This investigation was designed to investigate the use of an answer-until-correct procedure on multiple-choice quizzes in an independent study mathematics course. This procedure was compared to the standard multiple-choice procedure with respect to student achievement, student anxiety, and test reliability. Using the answer-until-correct procedure students were made immediately aware of...
The golf swing involves a complex sequence of body movements which adjust according to the demands of a given shot. The purpose of this study was to determine common characteristics and essential elements of the golf swing under various conditions. The swing patterns of thirteen elite professional golfers were analyzed...
The purpose of this research was to study the effect of teachers' written comments on students' homework papers. Fourth, Sixth and ninth grade mathematics classes in Saudi Arabia were selected for the study. The hypotheses for the study stated the following: Teachers' comments significantly increase students' achievement in mathematics. The...
This study explored the applicability of a small portion of Western
communication theory and practice to an Eastern culture. It compared
the opinions or professional judgments of five Thai speech instructors
who had obtained their doctorates in American universities with those of
five American speech instructors who hold doctorates in...
Parenting education is a process of providing information to parents on the
challenges of parenting, services available for families, and ideas on how to interact with
children. The federal Even Start family literacy program, designed to increase the
educational opportunities of parents and children, has a strong parenting education
component....
The purpose of this study was to develop a valid and reliable
instrument to determine cognitive domain status of preservice and
inservice elementary teachers in the operation of division with rational
numbers in the context of Wilson's (1971) taxonomy.
The domain was defined with the cooperation of a panel of...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of participation in physical fitness programs on the self-perceived level of job performance of Oregon public
university employees. A volunteer sample of 344 fulltime public university employees responded to the specifically designed questionnaire. Job performance was measured by job satisfaction,...
The purpose of this investigation was to determine if the level
of aspiration procedure consisting of knowledge of results plus goal-setting
possesses a motivational property as reflected in performance
on subject matter criterion instruments above that of knowledge of
results alone in an undergraduate biology course. In addition the
study...