Purpose of the Study
In most liberal arts colleges, the majority of students enrolled
are primarily interested in a liberal education. To meet the requirements
of its students, several colleges have introduced a relatively
new program in the sciences; this program is the integrated
science course. This study attempts to...
It was the intent of this investigation to compare the performance
of community college students to four-year institutional students, both
of whom were enrolled in a college general biology program (GS 101,
102, 103) during the 1967-68 academic year. During the week of
May 27, 1968 measurements were taken of...
The purpose of this research was to determine if there were
initial differences in selected dimensions of self-actualization, as
measured by the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI), between the
freshmen who selected co-educational residence halls and those who
selected single-sex residence halls; and to determine if the type
of residence hall...
Purpose This study was conducted to investigate the influence
that awards of financial aid have on the educational decisions and
academic achievement of applicants for freshman year financial aid
at Oregon State University. The study was primarily concerned with
the effectiveness of financial aid in assisting students to enroll and...
The purpose of the study was to prepare and statistically
evaluate a series of 11 history of science case studies designed to
teach the following abilities involved in scientific thinking:
1. Recognizing problems, hypotheses, experimental conditions,
and conclusions.
2. Understanding the relationship of evidence to hypotheses.
3. Understanding experimental conditions...
Ventenata dubia L. (ventenata) is an introduced, winter annual grass that has recently been raising concerns across the Pacific Northwest Bunchgrass Prairie and the Palouse Prairie. It is well established now in pasturelands, croplands, and a variety of ecosystems including grasslands, sagebrush steppe, ponderosa pine forests and woodlands. Ventenata is...