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The Impact of a Relaxation Exercise on Communication, Apprehension in the Classrogm

Creator:: Hitchcock, Romi C.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a deep breathing and stretching exercise on communication Apprehension, Cohesiveness and Attentiveness. An empirical method was used in this study. All of the subjects involved in the study were students in beginning public speaking courses, Speech 112, at Oregon...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: communication Apprehension, Cohesiveness and Attentiveness. An empirical method was used in this study. All of

An examination of terminal and instrumental values of selected Oregon State University students majoring in speech communication

Creator:: Maier, Pamela M.
Abstract:: This study investigated terminal and instrumental value priorities of students in various majors within an academic department. The investigator tested a sample of 99 volunteers of both sexes from several classes in the department of Speech Communication at a major land grant university by use of the Rokeach Value Survey....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ); and Public Address, Group and Interpersonal Communication (PGI). This study had two parts: first to

The effect of videotaped poetry readings on students' responses to poetry

Creator:: Bernhisel, Donna
Abstract:: This research study focused on the ways that reading poetry in print differs from viewing poetry in performance and the effect this had on comprehension and appreciation. Videotaped poetry readings provided students with opportunities to experience poetry in performance. Because very little had been researched in this area, a grounded...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Constructing Meaning ………………………...………… 128 Recommendations for Further Study and Implications for Practice

ESL students as ethnographers : co-researching communicative practices in an academic discourse community

Creator:: Dantas-Whitney, Maria
Abstract:: No research to date has involved ESL students as researchers in investigations of community language practices. This study examined the research processes of 23 international college students in an advanced ESL course. The students worked on an original curriculum, the Language Research Project, through which they performed ethnographic and discourse...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: experiences. Finally, this study reveals an urgent need to sensitize faculty and students in higher education

Towards meaningful intercultural interactions: a case study of service-learning in a business writing classroom

Creator:: Sprague, Allen
Abstract:: The following thesis presents a case study analyzing a service-learning project implemented in a second-year level Writing in Business course at Oregon State University. The classroom project required business writing students to serve as cultural ambassadors and conversation partners with international students through INTO OSU's Cultural Ambassador Conversant Program. Relying...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: presented in this case study focuses on developing students’ intercultural communication skills and

Uncovering the Complexity of STEM Faculty Perceptions About Successful Students, and Their Teaching Strategies that Support Them

Creator:: Lenhart, Cindy A., Bouwma-Gearhart, Jana, and Ewing, Benjamin
Abstract:: Multiple factors are known to influence student success in higher education. Barriers to postsecondary success for underrepresented STEM students are numerous and well documented. We detail an exploratory study of STEM faculty notions of successful students and the instructional practices they employ to cultivate student success. We use a conceptual...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: written and oral communication skills. They also found faculty described successful students as having

STEM Faculty Instructional Data-Use Practices: Informing Teaching Practice and Students' Reflection On Students' Learning

Creator:: Lenhart, Cindy A. and Bouwma-Gearhart, Jana
Abstract:: This paper explores the affordances and constraints of STEM faculty members' instructional data-use practices and how they engage students (or not) in reflection around their own learning data. We found faculty used a wide variety of instructional data-use practices. We also found several constraints that influenced their instructional data-use practices,...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: accountability from policymakers, accreditation agencies, and other stakeholders, higher education institutions

Variations of Mathematics in College Algebra Instruction : An Investigation Through the Lenses of Three Observation Protocols

Creator:: Gibbons, Claire J.
Abstract:: College Algebra is a prerequisite for calculus and is thus an important stepping stone in the careers of STEM-intending undergraduates. However, College Algebra has low pass rates across the United States, interrupting students’ pathways to success. To address this concern, a research-oriented university in the Northwest United States restructured its...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: teaching and the use of observation protocols for describing instruction. The methodology for this study

The management of dairy herds by colleges and universities

Creator:: Stover, Raymond Luther
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Literathre Revieved and. Method of Study . . . 2 Part I. k Detailed Study of the Operation of the Dairy

A comparison of three methods of teaching college chemistry

Creator:: Marcy, Douglas Eugene
Abstract:: Problem: To compare the effectiveness of three different methods of teaching chemistry at a community college. Procedure: Three classes of college chemistry were taught using the traditional lecture-discussion with a typical text, a lecture-discussion using a programed text, and an individualized self-paced method. The self-paced course was designed to allow...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: techniques. The three techniques chosen for study were traditional lecture-discussion, programed, and

ScholarsArchive@OSU

The Impact of a Relaxation Exercise on Communication, Apprehension in the Classrogm

An examination of terminal and instrumental values of selected Oregon State University students majoring in speech communication

The effect of videotaped poetry readings on students' responses to poetry

ESL students as ethnographers : co-researching communicative practices in an academic discourse community

Towards meaningful intercultural interactions: a case study of service-learning in a business writing classroom

Uncovering the Complexity of STEM Faculty Perceptions About Successful Students, and Their Teaching Strategies that Support Them

STEM Faculty Instructional Data-Use Practices: Informing Teaching Practice and Students' Reflection On Students' Learning

Variations of Mathematics in College Algebra Instruction : An Investigation Through the Lenses of Three Observation Protocols

The management of dairy herds by colleges and universities

A comparison of three methods of teaching college chemistry

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