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EXPOSITORY PROSE RECALL BY YOUNG HOSPITALIZED SCHIZOPHRENICS
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A number of studies, employing a variety of standard verbal learning tasks, have addressed the problem of deficits in schizophrenic recall processes. Recent research has suggested that, due to the simplistic nature of their experimental... This dissertation investigated the differences in prose recall of three groups, each composed of 32 male volunteer subjects: hospitalized medicated schizophrenics; hospitalized nonschizophrenics; and nonschizophrenic college... Each subject received both topics and both top-level semantic structures. To prevent transfer effects, each subject received only one top-level structure for each topic, thus yielding a nested design under topic and top-level structure-... Analysis of variance on the proportional recall scores (proportion of idea units recalled at each level in the content structures) showed a significant top level structure X groups X levels interaction (p < .04), which suggests that the... The results were interpreted to indicate different semantic information processing styles among the three subject groups. The schizophrenic subjects, as evidenced by their proportional recall scores and other supporting data, did not...
COMMUNITY ECOLOGY AND POPULATION DYNAMICS OF LEAF-MINING INSECTS ON NORTH FLORIDA OAKS
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In Chapter I, I tested Opler's (1978) hypothesis regarding leaf miners that feed on oaks with different leaf persistence times by monitoring abundances and species richness of leaf miners on three species of oaks, Quercus falcata, Q.... In Chapter II, to test for spatial and temporal differences in mortality factors and survivorship, I experimentally isolated oak trees by transplanting them into agricultural fields. Parasitism by hymenopterans significantly decreases... In Chapter III, five species of oaks were fully enclosed with fine mesh screening or the leaf litter beneath the tree was covered with a plastic cage to test for the contribution of in situ and long range colonization respectively by... In Chapter IV, densities of a leaf miner, Cameraria sp. nov., are experimentally increased on an enclosed oak tree. Even though densities are significantly higher on the caged tree as compared to a control, I find no evidence for... In Chapter V, terrestrial invertebrate predators were excluded from oak trees to determine if they are a significant mortality factor for a species of leaf-mining insect, Eriocraniella sp. nov. Larval survivorship was significantly... In Chapter VI, I ascertained whether oak leaves that were mined abscised earlier than undamaged leaves by collecting and examining leaves in leaf baskets placed beneath oak trees. My results indicate that significantly more mined leaves...
A STUDY OF SELECTED ATTITUDES AS INFLUENTIAL FORCES IN ADULT LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
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The study examined the relationship between selected variables within adult educational environments. Instruments used to gather data from teachers and students in the two adult high schools of the DeKalb County (Georgia) school system... The findings present relationships between teacher self acceptance and acceptance of others; student self acceptance and acceptance of others; student self acceptance and acceptance of others controlling for teacher self acceptance and... Chi Square tests of association were used. Student estimates of teacher concern were found to have significant associations beyond the .05 level with teacher self acceptance, student self acceptance, student acceptance of others, and... Discussion and conclusions focused, in part, on the importance of these findings to teacher selection, student assignments to teachers, and adult educator training programs.
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE STRUCTURE OF MARINE AND ESTUARINE BENTHIC AND FOULING MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES USING LIPID CHEMISTRY
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The estuarine benthic and fouling communities form essential elements in the trophodynamics of detrital and benthic ecosystems, the mediation of mineral recycling, and initial colonization of submerged surfaces. Changes in the structure...
Research was undertaken to determine consumers' knowledge of available tufted manufactured carpets in today's market. Analyses were performed to determine relationships of education, age, source of income, frequency of purchasing carpet, ... Data were collected in a survey of middle to upper class neighborhoods in Athens, Georgia. A sample of 200 subjects was drawn. A closed response personal interview questionnaire was used to investigate the problem. The questionnaire was devised to determine the respondents' knowledge of factors that affect: (a) wearing qualities, (b) comfort functions, and (c)... Duncan's test illustrated that there was no significant difference between consumers' knowledge of factors that affect wearing qualities and appearance and retention qualities. There was a significant difference, however, between... Multiple Regression Analysis results indicated no significant relationship exists between consumers' knowledge of carpets and education, occupation, and frequency of purchasing carpet.
CAREER PATTERNS OF FEMALE AND MALE INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCHERS
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The purpose of this study was to examine the career patterns of female institutional researchers and compare them with the career patterns of male institutional researchers in institutions of higher education in the United States and... A questionnaire was developed and mailed to all directors of institutional research and to their associates, assistants and staff personnel who were members of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) in 1980. Responses were... More than 40 percent of the female institutional researchers were holding doctoral degrees or were working on their doctoral degrees, while 73 percent of the males were holding or working on their doctoral degrees. More than 58 percent... The strategies which were considered important for career advancement by institutional researchers were developing credibility with colleagues, developing a knowledge of the organization and how it works, seeking jobs that provide ample... The percentage of female respondents who believed institutional researchers should participate in the decision-making process was lower than the percentage of males. Females were also less confident than males in their impact on the...
AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF CHARACTERISTICS OF WOMEN ADMINISTRATORS IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN GEORGIA
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The major purpose of this study was to attempt to determine if a difference exists in selected characteristics between women in vocational education administration and women vocational educators not holding administrative posts. The... Based upon the review of the literature, the characteristics chosen to be examined were the level of self-concept, the degree of traditional sex-role stereotyping, the presence and type of influential role models, and general demographic... The information was gathered using the following three components: the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale which is a standardized instrument yielding an overall self-concept score; the Attitudes Towards Women Scale which measures attitudes... The population for the study included all of the female vocational education administrators (N = 15) in the state of Georgia. This group was matched to nonadministrative counterparts on age, undergraduate grade point average, level of... The analysis of the data confirms the existence of a higher level of overall self-concept as measured by the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale for the female administrators. The women in vocational education administration perceive women more... The study further reports the demographic characteristics of both age groups including age, marital status, number of children, educational and background factors. Finally, there is a listing of obstacles and encouragements to... The study did determine differences in the level of self-concept and the degree of sex-role stereotyping between women in vocational education administration in the state of Georgia and women vocational educators not holding...
COMPETENCIES PERCEIVED TO BE IMPORTANT FOR PROFESSIONAL-LEVEL POSITIONS IN THE FIELD OF HOUSING
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Members of five national professional organizations in the field of housing were surveyed to (a) describe specific characteristics of housing positions and housing professionals, (b) to determine job duties and competencies which...
THE NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE AND EVOLUTIONARY IMPLICATIONS OF ASPARTIC ACID TRANSFER-RNA FROM THE CHLOROPLAST OF EUGLENA GRACILIS
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The nucleotide sequence of aspartic acid tRNA from the chloroplast of Euglena gracilis has been determined. In resembling prokaryotic tRNA, the sequence of the chloroplast tRNA('asp) represents additional evidence in support of the...
A PROPOSED MODEL PROGRAM OF GENERAL EDUCATION FOR FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY
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The purpose of this study was to design a proposed Model Program of General Education for Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, Florida. The study was completed using data gleaned from pertinent documents and records of the university, and of the State University System. Additional use was also made of literature in the field of general education, as well as related fields. The proposed Model Program of General Education designed for Florida A&M University seeks to accommodate the diverse academic needs of the students who attend the university. It further proposes a competence-based instructional model... The model program's ultimate goals are to produce a fully functioning, broadly educated individual who can demonstrate mastery and competence especially in the basic skills and to aid in the retention of students until the completion of...
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHING CONSUMER EDUCATION CONCEPTS IN CLOTHING AND TEXTILES TO SELECTED SECONDARY STUDENTS IN HOME ECONOMICS
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The purpose of the study was to develop instruments to determine what teachers and experts think ought to be taught, what is taught, and what is known concerning consumer education in clothing and textiles programs in home economics in... The test items were formulated in relation to those concepts identified in the Florida 1974 Free Enterprise and Consumer Education Act including: advertising, appliances, banking, budgeting, credit, governmental agencies, guarantees and... Data were collected from 131 senior high school students in two public schools of Bay County, Florida. Seventy first semester clothing and textiles students were assigned to the experimental group whereas 61 home economics students who... It was concluded that the test was reliable due to an analysis coefficient (K-R 20) which was .90 when administered to the experimental group and .89 when administered to the control group. The t test was used to determine if there was a significant difference in the mean of the test scores of the experimental group and the control group. No significant difference was found between the mean score of the experimental and...
A STUDY OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN DEPENDENCY, INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION, AND ACHIEVEMENT AMONG EIGHTH-GRADE SCIENCE STUDENTS
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This study investigated the nature of the interaction between a particular method of individualized science instruction and the personality characteristic of dependency. Interaction effects were sought in two areas--the interaction of... In the area of changes in dependency, it was hypothesized that exposure to a period of individualized instruction based on materials of the Junior Secondary Science Project (JSSP) would be associated with an increase in the independence... For only one of the facets of dependency measured (field-dependence-independence) was any difference observed between the changes in dependency of students in the individualized classes and those in a control group. Consistent with the... No evidence of an ATI between dependency and instructional method was found when scores on a specially developed science achievement test were used as the criterion. A generalized regression analysis computed on the achievement scores...
MINERAL, CHEMICAL AND TEXTURAL VARIATIONS ALONG S-SURFACES IN SELECTED OUTCROPS OF AMPHIBOLITE, GEORGIA AND ALABAMA PIEDMONT
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Amphibolites were systematically sampled along s-surfaces from two outcrops in the Alabama and Georgia Piedmont. S-surfaces are planar features that pervade rocks. In this study the s-surfaces have a metamorphic origin. Compositional and... Chemical variations between s-surfaces show chemical differentiation that could have been present in an original basaltic body. The s-surfaces are oriented at oblique angles to the direction of inferred differentiation in both outcrops.... The major mineral transformation recorded in these rocks is plagioclase changing to clinozoisite. The degree of this mineral reaction varies along s-surfaces. The dependence of this reaction on the presence of water indicates that fluid... Hornblende crystals that were originally more randomly distributed have rotated and translated to a less random arrangement due to the volume decrease that accompanied the retrograde plagioclase-clinozoisite reaction. This study includes the most detailed quantitative description of metamorphic rock textures thus far described in the literature. Quantitative textural parameters include the distribution of hornblende and clinozoisite in the rock, ... The textural values obtained from amphibolites in Alabama and Georgia are comparable to those of amphibolites from New Mexico, Scotland and Wyoming. Therefore, regardless of variations of metamorphic grade and degrees of strain, ...
HIGH-TEMPERATURE SERIES EXPANSION TECHNIQUE FOR SYSTEMS WITH COMPLICATED ENERGY LEVELS
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A new approach to the high-temperature series expansion which is applicable to systems with complicated energy level schemes such as magnetic systems with crystal-field anisotropy of arbitrary strength has been formulated. We compare...
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF GRADUATES OF THE ADULT HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM OF ST. CROIX, U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND SELECTED MEASURES OF CAREER ATTAINMENT FROM 1972-76
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The purpose of this study was to determine if the adult high school program in the U.S. Virgin Islands effectively prepared participants to become fully employed, productive, and responsible citizens. Information used in the survey... Methodology. One hundred ninety-seven graduates were interviewed out of a total population of 272 or a total of 72% of the graduates. Each characteristic of career success was associated with the characteristics of the graduates to... Findings. The findings indicated that the employment characteristics and career success were more likely to be associated than demographic, educational or social economic factors. Graduates who were skilled, employed, or worked in the... Conclusions. Most of the graduates of the ACE program in the USVI are females who are employed before entering ACE and continue this employment after graduation. Generally, participants expressed no plans for continuing their education...
EFFECTS OF SPECIFIC ANALYSIS AND COMMUNICATION TRAINING ON MARITAL PROBLEM SOLVING AND POSITIVE INTERACTIONS
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A study was carried out comparing two approaches to communication training directed toward problem solving. Sixteen married couples were selected who were not exhibiting serious marital problems. Five of the couples were trained... Results of treatment were compared to a no-contact control group according to: (1) behavioral observations of positive and negative verbal and nonverbal interactions, both in the home and in a structured clinic situation, (2) a daily... The findings indicated that the structured practice and feedback group rated more interaction time with greater felt closeness and agreement, and appeared to tolerate disagreement much better. The insight only subjects were significantly...
A SURVEY OF BUSINESS MANAGERS AND LIBRARY DIRECTORS TO IDENTIFY THE VARIABLES AFFECTING THE FINAL DECISION ON LIBRARY BUDGETS IN INSTITUTIONS AWARDING AT LEAST THE BACCALAUREATE, BUT LESS THAN THE DOCTORATE DEGREE
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The purpose of this study was to survey business managers and library directors in order to identify variables affecting the final decision on library budgets in institutions awarding at least the baccalaureate, but less than the... Seventy-five institutions, 5.3%, were randomly selected from a 1, 412 population and surveyed in March, 1978. A total of 125 (83.3%) questionnaires were returned from 150 questionnaires mailed to business managers and library directors of... The research questions for this study were: (1) What budgeting variables do library directors and business managers perceive as affecting the final decision on library budgets? (2) To what extent does the literature cover the variables... Findings. Forty-nine budgeting variables were identified by library directors and forty-five variables were given by business managers with thirty-eight common variables. There was a positive correlation (.76) between these common... By combining the weighted percentage of each variable, the overall top ten budgeting variables were: (1) Estimate of income, (2) Size of student body, (3) Number of academic programs, (4) Last year's library budget, (5) Librarian's... A survey of the literature on librarianship and higher education resulted in the classification of budgeting variables into four broad categories: external variables, the budgeting process, quantifiable variables, and the library program... Budgetary principles are applied in the decision-making process concerning the library budgets. Last year's library budget is used as the base for establishing this year's budget in the majority of survey institutions. The point in the... The predominant budgeting technique used by survey institutions is incremental/line item. The type of budgeting technique used appears to have little effect on the final decision on the library budget. Twenty-one of the forty-nine budgeting variables identified by library directors are quantifiable. Twenty-two of the forty-five budgeting variables identified by business managers are quantifiable. The first six variables ranked by... The library program (services it provides) as a whole, and used in its broad context, does have an effect on the final decision concerning the library budget; however, individual components of the program have limited influence on the...
Photograph, color, of Faculty & Staff, 1980s. A man sits on a couch and reads a paper. Two televisions are near him, and shelves filled with materials surround him.
THE QUEST FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE: A STUDY OF WALTER RAUSCHENBUSCH AND HIS INFLUENCE ON REINHOLD NIEBUHR AND MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR
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It is generally recognized by scholars familiar with Twentieth Century American religious thought that Walter Rauschenbusch was a significant and creative thinker whose writings on church and society constitute one of America's most... This dissertation defends the thesis that Rauschenbusch does indeed provide a theological model that is adequate for our present situation. It also argues that Rauschenbusch has been an even more significant thinker in American Social... To investigate the thesis this dissertation examines the social ethics and theology of Walter Rauschenbusch as it is enunciated in the thinking of Reinhold Niebuhr and Martin Luther King, Jr., because these two men confess to being... This dissertation concludes that all three men share in a passion for social justice, but Niebuhr and King appeal to Rauschenbusch's theology and to his passion as an inspiration for their own. It is argued that Niebuhr was a highly...
AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PARENTAL PARTICIPATION IN FLORIDA'S SPECIALIZED CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
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This study represented an original investigation of those factors which serve to facilitate and impede the amount parents participate on behalf of their children enrolled for treatment in specialized children's mental health programs... The data were gathered by means of a cross-sectional survey of parents and their child-care workers from programs representing preschool, school/latency, and adolescent age children. A total of 130 parents and their child-care workers, ... Four major research questions inquired as to whether mean percentage of kept appointments by parents of all levels of children's age would be associated significantly with: (1) certain individual and social background characteristics of... The results of data analysis indicated that most of the significant relationships occurred at the preschool level. Generally, the findings suggested that individual characteristics, perceptions, and agreement on these provide additional...
THE PICTORIAL NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM OF THE MEDIEVAL CHURCH: ITS DEVELOPMENT AND USE AS A METHOD OF PROVIDING RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION IN THE CHRISTIAN FAITH DURING THE FOURTH THROUGH THE FIFTEENTH CENTURIES; WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR VISUAL LITERACY
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The diversity of languages, cultures, creeds, and competing religions during the Church's rise to power contributed to the use of a visual form of communication to instruct, inspire, and solidify the Christian faith by reinforcing the... The purpose of this study therefore is (1) to identify those historical events influencing the evolution and use of the pictorial communication system employed by the artist to communicate the religious teachings of the Medieval Church;... The pictorial symbolism used by the Christians in the first three centuries became the visual communication system of the Church in the fourth century, promulgated by the artist according to a set of rules prescribed by the Church... Following the Iconoclastic controversy, the bishops in the council of 787 restored the veneration but not the worship of the icons ". . .as a legitimate expression of Christian piety and faith." More significantly for the Western Church... By combining the Platonic concept of the human soul with the Aristotelian treatment of the mnemonic token, the Church could teach those Christian concepts such as the Last Judgment, Paradise, the Resurrection, and the divinity of Christ... St. Augustine refined Origen's systematic outline of theological doctrine into the educational philosophy of the Middle Ages by allegorical interpretation of the scriptures. This method allowed for the inclusion into the visual... It became a visual language to be used by western artists and poets alike for the next thousand years. It is the only known visual communication system that can be traced from its inception in the fourth century to its culmination in the... The Merode Altarpiece, created at the beginning of the Rennaissance, stands as the epitome of the visual communication system of the Medieval Church. From its early beginnings in the catacombs of Rome, when the unknown artist first...
ARTS EDUCATION AND CONVENTIONAL ART EDUCATION: DEPICTING ACTION AND DETAIL IN CHILDREN'S DRAWINGS, GRADES 1-3
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The purpose of this study was to describe and compare three art(s) programs and to explore the influence of selected arts experiences (combined dance, theatre, music, and the visual/plastic arts) and conventional art experiences (visual... The Subjects. The subjects were elementary school students involved in an arts education program or a conventional art program in three different school systems in the United States. In total, there were 335 subjects; 118 first graders, ... Procedures. A motivational package was sent to each of the participating classrooms in each of the three school systems. This package contained a short cassette tape, a map, a set of photographs, and drawing paper. The tape presented... Instruments. Two different instruments were used to obtain data for this study. The data obtained from the two instruments were used for statistical analysis of the amount of action and detail between students in arts education and... The Broyles Drawing Action Inventory was designed by the investigator for the purpose of assessing the amount of action students depicted in their drawings. The Broyles Drawing Detail Inventory was designed by the investigator for the purpose of assessing the amount of detail students depicted in their drawings. Conclusions. (1) According to the findings of this study, it would be presumptuous to conclude that students involved in arts education programs significantly include more action in their drawings than their counterpart in a more...
The collection and study of the traditional prose narrative, or folktale, in Grady County, Georgia, turns on the premise that the entire artistic act--the performer, the tale, and the audience--should be studied in the context of the...
MANAGERIAL MOTIVATION OF GOVERNMENT MANAGERS: A COMPARISON OF BUSINESS AND STATE GOVERNMENT MANAGERS USING MINER'S ROLE-MOTIVATION THEORY
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A comparative study of managers employed by business and state government organizations was carried out using Miner's role-motivation theory. Miner's motivation theory focuses specifically on those motives appropriate to generalized role... This study was designed to empirically determine first, what differences exist between government and business managers in terms of their motivation to manage, and second, to what extent are government motivation levels characteristic of... Tests of the data show lower- and middle-level state government managers as having overall less motivation to manage. In terms of MSCS subscale scores, the state government profile is one of significantly less desire to compete, less... Tests between lower- and middle-level state government managers failed to yield significant findings eventhough middle-level scores were consistently higher. Similarly, results of tests of the relationship between MSCS scores and service... Significant relationships were found between MSCS scores and respondent place of upbringing and/or residence. Here, metro-area scores were consistently highest, and rural lowest. From these tests, it was concluded that (a) the motivation to manage of state government managers is lower than that of business managers, (b) these differences reflect characters of those attracted to government organizations as opposed... In addition, implications of these conclusions and recommendations/suggestions for further research are provided.
A SURVEY OF ATTITUDES OF ALABAMA PRIMARY TEACHERS TOWARD SELECTED CONCEPTS OF VIKTOR LOWENFELD'S TEACHINGS REGARDING ART EDUCATION
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The purposes of this study were to elicit and describe the attitudes of Alabama primary teachers toward Lowenfeld's teachings and to determine if there was a relationship between attitudes and the selected teacher characteristics of (a)... The review of literature revealed that although many persons have written about Lowenfeld's impact on teaching practices in art education, no empirical studies have been conducted which attempt to describe the effects of his teachings on... A questionnaire was prepared by the investigator and administered to 204 primary grade school teachers in Alabama. Fixed alternative responses on a five-point agree-disagree continuum (Likert Scale) made it possible to utilize an answer... Analysis revealed that Alabama primary grade school teachers had positive attitudes toward the teachings of Lowenfeld and that they view art: (1) as essentially process-oriented; (2) as a means of facilitating the total development of... Major conclusions include: (1) Primary teachers have positive attitudes toward the concepts of Lowenfeld's teachings; (2) Most respondents agreed that the process is more important than the product; (3) Primary teachers agree with the... Recommendations include: (1) Further research is needed at the national level to determine if the implications of this study are valid; (2) Further study is needed to indicate if teacher attitudes toward Lowenfeld's teachings are related...
RETRENCHMENT: PRACTICES, POLICIES, AND EFFECTS IN THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
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This is a descriptive study designed to determine the aspects of retrenchment within the Colleges of Education in the nine public universities of Florida. The analysis was based on reports made by the universities to the Board of Regents...
FIELD MODE AND MENTAL ABILITY ASSESSMENT AS AN AID IN THE DECISION PROCESS CONCERNING LEARNING ACHIEVED BY ALLIED HEALTH STUDENTS
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A study of nursing and medical technology students in baccalaureate programs in eight universities and medical centers was conducted to attempt to explain the difference in field mode between students and practitioners of allied health.... The work of previous investigators indicates that stress producing situations debilitate the recall of learned material for field dependent subjects. Subsequent research was conducted to determine the interactions of field mode according... With an alpha set at .05, analysis of variance of the subsequent research data reveals a significantly higher performance of high mental ability students than low mental ability students on the general biology examination at a p less...
EVALUATING CHANGES PRODUCED BY INSERVICE EDUCATION IN CLASSROOM BEHAVIORS OF TEACHERS FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED: AN APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS
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The literature review revealed that the evaluation of inservice teacher education generally has been limited to any increase in teacher knowledge of specific topics or attitude changes which may affect a change in teacher behavior.... The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects that a one-to-one inservice intervention had on the correct use of five operationally defined teacher behaviors. A multiple baseline repeated measures design was used to measure changes in the classroom behavior of three teachers of the moderately and severely mentally handicapped. While continuous and direct observation was occurring across three... The results indicated: (1) a functional relationship between the occurrence of the inservice sessions and an increase in the correct use of four of the five behaviors (verbal instructions, modeling, physical prompts, and consequences);... These findings imply that a one-to-one inservice intervention can effectively change targeted behaviors and add to the consistency of the teachers' direct instruction.
ULTRAVIOLET LASER AND X-RAY RADIATION DAMAGE TO L-ASCORBIC ACID SINGLE CRYSTALS FROM 77K TO 300K: ESR ANALYSIS
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Single crystals of l-ascorbic acid and partially deuterated l-ascorbic acid were irradiated in the temperature range of 77K to 300K by either x-rays from a 3 Mev Van de Graaff electron accelerator or UV radiation (337.1 nm) from a pulsed...
PSYCHOLOGICAL CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY AND AN AEROBIC RUNNING PROGRAM IN THE TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION
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A 12-week exploratory study was conducted to gain insight into the process of psychological change associated with a combination cognitive-behavioral therapy/aerobic running program in the treatment of depression. Twelve moderately to... The subjects' psychological changes were monitored on three levels. First, subjects were evaluated at screening, pre- and post-treatment intervals for intensity of depression, hopelessness, body-image and a number of other psychological... Quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed on the five subjects who completed the entire study. Statistical analysis revealed there were no significant changes in any of the dependent measures during the baseline recording period....
AN APPLICATION OF A RULES-BASED THEORY OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION: THE RULES OF TABOO COMMUNICATION WITHIN A "GAY COMMUNITY"
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This study investigated the interpersonal communication rules within a gay community concerning the topic being a homosexual. Though the study attempted to extract rules, its primary emphasis was to describe the factors that affect rule... A structured and open-ended questionnaire was administered by ten interviewers to 108 respondents (fifty-five males and fifty-three females) in the Pittsburgh area. The sample was generated through the snowball technique which uses... The results of the study demonstrated the difficulty of predicting the content of interpersonal rules. Whether or not the receiver was gay was not crucial for the rules of self-disclosure. Neither was mutual self-disclosure a... There was weak support for the relationship between extent of relational networks and the restrictiveness of rules of taboo communication. This relationship was stronger for females than for males. There was strong support for the... Females tended more toward interlocking networks than males. Males spent more time and got more information from diverse groups than did females. Females were more comfortable with gay males than straight males, while gay males saw... Gay people responded more negatively to labels when used by straight people than to gay people using the same labels. Gay males and gay females perceived some terms differently. This was especially true for words that apply to females, ... Before coming out, males were dependent upon mass media sources for information, while females were more dependent upon interpersonal sources. After coming out, both groups tended to rely upon same sex gay friends for information. The...
PREDICTING VENEZUELAN STUDENT TEACHER SUCCESS FROM ACADEMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES AVAILABLE AT THE END OF THE BASIC CYCLE YEAR
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This study was conducted to design a procedure that allows counselors and teachers to identify, using some predictors of student teacher success, those students able to succeed in science majors. As predictors variables, the following... Using the transcripts of 124 teachers graduated from the Instituto Pedagogico de Maracay (Venezuela) in the fifth graduation class (1979), data were gathered and analyzed. Predictor variables were compared to student teacher success... An analysis of variance was employed to determine the difference in overall GPA's of the science and humanities groups, and of the science and humanities potential groups as determined by the prediction equations. Finally, a Chi-square... The optimum sets of predictors found were for the total sample, the combination of grade point averages in optative courses (GPAO) and in high school mathematics courses (HSM); and, for the humanities group, no set of predictors was... Further research in this area should consider a sample from representatives of all the Venezuelan teacher colleges in order to broaden the generalizations reached. Also, the recommendation is made that replication of this study with...
A MODEL FOR THE EVALUATION AND INTEGRATION OF THE PLATO SYSTEM OF COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION INTO THE INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN EFFORT OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES OF FLORIDA
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A model was developed to determine the full cost of implementing a PLATO-based system of Computer-Assisted Instruction. Costs were classified into four categories: personnel, facilities, equipment, and courseware. A Cost Data Collection... A management model was also developed for the purpose of effectively integrating PLATO-based CAI into the instructional design effort of Florida Community Colleges. Taking into consideration the diversity of institutional sizes and...
THE EFFECT OF LEADERSHIP STYLES AND LEARNING STYLES ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN A BASIC BUSINESS COURSE AT FLORIDA JUNIOR COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE
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This study determined whether basic business teachers at Florida Junior College at Jacksonville, having certain leadership styles, had any effect on the academic achievement of their students having certain learning style preferences.... The learning style of the student was determined by administering The Learning Style Inventory copyrighted by David Kolb. These styles are called Accommodator, Diverger, Assimilator and Converger. The leadership style of the teacher was... Student achievement was measured by giving the students the CLEP test for Introduction to Management (FORM SCT 1) at the beginning of the course, and post-test (FORM SCT 2) was given. Student achievement was then classified as the test... Since the primary purpose of this study was to determine if student achievement was affected by the match or mismatch of the teacher's leadership style and the students learning style, the following findings emerged: (1) It was...
THE IMPACT OF TIME ON ART LEARNING: INTENSIVE AND CONCURRENT SCHEDULING IN HIGHER EDUCATION
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There is considerable evidence to support the contention that artists work best under conditions that allow long, uninterrupted periods of intense concentration, and researchers have confirmed that students' progress is facilitated by... The purpose of this study was to determine if the attitudes of students support the hypothesis that intensive education is a viable and perhaps preferred format for visual arts courses. The population included all students who were enrolled in intensive art courses during January 1980 at U.S. colleges and universities. A random cluster sample was drawn from all institutions which operate on the 4-1-4 academic calendar... Frequency analysis of questionnaire data revealed that students had more favorable responses to statements concerned with intensively scheduled art courses than they did to the same statements concerned with concurrently scheduled art...
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