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Positive Emotions and Community College Developmental Mathematics Achievement

Creator:: Muranaka, Brandon I.
Abstract:: Developmental mathematics and the completion of degrees have been at the forefront of community colleges in recent years. Positive psychology has given rise to the Broaden-and-Build Theory of Positive Emotions. The purpose of this study is to study the relationship between positive emotions and developmental mathematics achievement at the community...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Brandon I

Family Sustainable Survival and the Advocacy Response Scale based on Rural Perspectives of Additives and Chemical Exposures

Creator:: Winterbourne, Amber H. S.
Abstract:: Learning is lifelong, life-wide and life-deep, meaning it happens anywhere, at any time (Banks, et al., 2007). The implications of learning with intent, is where “free choice learning” began (Falk and Dierking, 2002; 2010). Families play a vital role in developing an integrated curriculum including: rural anthropology (epigenetics, tribalism), Geosciences...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: .............................. 42 3.6.2 L. Ron Hubbard’s Tone Scale

Learning about the Standards for Mathematical Practice: An Investigation of Opportunities within Two Teacher Education Contexts

Creator:: Stoddard, Elyssa R.
Abstract:: The Common Core State Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMPs) describe ways of thinking and doing mathematics that parallels how mathematicians engage with mathematics (National Governors Association for Best Practices, 2010). These standards reflect a broader goal in K-12 mathematics education focused on moving beyond K-12 learners acquiring knowledge of mathematical...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________ Rebekah L. Elliott The Common Core State Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMPs

The effect of surface type on plantar pressure distribution and running kinematics

Creator:: Killgore, Garry L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine pressure at five selected sites on the plantar surface of the foot and adaptations in running kinematics among fourteen male varsity collegiate distance runners on five different surfaces--asphalt, cinders, concrete, grass, and tartan. Pressure data were collected with an Electrodynogram system (EDG)...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: distribution and running kinematics AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Garry L. Killgore for the degree of Master

The application of Bloom's taxonomy to professional education competencies of selected vocational instructors

Creator:: Spaziani, Richard L.
Abstract:: The Purpose of the Study The primary purpose of this study was to assist in the structuring of an empirically based vocational teacher preparatory program by determining the hierarchical levels of common professional education competencies needed by community college and secondary school vocational instructors. Several dimensions were considered: personal administration...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: G. Appendix H. Appendix I. Appendix J. Appendix K. Appendix L. Appendix M. Appendix N. Appendix O

A National Five-Year Exploratory and Descriptive Analysis of Two-Year Public College Graduation Rates at Branch Compared to Non-Branch Campuses

Creator:: Harrison, Faimous J. L.
Abstract:: Branch campuses play an important part in postsecondary degree attainment by providing place-bound students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds in different geographical regions access to education that is convenient. Their heterogeneousness structures, including enrollment size, communities, and populations served, are not accurately reflected in the majority of the research. Currently, there...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Faimous J. L. Harrison for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education presented on

(re)Presenting in a global village : students of color and the study abroad international experience

Creator:: Davis-White Eyes, Allison
Abstract:: Post-secondary education institutions across the United States are increasingly allocating resources to promote international education exchange programs as a pedagogical praxis to develop students into global citizens. Underlying such notions of global citizenship is the assumption that students will also develop a stronger post-national or cosmopolitan identity as a result...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: 3.3.1 Identity and Representation (Henry Giroux, L. H. M. Ling) ............77 3.3.2 Time and Space (L

Waving Arms to Teach & Learn Quantum Mechanics

Creator:: Hahn, Kelby T.
Abstract:: In this dissertation I explore the Arms representation and activities for teaching quantum mechanics invented at Oregon State University. In the Arms representation students embody quantum states. The Arms activities are presented as an exemplar of the unique physics classroom culture of the upper-division Paradigms in Physics program. In the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Organizational Integration of Part-Time Faculty Teaching Developmental Mathematics

Creator:: Gray, Sylvia
Abstract:: This dissertation was a qualitative case study focused on part-time faculty teachingdevelopmental mathematics courses in one large Pacific Northwest community college. Thecollege was selected for its size and maturity; the topic was selected for three related reasons:part-time faculty have been widely relied upon to teach these courses nationwide; students indevelopmental...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A factor analysis of the professional education competencies of administrators of vocational education

Creator:: Sundstrom, Lloyd Conrad
Abstract:: The primary objective of this study was to identify, and to group, the professional education competencies common to administrators of vocational education. The technique of factor analysis was used to form logical groups of competencies. The secondary objectives were to: 1. determine, by the method of the analysis of variance,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Analysis 114 Appendix L Forty Item Correlation 115 Appendix M Data from Questionnaires 116 LIST OF

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Positive Emotions and Community College Developmental Mathematics Achievement

Family Sustainable Survival and the Advocacy Response Scale based on Rural Perspectives of Additives and Chemical Exposures

Learning about the Standards for Mathematical Practice: An Investigation of Opportunities within Two Teacher Education Contexts

The effect of surface type on plantar pressure distribution and running kinematics

The application of Bloom's taxonomy to professional education competencies of selected vocational instructors

A National Five-Year Exploratory and Descriptive Analysis of Two-Year Public College Graduation Rates at Branch Compared to Non-Branch Campuses

(re)Presenting in a global village : students of color and the study abroad international experience

Waving Arms to Teach & Learn Quantum Mechanics

Organizational Integration of Part-Time Faculty Teaching Developmental Mathematics

A factor analysis of the professional education competencies of administrators of vocational education

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