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Testing for critical thinking skills in selected courses

Creator:: Park, Jean S. (Jean Salvevold)
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to assess the gain in critical thinking skills with a consideration of grade point averages during a semester in two high school home economics courses, and one language arts course which was used as a control group. The study was conducted by administering the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . TESTING FOR CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS IN SELECTED COURSES by Jean S. Park A THESIS submitted to Oregon

Selected variables as predictors of retirement readiness of older employed women

Creator:: Jordan, Jean E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to gather and interpret data in order to contribute to a better understanding of older employed women as they prepare for the transition from the paid workforce to retirement. Selected descriptive variables were measured to determine their relationship to retirement readiness in a sample...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Jean E. Jordan A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the

Development of a perceived personal power inventory for undergraduate university women

Creator:: Bushnell, Bobette
Abstract:: Communication cannot be successful without the cooperative listening response of an auditor. Auditors must feel empowered to act as agents of change or their decisions and actions cannot be influenced by the discourse. Their every response depends upon their ability to perceive themselves as potential mediators of change. A review...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: themselves in relation to others is not new. Over sixty years ago, Jean Piaget observed a discrepancy

An analysis of the competencies required for selected home-based care occupations

Creator:: Gehler, Jan Lamp
Abstract:: This research evaluated the importance of select competencies in the area of human behavior, important to home-based caregivers employed independently and/or within a service agency in the State of Alaska. Data were gathered from respondents working in home-based care (N=76), and from those working in a related field (N=38). Data...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: employed independently and/or within a service agency in the State of Alaska. Data were gathered from

The influence of applied mathematics problems on the achievement and attitude of community college vocational students

Creator:: Swearingen, Dell L.
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study was to analyze, in the mathematics classrooms, career-oriented verbal mathematics problems on the achievement and attitude of the vocational mathematics student. These career-oriented mathematics problems, used as advanced organizers, were contrasted with mathematics word problems of a more abstract and generalized...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: mathematics problems, used as advanced organizers, were contrasted with mathematics word problems of a more

The effects of local advisory committees on secondary school vocational programs in Oregon as perceived by committee representatives and administrators

Creator:: Johnston, Marilyn Elaine
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study: The purpose of the study was to determine the characteristics of existing secondary school advisory committees and the effects that these groups have on local vocational programs which they serve. The major purpose of this study was to ascertain, through statistical analyses, the degree to which...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: questionnaire in order 11 for them to (a) identify vocational programs that have advisory committees and (b

Content of an ethics course for nondestructive testing and welding inspection personnel

Creator:: Park, Gerald H.
Abstract:: This research evaluated the ethics competencies which were determined to be important to the curriculum of an ethics course for students studying Nondestructive Testing and Welding Inspection. Data were gathered from samples of American Society of Nondestructive Testing Nationally Certified Level III's (N = 268), American Welding Society Nationally Certified...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: currently licensed by their respective societies. The twenty-nine (29) item instrument utilized a six

An assessment of needs and interests for multicredentialed allied health workers in rural Wisconsin hospitals

Creator:: Bauer, Annabel Bernice
Abstract:: The study examined multicredentialed allied health workers in rural Wisconsin hospitals. The objectives identified differences in perceptions between rural allied health employers and employees regarding (1) allied health personnel shortages; (2) interest for multicredentialed allied health workers; (3) the educational preparation of rural multicredentialed allied health workers, and (4) factors...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: were interested in acquiring a second allied health credential. Data were collected by a 64-item

An analysis for potential sex bias and sex stereotyping in selected cognitive style mapping program inventories as implemented at the Fox Valley Technical Institute, Appleton, WI 54913

Creator:: Timm, Frederick P.
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study was to analyze a set of instructional materials for sex bias/sex stereotyping and to test statistically for the significance, direction, frequency, and amount of change between the original (PRE) and the revised (POST) selected cognitive style mapping inventory element items. Procedure...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Courtney PuLpose of the Study The purpose of this study was to analyze a set of instructional materials

First-line supervisor competencies in Oregon manufacturing industries as identified by three employment levels

Creator:: Hammer, Rita Lynn
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: existed among the three levels of employment and the degree to which their responses varied. Methods A

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Testing for critical thinking skills in selected courses

Selected variables as predictors of retirement readiness of older employed women

Development of a perceived personal power inventory for undergraduate university women

An analysis of the competencies required for selected home-based care occupations

The influence of applied mathematics problems on the achievement and attitude of community college vocational students

The effects of local advisory committees on secondary school vocational programs in Oregon as perceived by committee representatives and administrators

Content of an ethics course for nondestructive testing and welding inspection personnel

An assessment of needs and interests for multicredentialed allied health workers in rural Wisconsin hospitals

An analysis for potential sex bias and sex stereotyping in selected cognitive style mapping program inventories as implemented at the Fox Valley Technical Institute, Appleton, WI 54913

First-line supervisor competencies in Oregon manufacturing industries as identified by three employment levels

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