Community College Academic Administrator and Faculty Perceptions of the Wingspread Principles of Teaching Effectiveness
K. Paul Knott, NCCCS BioNetwork/Western Carolina University
Abstract

Exploring Community College Culture for Development of Future Leaders
K. Paul Knott, NCCCS BioNetwork/Western Carolina University
Abstract

Literacy Instructional Strategies and Needs

Organic Language Revisited: Sylvia Ashton Warner After 50 Years
Kathy R. Fox, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Abstract

Are Libraries Dead? What 245 18- to 24-year olds in North Carolina have to say about bookstores, libraries, and librarians
Jami L. Jones, East Carolina University
Full paper

The Comparative Effects of Immediate Reading Instruction and Academic Readiness Instruction on the Early Literacy Skills of Students at Risk for Failure
Allison Kretlow, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Abstract

Developmental Literacy Programs in North Carolina Community Colleges: Instructional Methods and Student Learning Styles
Kathleen Roberts Toothman, Western Carolina University
Abstract

Measuring student achievement and instructional practices

Teachers' role in high school students' mathematics achievement
Chuang Wang, Teresa Petty, & Adam Harbaugh, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Abstract

United States History: Identifying and Sharing the Successful Instructional Practices of Teachers and Schools
Glenda Haynie & Melinda Stephani, Wake County Public Schools
Abstract

A Developmental Framework for the Measurement of Writing Ability
Hal Burdick, Jack Stenner, & Carl Swartz, MetaMetrics Inc.
Abstract

Does Gender Affect Students' Academic Performance in the Classroom?
Valjeaner Brewington Ford, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Abstract

Prospective and current college student instructional needs

Development of a Template of Local Antecedents for Family Decisions in College Choice
James J. Bird & Do-Hong Kim, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Abstract

Academic Performance of Students Dually Enrolled in High School and College
W. V. Cobitz, NC A & T State University
Abstract

Enhancing Students’ Basic Math Skills: Preparing Community College Graduates to Meet Employer Needs
K. Paul Knott, NCCCS BioNetwork/Western Carolina University, Russ Yelton, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, Celeste Oprean, Blue Ridge Community College, Mike Stewart, Western Carolina University, & Deborah Porto, North Carolina State University
Abstract

Correlates of Alcohol Consumption, Drug Usage, Sexual Behaviors and Knowledge about HIV/AIDS Infection among College Students
Terence Hicks, Juanita Ashby-Bey, Leontye Lewis, & Johnny Michael Harpe Fayetteville State University
Abstract

Teacher and faculty professional development

School/University Partnerships and Teacher Leadership Teams: Three Studies in Three States
Invited NCARE presentation
Loury Ollison Floyd, North Carolina A&T State University
Full paper

Assessing Learning through Teaching in a Pedagogical Laboratory
Laura Onafowora & Winnie K. Reid, North Carolina Central University
Abstract

The role of the Center for Scholarship in Education at East Carolina University
Elizabeth M. Hodge & Michael Bosse, East Carolina University
Abstract

An Integrative Exploration of the Professional Development Schools Model of Teacher Training
Allan Okech, East Carolina University
Abstract

Teacher retention and recruitment

To Leave or Stay: Understanding Teacher Commitment among Social Studies Educators
Paul G. Fitchett, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Abstract

Connecting rural model teachers and prospective teacher candidates via videoconference and video recording technology: A researcher’s preliminary findings
Jillian Ardley, East Carolina University
Abstract

Examining the Relationship between Grade Configuration and Teachers’ Perceptions of Working Conditions in Public K-8 Schools and Middle Schools in North Carolina
Jason B. Cooper, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Full paper

Teacher Moonlighting in North Carolina:  Implications for the Profession
Eleanor Blair Hilty, Western Carolina University
Abstract

Poster sessions

A Study of North Carolina Teachers and the Concept of Teachable Moments:
A New Theoretical Perspective
George Maycock & Stephen R. White, Appalachian State University
Abstract

Demonstrating the Performance of Lachenbruch's Two-part Model in R
Vito Di Bona, Family, Infant, and Preschool Program, JIRDC, NCDHHS
Full paper

Analyzing Differential Item Functioning With Cognitive Diagnosis Models
Tiese Roxbury & Matthew Burke, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Abstract

Review of Comprehensive Meta Analysis Software (CMA) by BioStat
Lane B. Mills, East Carolina University
Abstract

Validity evidence for the AP(r) Biology examination: An HLM study
John S. Klaric & W. David Scales, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Abstract