The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a
learner-centered teaching system and that of a conventional teaching of
basic electricity to university students. For this study 65 students
enrolled in basic electricity at Arizona State University in Tempe,
Arizona were used, distributed in two fall semester...
Across the U.S. social activism is on the upsurge, offering possibilities for a revolution against capitalism. However, these possibilities are potentially undermined by entrenched factionalism amongst the left. At root, such in-fighting is fostered by the creation of false dualistic frameworks on the transition out of capitalism and into the...
Work occupies a considerable amount of time in most peoples’ lives and can be a source of great pleasure or a source of pain. To enhance peoples’ experience at work, we must first understand how to measure and improve the design of work. This research sought to do just that,...
This study was concerned with determining if: (1) the
effectiveness of residence hall student government varies according to
the perceptions of its role held by residence hall student staff and
government officers, and the hall type and population; (2) the
perception of hall student government held by student staff varies...
Animation has long been a staple of children's television programming As
public service announcements (PSA5) have become an important part of children's
television programming, cartoon characters have started to appear in this form of
nonprogram material. By standard definition, PSAs are usually a 15 to 60-second spot
that promote education...
The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not a
significant difference existed between Oregon community college
transfer students and native students at Oregon State University with
respect to academic achievement, persistence, and graduation.
Two groups of students were selected for observation. The
first included all of the...
This study was undertaken to: 1) determine the
relationship between community college counselor role
congruence and job satisfaction and 2) to consider
factors that contribute to or depreciate counselor role
congruence and job satisfaction.
The subjects consisted of four groups that were
compared in terms of their perceptions of community...
The importance of language and bilinguality in the
development, perpetuation, and "degeneration" or change of
culture is a central theme throughout this treatise.
Original pictorial representations of Mayan hieroglyphic
sculpture are included as examples, and represent artistic
styles and language variations of written Cholan and
Yucatec. Modern Cholan and Yucatecan...